Nigerian Newspapers Headlines For Today, Tuesday, 11 July 2022
These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday 11 July 2022, reviewed by .
Osun poll: I went back to school when people said I had no WAEC certificate – Adeleke
Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has revealed that he returned to school when there were controversies surrounding his educational qualifications.
Adeleke’s educational qualifications, especially his Senior Secondary School Certificate, has been a major campaign weapon for his political opponents, who say that the lawmaker did not attend secondary school.
We can’t be intimidated, we’ll escalate this issue – CAN tells Tinubu over Muslim-Muslim ticket
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, said it was not moved by the announcement of Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The umbrella Christian organisation said its leaders were determined to stand their ground against every form of intimidation, including the floating of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket by the political party.
Gunmen storm Imo church, abduct zoo GM’s wife
Gunmen have reportedly invaded the First Baptist Church Nekede in Imo State and abducted the wife of Imo State Zoo General Manager, Mrs. Bola Abioye.
It was gathered that the gunmen who operated on a Sienna Ash-coloured-tinted glass were dressed in police vests.
Our correspondent gathered that the abductors stormed the church immediately after the Sunday Service at about 1:30 pm shooting sporadically.
ASUU strike: President Buhari reveals when universities will resume
President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurance that the ongoing industrial strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will soon be called off.
The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, has given assurance that the Buhari-led federal government is ready to put an end to the ASUU strike.
Kashim Shettima confirmed as Tinubu’s running mate
Reports have it that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
The Informant247 observes that the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, also reported via one of its bulletins, Sunday that Tinubu’s running mate will be revealed to Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian President and the leader of the ruling party, in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday.
All our efforts to end banditry have failed – Nigerian governor laments
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has told members of the State to use the avenue of the EID EL Kabir celebration to pray for peace in the state.
Matawalle, while appealing to Muslim faithful to pray for divine intervention, and confessed that every effort by his government to end violence and banditry in the state had failed.
He accepted that no meaningful thing can be achieved in the state if there is no peace.
Nigerian pilgrim dies after climbing Mount Arafat
Another pilgrim from Nigeria, Hasiya Aminu, is dead.
The pilgrim, from Kaduna State, died after she got back from the plains of Arafat, on Friday evening.
The Chief of Operations and Head of Nigerian Medical Team of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Dr Usman Galadima, while confirming the development, revealed that the cause of the death has not been ascertained.
ASUU: Prolonged strike shows lack of compassion by FG – Saraki
A former senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, has said the prolonged strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other unions in the Nation’s universities shows the lack of compassion for Nigerians by the Federal government.
Responding to questions from journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State, Saraki also said that the 2023 elections were crucial for the country and urged the people to take them seriously.
