Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 13th February

The Nation

Okorocha endorses son-in-law as successor

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has named his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as his successor in 2019.

Punch

Govs, senators back Osinbajo’s call for state police

At the closing of the two-day summit on national security organised by the Senate, state governors and the federal parliament have agreed to allow states to have their police.

Vanguard

Osoba condemns outrageous pension packages for ex-govs

FORMER governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, says he has never benefited from the outrageous pension packages for former governors and their deputies across states in Nigeria.

Thisday

Osinbajo: Let’s Handle Herdsmen – Farmers’ Violence with Open Mind

Finding solutions to the perennial crises between herdsmen and farmers in several communities in Nigeria could only be achieved if the issue is approached with an open mind, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

The Sun

Killings: Hold APC liable –Secondus

National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),  Prince Uche Secondus, has said Nigerians should hold the rulingAll Progressives Congress (APC) responsible for the the recent spate of killings in the country.

Daily Times

Herdsmen destroy UNILORIN farm, poison dam

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has decried the destruction of the University’s multi-million naira research and training farms by herdsmen, who also poisoned the dam with chemicals.

Daily Trust

PDP supporters defect to APC in Kwara

Many members and supporters of PDP in Agbonda, Ajase Ward II of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, yesterday, decamped to the APC.

Tribune

Stop interfering in Benue affairs, Ortom tells Lalong

THE crisis between Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and his counterpart in Plateaus State, Simon Lalong seems to have taken a new dimension as Ortom warned him to stop interfering in Benue affairs.

New Telegraph

2019: APC govs on their way to PDP –Secondus

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, yesterday, disclosed that his party is in talks with some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, especially those in the North-Central geopolitical zone, assuring that they are on their way to the party.