Major Highlights Of Nigerian Newspapers – Thursday 9th June, 2022

Major Highlights Of Nigerian Newspapers - Thursday 9th June, 2022
Major Highlights Of Nigerian Newspapers – Thursday 9th June, 2022

1. Owo massacre: Death toll hits 40, Akeredolu plans memorial park
The Ondo State Government on Wednesday said the death toll from the Sunday terrorists attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, is now 40.

2. I’ll retire Atiku, Tinubu, Moghalu boasts
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has vowed to send the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar; and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu, on permanent retirement.

3. Obiano’s ex-aide emerges LP factional presidential candidate
A faction of the Labour Party led by its former Deputy National Chairman, Callistus Okafor, on Wednesday elected Chief Digar Ezenwafor as its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

4. Nigeria spends N896.7bn on debt servicing in Q1’22
Nigeria spent N896.7 billion on domestic and foreign debt servicing in the first quarter of 2022, Q1’22 , representing a 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline from N1.02 trillion spent in the corresponding period of 2021.

5. We’ll support you to victory, Yahaya Bello assures Tinubu
One of the Presidential aspirants and Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has assured National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of needed support to ensure the victory of the flagbearer and the ruling party in the 2023 presidential election.

6. PDP mocks Tinubu, says ex-Lagos governor desperate for keys to national treasury
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has mocked Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for alle clinching at very great price, the Presidential ticket of the moribund, decrepit and crippled All Progressives Congress (APC).

7. 2023 Presidency: I bear no grudge – Tinubu
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), says he bears no grudges or grievances against anyone, not even those that do not support his ambition.

8. Demoralised Russian soldiers planning fake marriage to escape Ukraine war
Demoralised Russian troops in Ukraine are plotting ways to get out of the country including trying to arrange ‘fake marriages’, Ukraine’s intelligence agency has revealed.

9. FG hands over N92bn Abuja airport second runway site to CECC
The Federal Government has handed over the construction site of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja second runway to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd, CCECC.

10. APC Primary: Atiku hails Tinubu’s tenacity, congratulates ex-governor
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated his All Progressive Congress opponent, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, for winning the APC presidential ticket after a hard fought primary. Atiku said Tinubu’s victory was proof of his tenacity in his journey towards strengthening the nation’s democracy.

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