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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, April 13th 2022
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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 8th to 14th
EKO HOT BLOG has compiled the Ramadan 2022 Timetable, Sahur and Iftar Time For The 8th to 14th
2. Rejection Of UTAS Will Prolong Strike Action – ASUU
KO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Lagos Zone, has warned that the rejection of University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) by the National Information Technology Development Agency will continue to elongate the strike action.
3. Buhari Condemns Killings, As Over 6000 Now Displaced In Plateau
EKO HOT BLOG reports that More than 6,000 people have been displaced in Plateau State’s Kanam Local Government Area as a result of suspected terrorist attacks. They are currently seeking refuge in markets and primary schools according to the press release on Tuesday
4. [PHOTOS] Osinbajo Hosts APC Senators, Seeks Support For Presidential Bid
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has solicited the support of the senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for his presidential bid.
5. Tinubu’s Wife Absent As Osinbajo Woos APC Senators
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday evening, hosted All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators of the 9th Assembly to Iftar Dinner at his Aguda House Residence in the State House, Abuja.
6. Osun 2022: Oyetola, Adeleke Makes INEC 15-man Final List
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the Osun State Governorship election, following the close of nominations by political parties.
7. PDP Primaries: Atiku Part Of Our Consensus Arrangement – Saraki
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Senate President and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Olusola Saraki, has said ex-Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is part of the consensus arrangement of some PDP presidential aspirants.
8. I Contested Adamawa Governorship Election Four Times Before Winning – Atiku
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he contested the governorship position four different times before he finally won in 1999
9. Terrorists Will Not Over Power Nigeria By 2023, Pro Buhari Group Assures
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has rejected claims by some highly placed individuals and groups in Nigeria saying that terrorists could overrun the country by 2023.
EKO NEWS
10. 2023: Worries In Sanwo-Olu Camp As Tinubu, GAC Consider Replacement
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is uncertainty in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the second term bid of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as the highest decision-making organ of the party, the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), and his political godfather, Bola Tinubu, appears to be considering “other options” for the 2023 governorship race
INTERNATIONAL
11. Ukraine: Biden Accuses Putin Of Genocide
EKO HOT BLOG reports that United States President Joe Biden has accused “dictator” Vladimir Putin of genocide.
ARTICLE
12. Stop Throwing Banana Pills, Here Are 5 Amazing Things They Can Do
Bananas are a sweet, delicate natural fruit that is well-known throughout the world. Though their thick, fibrous peels are not a well-known source of nutrition, banana peels are not only edible, but they also appear to give a variety of medical benefits, contrary to popular belief.
13. 5 Habits That Are Chasing Ladies Away From You As A Man
To be the source of adoration for the females you seek, you must first exercise certain attributes aimed toward selflessness, kindness, and cheerfulness, as well as refrain from certain behaviours that may endanger your relationship life.
14. 5 Amazing Benefits Of Using Honey On Your Skin
Some of us just know honey as a sweet, sticky, yellowish liquid produced by bees and are unaware of its health benefits. Honey contains components that are beneficial to our skin due to the way it is generated by a combination of plant agents, enzymes, and bees
15. 4 Things You Must Do Every Morning, If You Want To Be Successful In Life
Every morning, people wake up with new aspirations, great hopes, and drive. However, the manner we choose to begin our day has a significant impact on the success of that day, and our lives as a whole.
16. 4 Brilliant Tips Men Must Know To Approach Any Lady
If you’ve been wondering how to approach a lady without being embarrassed, you’ve come to the correct place. When approaching a lady for the first time, most guys in our culture make many blunders.
SPORTS
17. Chelsea, Bayern Out Of Champions League As Real Madrid, Villarreal Qualify For Semi-Finals
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Champions League holders Chelsea have been knocked out by Real Madrid on Tuesday night.
18. Confirmed: Erik ten Hag Agrees 4-Year Deal To Become New Man Utd Manager
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have agreed on a deal in principle with Erik ten Hag who is now primed to become the club’s new permanent manager
19. 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.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Wednesday, April 13 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
Punch Newspaper
1. My presidency will solve leadership problem in Nigeria -Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said if elected as President of Nigeria, he will solve the leadership problem that has stunted economic growth.
According to him, he has clarity of purpose and the capacity to galvanise and coordinate the abundant human talents, expertise and resources in steering the county to greatness.
Wike said this on Tuesday when he met with Imo State delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s secretariat in Owerri, as part of his ongoing consultation ahead of the party’s presidential primary next month.
Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers State Governor, Kelvin Ebiri, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, titled ‘My Presidency Will Address Leadership Deficit In Nigeria -Wike.’
2. 2023: Ondo commissioner for information, Ojogo, resigns
Following the directive of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, that all political appointees who are vying for elective positions ahead of the 2023 general election should resign, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogo, has tendered his resignation letter.
Ojogo resigned his appointment from Akeredolu’s cabinet a few hours after the governor gave the directive on Tuesday.
In a letter addressed to the governor, the former commissioner expressed appreciation to the governor for the opportunity to serve in his government.
The letter read, “I write to inform you of my resignation from the Cabinet of Ondo State Government as Commissioner with effect from Thursday, 14 April 2022.
3. Airports suspend flights as dust storm covers Iraq
A dust storm blanketed Iraq on Tuesday, sending people to the hospital with breathing difficulties and leading airports to suspend flights.
It followed a similar storm that blew over the country late last week which left dozens hospitalised with respiratory problems.
The latest weather event cast an orange hue over the capital Baghdad, where it severely restricted visibility and coated buildings and cars in the dust.
Journalists said that pedestrians wore disposable masks to avoid inhaling the particles.
4. Super Eagles, Mexico to play friendly May 28
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that the Super Eagles will face the El Tri of Mexico in an international friendly on May 28, 2022.
The match will be played at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.
This was disclosed in a terse statement that read, “Official: Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face the El Tri of Mexico in an international friendly game on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas.”
Vanguard Newspaper
5. Chukwueze sends Villarreal into Champions League semi-final
Samuel Chukwueze scored in the 88th minute to help giant killers, Villarreal qualify for the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League beating Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate.
6. Royal father, 24 others killed as armed herders invade 3 Benue LGAs, cart away motorcycles
A traditional ruler, Zaki Unongo Shaayange and 24 others were Monday night reportedly killed in three separate attacks on communities in Logo, Tarka and Guma Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Benue state by suspected armed herdsmen
The attack also left many hospitalised with severe machete and gunshot injuries.
It was gathered from a community leader, Chief Joseph Anawa that the armed herdsmen numbering about six blocked and took over the Anyiin-Tse Kile road in Ukemberagya Ward of Gaambetiev Logo LGA on Monday night at about 7:15.
7. Killings: Resign now, Northern Elders tell Buhari
The Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday asked the President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign immediately.
According to the group, the President has failed in the critical area of providing security, and as such has ‘nothing new to offer’ Nigerians.
The Forum made the call in a statement issued by NEF Spokesman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Tuesday.
8. Lagos Police to discipline weed smoking officer
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi has ordered immediate commencement of appropriate disciplinary measures on a Police officer pictured smoking weed at the Ijora area of the state.
In a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Tuesday, the officer was identified as an Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP,
Babatunde Adebayo, serving with Shogunle Division of the Command.
The CP directed that the disciplinary action to be meted on the ASP should be commensurate with his rank.
The Nation Newspaper
9. Oyetola, Aregbesola’s factions bicker over Tinubu, Osinbajo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) factions of Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola are bickering following Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration of intent to contest for the 2023 presidency.
Commissioner for Works and Transport, Remi Omowaiye, who led Oyetola’s faction to back Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidential aspiration started the social media war.
But former aide of Aregbesola, Wale Alabi, said Osinbajo should be allowed to pick the ticket.
10. Court freezes accounts of business mogul ABG over N1.7bn AMCON debt
A Federal High court sitting in Kaduna has granted an order to freeze all bank accounts linked to a Kaduna based business mogul, Alhaji Bawa Garba of ABG Communications, and Engr. Mohammed Bawa Garba, over alleged N1.7billion debt owed Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
AMCON, which is the applicant in suit no. FHC/KD/AMC/1/2022, approached the Court in a Motion Ex-parte dated 28th March, 2022, praying the Court for an order for a Post No Debit (PND) on all accounts operated by the respondents/defendants pending the determination/disposal of the proceedings for the recovery of debt of N1, 738,704,474.01.
The applicant,through its lawyer, Barrister A.A Salisu, explained that the sum is made up of the Principal debt and accrued interest against the defendants pursuant to section 50 of the AMCON Acts, 2019 (as amended).
11. Delta Police Command holds recruitment exam April 20
The Police Command in Delta has scheduled the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for indigenes of the state seeking recruitment into the Nigeria Police constables for April 20.
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Delta Command, Mr Ari Ali, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri.
Ali said that the exercise would commence at 9.20 a.m. at West Gate CBT, Nnebisi Road, Asaba, and advised the candidates to abide by COVID-19 protocols.
12. Hoodlums kill lecturer, tailor In Plateau
A lecturer at the Department of Psychology, Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State, Sani Muhammad Mazadu and a tailor, Safiyanu Sa’id, have been killed during a clash between two rival groups popularly known as Sara Suka around Yankwaba, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
A relative of the lecturer, Jamilu Abdullahi Mazadu, confirmed the sad incident to reporters in Jos on Tuesday .
He said the incident has been reported at the Anguwan Rogo Police Divisional Headquarters.
Guardian Newspaper
13. National carrier project faces fresh hurdle
Former workers of liquidated Nigeria Airways have petitioned the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to stop the process of granting an air operating licence to the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air Limited until the ghost of the erstwhile airline is laid to rest and all ex-staffers fully compensated.
The group, in response to the public notice inviting possible objections to granting approval to Nigeria Air, said it is unfair to build a new airline on the injustice of the former.
The Federal Government in the race to float a new national carrier this quarter recently applied for Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and Air Transport Licence (ATL) to operate scheduled, non-scheduled passenger and cargo services.
14. PDP consensus candidate will oust APC, says Saraki
Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the move by some presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a united force will enable the party to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.
A statement, yesterday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Daniel Alabrah, said the presidential hopeful spoke while briefing journalists after a closed-door meeting with his co-aspirants, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State, with Governor Douye Diri at Creek Haven Government House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Saraki stated: “We are here to intimate the governor on our efforts to have a consensus candidate. As you all know, three of us have indicated interest to run on the platform of the PDP. We have been going around talking to the leaders of our party. The governor of Bayelsa is not only a leader but a key stakeholder, who has a role to play in the 2023 election.
15. Deaths from non-communicable diseases rising in Africa, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted Africans to the rising deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, cardiovascular ailments and diabetes on the continent.
It pointed out that cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were responsible for 37 per cent of fatalities in 2019, increasing from 24 per cent in 2000 largely due to weaknesses in the implementation of critical control measures, including prevention, diagnosis and care.
This comes on the eve of a high-level Heads of State and health leaders’ meeting in Ghana to accelerate progress against NCDs.
16. FG, NSE reassess Apongbon Bridge, begin emergency repairs
The Federal Government has commenced emergency repair works on Apongbon Bridge razed by fire on March 23, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukayode Popoola, announced this when he led officials of Federal Ministry of Works and Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on a technical visit to the bridge on Tuesday.
The controller said that while integrity tests results on the bridge were being awaited, a contractor had moved to site for emergency repair works to ensure quick re-opening of the damaged section which was closed to traffic.
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