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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, November 17th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Thursday, November 17th, 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. I Will Hand Over A Nigeria That Is Free From Insecurity – Buhari
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to hand over a Nigeria that is free from insecurity to the next generation of leaders.
2. Details Of Obasanjo’s Meeting With Yoruba Elders Council Emerge
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday hosted the leaders of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE).
3. 2023: Why We Met With Tinubu – CAN President Speaks
EKO HOT BLOG reports the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has revealed why it met with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Wednesday.
4. Troops Neutralise Bandit Leader, Repel Attack In Kaduna
Eko Hot Blog reports that Kaduna State Government has disclosed that troops of the Nigerian Army have killed one Kachalla Gadau, identified as a bandit leader, and some terrorists in the state.
EKO NEWS
5. Water Supply Resumes At Abesan Community, LSWC Says
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Water Corporation has rehabilitated the Two Million Gallons per Day (MGD) Mosan-Okunola Waterworks, in the Abesan area of the State.
6. Lagos To Pay Pensioners’ Arrears As TESCOM Adopts Virtual Verification
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has commenced the Year 2022 Online Pensioners’ Verification Exercise.
7. Resumption: LASU VC Sends Strong Warning To Students
The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, has warned students of the university to resist shortcut to success.
8. Tears As Lagos Lawmaker, Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale Is Laid To Rest (Photos)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly led by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa in tears received the body of Hon. Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, who passed on in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday.
9. Lagos Lawmaker Laid To Rest, Tears As Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila, Others Mourn
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hon. Abdulsobur Olayiwola Olawale (alias Omititi) representing Mushin Constituency 02 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, who died on Tuesday has been laid to rest in Lagos.
INTERNATIONAL
10. Republicans Win Control Of US House Of Representatives
Eko Hot Blog reports that Republicans won control of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, according to the American media projections.
11. Elon Musk Clamps Down On Twitter Employees
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has given employees until Thursday evening to commit to “extremely hardcore” work or else leave the company, according to a copy of a late-night internal email sent by the billionaire.
12. US:McConnell Emerges As Republican Senate Leader
Eko Hot Blog reports that A large majority of GOP senators voted to elect McConnell leader after a motion backed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other conservatives to delay the leadership election until after the Dec. 6 Georgia Senate runoff failed.
13. Putin ‘Would Not’ Have Invaded Ukraine If Trump Was President’— Ex-POTUS’ Advisor
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Jason Miller, a former senior advisor to the ex-President Trump has revealed that Vladimir Putin “would not” have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump was still US President.
14. US:Karen Bass Elected Los Angeles Mayor
Eko Hot Blog reports The 69-year-old congresswoman achieved victory despite Caruso spending more than $100 million of his own fortune on his mayoral bid, shattering local spending records and pumping previously unprecedented sums into field outreach and TV advertising.
15. US: Same-Sex Marriage Bill Geared Towards Completion
The Senate on Wednesday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward historic passage of the bipartisan bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, voting 62-37 to break a filibuster.
16. War Fears Grow As North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Towards South Korean Waters
EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea has fired a missile towards South Korean eastern waters, according to Seoul.
ARTICLE
17. 7 Cheapest Countries To Live And Work In The World
Do you find yourself staring out your window on a daily basis, wondering of overseas travels and experiencing new countries? Escape from the 9-5 grind is a desire that many of us share, and an increasing number of people are making it a reality.
SPORT
18. Again, Osimhen Nominated For Serie A Award
EKO HOTOG reports that Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the Serie A Player of the Month for November.
19. Hazard Names 3 Countries To Win 2022 World Cup In Qatar
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Real Madrid ace, Eden Hazard, has suggested that Brazil, Argentina and France are the three main contenders to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
20. Week 19 Pool Result For Sat 12 Nov 2022 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 19 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Thursday, November 17th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Why I chose Shettima as running mate – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has explained why he chose the former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu, who met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, said the choice of Shettima was strategic not religious.
Explaining to the CAN leadership Tinubu said, “Choosing a Christian running mate would have been easy but that is not the case.
“My choice of Shettima is borne out of the urgent need to address the challenges facing the country and Shettima possesses strong leadership abilities which he exhibited when he was the governor of Borno State. I wanted a progressive government that was why I selected Shettima.
2. Zamfara: Abductors kill six-year-old after collecting N2.5m ransom
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested three persons who allegedly collected N2.5m ransom after killing a six-year-old child they abducted.
Addressing a press conference in Gusau, the state capital, the spokesperson of the state police command, Mohammed Shehu, said the suspects – Kabiru Idi, Danhauwa Kalla and Majami Iliya -kidnapped six-year-old Laminu Sani of the Bulunku area in Gusau town and demanded payment for a ransom.
After collecting the sum of N2.5m, the suspects did not release the child and it was discovered that he was killed.
Shehu said, “On 3rd November 2022, police detectives attached to Anti-Violence Squad arrested the suspects in connection with the kidnapping and suspected murder of a six years old child, Laminu Sani, ‘M’ of Bulunku area, Gusau.
3. Ronaldo to miss W’Cup friendly against Nigeria
Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo is suffering from a stomach bug and will be left out of the team’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Nigeria on Thursday, according to his coach Fernando Santos.
Ronaldo gave an explosive interview to Piers Morgan’s show on TalkTV this week in which he criticised Manchester United and said he had no respect for the coach Erik ten Hag, who has not relied on him much this season.
The striker, 37, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, will not train on Wednesday because of the illness, which has started amid the controversy caused by his interview.
“He is suffering from gastroenteritis and will not train today for this reason,” Santos told a press conference in Lisbon.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Army Corporal kills General in Lagos
A soldier in the Nigerian Army, Corporal Abayomi Ebun has hit and killed the Director of Finance at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, NAFRC, Brig. Gen. James, at the NAFRC headquarters in Lagos.
Cpl. Ebun, who works at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, NARC, was said to be on pass and traveled to Lagos to see his family knocked down the NAFRC Finance Director, while driving out of the Barracks.
Brigadier General James who was recently posted to Lagos from Abuja where he worked at the Army Headquarters Garrison was said to walking to his office from his official accommodation both located at the NAFRC headquarters and barracks when the Corporal, said to be speeding and driving recklessly crushed him from behind.
Sources said that immediately after the incident, the senior officer, was swiftly evacuated to the NAFRC Medical Center, where doctors at the Centre confirmed him dead.
5. 2023: Tinubu receiving campaign torch, sign of victory – Dati
The Chief of Staff to the Director-General of the Tinubu/Shettima APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Yakubu Dati has lauded the success of the Presidential campaign flag-off in Plateau State saying it signifies the fact that there is unity of purpose in the APC.
Dati in a statement in Jos on Wednesday noted the occasion served as an eye-opener to some who were monitoring keenly to pick holes in the conduct of the APC team.
According to him, “November 15, 2022, will stand out as a memorable day in the record of political events in Nigeria as it was the day the Tinubu/Shettima APC Presidential Campaign received the nod to set out for the campaigns that will see the duo sworn in as the next President/Vice President of Nigeria.
6. Ill-Health: Convicted ex-pension boss, Maina, loses N1bn suit against FG
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a N1billion fundamental right enforcement suit the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, filed against the Federal Government.
Maina, who was on November 8, 2021, sentenced to eight years in prison for money laundering, had approached the court, accusing the government of not allowing him to seek medical treatment in a hospital of his choice.
He insisted that he was suffering from a life-threatening ailment that would require urgent medical attention.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. Tinubu, Atiku, others to parley with school owners
The presidential candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party, Peter Obi and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, would meet with private school owners in the country.
The meeting, scheduled for November 30, would take place in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
It would be organised by the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools(NAPPS) in Nigeria.
NAPPS is the umbrella association for proprietors of private schools in the country with over 50,000 members nationwide.
The National President of NAPPS, Yomi Otubela, made this known on Wednesday at a virtual briefing ahead of the association’s annual international conference and exhibition for this year.
8. Manchester United remove Ronaldo’s poster from Old Trafford
Manchester United have started taking action against Cristiano Ronaldo over his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, in which he blasted several aspects of the club.
Workers have been spotted tearing a large poster featuring Ronaldo from the side of Old Trafford, stirring transfer speculation further.
The 37-year-old has made an aggressive play to leave United by joining ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ to unleash his pent-up fury on the club.
He claimed the Glazer family ‘didn’t care’ about sporting success, admitted he ‘didn’t respect’ manager Erik ten Hag and slated the lack of ‘evolution’ since his exit in 2008 as part of the 90-minute interview.
DAILY POST
9. Obasanjo meets Yoruba elders, endorses devolution of powers
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday hosted the leaders of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE).
The delegation, led by Chief Ajibade Oyekan, discussed the growth and development of the South-West region.
The meeting was held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Penthouse residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The former leader endorsed devolution of powers and called for sincerity, unity, decency, diligence and bluntness on issues.
Obasanjo stressed that education without required skills for empowerment and employment would not bring the desired results.
10. 2023: Ex-LG Chairman, others dump PDP, join Accord in Oyo [PHOTOS]
A former Chairman of Saki East Local Government Area in Oyo State, Engineer Dele Adesina, has said that he has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Adesina noted that he and thousands of his supporters from Oke Ogun geopolitical zone have moved to Accord.
He announced his defection during a visit by the gubernatorial candidate of Accord, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, to his (Adesina) Ago Amodu residence.
Adelabu was accompanied by the Director-General of the party campaign council, Oloye Adegboyega Adegoke and other party chieftains.
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