Thisday Newspaper News Today Friday 22nd April 2022
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 22/04/22
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Amid Worsening Insecurity, Defence Minister Seeks God’s Intervention to Defeat Terrorists
•Military claims massive air strikes, routing insurgents in North-east •They’re behind banditry in Imo, says Uzodinma •As Zulum attributes surrender of over 35,000 Boko Haram/ISWAP members to divine intervention Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh and Michael Olugbode in Abuja Frustrated by worsening insecurity, amid wide criticism of government’s inability to protect the citizenry, Minister of Defence,
PDP Announces New Dates for Forms Submission, Screening
•All presidential, governorship nomination forms to be submitted tomorrow •Screening of presidential aspirants starts April 27 Chuks okocha in Abuja In a revised timetable, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its presidential and governorship aspirants to submit their completed nomination and expression of interest forms latest tomorrow, April 20. PDP also directed senatorial, House
Marginal Fields: We’ll Not Accept People Trading in Our Papers, Says Komolafe
•Discloses Addax had two extensions but failed to pay up •Oil rises to $113 as Libya outages add to Russia supply fears Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja with agency report Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, has said under his leadership, no marginal field operator would be allowed
Inflation: Adjust Policies to Boost Supply, World Bank Tells Nigeria, Others
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass has lamented the impact of rising food and energy costs across the world, urging Nigeria and other developing countries to adjust policies to boost supply. Higher food prices pushed inflation in Nigeria to 15.92 per cent in March, the highest in five
$418m Paris Club Refund: Don’t Tamper with Our Allocations, Governors Insist
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja Governors of the 36 states of the federation have reaffirmed their position that the federal government should not go ahead with the planned deduction of $418 million from the Federation Account to settle debts purported owed to consultants engaged by the states and local governments on the London/Paris Club refunds. Through
Afe Babalola to FG: Suspend 2023 Elections, Set Up Interim Govt
•Says no good leader can emerge under current constitution •Claims Nigeria now bankrupt, naira on free fall •Suggests president, govs shouldn’t be above 60 years Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Legal Icon and founder, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola(SAN), yesterday, advised the federal government to suspend the 2023 elections and allow
Amidst Death Rumour, Akeredolu Arrives Nigeria, Endorses Wife’s Bid for Senate
Fidelis David in Akure Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has arrived Nigeria amidst rumours of his death, just as he has declared support for his wife, Betty Anyawu Akeredolu’s aspiration to contest the Imo East Senatorial election in 2023. There were widespread rumours at the weekend that Akeredolu had died in a German hospital.
*-scandal-of-10-year-old-pupil/ Lagos Govt Shuts Chrisland Schools over S** Scandal of 10-Year-Old Pupil
•Police command to Investigate unauthorised pregnancy tests conducted on student Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the shutdown of all branches of Chrisland Schools in Lagos following a viral s** tape showing a 10-year-old schoolgirl having s** with her schoolmates while in Dubai for a school competition. The girl was alleged to have had s**
Presidential Pardon Embarrassing to Anti-corruption Agencies, Says Wike
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the presidential pardon recently granted by the Council of States to persons that had been prosecuted for corruption was an embarrassment on the anti-corruption agencies in the country. Wike also wondered how the likes of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and
APC NWC to Consider Transition C’ttee’s Recommendations Today
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will today consider the recommendations of the Transition Committee set up by its National Chairman, Senator Abdulahi Adamu. Adamu had set up the committee after he assumed the leadership of the party to know the state of finances of the
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