These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday 25 July 2022, reviewed by The Informant247 Nigeria News.
ASUU strike: Students Union Presidents to storm Abuja for peaceful protest
Council of Students Union Presidents has said that its members will be storming the Federal Capital Territory for a peaceful protest if the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities is not called off.
The organisation, which comprises all Students Union Presidents across Federal Universities in Nigeria, had in a letter to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, dated 19th July 2022, given the Federal Government seven days ultimatum to resolve the disagreement with ASUU.
Military battle ready to deal with terrorists over threat to kidnap Buhari – Presidency
The Presidency, on Sunday, said that the country’s security and defence forces are battle ready to deal with the terrorists anywhere they are.
The Presidency also explained that the dilemma the security forces are having in bombing the location of the perpetrators of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap was the collateral damage it may cause the innocent people and the outcry such action may generate.
Tinubu’s Muslim Muslim ticket based on political strategy – Fayemi tells CAN
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, settled for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket based on political strategy.
Fayemi said the APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket was not aimed at undermining Christians but was based on political strategy.
2023 Presidency: Peter Obi supposed to be in jail – Asari Dokubo
A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has claimed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, should be in jail.
Dokubo said Obi should be in jail for investing the funds of the Anambra State government while he was a governor.
Police kill bandits, recover AK-47 rifle, others in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State has disclosed that its operatives have killed two suspected bandits and recovered an AK-47 rifle and motorcycle on Saturday in the state.
The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Mohammed Jalige, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna.
Jalige reported that the sustained onslaught on banditry yielded a positive result with two bandits eliminated, an AK-47 rifle and a motorcycle recovered.
NDLEA apprehends 8 in Abuja, Enugu, Lagos airports for drug related offences
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), on Sunday, said its operatives arrested eight persons who attempted to import hundreds of cocaine pellets into Nigeria and export thousands of Tramadol 255mg tablets
Femi Babafemi Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja in a statement, said said two ladies and six men were arrested while trying to fine-tune the export of illicit drugs to Europe through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, Akanu Ibiam International Airport, AIIA, Enugu, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.
Nigeria will break in 2 years – Gani Adams
Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, has sent a message warning that Nigeria might cease to exist in the next two years, considering the growing rate of crisis in the country.
He suggested that the implementation of true federalism was the only way to bring succor to the country.
Kidnapping Buhari is like kidnapping Nigeria problems – Reno Omokri
Sociopolitical commentator, Reno Omokri has revealed that the terrorists who threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai were only bringing relief to Nigerians.
The Informant247 had reported a terrorist group in the North has issued a threat to the Nigerian President.
The terrorist group has threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari.
They beg me to receive chieftaincy title – Bandits’ leader, Ado Aleiro confesses
The notorious bandit, Ado Aleiro, who was turbaned as Sarkin Fulani, in Yantodo Emirate of Zamfara State, on Sunday, has confessed that he does not beg for the chieftaincy title bestowed on him by the Zamfara State Emirate Council.
He made this revelation while speaking with Deutche Welle (D.W) Radio.
The Katsina Police Command had publicized that the bandits’ kingpin has been declared wanted for kidnapping and killing of innocent people.
SERAP drags INEC to court over failure to prosecute vote-buyers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for “failing to prosecute those suspected of vote-buying and electoral bribery during the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election.”
According to reports, there was a brazen pattern of vote-buying and electoral bribery in some polling units during the recently concluded Ekiti governorship election.
Terrorists threaten to kidnap President Buhari, Gov El-Rufai, kill Abuja-Kaduna train victims
A terrorist group in the North has issued a threat to the Nigerian President.
The terrorist group has threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari.
The terrorists made this revelation via a fresh video.
In the video, the terrorists could be seen flogging some of their captives.
This threat is coming a few weeks after the convoy of Buhari was attacked in Katsina State.
Atiku challenges Tinubu to grant one hour TV interview
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has challenged his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant at least one hour television interview before speaking against his comments on Arise TV.
According to reports, the former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar while appearing on Arise TV programme, berated Tinubu for selecting a fellow Muslim, former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate.