Latest Nigerian Newspapers Headlines
Welcome to the latest Nigerian Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, January 14, 2022 from AllNews Nigeria.
Media mogul Otunba Dele Momodu has declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Momodu indicated his interest while handing a letter to the PDP National Chairman at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
According to Momodu, the move became necessary because he can't run for the presidency without the nomination of his party.
The former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2011 election said "Nigeria urgently requires a reset and a total redirect."..READ MORE
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited the Lagos residence of the Head of the Interim National Government during the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Ernest Shonekan, to commiserate with the deceased's family.
Buhari was accompanied to the Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi's residence of the late Shonekan by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Ogun and Yobe State counterparts, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Mai Mala Buni.
President Buhari and his entourage, who arrived at Shonekan's house around 4:40pm were received by members of the late Shonekan family...READ MORE
After seven months of Nigerians using Virtual Private Network (VPN) to assess the microblogging app, Twitter, the Federal Government of Nigeria has finally lifted the ban on the operations of Twitter in the country.
This news was met by tweeps with mockery and a little bit of indifference.
Some tweeps accuse the government of incompetence as the ban yielded no result whatsoever. It was also stated that the ban was not effective as tweeps devised others means to access the microblogging with VPN which changes the user's location.
Also, some Twitter users are of the opinion that the lifting of the ban on the microblogging platform is related to the upcoming presidential election in 2023...READ MORE
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has expressed excitement at the proposed unveiling of a Digital National Centre by Professor Isah Pantami and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola slated to hold in Ilesa, Osun State, on Friday, January 14, 2022.
The APC, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Rasaq Salinsile, thanked the Federal Government for considering Osun fit for the first unveiling of the centre as part of its overall digital economy culture under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
The party thanked the Minister of Communications, Professor Isah Ali Pantami, and his Interior Ministry counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, for the gesture to ensure that Osun does not lag behind in the digital culture revolution..READ MORE
The College of Education (COE) Akwanga, Nasarawa State has ordered fourteen (14) Students to repeat the compulsory 'teaching practice' over their involvement in various offences during the period.
According to a memo dated January 10th, 2022 and made available to newsmen on Thursday, the offences include sexual assault, truancy and abscondment.
The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the institution's Academic Board.
According to the statement, “The decision of the Board was in line with the provision of the Student's Information handbook page 62, section IX, subsection (c)....READ MORE
An aide to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Mallam Ja'afar Loko has unanimously emerged the new Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Nasarawa State branch.
This was contained in a communique issued on Wednesday after an emergency meeting in Lafia where Comrade Idris Ojoko was removed over allegation of mismanagement of council's resources, negligence to duty and lack of accountability among others.
The council also relieved Comrade Muhammad Atose of his position as Deputy Chairman and picked Comrade Louis Azige as a replacement...READ MORE
A former aide to late Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, Prince Diran Odeyemi has recounted his last moment with the deceased.
During the regime of Alao-Akala as Governor of Oyo State, Odeyemi served as his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy.
In his tribute to the deceased, Odeyemi narrated his last encounter with Late Alao-Akala three days before his death.
“How do you start writing about the obituary of a man you saw bubbling with life three days ago and hearing he passed on the 4th day? What can I write, where do I start from about a man who God used to make me whatever I am today?...READ MORE
AFCON 2022: Cameroon's Aboubakar Tops Scorer's Chat On Matchday 1
Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar's brace from spot-kick on matchday 1 of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2022 takes him to the top of the scoring chart being the only player to have scored two goals.
At the last edition of the Cup, held in Egypt three years ago, 27 goals were scored in the 12 matches that make up Matchday 1.
Unlike in Egypt, goals have been scarce in Cameroon with just 12 in 12 matches causing former Nigeria playmaker Jay-Jay Okocha to say "we need to see the ball in the net much more often"...READ MORE
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to training with the Gabon squad ahead of Friday's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2022 clash with Ghana after testing negative for COVID-19.
The 32-year-old -- who is out of favour at Arsenal and was stripped of the captaincy last month -- and Mario Lemina both tested positive last week and missed Gabon's opening 1-0 win over Comoros on Monday.
However, coach Patrice Neveu is isolated after testing positive according to the Gabonese football federation...READ MORE
Bobrisky has been accused of assaulting his housemaid, Tessy, only days after he made the rounds online for his comments on the Oba of Benin.
According to reports, Bobrisky thrashed Tessy violently, dragging her hair and threatened to toss her below.
He is also accused of refusing to pay her wages.
The allegation was made by Glamsquad Magazine...READ MORE
Nollywood actress Caroline Hutchins has spoken up for the first time about her divorce from her rich husband, Musa Danjuma.
The mother of three wrote on her Instagram page that her divorce from Danjuma made her feel like a failure.
She blamed herself for not having a flawless marriage and for the faults they both made in their marriage. The actress claimed she started to heal and realized she wasn't a failure simply because her marriage ended in divorce...READ MORE
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