Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 9th December

Vanguard

Buhari hosts 2018 Africa Youth Congress Against Corruption


PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday declared open the 2018 Africa Youth Congress Against Corruption, AYCAC at the old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja.

The Nation

Electoral bill: Senators, Reps in battle to override Buharis veto


Ndume: PDP, others do not have the number to override Buhari NASS faces legal obstacleA fresh battle is brewing in the National Assembly between supporters and opponents of President Muhammadu Buhari following his rejection of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018.Some Senators and members of the House of Representatives are plotting to override the Presidents veto.The plot was said to have been mooted after some of the anti-Buhari legislators got wind of the Presidents decision on Thursday.

ThisDay

ADC: We Support CUPP’s Decision to Adopt Atiku

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has thrown its weight behind the decision of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) to adopt the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The National Chairman of the party, Chief Ralph Nwosu disclosed this at a fund raising dinner of 

The Sun

Offa Bank Robbery: Adikwu’s statement not missing ‘ Police


The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has moved to clear the air on persistent allegations raised certain sections of the media that monies and guns recovered from the robbery has gone missing, and also the suspicion that statement of the dead mastermind Michael Adikwu has gone missing. This was contained in a press statement marked Ref 

Guardian

Why APC I’d yet to sanction Okorocha, Amosun over anti-party activities

Amid calls by some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for it to sanction governors Rochas Okorocha and Ibikunle Amosun of Imo and Ogun states, respectively, for engaging in anti-party activities, the ruling party has said it would not be stampeded to make any hasty move, but wait for the outcome of steps taken by the reconciliation committee

Daily Times

 

Tragic! ’25m children suffer from malnutrition in Nigeria’

According to the Nutrition Consultant about 25 million children under the age of 5 are currently affected by malnutrition in the country, adding that the high prevalence rate of malnutrition has remained precarious in North east Nigeria. Speaking during a presentation at the Media dialogue with Journalists and interface with OAPs on

Daily Trust

I’m contesting against Ganduje’s policies not his personality – Kabir Yusuf

Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf is the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State. In this interview, the 56-year-old graduate of Civil Engineering, who has held several political positions

Tribune

2019 Presidency: Southern leaders’ endorsements won’t secure victory for Atiku —Oyegun

Immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, speaks on the chances of his party and how efforts are being made to restore peace, endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate by South-East and South-West