These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday 20 August 2022, reviewed by The Informant247 Nigeria News.
Thugs attack Governor’s wife’s convoy in Osun
Some thugs on Friday night, attacked the convoy of the wife of Osun State Governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, in Owode-Ede, in Ede-North local government area of the state.
It was gathered that the convoy heading for Osogbo was stuck in the gridlock at Owode-Ede.
The crisis however started when security details in the convoy attempted to clear the traffic to allow the convoy to move out of the gridlock.
Stability of Chad Republic is in Nigeria’s interest, says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday disclosed that the stability of the Chad Republic and all neighbouring countries is in Nigeria’s interest.
Buhari made this position known while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby, in the State House, Abuja.
Varsities suspend 461,745 admissions over ASUU strike
The suspension of admissions in Nigerian universities has led to the failure of the universities to process a total of 461,745 admissions, investigation by Saturday PUNCH has revealed.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board in the statistics provided to newsmen, however, blamed the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities for the development.
“Some institutions confirmed suspending the process because of the ASUU strike; ASUU strike is a factor; many institutions are yet to commence 2021 admissions despite repeated appeals,” JAMB noted in the document.
Buhari approves redeployment of nine Perm Secs
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment and re-deployment of nine Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
Mr Mohammed Ahmed, Deputy Director Communications, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made this known in a circular issued on Friday in Abuja.
Rivers insecure, poor despite N57bn annually – ADP candidate blasts Wike govt
Action Democratic Party (ADP) governorship candidate, Victor Fingesi, has castigated the Nyesom Wike-led Rivers State Government.
Fingesi spoke on Friday after State ADP Chairman, Kendrick Christian presented him to the public, The Informant247 reports.
Terrorists release another four Kaduna train attack victims
The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, on Friday, released four more hostages including an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Halimatu Atta, her daughter, Adams Aliyu and two others after spending four months in captivity.
Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to a controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who withdrew as one of the negotiators, confirmed the release of the four hostages to newsmen in Kaduna.
NUJ condemns NBC for revoking broadcast licenses of Silverbird, AIT, Raypower, Rhythm FM
The National Union of Journalists, NUJ, has berated the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, for revoking the licenses of 52 broadcast stations in Nigeria.
The National President of NUJ, Chris Isiguzo, has lamented that the commission’s decision was hasty, ill-timed and reckless.
Fani-Kayode meets Tinubu, says Tinubu will win 2023 election
The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has boasted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu would win the 2023 election.
The former minister said wonderful things would happen to the people of Nigeria under the leadership of Tinubu.
Unknown gunmen shot dead NBA member while trying to kidnap him in Zamfara
The Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has expressed sadness as unknown gunmen kill one of its members, Barrister Benedict Torngee Azza in Gusau, the state capital.
The state chairman of the association, Barrister Junaidu Abubakar, made this revelation via a signed statement, made available to newsmen in Gusau.
President Buhari to head APC presidential campaign council
President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed as the Chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council as campaign kicks-off in September ahead of the 2023 elections.
A party source told newsmen that the decision was reached following the meeting between the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the governors elected on the platform of the party on Wednesday, in Abuja.
Security agents rescue 69 kidnapped victims in Bauchi
Alhaji Abdulrazaq Nuhu Zaki, Bauchi State commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has revealed that security men rescue 69 kidnapped victims in the State.
The Informant247 learnt that they were set free on Saturday by security operatives and the vigilante.