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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 can be accessed below.
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Below are the Major Nigeria Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. [COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 159 Fresh Infections
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 253,181 COVID-19 cases.
2. Why We Upgraded Offa Poly To University – Senate
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the School of Mines and Geological Studies, Guyuk.
3. Dele Momodu Names Best Nigerian Governor
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Publisher of the Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has named Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as “the best governor we have in Nigeria today”.
4. 2023: Atiku Visits IBB, Speaks On His Presidential Ambition
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has visited the ex-military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday.
5. 2023: No One Is More Qualified For President Than I Am – Wike
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday said he doesn’t think anyone is more qualified to become Nigeria’s President other than himself.
EKO NEWS
6. Lagos Govt Holds Workshop On Insurance Benefits
EKO HOT BLOG reports that as part of efforts to address challenges associated with accessing insurance claims by staff and family members of deceased government officials, the Insurance Department of the Lagos State Ministry of Finance has held a sensitisation workshop for officers from selected MDAs on how to address grey areas in the payment of insurance benefits.
7. World Hijab Day: Issue Circular To Stop Crisis In Lagos Schools – Muslim Students Tell Sanwo-Olu
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has asked the Lagos State Government to issue a circular reminding school administrators of the court’s ruling which allows Muslim students to use the hijab in schools.
EPE NEWS
8. Editorial: MOCPED Transmutation Saga: Why LASG Will Be Consolidating Bad Precedent With LAHA Bill Of LASUED Main Campus
On 29th December 2021, the Lagos State House of Assembly passed a bill wherein it unanimously proposed for the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto-Ijanikin, at (AOCOED), to play host to the newly formed Lagos State University of Education, LASUED.
9. Epe Royal Fathers Laud Sanwo-Olu On Road Projects
EKO HOT BLOG reports that His Royal Majesties, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, Arolugbade Elepe II, the Oloja of Epe Land and Oba Dr Shefiu Adewale, Bamgbopa Eshinlokun I, the Olu-Epe of Epe Kingdom, have applauded the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the completion of Oke-Oyinbo/Awolowo road.
10. Oba Ogunlaja Lauds Sanwo-Olu On Infrastructure Development In Epe
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Aladesonyin and Paramount Ruler of Odo-Noforija kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Babatunde Ogunlaja JP (FmBe), has applauded the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the recent breakthrough in the completion of the Oke-Oyinbo/Awolowo road.
11. Chief Imam Of Epe Cautions Youths Against Ungodliness, Opens Up On Emergence
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sheikh Abdulrahman Abiola Sadala Aliru, the Grand Chief Imam of Epe Division, has cautioned youths in Epe to shun ungodly acts, social vices, and embrace the teachings of the Quran.
12. Unity Of Epe Division Is Sacrosanct And Non-Negotiable – Ita Opo Chief Imam
Eko Hot blog reports that the Chief Imam of the Epe Central Mosque, Ita-Opo, Sheikh Abdullateef Oladapo has called on the fragmented communities in Epe Division to bond together towards ensuring lasting unity and concord in the Division.
13. Pangolin Conservation: Epe Set To Mark World Pangolin Day, Feb 18,19
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2022 edition of the World Pangolin Day (WPD) celebration is set to hold in Epe, the Fish basket of Lagos State.
METRO
14. Four Convicted For Internet Fraud in Osogbo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Command on Tuesday secured the conviction of four Internet fraudsters: Oseni Abolore Ismail, Popoola Samuel Ayomide, Shorinola Oluwatobiloba Michael and Akindele Kabiru Johnson Hammed.
15. Burnt Benue Farmland: Obasanjo Makes Strong Vow
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday vowed that those responsible for the destruction of his farmland in Benue State will be apprehended and prosecuted.
16. Professor Of Law Who Became SAN At The Age Of 90, Dies At 91
91-year-old professor Toriola Oyewo Ajagbe who became a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) last year, is dead.
17. COVID-19: Astrazeneca Vaccine Now Available In All Sites – Ogun Govt.
Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board says the AstraZeneca brand of COVID-19 vaccine is now available in all vaccination sites across the State.
18. Ogun SSG Empowers Women, Others With Car Gifts
It was hope renewed for Women in the thirteen (13) wards of Ijebu-North Local Government area of Ogun State as more women benefitted from the empowerment programme of the Secretary to the Ogun State Government.
INTERNATIONAL
19. Coup Fears As Gunshots Erupt Near Guinea-Bissau Govt House
EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least one person is said to have been killed in the capital of the West African state of Guinea-Bissau amid fears of a coup attempt.
20. Guinea-Bissau President Says Situation Under Control After ‘Coup Attempt’
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in the coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP reporters said, in what the African Union and a regional bloc called an “attempted coup”.
21. British Airways Praises Pilots After Aborted Heathrow Landing Amid Storm Corrie
British Airways has praised its pilots after one of the company’s Airbus A321 airliners was forced to abort its landing at Heathrow Airport on Monday when faced with strong winds as a result of Storm Corrie.
ARTICLE
22. Tribute To Madam Dupe Majekodunmi
I have known “Mama Nike” all my life but there was a long break when she left for England at a very tender age. My recollection is that it was my father, Chief J.K. Randle who doted on her that accompanied her to her new school and foster parents in a strange environment. That she coped exceptionally well is a testimony to her resilience and strength of character.
23. Tribute To Chief (Dr) E.A.O. Shonekan, GCFR
When General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida [IBB] became Nigeria’s President and Head of State on 27th August 1985, a group of his friends came together under the Chairmanship of Chief (Dr.) Ernest Shonekan to offer advice or counsel on a range of issues then bedevilling the Nigerian economy and society.
24. Tribute To Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, “The Kind Teacher”
Nothing prepares you for the loss of your mother. Even though she passed on after 90 years of a life well-lived and fulfilled, on Feb 1, last year, her death was a heavy blow to us all. We give Allah the glory for her life, a life of impacts, and accomplishments. She was kind, caring and considerate; fondly referred to as ‘Kind Teacher’ because of her maternal, nurturing spirit. She was beautiful inside and out
ENTERTAINMENT
25. Just-In: Veteran Yoruba Nollywood Actor Tafa Oloyede Is Dead
A Yoruba theatre veteran artist, Mr John Adewuni (also known as Tafa Oloyede), is dead, Eko Hot Blog reports.
SPORTS
26. Transfer: See When Aubameyang-Barcelona Deal Will Be Confirmed
EKO HOT BLOG reports that La Liga TV presenter Semra Hunter says she expects Barcelona to announce the completion of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s transfer from Arsenal later today, Tuesday.
27. NFF Demands Greater Commitment, Improved Performance From Nigerian Referees
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has strongly demanded that the country’s referees and assistant referees up their game in order to become very relevant and indispensable on the international scene.
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