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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, May 3rd 2023

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May 3, 2023.

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

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. All Eyes on May 8 As Tribunal Hears Petitions Against Tinubu’s Presidential Election Win

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Election Petitions Court has fixed Monday for the hearing of the petitions challenging the declaration of the All Progressives Congress standard bearer, Bola Tinubu as the president-elect.

2. Buhari Terminates Appointment Of HYPREP’s Project Director

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of the appointment of the Project Director of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Dr. Ferdinand Giadom

3. Kwara Gov Inaugurates Adebara As Chief Judge

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, swore in Justice Abiodun Adebara as the substantive Chief Judge of the state.

4. ‘Arrest of Adamawa REC Hudu-Ari A Welcome Development’, says Fintiri

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri has reacted to the arrest of the embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Yunusa Hudu-Ari, by the police.

5. CP Garba Ahmad Takes Over As New Yobe State Police Commissioner

EKO HOT BLOG reports that CP Garba Ahmad has been deployed to Yobe State to serve as the state command’s new Commissioner of Police.

6. Abia APC Chieftain Defects To Labour Party

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mazi Emma Uche, a southeast chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, declared withdrawal of his membership of the party for the Labour Party (LP) in Abia state.

7. Gunmen Abduct Ex-Chairman Of NULGE In Nasarawa

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Nasarawa State, Ismaila Konga has been kidnapped by gunmen.

8. Lagos Taskforce Demolishes Shanties On Lekki Coastal Road

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Taskforce on Tuesday demolished shanties along Lekki Coastal Road and its environs.

9. Lagos Bus-Train Collision: Driver Gets Trial Dates, Remanded To Kirikiri Prison

Eko Hot Blog reports that Osibanjo Oluwaseun, the driver of a Lagos State Government Staff Bus, which collided with an oncoming train at Shogunle Railway Crossing, Ikeja, Lagos, on the March 9, 2023, has been remanded in the Maximum Custodial Center, Kirikiri, Lagos.

10. Texas Massacre Suspect in Custody After Dayslong Manhunt, Found Hiding in Closet, Sheriff Says

The man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a mother and her 9-year-old son, at a neighbor’s home in Texas was arrested Tuesday evening after a dayslong manhunt, officials announced.

11. 5 Tech Startups Opportunities In 2023

As technology continues to evolve and shape the way we live, work, and communicate, many entrepreneurs are looking for opportunities to launch their own tech startups.

12. Khafi Celebrates Husband Gedoni

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Khafi Kareem Ekpata, a former housemate of the Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show, has taken to her official Instagram page to celebrate her husband, Gedoni Ekpata, on his birthday.

13. Davido Raises Disclaimer Over Chioma Imposter

EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, who is widely known by his stage name Davido, and music talent manager, Ubi Franklin, have taken to social media to call out a fake Twitter account that is impersonating Davido’s wife, Chioma.

14. Real Madrid Reportedly Turns Down Chance To Resign Ronaldo

EKO HOT BLOG reports on the alleged transfer reports surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo following his season at Saudi Arabian club, Al-Nassr with Real Madrid brought into the narrative.

15. PSG Officially Punishes Lionel Messi For Off-Pitch Antic

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has suspended Lionel Messi for missing training on Monday to travel to Saudi Arabia, according to reports by ESPN and Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano.

16. Week 43 Pool Results for Sat 29 Apr 2023 – UK 2022/2023

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 43 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

Top Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, May 3rd 2023

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PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. NITDA bill not to regulate telecoms business – NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency has disclosed that the agency does not seek to regulate telecoms business, but regulate Information Technology for development.

This disclosure was made by the spokesperson, NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar, who further explained that as a result, telecommunications operators would be excluded from the NITDA Bill currently being debated at the National Assembly.

Umar better clarified this position in an interview with The PUNCH while reacting to the telecommunications operators’ agitation, seeking exclusion from the regulation under the planned NITDA Bill.

The NITDA bill seeks to introduce a licensing regime for operators in the Information Technology Industry and Digital Economy. The Bill empowers the Agency to issue regulations that provide for licensing and authorisation criteria, including renewal, suspension, and revocation conditions to promote free market operation and competition, among other things within the sector, Deal Solicitor explained.

2. Adamawa gov hails suspended REC’s arrest

The Governor of Adamawa State, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, has welcomed the arrest of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Yunusa Hudu-Ari, by the police.

The government said it welcomed the development, noting it remained an important first step in upholding the rule of law.

Governor Fintiri, who spoke through his Director General of Media and Communications, Government House Yola, Solomon Kumangar, also asked the authorities concerned to ensure diligent prosecution of the case to its logical conclusion.

3. NGX halts seven-day rally with N58bn loss

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Tuesday shed N58bn to close at N28.475tn halting a seven-day rally.

Similarly, the All-Share Index of the NGX dropped 107.03 base points to close at 52,296.48 on the back of selloffs in Wapco (-1.66 per cent), Geregu (- 10.00 per cent) and ETI (-0.90 per cent) shares respectively.

A total of 550,293,697 million units of shares valued at N5.150bn were traded on the local bourse in 6, 250 deals. This trade turnover is lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 60.59 per cent.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. Abia deputy speaker impeached hours after presiding over speaker’s impeachment

The confusion and supremacy battle in the Abia State House of Assembly Tuesday, got messier as the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu, has been impeached hours after presiding over the purported impeachment of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji.

Uchendu had earlier in the day, according to a viral video, presided over the impeachment of Orji at an undisclosed location in Umuahia suspected to be Emeka Omeruo Government Guest House.

The lawmakers who met at the location elected Hon. Chukwudi Apugo representing Umuahia East state constituency as the new Speaker.

5. Iwuanyanwu warns against trading with Ohanaeze’s name

Newly elected President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has warned Igbo youths and other unauthorized persons against using the body’s name for financial gains
to stop forthwith.

Iwuanyanwu gave the warning Monday at a press conference at the end of the maiden National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of Ohanaeze under his leadership held at its headquarters in Enugu.

He also urged media houses in the country to stop patronizing the fake individuals who use the name of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body for their selfish interest, or they would be ready for litigations.

Iwuanyanwu expressed sadness that some Igbo youths, in the name of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths, had caused a lot of embarrassment for Ndigbo in general and Ohanaeze Ndigbo in particular.

6. One shot, 7 others flee as communities clash in Delta

There is palpable tension in riverine communities of Delta State as one person has been shot with severe bullet wounds while seven others fled unhurt when indigenes of the Alota community in Ughelli South local government area attacked fishermen from the neighbouring Oboro community in Burutu local government area of the state.

The incident, which occurred on Sunday, has created palpable tension in both riverine Ijaw and Urhobo communities in the area.

It could be recalled that inter-communal crisis between these two Ijaw and Urhobo communities had caused untold hardship in the area in the mid 1990s, after which incident the infamous Warri crisis erupted.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

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