These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday 22 August 2022, reviewed by The Informant247 Nigeria News.
No plan to impeach El-Rufai over corruption allegations – Kaduna speaker
The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Zailani, said there was no plan to impeach the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, saying the purported report was false.
A social media viral report had gone wide that the Assembly was on the verge of impeaching the governor.
One killed, many escaped with wounds as police, army clash neutralize bandits in Kebbi
Police tactical team, in synergy with the Nigerian Army and local vigilantes in Kebbi State, foiled a bandits’ attack, killed one and recovered an AK47 rifle in Augie Local Government Area of the state.
The police spokesperson in Kebbi, Nafi’u Abubakar, stated this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
Abubakar said the command received information that on Saturday, at about 3 am, bandits, in their large numbers, attacked Tiggi village in Augie Local Governments Area of Kebbi.
INEC laying foundation to rig 2023 elections through manual collation of results – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is laying the foundation for the rigging of the 2023 election through the manual collation of results.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in an interview with the Punch on Saturday said the collation of results of the 2023 general elections will be done manually despite the adoption of electronic transmission of results.
Bandits abduct six in Katsina
Six persons in Dutsinma town, Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by bandits.
A source told newsmen that some of the victims are relatives of Umar Tafa, a gubernatorial aspirant.
Lassa fever death toll hits 168, cases now 889: NCDC
Lassa fever confirmed cases in Nigeria have jumped to 889 and 168 people have so far died from the disease, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The NCDC revealed this in its latest Lassa fever situation report for week 32 spanning from August 8-14, 2022.
The agency also said so far in 2022, 25 states had recorded at least one confirmed case across 101 local government areas.
Nigeria losing oil blessings to theft, may ground economy – Reps lament
The House of Representatives has decried the growing spate of oil theft in Nigeria, warning that it may ground the economy if it remains unabated.
Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, in an interview with our correspondent, stated that “something needs to be done” about Nigeria’s economic challenges, noting the high cost of living in the country.
SSANU, NASU suspend four moths strike, workers to resume Wednesday
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, on Saturday said it would suspend its ongoing strike on Wednesday.
Peters Adeyemi, the JAC’s spokesman, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.
FG given 24 hours ultimatum to rescue kidnapped Christian girl, set to be married off to terrorist
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has given a 24-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to, with immediate effect, secure the freedom of Azurfa Lois John, a 21-year-old Christian, who was one of the victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack.
Man apprehended for stoning his two children to death
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly stoning his two children to death.
The police command said its operatives arrested 25-year-old Elisha Tari on Friday, August 18, after he allegedly killed two of his children aged between three and five years in the Himikidu community of Michika Local Government Area where they resided.
We did not attack Osun Governor wife’s convoy – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has denied its involvement in the attack launched on the convoy of the wife of the state governor, Kafayat Oyetola on Friday night.
The Informant247 reported that some residents launched an attack on the convoy of the wife of Osun state Governor, Kafayat Oyetola, Friday night.