Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Monday, 19th February, 2024

Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Monday, 19th February, 2024

1. Not less than 13 persons were feared dead since the fresh attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Iwili community in Umogidi Ward and  Entekpa community all in Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.

   A source in area disclosed that the attacks left several persons injured while the affected villages have been deserted by the locals who fled for fear of being killed.

2. The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD, on behalf of the people of the senatorial district condoles with former Minister of Agriculture and elder statesman, Chief Audu Ogbeh on the passing of his dear daughter, Odema Izegbua Akerele.

   Odema died on 9th February 2024 at the age of 42 and was buried this Saturday.

3. The Nigerian and Brazilian governments are planning to set up a direct flight between the West African nation and the South American country.

   In a post released on Sunday via his verified X handle, President Bola Tinubu said the decision was finalised during a meeting on Sunday with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

4. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the wrong policies of the Bola Tinubu administration have continued to inflict untold pain and suffering on Nigerians.

   The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PD) stated this in a post via his official X handle on Sunday.

5. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has called on Nigerians not to give up on prayers despite the current hardship the nation is going through.

   According to him, the present hardships are only temporary and towards a better future for the country as a whole.

6. Robert Clifford, a prominent United States aviation lawyer, has asserted that the tragic helicopter crash which resulted in the deaths of Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, his family, and others in California, could potentially have been prevented.

   In a press statement published on the company’s website, Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, conveyed his concerns regarding the circumstances surrounding the crash.

7. The Labour Party (LP) chairmen from the 36 states in the country have reportedly passed a vote of no confidence on the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure.

   The stakeholders urged Abure to step down with immediate effect.

8. Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Bola Tinubu government is on the right path to returning Nigeria to greatness.

   The vice president said President Tinubu would soon revive the economy and the future would be brighter with shared commitment, mutual respect and open dialogue.

9. Catholic Bishops in the country, under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), have told President Bola Tinubu that his policies are inflicting untold hardship on Nigerians.

   The Bishops lamented that there is increasing hunger in the country, unemployment, kidnapping, general insecurity and other crimes are on the increase, and there is a high cost of food and living

10. The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has accused a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of committing so many economic offences during his time in power as the head of the country’s apex bank.

    The atrocities the Senate President accused Emefiele of committing include illegal possession of firearms, printing naira notes without authorization, and others which put Nigeria in an economic mess.