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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Friday, December 17th, 2021
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija news today, December 17th, 2021 can be accessed below.
EKOHOTBLOG has compiled top Naija news 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:
1. [COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 1,051 More 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 221,071 COVID-19 cases.
2. 107 Inbound Passengers Test Positive For COVID-19 In One Week
No fewer than 107 inbound passengers to Nigeria have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last one week.
3. Lassa Fever: 434 Cases, 80 Deaths Recorded In 2021 – NCDC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a statistics by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have revealed that 434 cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Nigeria in 2021.
4. Reps Call For Removal Of All Checkpoints From Lagos, Abuja To Southeast
EKO HOT BLOG reports that House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Inspector-General of Police and other heads of security agencies to immediately dismantle all road blocks.
5. FG To Toll Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, 2nd Niger Bridge, Others – Emefiele
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it is going to toll the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the ongoing 2nd Niger Bridge, and Abuja-Kano road, to repay loans used to build them.
6. Tambuwal Tasks FG On Creation Of Special Force To Tackle Banditry
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has urged the Federal Government to consider the option of creating a Special Forces to tackle banditry.
7. Book: Bisi Akande Drops Bombshell, Makes More Revelations About Tinubu, Aregbesola
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, would have been Chief Bisi Akande’s deputy in Osun State after the impeachment of Otunba Iyiola Omisore if the then governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had not urged him to shelve the idea.
8. Book: Oyinlola Tackles Bisi Akande, Makes ‘Shocking’ Revelations
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has tackled Chief Bisi Akande and reacted to Akande’s autobiography book titled “My Participations”.
9. PDP Can’t Win In A Free & Fair Election – APC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot return to power in a free and fair election in 2023.
10. Update: Body Of Diploma Holder Who Plunged Into Lagos Lagoon Has Been Found
The body of the National Diploma certificate holder, Lekan Odunare, who jumped into a lagoon in the Epe area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning, has been found.
11. Ondo Gets New Commissioner Of Police
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman, on Thursday ordered the immediate posting of Oyediran Adesoye Oyeyemi to the Ondo State Command as the new Commissioner of Police.
12. Osun Police Give Update On UNIOSUN Student Who Was Set Ablaze By Cultists For Refusing To Join Cult
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Police Command has given an update on Victor Oke, a final year student of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) was set ablaze by suspected cultists for refusing to join cult.
13. 18 Corps Members Escape Death in Delta Bus Explosion
No fewer than 18 serving members of the National Youth Service Corps in Delta State escaped death by a whisker when a commercial bus conveying them from the orientation camp at Issele-Uku, in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of the State en route to Warri, went up in flames.
14. Bandits Attack Ondo Church During Vigil, Abduct Four Persons
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, said it had arrested no fewer than 75 people in connection with various criminal activities across the state.
15. Man Dragged To Court For Stealing Catfish In Osun
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 27-year-old man, Seun Fisayo, was on Thursday dragged before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court, Ile-Ife for allegedly stealing 350 pieces of catfish.
16. Comedian Bovi’s Son Makes It Home For Christmas, Despite UK Red List Drama
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Comedian Bovi’s son makes it home for Christmas in the amidst UK travel restrictions.
17. Eniola Badmus on Hard Decision to Lose Weight, To Get a New Body
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has recounted how she could not control her food intake before taking the hard decision to lose weight by all means.
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