Latest Nigerian Newspapers Headlines Today Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Latest Nigerian Newspapers Headlines: 21 things you need to know this Wednesday morning.

Good morning!
Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers;

PUNCH

1. UPDATED: Oil Spikes, Stocks Plunge After Iran Attacks

Oil prices spiked Wednesday and Tokyo stocks plunged as investors took fright at escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran launched missile attacks on US forces in Iraq. Read

2. Washington’s murder of Soleimani: Beyond the fury of Iran

The bumbling Washington’s regime of Mr. Donald Trump has finally crossed the line; cold-bloodily assassinating formal top actor of another state on the street. Major General Qassem Solemaini is not a shadowy chief of a murderous extremist band or a boss of a violent drug cartel, not even a commander of a rebel army or a rogue general on the run. Read

3. Singer Orezi demands N100m from Bolt after accident

Singer Orezi has asked a transport service provider, Bolt (formerly Taxify), to pay him N100m as compensation for the injuries and losses he suffered in an accident while using the service. Read

THE GUARDIAN

4. How Boko Haram Attacked Commander's Convoy In Borno

The Nigerian Army yesterday confirmed an ambush by Boko Haram fighters on the convoy of the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, on Monday. Read

5. Confusion As EFCC Returns Shehu Sani To Custody For Allege $10,000 Bribe

Confusion now defines the continued detention of Senator Shehu Sani by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as claims and counter-claims threaten investigation into the alleged $10,000 bribe. Read

6. Relief As National Hospital Performs Successful Co-joined Twoms

The National Hospital Abuja has successfully separated twins who were co-joined on their chest and abdomen. Read

THE SUN

7. What's Happening In Nigeria Is More Than War - Benue CAN Chairman

The Benue State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Akpen Leva has said that what Nigeria is facing at the moment is more than a war situation. Read

8. Reps and challenges of ambitious 15 point legislative agenda

Last year, the House of Representatives adopted a 15-point agenda that will serve as a guide in the discharge of its legislative duties in the Ninth Assembly. Read

9. Rerun elections in 11 states: There must be free, fair polls, Buhari tells INEC, Police

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police to ensure free and credible electoral process in the  28 rerun and by-elections slated for January 25, in 11 states. Read

VANGUARD

10. Just In: Akwa Ibom Govt Acquires Two New Aircraft For Ibom Air

Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired two new aircraft for Ibom Airlines to make it a total of five aircraft owned by the state Read

11. EDO Assembly: Court bars INEC from conducting bye-election for 14 ‘vacant’ seats

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting by-elections on the 14 seats declared vacant by the Edo State House of Assembly. Read

12. Governor Wike Swars In 4 New Juduges

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has sworn in four new judges into the state’s judiciary and charged them to show more commitment in the administration of justice. Read

TRIBUNE

13. Man Butchers Fellow Man, Eats His Testicles, Body Parts

Mark Latunski, a 50-year old resident of Michigan was on Tuesday arrested by cops after allegedly murdering a man he met via a dating app and consuming certain parts of his body. Read

14. Ogobomoso Ajilete Carnival: Celebrating Cuture, Music, Development

SUNDAY ADEPOJU, who was at the 2019 edition of the Ogbomoso Ajilete carnival, reports that the annual event was a celebration that focusesd on culture, music, sports and development. Read

15. Ninth Nass Can't Champion National Growth - Momodu

Dr Jude Momodu is an Associate Professor of Peace and Security Studies at Modibbo Adama Universityu, Yola, Adamawa State. He speaks with TOM GARBA on the controversies generated by the proposed plan by the government to spen N37 billion on the renovation of the National Assembly Comples and the stunted national economic growth. Read

THE NATION

16. Russian Clinic Allegedly Treating Mercenaries Injured In Secret Wars

AST. PETERSBURG clinic that is run and partly owned by people with ties to President Vladimir Putin has provided medical treatment to Russian mercenaries injured abroad, according to three people with knowledge of military contractors being treated. Read

17. Briton sentenced over false rape claim

A British woman has been given a four-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of young Israelis in Cyprus. Read

18. BREAKING: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran

Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane carrying 180 passengers on board crashed near Tehran International Airport, Iran, in the early hours of Wednesday shortly after take off, Killing all 180 people on board. Read

DAILY TRUST

19. Oil price: FG revenue shrinks as petrol subsidy rises

Lower amounts of revenue might be available for sharing by the three tiers of government through the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the coming months as the cost borne by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to subsidise petrol has increased by about N17 per litre, Daily Trust reports. Read

20. Buhari reverses former REA MD’s suspension

President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed the suspension of the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi. Read

21. HomeBusinessNERC insists no immediate electricity tariff increase

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission yesterday insisted that there is no immediate tariff increase till it holds public consultation for electricity consumers under the 11 power Distribution Companies (DisCos). Read