Good morning Nigeria and welcome to Gistlover roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines today, Monday, Dec. 10th.
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday reiterated his call on Nigerians not to reelect president Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He made this known on the back of reports that he had chosen to be a neutral participant ahead of next year’s elections. Obasanjo, who was Nigeria’s president from 1999 to 2007, said his former ally had done almost nothing to reposition Africa’s most populous nation.
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) President Paul Usoro on Sunday said he was innocent of the N1.4 billion money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He made this known during a chat with newsmen after the NBA National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has approached the court to demand the investigation of bribery allegation against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. The group wants the court to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to order an investigation into allegations which he had allegedly overlooked.
The self-acclaimed leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has applauded the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, for speaking against some “powerful” men in her husband’s government. The First Lady had lamented that two powerful persons were hindering the development efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. During a live broadcast via radio Biafra on Saturday, Kanu commended the courage of the Buhari’s wife and hoped that she would be the next president of Nigeria.
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has dismissed an allegation by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, that President Muhammadu Buhari has been ‘replaced’ by an impostor. National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, described the IPOB leader as a drug addict who should not be taken seriously.
Nigerian oil marketers under the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) have said they will shut down operations by midnight. This was revealed in a statement by the DAPPMA’s Executive Secretary, Olufemi Adewole, on Sunday where it noted that they will close down all loading operations by midnight on Sunday.
Senator Godswill Akpabio has said Akwa Ibom State Governor Emmanuel Udom was a nobody before he (Akpabio) canvassed for him to become governor in 2015. Akpabio, a former leader of the state, said he was “shocked that Emmanuel whom I brought from Lagos and installed as a Governor even though he was not a member of the party on whose platform he stood election and become Governor, could call a world press conference to insult me.”
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished young people in Africa to spearhead the fight against corruption, stating that anti-graft crusade in the continent can only be won with their active involvement. The President gave the admonishment while declaring open the 2018 Africa Youth Congress Against Corruption (AYCAC) at the presidential villa, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
Nigerian stand-up comedian Jephthah Bowoto, popularly known as Akpororo, has warned popular on-air personality Daddy Freeze to face him rather than attacking Pastor Paul Adefarasin. The feud between the comedian and the founder of Free the Sheeple Movement sprung up after Akpororo mocked Daddy Freeze at the recently The Experience musical concert organised by Adefarasin’s House on the Rock church.
River Plate have won the 2018 Copa Libertadores after Juan Quintero’s stunning extra-time strike helped them come from a goal down to record a historic win over 10-man Boca Juniors. Quintero scored in the 109th minute of the second leg in Madrid before Gonzalo Martinez made it a 3-1 win on the night and a 5-3 win on aggregate.
That’s the roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on Gistlover News website. See you again tomorrow.
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