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Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today Saturday, January 16th, 2021.
The President of the Squash Federation of Africa, Hany Hamouda is dead.
News of his demise was shared with AllNews on Friday by Femi Ajagbe, a former President of the Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF). Read more here.
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has charged Nigerian security agencies to partner with Amotekun, the South-West security outfit to end insecurity in the region.
Akeredolu made the call in a statement on Friday. He emphasised that the South Western security outfit has come to stay. Read more here.
The Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day, a yearly celebration of our fallen heroes, men, and women of the armed forces who have paid the supreme price to safeguard our nation's peace, security, and stability.
This day was formerly marked on 11 November of every year to coincide with the Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) for the World War II veterans in the British Commonwealth of Nations, but it was changed to 15 January of every year in Nigeria in commemoration of the end of the Nigerian Civil War. Read more here.
Fourteen people have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred on Anyingba -Ajaokuta road in Kogi State on Thursday night.
The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC), Solomon Aghure, confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday stating that three vehicles: two trucks, and a passenger bus were involved in the accident. Read more here.
The former and incumbent Houses of Assembly Speakers across the South-West geopolitical zone on Thursday endorsed the National Leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for 2023 presidency.
The Speakers made this known in a meeting organized by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Foundation in Ibadan, Oyo State. Read more here.
At least 42 people have been pronounced dead and 600 others injured following a deadly earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island early on Friday morning.
Rescuers in Mamuju have also retrieved 34 bodies from the rubble of collapsed buildings, the Indonesian disaster agency disclosed, adding that eight others died and 637 others were injured in the neighboring district of Majene. Read more here.
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has warned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against aiding the destabilization of the South-East geopolitical zone.
Ohanaeze called on CAN to refrain from any attempt to set a bad precedence in Igbo land. The call is coming barely a week after the emergence of Professor George Obiozor as the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Read more here.
Investigators in Indonesia have finally recovered data from the crashed passenger jet's flight recorder, days after the plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea on Friday.
The head of the National Transportation Safety Committee, Soerjanto Tjahjono who revealed this in a statement stated: "It's all in good condition and we're now examining the data." Read more here.
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday continued to preach the Biafran message of secession from Nigeria.
Kanu, who took to his known Twitter handle to accuse the Muhammadu Buhari administration of being run by cabals, also charged Nigerians to resist "oppression". Read more here.
Manchester United playmaker, Bruno Fernandes has won the EPL Player Of The Month (POTM) for December, the 4th time since joining the English Premier League side in January 2020.
The Portuguese midfielder enters the EPL record with just five players ahead of him on the POTM hallmark - Kun Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane, Steven Gerard, Van Persie, and Wayne Rooney. Read more here.
That’s the roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on AllNews website.
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