Nigerian Newspapers Headlines: Latest News Updates from Nigeria Wednesday,26th April 2023
Hello and welcome to today’s ThisNigeria roundup of the latest newspaper headlines in Nigeria. It’s Wednesday, the 26th 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 Wednesday, 26th April 2023
Over 26,000 bread factories shut down in four years –Bakers group
No fewer than 26,000 bread factories have shut down across Nigeria in the last four years.
President, Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), Emmanuel Onuorah made the revelation in an interview on Arise, monitored yesterday. Read More…
Interventions averted over 1.5bn malaria incidence in Africa –Expert
An infectious disease expert, Prof. Olugbenga Mokuolu, says more than 1.5 billion malaria incidence has been prevented in Africa in the last 21 years.
Mokuolu, Malaria Projects Lead, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), said during a Twitter Space forum yesterday the feat was achieved due to a massive scale-up of malaria interventions. Read More…
Ini Edo reacts to allegation of nudes possession by Empress Njamah’s ex-lover
Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has reacted to reports that her nude pictures were in the possession of Nicholas Davis, disgraced ex-lover of actress Empress Njamah.
ThisNigeria reported that Davis was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) for leaking nude pictures, videos of Miss Empress. Read More…
Senate presiding offices: Fani-Kayode makes case for Kalu, Musa
Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has canvassed support for the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, to become the President in the 10th National Assembly. Read More…
Africa region remains worst hit by malaria– WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday revealed that malaria deaths in African regions have remained unacceptably high, and cases have continued to increase since 2015 with an estimated 234 million malaria cases and 593 000 deaths, in 2021, thus bearing the heaviest burden of over 95 per cent of cases and 96 per cent of deaths globally. Read More…
Controversy over LP’s suit against Tinubu
The Labour Party (LP) yesterday alleged that the Lamidi Apapa-led faction was working to sabotage the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the party, Mr Peter Obi, against the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 election. Read More…
Osun govt. provides free health care to 21,834 indigenes
No fewer than 21,834 residents of Osun have benefited from the free medical services organized by the state government, Prof. Peter Olaitan, Chief Medical Director, University of Osun Teaching Hospital, says.
Olaitan told a news conference on Tuesday in Osogbo, that the free healthcare services tagged
“Imole Free Medical and Surgical treatment”, was organized between February and April to mark Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s 100 days in office. Read More…
Lagos PDP suspends chairman, deputy; constitutes 7-man disciplinary committee
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified the suspension of its Chairman, Pastor Philip Aivoji and his deputy, Mr Tai Benedict, pending the outcome of court cases.
Aivoji and Benedict were suspended respectively by their ward executives on April 14 over alleged gross violation of the party’s Constitution. Read More…
Boy rescued from drowning in Lagos canal
A boy identified as Onyeka Umeh has been rescued by the Lagos state Fire and Rescue Service from drowning in a canal at the Ejigbo area of Lagos state.
The agency in a statement revealed that Umeh was picking plastic bottles close to the canal when he slipped and fell into it. Read More…
JAMB begins 2023 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Tuesday commenced the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Read More…
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.
