These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday 15 August 2022, reviewed by The Informant247 Nigeria News.
2023: Tinubu, not a regular election merchant like Atiku, others, says Lukman
National Vice Chairman, North-west, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC Mallam Salihu Moh. Lukman, has described as brighter, the chances of the party retaining the presidency in 2023, saying APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu towers far above his competitors because he is not a “regular election merchant”.
Speaking in an interview in Abuja, Lukman said although he would never disparage any of the presidential candidates, only Tinubu has not been on the ballot since 2023.
Unknown gunmen invade school, kill teacher in Nasarawa
Suspected armed robbers have shot to death a teacher in Government Science Secondary School Nassarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State, Mr Auta Nasela.
The attack occurred at about 8:00 pm on Saturday.
According to a staff of the school who pleaded anonymity, the gunmen gained entrance into the school premises and went straight to the residence of the deceased, demanding money.
God use Buhari to punish Nigerians for their evil deeds – Former Ambassador, Farounbi
A former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Yemi Farounbi has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is God’s punishment for Nigeria.
Farounbi who is a veteran broadcast journalist also said he was not surprised that this is happening because Nigerians were warned during the 2014/2015 presidential campaign about President Buhari’s past.
Farounbi who made these revelations while featuring on a live weekly radio show in Ibadan explained that imprisonment of politicians was one of the bad sores inflicted by the president while a military Head Of State.
Group gives INEC 1 week ultimatum to allow Nigerians complete voter registration
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give Nigerians the opportunity to complete their voter registration.
The socioeconomic rights group issued a one-week ultimatum to the chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu to give the opportunity to seven million Nigerians to get their permanent voter cards (PVCs).
I tackled you because of politics – Oshiomhole admits to Jonathan
An ex-national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has accepted that he fought the former president, Goodluck Jonathan, during his administration “because of politics”.
The former Governor of Edo State made this revelation at the one-year memorial lecture in honour of the late Captain Hosa Okunbo, in Abuja, the country capital on Saturday.
One injured as police, soldiers clash in Osun
One person said to be a police operative was on Saturday allegedly injured by some soldiers inside Ajegunle Spare Parts Market in Osogbo, Osun State, following a disagreement.
The cause of the disagreement and the identities of the police and soldiers involved could not be immediately ascertained.
Why efforts of past leaders to unite Nigeria failed – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lamented that spirited efforts of past leaders, especially those of the First Republic, to unite Nigerians did not yield positive results.
Jonathan said this yesterday in Abuja at the one-year memorial lecture in honour of the late Captain Hosa Okunbo.
Despite 29 presidential orders, security forces have yet to curb attacks.