Today Nigerian Newspapers Headline, Saturday, 19 November 2022

has compiled a list of the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, November 19, 2022.

2023: My major concern is to lift 130m Nigerians out of poverty – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has vowed to lift 130 million people out of poverty if elected president in the 2023 general election.

47 die, 180 injured in 52 accidents in Sokoto: FRSC

No fewer than 47 persons died, 180 sustained injuries in 52 different road crashes that occurred from May to October in Sokoto state, officials said.

Kogi govt threatens to sue EFCC over harassment of officials

The Kogi Government has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged harassment of state officials.

Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, issued the threat in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja.

Court rules out Nnamdi Kanu’s N20bn suit against Malami, NIA DG

An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday ruled out a N20 billion lawsuit initiated by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).

The Informant247 learned that the IPOB leader, through his legal practitioner, Aloy Ejimakor, had dragged Malami and Ahmed Abubakar, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to court as 1st and 2nd defendants respectively.

INEC laments low rate of collection of PVC in Adamawa

The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State has lamented the poor pace of collection of outstanding voter cards by the electorate in the state.

The newly-deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mallam Hudu Yunusa, expressed the concern at a news conference at the premises of the commission in Yola on Friday.

INEC identifies 2.7 million ineligible registered voters in Kano

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, at the end of the Automated Biometric Identification System, identified 2,780,756, as the number of ineligible registrants in Kano State.

2023: We will produce what we consume – Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to drive Nigeria’s enormous potential into reality if elected president.