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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, July 27th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Wednesday, July 27th 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. CVR: INEC Registrants Hit 11 Million As Lagos Overtakes Kano (PHOTOS)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos has surpassed Kano state in terms of the number of completed registrations, according to recent information given by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC about its ongoing Continuous Voter Registration CVR.
2. NBA Boss, Akpata, Absent At Body Of Benchers’ Meeting
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, was on Tuesday conspicuously absent at the meeting of the Body of Benchers (BOB) held in Abuja.
3. 2023: Tinubu In Close Door Meeting With El-Rufai, Oshiomhole, Others
EKO HOT BLOG reports the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met behind closed doors with some notable governors and chieftains of the APC.
4. 2023: Bishop Idahosa Reveals How Kwankwaso’s Presdiency Will Affect Nigeria
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the vice-presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People Party, Bishop Isaac Idahosa, has described the ticket of his principal, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, as “a healing movement” that would move the country out of its current state of apathy.
5. 2023: Atiku, Okowa Meets With PDP Senate Caucus
EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Senate caucus on Tuesday met with the party’s Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
6. Bandits Abduct Wife Of Fulani Leader Again
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mrs Habiba Adamu, wife of Ardon Fulani in Kwali area council of Abuja, Alhaji Adamu Garba Ardo, has been re-abducted.
EKO NEWS
7. Lagos Re-Arraigns Individual For Sharing Chrisland Student’s S3X Video
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Justice has re-arraigned an On-Air Personality, Mr. Uche Igwe, at Yaba Magistrate Court for allegedly sharing the s3x tape video of a Chrisland School student on social media.
8. Lagos Taskforce Reacts To Resident’s Death At Amuwo-Odofin
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Okada operator enforcement at the Second Rainbow Bus Stop in Amuwo-Odofin resulted in the death of a resident, but the Lagos State Taskforce has denied any involvement nor participation in the act.
9. Lagos Fixes Date To Flag Off School Sports Intervention
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has commenced the training of 600 school sports masters/PE teachers, as a first step in the deployment of the Lagos State School Sports Intervention Programme (LASSIP).
INTERNATIONAL
10. Russia Allegedly Using Energy As Weapon Against Europe – Zelensky
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has called out the Russian government for wagging gas-war on European nations, describing the act as “gas blackmail”.
11. IMF Issues Warning Over Inflation, Says Global Recession Imminent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that surging inflation and severe slowdowns in the United States and China has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to downgrade its outlook for the global economy this year and next, while giving an even starker assessment of what may lie ahead.
12. Russia To Pull Out Of International Space Station
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia says it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and build its own station instead.
13. Ukraine War: Boris Johnson Honours Zelensky With Award For Leadership
EKO HOT BLOG reports that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday presented Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky with an award to honour his leadership at a ceremony in Downing Street, in which Zelensky appeared virtually
ARTICLE
14. 5 Ways To Maintain Your Blood Sugar Level To Avoid Or Treat Diabetes
You must have heard that diabetes currently has no cure, but this shouldn’t scare you as it is possible to manage the condition effectively. Must persons start searching for fast remedies to treat diabetes instantly, you might just end up being scammed.
15. 4 Common Reasons You Have Much Pimples And Acne On Your Face
Do you know that there are certain common reasons why a person may develop much pimples on the face? Acne is a common skin problem that arises when tiny holes in the skin known as the hair follicles gets blocked. It can happen anywhere on the skin but most commonly appears on the face of the person.
SPORTS
16. Man Utd, Chelsea In Battle For Badiashile
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United and Chelsea are battling it out for Monaco centre-back, Benoit Badiashile, L’Equipe reports.
17. Chelsea Set To Sign Inter Milan Starlet, Dumfries After ‘Moving On’ From £55m Kounde Transfer
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Inter Milan wing-back Denzel Dumfries as Sevilla defender Jules Kounde edges closer to joining Barcelona, according to reports.
18. Ajax Chief Gives Man Utd Fresh Hope In Antony Transfer Pursuit
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have been offered fresh hope in their pursuit of Ajax forward Antony this summer.
19. Week 2 Pool Fixtures For Sat 16 Jul 2022 – UK 2021/2022 – Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 2 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, July 27th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. Insecurity: Ondo Rep donates motorcycles to Amotekun
A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has donated 20 motorcycles to the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, as part of his contribution to help the state tackle insecurity.
The federal lawmaker representing the Akoko North-East/North-West Federal Constituency of the state said he was committed to joining hands with the state government to end insecurity in the state.
The Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, donated the motorcycles on Tuesday through Mrs. Yinka Tunji-Ojo in Oke Agbe town, the headquarters of the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, the move was also to complement the efforts of the state government in boosting the security architecture of the state.
He said, “We will not rest until we create a structure which can effectively and proactively combat the nefarious activities of criminals across the 18 local government areas of the state”
Tunji-Ojo, who had earlier donated four vehicles to the officials of the Nigeria Police Force, said he would continue to do more to ensure the safety of his constituents and neighbouring communities.
2. New CAN President emerges Thursday
A new President of the Christian Association of Nigeria would be announced on July 28, 2022, according to information obtained by The PUNCH in Abuja on Tuesday.
The organisation said this in the schedule of activities and timetable for its Year 2022 General Assembly and leadership transition programme, signed b the Special Assistant (Media and Communication) to the outgoing CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle.
According to Oladeji, the new President of CAN will emerge on July 28 at the end of the General Assembly where his nomination is expected to be ratified.
Contrary to stories making the rounds on social media, the religious body, however, did not provide any details about the candidate for the highest office in CAN.
3. Chrisland: Broadcaster re-arraigned for posting s3x video online
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday re-arraigned an on-air personality, Uche Igwe, popularly known as Darksam, before Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo of the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly sharing the sex video of a Chrisland School pupil.
Earlier in May 2022, the Nigeria Police Force arraigned the 40-year-old staff of Lagos-based radio station, Metro FM, on a two-count of cyberstalking and breach of peace.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Chief Magistrate Adedayo admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N10 million with three sureties in like sum.
Vanguard Newspaper
4. Nigeria will lose N400bn, 20m jobs if FG bans okada, mining
An economic working group, Nigeria Economic Security Agenda, NESA, has warned that Nigeria will lose N400billon and 20 million jobs, should the Federal Government goes ahead with it’s plan to commercial motorcycle commonly called okada and mining activities in the country.
NESA Convener, Mr. Ikenna Emewu, who addressed newsmen in Lagos, yesterday, while reacting to an announcement last Thursday by the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on the proposed ban, said: “Whereas we align with the government on the need to secure this country for the good of all of us, we, however, disagree with the proposed procedure which we believe would not serve the intended purpose for the reasons we have articulated below:
“These sectors embody very important economic activities which are prime to the stability of the country. No doubt, socio-economic security, and safety are the core of stability and it is only economic security that guarantees national security. In Nigeria, like in any other country, societies with higher unemployment have higher crime rates.”
5. Property owner tackles LASG over demolition of building
A property owner, Chief Adetunji Omisore and one Tajudeen Mohammed, are at logger heads with the Lagos State Government over the demolition and sealing of their property situated at No. 4, Ladoke Akintola Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
In a statement made available to Vanguard by the above-named owners, the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LSBCA, served the owner and developer of the said property a 7-day demolition notice on Friday, July 15, 2022.
On Monday, July 18, the developer approached the General Manager of LSBCA, Gbolahan Oki, for clarification on the action, presenting the fact that the property in question is under the authorisation and jurisdiction of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The owners’ efforts to prove to the agency that they have the approved documents on the said land fell on deaf ears as the owner was kicked out of the office of the general manager and ordered to send the documents through official channel the following day.
6. Pass Digital Right and Freedom Bill, PIN tells National Assembly
Paradigm Initiative, PIN, a social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems has called on the national assembly to pass the Digital Right and Freedom Bill to guarantee the rights of Nigerian citizens in the digital age and to promote trust.
The call was made during the press conference organized by PIN to engage stakeholders in the technology world and media representatives on the need for the federal government to engage in a broader consultation to achieve an inclusive, democratic and rights-respecting approach to content and platform regulations.
This consultation according to PIN must be at a level-playing field for all concerned stakeholders including the private sector, government, human rights organization and digital rights organizations.
The digital rights advocacy program is focused on the development of public policy for internet freedom in Africa, with offices in Abuja, Nigeria (covering the Anglophone West Africa region); Yaoundé, Cameroon (Central Africa); Nairobi, Kenya (East Africa), Lusaka, Zambia (Southern Africa), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Dakar, Senegal.
The Nation Newspaper
7. We don’t have secrets accounts – NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has dismissed report that it operates two secret foreign accounts, saying it only operates two two USD-denominated domiciliary accounts approved by the Federal Government.
It said its management runs transparent operations and gives premium to due process in the execution of its core mandates.
A statement by its General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Nasiru Ibrahim, reads: “The attention of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been drawn to a media report , suggesting that the Authority operates two secret accounts outside Nigeria, which have been allegedly looted.
8. Bill for poverty alleviation commission scales 2nd reading in Senate
A bill to establish National Poverty Alleviation Management Commission on Tuesday passed second reading at the Senate.
This was sequel to the presentation of the lead debate on the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Kabir Barkiya (APC-Katsina) during plenary.
The bill is entitled “A Bill for an act to establish National Poverty Alleviation Management Commission”.
Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill, Barkiya said that it was first read on Jan.19.
He said that the bill when passed would have tremendous impact on the reduction of poverty level in Nigeria.
Daily Post
9. NSCDC gives one-month ultimatum to private guards in Jigawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has issued a one-day ultimatum to private guard companies to ensure strict compliance with the laid down rules and regulations as enshrined in the PGC Act.
The Jigawa State NSCDC Commandant, Musa Alhaji Mala (CC), gave the warning during a meeting with the state Chairman, the Association of Private Guards Companies.
He said this is in a bid to reinvigorate the private guard companies and ensure strict compliance for effective service delivery.
“You have to ensure strict compliance with the laid down rules and regulations as enshrined in the PGC act which include registration of companies, revalidation of expired licenses, prompt payment of employee allowances, use of approved uniforms, display of identification cards, training and retraining of personnel, operating offices within the State, among others,” the commandant stated.
“Your significance in the provision of security in the State and the nation at large especially in area of intelligence gathering and sharing cannot be over emphasized.”
10. Police arrest woman who absconded with three-day-old baby in Ibadan
Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said that a woman who absconded with a three-day-old baby in Ibadan, the state capital, has been arrested.
The police said that the suspect, Itunu Adepoju, who lives in Lagos, absconded with a three-day-old baby girl from her mother last week.
The mother of the baby is Monsurat Lateef, who lives in the Itamerin area, Ogbere, Ona Ara Local Government Area in Ibadan.
Public Relations Officer of the command, Adewale Osifeso in a statement issued on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of the suspect.
He said that investigation is ongoing.
He added that the matter would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
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