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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, December 20th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Nigerian Air Force Begin Recruitment Exercise (See Details & How To Apply)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the recruitment exercise for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC).
2. Okupe Opens Up On N702m Fraud Conviction
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General of the Labour party presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe has broken silence following the ruling of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday sentencing him, to jail.
3. Court Halts DSS Move To Arrest Emefiele Over Alleged Terror Link
Eko Hot Blog reports that a federal high court sitting in Abuja has refused to grant the Department of State Services (DSS) an application to arrest and detain the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
SPECIAL REPORT
4. COP27 Resolution: A Justification Of Tinubu’s Viral Climate Change Comments?
The world is currently in a climate emergency, and Nigeria is not exempted from the devastating effects of this crisis. Recently, Nigeria experienced its worst flooding disaster in more than ten years. The flooding, attributed to climate change, killed more than 600 people and affected more than two million Nigerians. Interestingly, experts have asked people in flood-prone areas to brace up for worse next year.
5. Electoral Violence: The Biggest Challenge To Nigeria’s Democratic System
Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria’s electoral history and democratic development have frequently contained ‘violence’. The time leading up to, during, and following elections always sees an escalation of different forms of this threatening act across the nation.
6. Why Lagos State Has Sustained The Frontline Of Transformations
While no state government has overtly admitted to drawing inspiration and making imitations of Lagos, there are telltale signs of replicated patterns ideated by Lagos. Lagos is the first past the winning post. Sanwo-Olu’s terrain is not called the “Center of Excellence for Fun.”
7. Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Might Bury A Century-Old Menace
The concept of student loans is not alien to the American tertiary education system. An average American undergraduate or postgraduate student either owes a student loan or knows someone who does. A student loan is a financial assistance rendered to a student in post-secondary education to cover tuition and related expenses, including books, supplies, and living costs.
8. Is Cristiano Ronaldo Still Old Trafford Hero Or A Villain?
On Tuesday, 31st August 2021, social media was ablaze with Manchester United’s delightful announcement of the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year contract with the option to extend for a year further. Almost every Manchester United fan was delighted to hear the return of the “Old Trafford hero” as most people believed he would help bring back the glory days that Manchester United is known for.
EKO NEWS
9. National Broadcast Academy Commissions New Projects
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Broadcast Academy (NBA) has called on Nigerian broadcasters to maintain high standards in their delivery.
10. Relief For Commuters As Lagos Govt Completes Rail Mass Transit Blue Line
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), has announced that the infrastructure for the first phase of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LMRT) Blue Line is ready.
11. Greater Lagos Fiesta 2022 Gets Dates, Venues
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government says its annual end-of-the-year entertainment event tagged “Greater Lagos Fiesta” will hold next week in all the five divisions of the state.
INTERNATIONAL
12. War: Putin Warned ‘It Would Take NATO Just 3-Day’ To Take Out Russia
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has been warned that NATO could take out Russia in just three days if the conflict between the two sides exploded to dangerous levels.
13. EU Nations Agree Gas Price Cap To Shield Consumers
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union nations have agreed to cap soaring wholesale gas prices to protect consumers across the bloc.
14. Biden Slams Rising Antisemitism
US President Joe Biden has condemned antisemitism at a White House party to commemorate the second day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.
15. Capitol Riot Committee Seeks Four Criminal Charges For Trump
A US congressional inquiry into last year’s Capitol riot says ex-President Donald Trump should face criminal charges, including insurrection.
16. Met Office Forecasts 2023 Will Be Hotter Than 2022
Eko Hot Blog reports that predictions suggest it will be the 10th year in a row the global temperature is at least 1C above average.
17. British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue
British Airways has apologised after flights due to depart the US were grounded for several hours
18. Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in Los Angeles Trial
After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles jurors on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing.
ARTICLE
19. Opinion!!! Ronaldo: Grass, Grace and Grief
Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t born in a manger to a carpenter father and a virgin mother. His father was a soldier who fought in Angola for imperialist Portugal in the 1970s while his mother was a cleaner and cook.
20. The U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit: A Perspective
The recently concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit which held in Washington, DC on December 13-15 has presented another opportunity for our foreign policy experts in the African continent and decision makers in governments to, once again, interrogate and have a deeper introspection of the US relationships on Africa’s health and wellbeing.
21. 4 Unique Things You Should Know About People With Blood Group O
One of the most important things to know about people with blood group O is that they are considered universal donors.
ENTERTAINMENT
22. Photo Of Second Victim Who Died At Asake’s London Concert Surfaces
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the photo of a female security guard, Gabriella Hutchinson, who died after sustaining injuries during the music concert hosted by Nigerian singer, Asake has surfaced on social media.
23. Singer Terry Hall Dies Aged 63
Terry Hall, the frontman of socially conscious ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63
SPORT
24. Rooney Reveals Why He Prefers Messi To Ronaldo
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Manchester United forward, Wayne Rooney has revealed why he prefers Lionel Messi to his former team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo.
25. Chelsea Make Shock Approach For Man Utd Star, Alejandro Garnacho
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United star, Alejandro Garnacho has reportedly been approached by Chelsea, who are keen to take the teenage sensation to Stamford Bridge.
26. Week 24 Pool Result For Sat 17 Dec 2022 – UK 2022/2023 -Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 24 pool result are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, December 20th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Emefiele: Anti-DSS protesters storm court, petition AGF
Protesters numbering over 200 on Monday stormed a Federal High Court in Abuja following a suit secretly filed by the Department of State Services, accusing the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, of terrorism financing and other crimes.
The protesters included Buhari Legacy Defenders, Arewa Youth Consultative Movement, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Movement, African Centre for Justice and Human rights, Ethnic Youth Leaders, Political Parties Chairmen Forum and Lawyers in Defence of Economic Rights and Justice.
They marched to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation where they submitted a petition against the action of the DSS and demanded the sack of its DG, Yusuf Bichi.
2. Police kill 12 suspected bandits in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command says it has neutralised 12 suspected kidnappers and bandits during a raid in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.
This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Wakil, on Monday in Bauchi.
He said the police also recovered weapons and motorcycles from the bandits.
Wakil said that a joint operation of security operatives engaged the suspects in four hideouts at Mansur, Digare, Gwana and Dajin Madam in Alkaleri Forest.
3. Delta ex-gov Uduaghan loses father-in-law
The father-in-law of the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, Brigadier-General Sunny Esijolomi Tuoyo (retd.), is dead.
The late Brigadier-General Tuoyo (retd), was the former Military Administrator of old Ondo State.
Aged 84 years, Brigadier-General Tuoyo (retd), passed on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Lagos State.
A statement issued on Monday by Uduaghan’s media assistant, Monoyo Edon, extolled the patriotism of the late army general.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. 25 female governorship candidates unveil agenda for 2023 poll
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, about 25 female governorship candidates contesting on the platform of various political parties in the states, on Monday, unveiled their agenda for the poll.
They spoke at a media engagement organised by Women Radio 91.7FM in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was supported by the UN Women and Canadian government.
The governorship candidate of Action People’s Party (APP) in Delta, Annabel Cosmos, said since the inception of democracy in 1999, the men had not done enough to give the state a facelift, hence, the need for women to take up the challenge.
5. ‘He drugs me at night to rape my niece’ – Femi Olaleye’s wife reveals
Nigerian doctor, Femi Olaleye’s wife who accused her husband of raping her niece, has told the court how he allegedly gave her sleeping pills in the night to sleep with her 16-year-old niece.
On Monday, Aderemi Faleye delivered a speech before the Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Olaleye is accused of sexual penetration and defiling a child on two counts.
6. INEC won’t relent in fighting vote-buying —Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it won’t relent in its determination to prevent vote-buying in 2023 general election.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a day stakeholders’ summit on addressing the influence of money in the 2023 general election on Monday in Abuja.
Yakubu said that as a commission, INEC harboured no illusion that it was going to be easy to root out the negative influence of money on election, saying however that it was determined to tackle it.
“We fully realised that today’s initiative will not go down well with people who may not be committed to the growth of our electoral system and the consolidation of our democracy.
“We expect them to fight back. There will be both covert and overt pressure, countervailing actions and even threats by these vested interests.
“I wish to reiterate that our loyalty is to Nigeria and our allegiance is to Nigerians. We are committed to working with the collaborating agencies to see that this initiative succeeds in the 2023 general election and beyond.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. IPOB: we have no bomb factory
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday denied having a bomb factory in Ebonyi State or anywhere in Southeast.
The Ebonyi State Police Command had said it recovered some improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from the biggest bomb factory in the Southeast belonging to IPOB.
The police said the recovered IEDs were capable of causing colossal damage when detonated.
In a statement by its spokesman Emma Powerful, IPOB denied the allegation.
8. Man jailed 10 years for abducting, selling cousin
The Akwa Ibom State High Court in Okoita, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, has sentenced a 34-year-old man, Kingsley Etim Eyo, to 10 years imprisonment for abducting his cousin, a six-year-old boy.
The boy has still not been found.
Eyo, a native of Ikot Otoinyie Village in Uruan Local Government Area, was convicted having been found guilty by Justice Okon Okon.
The judge held that the convict betrayed his cousin’s trust.
DAILY POST
9. Ogun needs aviation school as Abiodun completes airport – Daniel to FG
A former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has told the Federal Government that the State is in need of an aviation school.
For this to become a reality, Daniel asked the Federal Government to take over and convert the Government Technical College, Ilara-Remo to a school of aviation.
Daniel, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Ogun East, said the technical college in Ilara-Remo would be more appropriate to pioneer the establishment of an aviation school in Ogun, due to its proximity to the cargo airport being completed by Governor Dapo Abiodun in Iperu.
Speaking during his campaign tour to Remo North Local Government, Daniel said he would work towards ensuring that Ogun gets an aviation school if elected senator in 2003.
10. Qatar 2022: It’s sad, you’ll be remembered for your antics – Saha slams Argentina’s Martinez
Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has slammed Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for his antics after his side’s 2022 FIFA World Cup final win over France on Sunday in Qatar.
Argentina won the World Cup, thanks to Martinez’s heroics, in a 4-2 penalty shootout victory against France after the match ended in a 3-3 draw after 120 minutes.
Martinez, who won the Golden Glove for his performance during the competition, controversially celebrated by lowering the trophy towards his groin and thrusting it towards the crowd at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
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