Nigerian Newspapers Headlines Today, Wednesday 13 July 2022
These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday 13 July 2022, reviewed by .
Atiku candidacy worse than Muslim-Muslim ticket, says Ex-APC spokesman
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, on Tuesday, says the Peoples Democratic Party has no moral right to criticise the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for fielding a Muslim running mate.
Nabena’s statement was a reaction to the statement issued on Tuesday by a PDP group under the aegis of Umbrella Force.
2023 Presidency: Peter Obi ‘ll defeat Atiku, Tinubu – Pat Utomi
Professor Pat Utomi, Tuesday said that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, would win the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.
Pat Utomi who is a former presidential candidate and founder of Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL) disclosed this on Politics Today, on ChannelsTV.
NOUN student murdered by suspected cultists in Ilorin
A 23-year-old Computer Science student of the National Open University in Ilorin, Mohammed Isiaka, was on Tuesday murdered by suspected cultists in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
According to the police report, “at about 1630hrs, some boys suspected to be cultists visited a house at Akerebiata area of Ilorin, attacked one Mohammed Isiaka ‘m’ aged 23yrs, a computer science student of the Open University Ilorin and shot him in the chest.”
Osinachi’s husband, Nwachukwu reportedly missing in Kuje prison
Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu is reportedly missing in prison.
The Informant247 recalls that an Abuja High Court, on June 3 remanded Nwachukwu at the Kuje Correctional facility, till the hearing and determination of the homicide-related case filed against him by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
We’ll hold you accountable for 43 Kaduna-Abuja train victims – Activist tells FG
A Kaduna-based social activist, Dr. Mustapha Aliyu on Tuesday, in Kaduna, said the Federal Government must be held responsible if anything happens to the remaining 43 Kaduna-Abuja train victims left in bandits’ den.
He vented his anger while speaking with newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday.
We’ll announce Osun election result within 12 hours – INEC boasts
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State, Professor Abdulganiy Olayinka Raji, has assured that the results of the Osun gubernatorial election will be announced within 12 hours.
Prof. Raji made this known during his welcome address at the INEC Osun election stakeholders meeting on the governorship election on Monday in Osogbo.
Resign if presidency is tough – Activists’ group tells Buhari
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to tender his resignation immediately if the presidential assignment is tough for him.
HURIWA made this revelation via a statement, calling on President Buhari to tender his resignation to reduce the damage his “crass incompetence’ would bring to the country if he stayed on till May 29th, 2023.
Funke Akindele joins politics, confirms PDP deputy governorship nomination
The veteran Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, professionally known as Jenifa, has confirmed her interest in politics.
Akindele has confirmed her nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deputy gubernatorial candidate.
Why are you holding Buhari by the neck’ – Presidency queries ASUU
The presidency has questioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the ceaseless industrial strike.
Garba Shehu, the spokesperson of President Muhammadu Buhari, has wondered the reason university lecturers have been holding the President by the neck over an agreement not signed by his government.
The spokesperson recalled that the agreement in contention has been signed in 2009 by the then Federal Government.
Boko Haram must not assassinate Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB warns Buhari
Bruce Fein, the United States, US, lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over the safety and security of his client.
Fein has sounded a warning to President Buhari, that Kanu must not be killed by Boko Haram and ISIS, who is in the cell of the Department of State Services, DSS.
Police rearrest Kuje escapee in Niger
Niger State Police Command has said that police operatives attached to ‘A’ Division Suleja have arrested 54-year-old Kazeem Murtala who escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja while on patrol in the Suleja area of the state.
Based on credible intelligence, the police operatives stormed an identified compound around the General Hospital Suleja-Bakasi Area of the town.
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