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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Saturday, April 16th 2022

Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Saturday, April 16th 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 15th to 21st

EKO HOT BLOG has compiled the Ramadan 2022 Timetable, Sahur and Iftar Time For The 15th to 21st

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2. This Day In World History: April 16

In this article, EKO HOT BLOG has done a compilation of major events that took place on This Day In World History: April 16

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3. [COVID-19] NCDC Reports 2 Fresh Cases

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 255,646 COVID-19 cases.

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4. Train Attack: Victims’ Families Warn NRC Against Resumption, Threaten Showdown

EKO HOT BLOG reports that relatives of the abducted persons in the Kaduna train attack have warned the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) not to resume services on the Abuja-Kaduna route until their loved ones abducted by bandits are released.

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5. 2023: PDP Reviews Timetable, Extends Deadline Of Sale Of Forms

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it has adjusted its timetable and schedule of activities to extend the closing dates for the purchase and submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2023 general elections.

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6. We Must Recover Nigeria Back In 2023 – Ohuabunwa

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, a presidential candidate running on the Peoples Democratic Party platform, has condemned the spate of deaths, strive, and suffering that Nigerians are currently experiencing, claiming that Nigerians are hurting and in need of extraordinary help.

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7. Buhari Is Helpless Over Nigeria’s Situation– Benue Ethnic leaders

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chief iorbee ihagh, president general of mzough u tiv, mut, global and chairman of leaders of benue ethnic socio-cultural groupings, said the continued armed herdsmen killings in Benue state were clear indicators that “president muhammadu buhari has been overwhelmed.”

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METRO

8. VIDEO: Aboki Makes Scene At Bank After Millions Of Naira Mysteriously Turned Paper

EKO HOT BLOG reports that drama erupted inside a banking hall after a Hausa man referred to as an Aboki caused a scene over his Million of Naira that mysteriously turned into paper while he was trying to make a deposit.

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INTERNATIONAL

9. Twitter Adopts ‘Poison Pill’ Plan To Block Elon Musk’s Takeover Bid

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Twitter on Friday adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a ‘poison pill,’ just a day after billionaire Elon Musk offered to buy the company for $43 billion.

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10. Russia Threatens To Intensify Attacks On Ukraine

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has said it will respond to any Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory by striking Kyiv with more missiles.

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ARTICLE

11. 7 Major Signs That Your Relationship Will Stand The Test Of Time

We all aspire for that perfect relationship that would stand forever, with no problems, fights, misunderstandings and all that, but the truth is that doesn’t exist anywhere. What makes a relationship bond strong, is the ability to agree in disagreement, and understand in misunderstandings

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12. 5 Foods That Can Work As Natural Pain Killers, With No Side Effects

There are a variety of reasons why we may experience joint aches, stiffness, or chronic pain, but the bulk of the discomfort is caused by inflammation.

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13. 5 Foods Men Should Eat To Boost Their Reproductive Health

One of the issues that men face as they age is how to maintain their reproductive functions working. Some meals are high in nutrients that might help men stay healthy and active. Some of these meals are within our budget and grasp.

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14. Easter Hangout: 5 Top Places To Visit In Lagos This Period

Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, stretches inland over the Lagos Lagoon from the Gulf of Guinea. The financial heart of the city, Victoria Island, is known for its beach resorts, boutiques, and nightlife.

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15. Easter: 4 Drastic Safety Precautions You Must Take To Survive This Period

Easter is particularly important to Christians because it commemorates Christ’s death and resurrection, and it is the true origin of Christianity. Well in celebration, we must be careful, especially with the current security challenges in the country.

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16. 3 Easy Tricks To Get Your Teeth Whitened In Few Minutes

As you become older, the outer enamel on your teeth wears away, exposing the yellow dentin beneath. Your smile will be less beautiful if your teeth are yellow.

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SPORTS

17. 5 Man Utd Key Players Set To Miss Norwich City Clash

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United will be without five key players in Saturday’s Premier League tie against Norwich City.

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18. EPL: Mikel Arteta Drops Major Hint Over Next Arsenal Captain

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mikel Arteta has praised Martin Odegaard’s leadership skills, fuelling speculation that the attacking midfielder will become Arsenal’s new club captain

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19. EPL: Matic Announces Man Utd Exit To Kickstart Erik ten’s Summer Plans

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nemanja Matic has confirmed that he will be leaving Manchester United at the end of the season.

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20. Week 41 Pool Fixtures For Sat 16 April 2022 – UK 2021/2022 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 41 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 Saturday, April 16 2022

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

Punch Newspaper

1. Easter: Lagos CP deploys personnel in vulnerable points

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Tactical Commanders and Intelligence Officers to deploy adequate human and operational resources to all strategic and vulnerable points across the state to forestall any form of security breach during the Easter period.

This is as he charged the personnel to be professional, courteous but firm in the discharge of their duties.

Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement, titled, ‘Lagos State Police Command Felicitates With Christian Faithful on Easter,’ on Friday.

According to the statement, CP Alabi gave the assurances that the emplaced security architecture will be closely monitored and reviewed as required in a bid to sustain the existing peace in Lagos State.

2. FCT Minister visits Marwa, backs NDLEA on drug war

Minster of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello, has expressed his preparedness to continue to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in its renewed war against drug abuse and trafficking of illicit substances in the country.

He expressed the commitment during a visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), at the Agency’s National Headquarters in Abuja.

In his welcome remarks, Gen. Marwa thanked the minister for his unflinching support for the Agency and commended him for his good work in the nation’s capital territory. He said the NDLEA has remained steadfast with outstanding performance in drug control efforts across the country to save the youths, families and communities from the drug scourge.

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the lead and in our efforts to actualise the presidential mandate of eliminating the menace, we need more support from all stakeholders and every citizen, the NDLEA boss stated while urging the minister to give more logistics support to the agency to effectively carry out its mandate in the FCT.

3. Court orders police to vacate Abuja, eastern offices of IPMAN

A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has ordered the Nigerian Police to vacate the secretariats of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria in Abuja and the Eastern zone.

The court also warned against arbitrary enforcement and described the occupation of the offices as illegal and an abuse of power.

In an originating summon filed by Daniel Mgbe, on behalf of the plaintiffs, including Sanusi Fari, Chidi Nnubia, Peter Okoye, and seven others, it was sought, among others, a declaration that the continued siege at IPMAN national secretariat by the police, and forceful removal of Sanusi Fari and his executives from legitimate offices as president and Executive members on July 5, 2021, as unlawful, unconstitutional and null and void.

The police had claimed to be acting on the instructions of the Attorney General of the Federation, Inspector General of Police, and Deputy Inspector General of Police.

It further sought an order of the court to compel the Nigerian Police to vacate the national secretariat of IPMAN in Abuja to allow the Sanusi Fari-led executive to re-enter and continue their legitimate functions and also an order to vacate the IPMAN offices at Port Harcourt and Enugu and continue their legal businesses.

4. Lawyer, group slam Buhari for pardoning Dariye, Nyame

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has been criticised for granting pardon to two former governors jailed for corrupt practices.

The PUNCH had reported that the Council of State granted a presidential pardon to 159 convicts on Thursday.

Among them were the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both jailed for allegedly stealing N1.16 billion and N1.6 billion respectively.

Rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), asked the Federal Government to extend Thursday’s presidential pardon granted to some top Nigerians, to people serving terms for petty offences.

Vanguard Newspaper

5. Recruitment: Police Command invites applicants for CBT

The Police Command in Lagos State has asked applicants that had been screened for  recruitment into the force  to come for its  Computer Base Test (CBT) on  Wednesday,  April 20, 2022,  at 8. 00 a.m.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement on Friday.

“The Command invites the public, particularly indigenes of Lagos State , who had been screened for the 2021 Nigeria Police Force recruitment exercise that preparation into the next phase of the exercise has commenced.

6. Falana seeks presidential pardon for petty thieves

Rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on Friday in Ikeja urged the Federal Government to extend Thursday’s presidential pardon granted some top Nigerians, to people serving terms for petty offences.

Falana made the call at the 1st anniversary of late Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin’s Lecture and Book Presentation.

He said doing so for convicts without selectivity, and irrespective of class, would give a reflection of fairness and equality for all before the law.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Council of State granted presidential pardon to 159 convicts on Thursday.

7. Edo NUJ condemns attack on journalist by DSS, demands prosecution

The Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the attack on one of its members, Emerson Edosa while on official duty at the residence of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion.

A statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Council, Festus Alenkhe and Andy Egbon wants the personnel involved in the alleged assault who has been identified be made to face the consequences of his action.

Part of the statement reads “The union condemned in its entirety, the unprovoked attack by the armed DSS personnel who after bullying the Journalist, also attacked him, thereby causing him bodily injury.

“In the process, he lost personal belongings, including android phone, camera lens, wrist watch and a spectacle.

8. Omo-Agege declaration speech empty, uninspiring — Delta Govt

Delta Government on Friday lashed out at Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege over his governorship declaration speech, describing it as empty and uninspiring.

The government said Omo-Agege failed to tell Deltans and Nigerians what he intend to do differently despite having the programme on live television coverage.

At a news conference in Asaba, the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu told journalists that the emptiness of Omo-Agege’s declaration speech shows that he lacked the capacity to govern a state like Delta.

The Nation Newspaper

9. Umar to FG: forget census, secure Nigeria

A former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar has said the Federal Government should secure the country instead of conducting census.

He said at this point, census is not a priority for the country.

He asked the government to suspend plans to hold the exercise in April next year.

Umar, who is also the chairman of the Movement for Unity and Progress, made his position known in a, statement in Abuja.

10. Delegation submits Wike’s form, says Rivers Gov competent to rule

A delegation has submitted the nomination form of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike to the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.

A statement by Wike’s Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the form was submitted to the National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Umar Bature by Senator Sulieman Nazif at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Friday.Speaking on behalf the delegation that submitted the form, Senator George Sekibo assured Nigerians that if Wike were elected president, he would tackle the protracted insecurity, economic and infrastructural challenges facing the country.

Sekibo, who represents Rivers East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, said since assumption of office in 2015, Wike had been able to transform the infrastructural landscape of Rivers state.

11. Umahi suspends permanent secretary over alleged extortion

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has suspended the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Service, Mr Martin Uguru, indefinitely for extortion of civil servants.

The suspension which took effect from April 1, 2022, is contained in a statement issued in Abakaliki on Friday by the Principal Secretary to the governor, Chief Emmanuel Obasi.

Obasi stated that Gov. Umahi condemned the collection of kickback from recently promoted civil servants in which the permanent secretary was found complicit.

12. Man whose fiancée called off wedding denies alleged physical assault

David Okike, the man whose fiancée, Helen Ozioma, called off their wedding 72 hours to the event over alleged domestic abuse, has denied all the allegations levelled against him.

Okike, in a statement on his Facebook handle on Friday, accused the wife of lavish and wasteful lifestyle.

He also alleged she aborted three pregnancies belonging to him.

Guardian Newspaper

13. Lagos Police arrest 32 kidnappers, killers, recover 30 live ammunition

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 32 suspects for kidnapping, killing, armed robbery, defilement and cultism.

Parading the suspects at the command headquarters yesterday, the police said 30 live arms and ammunition were also recovered from the suspects.

Spokesperson for the command, Superintendent of Police (SP) Benjamin Hundeyin, told newsmen that the arrest was part of efforts to tackle crime and criminality in the last one month.

He said two cars, 16 inverter batteries, six modules, cables, three ATM cards, four sim cards and four phones were also recovered from the suspects.

14. Easter Celebration: Traders, residents lament low patronage, high cost of food items

As Nigerians celebrate Easter, traders across markets in Lagos have continued to lament that there are no signs of festivity as patronage is very low.

A visit to some markets in Lagos revealed that traders and consumers are not happy with the current economic situation of the country, as consumers could barely afford to buy goods because of the hike in prices.

Also, the markets were not in a festive mood as there was no hustling or bustling that usually characterise the season.

A visit to some major markets in Ikotun, Mushin, Yaba, Oshodi and Cele on Wednesday showed prices of foodstuff skyrocketing by 20 percent after last month’s survey.

15. FG creates job template for unemployed youths

The Federal Government has created a unified platform for unemployed youths in the 36 states of the federation in line with the priority focus of President Muhammadu Buhari to create jobs for the teeming Nigerian youths and lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years.

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, disclosed this while speaking after a three-day sensitisation workshop on the use of the Nigeria Online Youth Assembly (NOYA) platform held at the National Youth Development Centre in Ode-Omu, Osun State.

Dare, represented at the event by Director of Procurement in the ministry, Mr. Segun Oke, said the platform was created for youths to have access to timely information on job opportunities.

16. Central Bank releases N3.5b for non-oil export rebates

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released N3.5 billion as rebates for exporters of semi- and fully-processed non-oil commodities under the newly-created RT200 Non-oil Export Proceeds Repatriation Rebate Scheme.

At least 150 exporters will benefit from the rebate fund, which was approved at the Bankers’ Committee meeting concluded yesterday.

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, recently unveiled the scheme, which is aimed at raising $200 billion from processed and semi-processed non-oil exports in the next three to five years.

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