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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, January 18th 2023

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Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. CBN: Emefiele To Appear Before Court Over Suit Seeking His Arrest

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been asked to present himself before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.

2. BVAS: INEC To Conduct Mock Accreditation Exercise Ahead Of General Election

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed plans to carry out mock accreditation of voters before the general election.

3. PHOTOS: Akeredolu Makes Public Appearance Amid Concerns Over ‘Frail’ Health

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has made a public appearance after concerns over his frail health.

4. 2023 Election: Biafra Agitators Issued Strong Warning Over Polls In South East

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has issued a strong warning to pro- Biafra groups against boycotting the 2023 general elections in the Southeast.

5. Deciphering Tinubu’s Economic Strategy And Its Implications For The Road Ahead In Nigeria

Like a ravenous beast consuming everything in its path, Nigeria’s government continues to gobble up debt, with the Debt Management Office forecasting a possible N77 trillion debt by mid-2023. This is unsurprising to many citizens who are well aware of their government’s insatiable appetite for borrowing.

6. The Clock Ticks On, Exceeding Two-year Mark Since #EndSARS, Yet The Plague Of Police Brutality In Nigeria Remains Unabated

The #EndSARS movement, as it quickly came to be known in October 2020, garnered global attention and support as the world watched in horror at the reports of police brutality in Nigeria. Despite the promise of reform, the issue has continued to haunt the country like a ghost from the past.

7. Why Wike, Other G-5 Governors May Pitch Their Tent With Tinubu

Like a chorus of discontent, Governor Nyesom Wike and the other G-5 Governors – Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu, Samuel Ortom, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – have all united in their fervent rejection of Atiku’s presidential aspirations. It is beyond dispute that these leaders of the People’s Democratic Party have made their opposition to Atiku’s bid known with great conviction.

8. Christmas Day 2022: A Grinch With Cold Hands

Christmas celebration is a commemoration of the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. Each year on December 25th, billions of people around the globe come together to honor this sacred event through religious and cultural celebrations.

9. Lagos Govt Presents Cash Gifts To Finalists Of Greater Lagos Talent Hunt

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, through the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Femi Martins, has presented cash gifts to all the finalists of the recently concluded Talent Hunt segment of the 2022 Greater Lagos Fiesta across the five administrative divisions of the state.

10. Lagos Inaugurates State Technical Working Group On AfCFTA

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has inaugurated the State Technical Working Group to be responsible for the domestication of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in the state.

11. 32-Year-Old Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing N57,000 From Nurse In Lagos

EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a 32-year-old vulcaniser, Chidozie Onyinchiz, to death for stealing N57,000 from a nurse in Lagos State.

12. Philippine: Journalist Maria Ressa Acquitted Of Tax Evasion

Eko Hot Blog reports that a Philippine court has acquitted journalist Maria Ressa and news outlet Rappler of tax evasion, in a move hailed as a win for press freedom.

13. Twitter Auctions Bird Statue And Other Office Furniture

Eko Hot Blog reports that Twitter has placed hundreds of items from its San Francisco HQ up for auction online.

14. War: Zelensky Adviser Resigns Over Dnipro Comments

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych has offered his resignation after suggesting a Russian missile which hit a building in Dnipro, killing 44 people, was shot down by Kyiv.

15. Ukraine Foils Secret Plot By Russia To Destroy Military Infrastructure

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has claimed to have uncovered a plot to destroy the military assets of the defending forces.

16. $415m Of Crypto Stolen By Hackers- FTX

Eko Hot Blog reports that collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says that around $415m (£338m) of crypto has been stolen by hackers.

17. 3 Common Diseases That Could Damage Your Bones And Treatments

We sometimes hear of people breaking their bones just after having a minor fall. The human bone is naturally made to be strong and a casual fall shouldn’t cause much harm. However, some persons are battling with medical conditions that weaken the bones and joints.

18. Several celebrities Test Positive For Covid After Golden Globes Award Ceremony

Eko Hot Blog reports that a number of celebrities have tested positive for Covid-19, following appearances at the Golden Globes

19. Actor Jeremy Renner Discharged From Hospital After Snowplow Accident

Eko Hot Blog reports that Actor Jeremy Renner is out of the hospital and back at home after he was run over by a snowplow earlier this month and sustained serious injuries.

20. West Ham Plotting Loan Move For Harry Maguire In January

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire could reportedly be given a Premier League lifeline with West Ham weighing up a loan move for the centre-back.

21. Erik ten Hag Told To ‘Kneel Down And Beg Ronaldo For Forgiveness’

EKO HOT BLOG reports that British broadcaster, Piers Morgan, has demanded Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag to apologise to Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo for disrespecting him.

22. Week 28 Pool Results For Sat 14 Jan 2023 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

Week 28 Pool Results For Sat 14 Jan – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent (UK Football) can be accessed below

Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, January 18th 2022

Newspaper Headlines

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. Joint forces bust bunkering syndicate in Ondo

A special joint military forces have busted a syndicate allegedly siphoning crude oil from the Chevron/NNPC rigs on the high sea in Ondo State.

The special joint forces included, men of the Nigeria Army, Navy, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the men from a private security- the Galaxy Security Services.

It was gathered that two monster boasts used by the syndicate, for their illicit operations, were hidden at different locations within suspended residential raft houses at Awoye Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state.

Speaking on development, one of the Ondo Niger Delta leader and Chief Executive of Galaxy Security Services, High Chief Bibopere Ajube, said the forces tracked the evacuation points of the bunkering syndicate within elephant grasses.

2. One shot dead as police, Lagos traders clash

One person was shot dead on Tuesday when policemen attached to the Okokomaiko Division in Lagos State clashed with traders at the Alaba Rago Market, Ojo Local Government of the state.

The police officers visited the market to arrest a suspect but came under attack from the large number of traders.

The PUNCH gathered that the attack led to a clash between both parties.

During the scuffle, one of the police man fired his weapon.

3. Northern Reps block bill for voluntary NYSC participation

A bill seeking to amend the National Youth Service Corps Act to, among other proposals, make the compulsory one-year national youth service for under-30 graduates optional suffered a setback at the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

The bill, which also seeks to create more allowances for NYSC members and make it optional for someone who graduates at 30 and above to obtain a Certificate of Exemption, failed to pass second reading as it faced stiff opposition, especially from members of the House from the North.

Those who criticised the bill include the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase (Plateau); Majority Whip, Mohammed Monguno (Borno); Ahmad Jaha (Borno), Leke Abejide (Kogi), among others.

The legislation is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Youth Service Corps Act, Cap. N84 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Review Upward the Accommodation and Transport Allowances of Corps Members in Line with Current Realities; and for Related Matters.’

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. INEC considers body odour for voter verification

As part of its growing desire to integrate technology into Nigeria’s electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, might, in the foreseeable future, adopt the use of body odour for voter verification.

Some years ago, voters were verified by simply looking at their paper cards and checking the voter register.

In 2012, however, INEC introduced the Smart Card Readers, SCR, to verify the Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, which contained the facials of voters.

It was the period that INEC also used the Automated Facial Identification System, AFIS, to clean up the voter register.

As politicians developed ways of subverting the procedure, the electoral umpire went a step further to introduce the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, which verifies both the facials and the fingerprints.

5. ‘Atikugate’ saga: We’ve no alliances with Mike Achimugu – Keyamo

The spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Festus Keyamo has maintained that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have no alliances with Michael Achimugu, who is said to be a former aide of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

Keyamo made this assertion while speaking in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.

He said, “We’ve no alliances with Mike Achimugu. What do you expect them to say? They have no modicum of shame. They have no iota of shame. These are the types of people, who are asking Nigerians to vote for them. No iota of shame for them.

“I am going to court and so, if they wish this thing away, it will not go away, I will continue…I do this under three capacities; I’m a member of the inner bar; secondly, I’m an ordinary concerned Nigerian, who has the right to bring perpetrators of crimes to book;

6. Ikorodu road rehab: Lagos to shut Ojota interchange for 2 weeks

The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to shut and divert traffic on the Ikorodu bound Service Lane of the state from Monday, January 23, 2023, for a duration of two weeks.

The diversion is part of the ongoing rehabilitation works on the Ojota Interchange to Ojota Second Pedestrian Bridge portion of Ikorodu Road.

A statement by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion was necessary in order to repair some asphalt failings observed at the edge of the ramps inwards Iyana-Oworo/Gbagada axis and Seven-Up on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. FG begins cash grant to vulnerable groups in Anambra

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has begun distribution of cash grants to vulnerable groups in Anambra State.

The event at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre in Awka, Tuesday attracted Governor Chukwuma Soludo and traditional rulers.

The Social Investment Programme (NSIP) is a programme of Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari designed to specifically give a lifting hand to many of the poorest and vulnerable citizens in the country.

8. 2023: INEC leaving no stone unturned on credible polls – Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to ensure hitch-free and credible 2023 general election.

INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this when he addressed the press at Chatham House, London, on Tuesday.

Yakubu said that INEC was satisfied with the level of its of preparations for the election, saying that 11 out of 14 activities scheduled for the election had been accomplished.

He, however, said that in spite of extensive preparations, there were still some outstanding issues and challenges of concern, some of which were beyond INEC.

DAILY POST

9. Lagos Airport Customs intercept police, military uniforms weeks to 2023 election

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Murtala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC) in Lagos State has intercepted hard drugs, military and police hardwares.

The consignment were discovered at the cargo section, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO), of the domestic wing.

Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Sambo Dangaladima announced the interception at a media briefing on Tuesday.

The drugs consist 162 cartons of banned Tramadol hydrochloride 225 and 250mg, military and police hardwares.

The drugs originated from India and Pakistan and were routed through Addis Ababa to Lagos, with an estimated Duty Paid Value (DPV) of nearly N14billion.

10. Ohanaeze charges Southeast governors on release of IPOB leader, Kanu

Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on governors in the Southeast to support their Anambra counterpart, Prof Chukwuma Soludo in the call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal government.

Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke -Ogene, in a press statement released in Awka, said the release of the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, would arrest the unrest in the zone.

Okeke-Ogene called on other stakeholders in the zone to also support efforts to release Kanu, and restore stability in Igbo land.

He noted that collective efforts of the Governors would help tackle the challenges confronting the region.

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