These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday 13 August 2022, reviewed by The Informant247 Nigeria News.
2023: People struggling over basic issues of certificate can’t rule Nigeria – Saraki
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has said that anyone with certificate controversy should not be allow to rule Nigeria.
In the INEC Form CF001 submitted on June 17, 2022, The Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not provide details of his primary and secondary schools as the spaces were left blank.
He also did not attach copies of his certificates, which he stated in an affidavit, had been stolen. This generated speculations that the APC flag-bearer could be hiding some details or was unsure of his credentials.
2023: Obi doesn’t have all it takes to unify Nigeria – Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye, the spokesperson for the presidential campaign of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abubakar Atiku, has fired back at those faulting the presidential abilities of his master.
Speaking during an interview session on Channels Television, the senator who represented Kogi West Senatorial district in the eight Assembly, noted that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi does not have all it takes to unify Nigeria.
‘Call off strike to allow students go back to classrooms’, Buhari begs unions
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other related unions to call off their strike to allow students go back to classrooms.
President Muhammadu Buhari who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari made the appeal on Friday while speaking at a Special Convocation ceremony organised to confer Honorary Doctorate Degree on a business mogul, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi by the University of Mauduguri.
Govt officials must be treated in Nigeria, they should die in Nigeria – Femi Falana
The Human Rights activist, Femi Falana has said that all government officials should be treated in Nigeria.
The legal luminary made this revelation on Thursday at the first anniversary of the late Mohammed Fawehinmi Lecture in Lagos.
The senior advocate has said the country needed a law stopping all public office holders from traveling overseas for medical care.
Nigerians blame President Buhari for everything, including bad performance in bed – Femi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has accused the people of Nigeria of blaming his boss for their shortfalls.
The spokesman of the president has lamented that some Nigerians blame the Nigerian leader for all the challenges, including poor performance in bed.
He said the people of Nigeria blame Buhari because “resentment is their daily food and drink.”
Nnamdi Kanu strong is ‘as Rock of Gibraltar’ – Lawyer
Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has likened the agitator to the Biblical rock of Gibraltar.
Ejimakor said Kanu remained strong despite being locked up by the Department of State Services, DSS.
2023: Muslim-Muslim ticket unacceptable, we are waiting – Bishop Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah has condemned the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
Bishop Kukah described the ticket as reprehensible and unacceptable.
Speaking with Channels Television on Thursday, the Catholic Bishop insisted that the ticket was a setback to the country’s national integration.