Nigerian Newspapers Headlines: Latest News Updates from Nigeria Thursday,20th April 2023
Hello and welcome to today’s ThisNigeria roundup of the latest newspaper headlines in Nigeria. It’s Thursday, the 20th of April, 2023, and we’ve compiled the top stories making the rounds across the country for your convenience.
Read Latest News Updates from Nigeria Thursday, 20th April 2023
Investigate Adamawa Supplementary Election, Tinubu urges Police
President Elect, Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian Police Force to investigate the gubernatorial supplementary election which was held in Adamawa on April 15th.
This was contained in a congratulatory statement to the governor-elect of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and his Kebbi State Counterpart, Dr Nasir Idris.
One dead, others injured as BRT collides with bus in Lagos
An unidentified commercial driver has died after a BRT collided with two commercial buses.
The accident occurred on Wednesday in Ifako, inward Ogudu area of Lagos state
Mike Ozekhome bags another visiting professorship from Abia State University
For renowned constitutional lawyer and leading human rights activist, the citadel of learning has again come out in full force to tap from his deep scholarship, research, mentorship and knowledge of the law, as famous Abia State University, Uturu ( ABSU ), Abia State, has appointed him a VISITING PROFESSOR OF LAW in its Faculty of Law, with effect from the 2022/2023 academic session.
Nigerians react as Davido allegedly expects another child from second babymama
Nigerians have reacted to an unconfirmed report that singer David Adeleke a.k.a Davido is expecting his 5th child with his second babymama and mother to his daughter, Hailey.
According to the report, the Atlanta-based babymama, Amanda is due to give birth soon.
Gunmen shoot man dead for trying to save wife
A man identified as Musa Abari was shot dead by some kidnappers in Kasada village in the Kuje area of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT)
The incident occurred when the kidnappers invaded the Kasada village, forcing their way into homes of residents of the area with sophisticated arms and ammunitions on Monday April 17th.
Again, Malami, Ahmed ignore $2.4bn oil probe
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil amounting to over $2.4bn and crude oil export to global destinations from 2014 to date yesterday threatened to serve the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, with summons over their failure to answer queries on the alleged illegal sale of crude oil to China and utilisation of funds recovered through whistle-blowers without National Assembly appropriation.
God will keep you alive to witness birth of Biafra, IPOB tells Obasanjo
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reminded former President Olusegun Obasanjo that Biafra is not “dead, was never buried but much alive.”
Recall that Chief Obasanjo was a special guest at Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s one-year in office celebration in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
2023 census: Ohanaeze calls for postponement
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called for the postponement of the 2023 census to enable the Commission put all necessary factors required to conduct the exercise in place.
The youth wing of the organisation made the call after the meeting of its leadership on Wednesday in Enugu.
ECOWAS evaluates its interventions on post-2022 flood disasters
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Wednesday, concluded its first face of the meeting to discuss and validate data and humanitarian needs assessment report on the region’s 2022 Flood Disaster and Associated Food and Nutrition Crisis.
The Directorate of Communication, ECOWAS Commission, in a statement said the first part of the meeting which starts from 17 to 19 April 2023 will focus on the impact of the flood disaster of 2022 and ECOWAS’s post-flood strategy to accompany Member States to assist the affected population.
Police denies torturing murder suspect to death in custody
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command on Wednesday, denied the killing of a murder suspect, Mr. Erasmus Emhenya in custody.
Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement said the Command has commenced full investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of Erasmus Emhenya ‘m’ on April 6, 2023, while in Police custody.
That concludes today’s roundup of the top Nigerian newspaper headlines. For more news from Nigeria, be sure to check out ThisNigeria. We’ll be back tomorrow with more updates.
