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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, April 7th 2022

Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Thursday, April 7th 2022 can be accessed below.

EKO HOT BLOG  has compiled top Naija newspaper headlines from Nigerian newspapers today, this means the latest Naija news and happenings in Nigeria can be accessed on this page.

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

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. Ramadan 2022 Timetable: Sahur and Iftar Time For The 1st to 7th

EKO HOT BLOG has compiled the Ramadan 2022 Timetable, Sahur and Iftar Time For The 1st to 7th

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2. Ex-President Jonathan Convoy In Auto Accident, 2 Die, 2 Injured

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday was involved in a ghastly auto accident in Abuja.

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3. No Reduction In Duty For Imported Vehicles ­– Customs

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Customs Service has said that there are no plans for duty reduction on imported vehicles.

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4. 2023: APC Leaders Reject CBN Governor’s Candidature

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the alleged presidential ambition of Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), may have ended even before it began, as influential leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected his muted candidacy.

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5. 2023 Presidency: Fayose Vows Not To Step Down, Supports Zoning

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has vowed not to step down from his 2023 presidential ambition.

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6. 2023 Presidency: Former CJ Picks Up APGA N25m Presidential Form

EKO HOTBLOG reports that an Ex Chief Judge of Anambra State, Prof. Nnanna Umeadi, on Wednesday joined the race for 2023 presidency as he purchased the N25m expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

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7. PDP Presidency 2023: Gov Wike Holds Close Door Meeting With Party Aspirants

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, held a closed-door meeting with several other politicians aspiring for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) ticket in the 2023 elections on Wednesday.

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8. 2023: PDP Aspirants 1000 Times Better Than Buhari – Ayu

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, said every aspirant jostling for the party’s presidential ticket is 1000 times better than incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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9. APC UK Youth Leader Defects To NNPP

EKO HOTBLOG reports that the Youth Leader of the United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APoC), Dr Usman Tijjani Shehu, has dumped the ruling party for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

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EKO NEWS

10. Billboard Falls In Lagos Community, Leaves Vehicles Damaged

EKO HOTBLOG reports that after a heavy downpour on Wednesday, a large billboard fell along the Kudirat Abiola way in Oregun axis.

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METRO

11. Abducted BoA MD Regains Freedom

After nine days in captivity, the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Alwan Ali-Hassan, has been freed by his abductors.

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12. We’ll Kill Train Passengers If Our Demands Are Not Met, Bandits Tell FG

EKO HOT BLOG reports that bandits, who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train last month, have threatened to kill them if the federal government fails to meet their demands.

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13. Ekiti 2022: Thugs Attacked Supporters of SDP Candidate, Ex-Gov Oni – Police

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police in Ekiti Command have confirmed that political thugs attacked supporters of former Governor Segun Oni.

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INTERNATIONAL

14. Burkina Faso Ex-President Jailed For Life Over Thomas Sankara’s Killing

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaoré has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his charismatic predecessor, Thomas Sankara.

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15. Ukraine Crisis: UN To Vote On Suspending Russia From Rights Council Over Bucha Killings

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said Washington will seek to suspend Russia from the U.N over Human Rights violations in Ukraine

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ARTICLE

16. NIN-SIM Linkage: Simple Steps To Link Your NIN With Your MTN

Code to link NIN to MTN and how to your link nin with your mtn amid the NIN-SIM linkage problem in Nigeria can be accessed below.

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17. NIN-SIM Linkage: Simple Steps To Link Your NIN With Your Glo

Code to link NIN to Glo and how to link your nin with your glo amid the NIN-SIM linkage problem in Nigeria can be accessed below.

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18. NIN-SIM Linkage: Code To Link NIN To Airtel – How To Link NIN With Airtel

Code to link NIN to Airtel and how to link nin with airtel amid the NIN-SIM linkage problem in Nigeria can be accessed below.

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19. NIN-SIM Linkage: Code To Link NIN To 9mobile – How To Link NIN With 9mobile

Code to link NIN to Airtel and how to link nin with airtel amid the NIN-SIM linkage problem in Nigeria can be accessed below.

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20. 5 Amazing Health Benefits, You Can Get From Drinking Onion Water

Are you aware that onions are classified as a vegetable? This vegetable has a wide range of nutrients that your body needs to function effectively. Onions have been used as a therapeutic vegetable since ancient times.

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ENTERTAINMENT

21. Actor Majid Michael Says Nothing Wrong With Weed, Give Reasons

EkO HOTBLOG reports that Ghanaian actor and pastor, Majid Michael has said there is nothing wrong with using and legalizing weed because it’s a God-made plant.

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SPORTS

22. Tuchel Admits Mistake After Chelsea’s Defeat To Real Madrid

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he made a tactical ‘mistake’ by allowing Andreas Christensen to be exposed by Vinicius Junior in Chelsea’s Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday evening.

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23. Confirmed: Man Utd Make Final Decision On Next Permanent Manager

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have decided to hire Ajax’s Erik Ten Hag as their next permanent manager, ESPN reports.

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24. 5 Things Noticed In Man Utd Training As Erik ten Hag Appointment Set To Be Finalised

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United’s players were spotted back in training as the club moves closer to confirming Erik ten Hag as permanent manager ahead of the 2022-23 season.

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25. Week 39 Pool Result For Sat 2 April 2022 – UK 2021/2022 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.

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Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Thursday, April 7 2022

Headlines From Major Newspapers in Nigeria

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

 

Punch Newspaper

1. Lagos father smashes baby’s skull, burns house, blames evil spirits

A father, Benedict Anieze, has smashed the skull of his one-month-old baby at their residence in the Pipeline area of Idimu, Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Benedict was at home with his family on Sunday, April 3, when he suddenly picked up his baby girl and forcefully smashed her head on the ground.

The victim’s skull was said to have broken, as she died on the spot.

2. SIM-NIN: Deactivated subscribers want three-month extension, enrolment centres congested

A large number of telecommunication subscribers trying to link their National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module together were left frustrated on Wednesday as heavy traffic on telecom networks slowed down the process.

3. Court orders FG to reserve 35% public offices for women

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to enforce the National Gender Policy by allotting 35 per cent of appointments in the public sector to women.

4. Police quiz caretaker over cult initiation of Lagos poly students

The Lagos State Police Command has invited a caretaker accused of forcefully initiating two undergraduates of the Lagos State Polytechnic into cultism.

PUNCH Metro had reported that the two victims, who said their lives had been under threat after going public about being initiated against their will, abandoned their studies at the institution.

Vanguard Newspaper

5. Odinkalu, Bianca Ojukwu, Charlie Boy, others make 15 member Soludo’s c’ttee

Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has set up a 15- member truth, justice and peace committee he promised earlier as part of his administration’s effort to return a lasting peace in the state.

6. Nnamdi Kanu’ll soon be released — Mbazulike Amechi

ELDER statesman and First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has given an assurance that detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu would soon regain his freedom.

7. Dialogue with pro-Biafra groups now, MASSOB tells S’East govs

The Comrade Uchenna Madu-led Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State Of Biafra, MASSOB, has advised the South-East Governors to immediately set up a security committee to interface with all the leadership of pro -Biafra organizations to find solutions on how peace and security of life and property could be restored in Igbo land

8. How Nigerian student in UK died ‘after eating cannabis sweets’ bought from messaging app

Reports of a Nigerian-born student who died in the United Kingdom after eating cannabis sweets she bought from a messaging app have gone viral.

The Nation Newspaper

9. Zoning : Ohanaeze lashes PDP as Fayose faults consensus

The battle over zoning and consensus candidacy is raging in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Presidential aspirants, including former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto State), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) and eminent banker Mohammed Hahayatu-Deen are pushing for consensus

10. ‘Not using deodorants, body spray should be punishable by law’

Popular actor Fredrick Leonard has advocated the non-use of deodorants and body spray be declared an offence punishable by law.

The Anambra-born film star, sharing a post on his Instagram page, tackled persons who sweat profusely in the course of carrying out their daily activities yet neglect the use of deodorants or body sprays.

11.  President redeploys minister

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-deployment of the Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mohammed H. Abdullahi, to the Office of the Minister of Environment.

12. My sack, NURTW Lagos dissolution laughable – MC Oluomo

The embattled leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos council Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo) has described the dissolution of the council executive by the National Administrative Council (NAC) as effort in futility.

Guardian Newspaper

13. ‘Why Kaduna is vulnerable to attacks despite military presence’

Members of the National Assembly, yesterday, resumed plenary, placing last week’s terrorist attack on a Kaduna-bound train on the front burner. While the leadership of the House of Representatives held a closed-door meeting with service chiefs over recent upsurge in insecurity across the country, the Senate once again urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare a full-fledged war on terrorists.

14. ECOWAS, EU in fresh move to tackle maritime insecurity

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is collaborating with the European Union (EU) to tackle maritime insecurity along the West African coast

15. ‘Local refiners may be tempted by import parity prices to focus on export’

Except local refiners put patriotism above profit, it might be difficult to focus more on the domestic market in selling refined fuel, considering that they can make more in a competitive market, especially when exposed to import parity prices.

16. Ayade knows fate today as court rules on defection suit

A Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted judgment delivery on the defection suit against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State to today.

Justice Taiwo Taiwo halted delivery of the judgment, yesterday, to enable him consider implications of a fresh Court of Appeal judgment on defection related matters.

 

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