The Informant247 Nigeria News has compiled a list of the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, February 14, 2022.
19 killed in Burkina Faso jihadists multiple attacks
No fewer than nineteen persons, including volunteers with the armed forces, were on Monday killed in a double attacks in jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, local inhabitants and a security source have said.
Seven members of the VDP volunteer force were killed in a mass attack on Thursday in the northwestern village of Dembo, a senior official with the militia told AFP.
I am 100 per cent with Tinubu: Buhari
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appealed to the residents of Gombe State to vote massively for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other candidates of the party in the state.
Buhari didn’t inform us his decision to redesign naira – APC chieftain
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC was not informed about the redesigning of the Nigerian currency.
The federal lawmaker said the policy has caused clash of opinions and interest within the ruling party, and despite this, the chances of the party to win the forthcoming general elections were still bright.
DSS releases Fani-Kayode after 6 hours of interrogation
The former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reportedly been set free from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The former minister was reportedly released after six hours of interrogation.
492 vessels arrested by Armed Forces in 8 years, says Minister of Defence
No fewer than 492 vessels had been arrested by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), from 2015 till date, the Defence Minister, retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi said.
Elections will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 States – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared that elections will not be holding in about 240 polling units across the 28 States of the federation in the forthcoming general elections which is scheduled to hold in February 25 and March 11 respectively.