Today Nigerian Newspapers Headline, Thursday, 29 September 2022
These are the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, September 29, 2022, reviewed by .
2023: I will end insecurity, poverty if elected – Peter Obi
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has promised to end insecurity, poverty and unemployment in Nigeria if elected in 2023.
Obi made the promise at a rally organised by the Middle Belt Forum on Thursday in Jos.
The LP candidate, who also promised to address hunger, unemployment and corruption, said that he would promote quality of education at all levels and improve the power supply.
2023 may break Nigeria – Obasanjo tells religious leaders
The Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that the 2023 elections might make or break Nigeria.
Obasanjo also informed various religious leaders in Nigeria not to allow political actors destroy the country.
PDP crisis: Wike, Ortom, Makinde, two other govs ignore campaign inauguration
The crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as taken a new twist following the absence of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Oyo counterpart, Seyi Makinde in an official inauguration of the party’s presidential campaign council on Wednesday in Abuja.
Other Governors that are absent from the inauguration include; Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State
Two feared dead as Gunmen attack Police station in Oyo
There is heavy tension in Iganna, a town in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, following a deadly attack on the police station in the community.
Informant247 gathered that the attack has lead to the killing of two persons including a police officer on duty.
Akwa Ibom: Police kill two kidnappers, rescue five victims
The Police in Akwa Ibom State have reportedly rescued five persons from the hideout of two notorious kidnappers.
It was learnt that the kidnappers were said to have hijacked a Power Link Transit Company bus conveying passengers from Port Harcourt to Uyo, where they robbed and kidnapped five of them.
Troops rescue seven Kaduna kidnap victims
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have rescued seven kidnapped victims in Birnin Gwari and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying the troops engaged the terrorists in battle to rescue the the kidnapped victims in the two LGAs.
No state authorized to buy automatic weapons, says Presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday, said there is no state that has been authorised to procure automatic weapons for their security outfits.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement.
Igbo man will become president after me – Atiku announces his love for southeast
The presidential flagbearer of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday revealed that a political figure of Igbo extraction would become president after he must have served his tenure if he wins in 2023.
The presidential candidate made this revelation while speaking to Southeast PDP stakeholders in Enugu State.
