Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 7th January

 

Vanguard

Amaechi: PDP mocks Buhari over leaked tape 

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to throw in the towel and end his re-election bid, following the expressed disapproval and vilification by his own Campaign Director-General, Rotimi Amaechi in the leaked audio recording.

ThisDay

BEDC Reconnects 42 Communities

The BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) at the weekend revealed that it has successfully reconnected 42 communities within its franchise states of Delta, Edo, Ondo and Ekiti states which were hitherto without power supply to the national grid, as at end of November 2018.

Tribune

Breaking: Offa Robbery Case Stalled, As Father Of Slain Police Officer Dies

The Sun

JUST IN: Tinubu to lead my re-election campaign, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said in order for the day-to-day running of the country not to suffer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the co-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 election, would lead the campaigns which moves to Bauchi, on Thursday.

Leadership

Army Launches Operation Python Dance ‘3’ In Kebbi, North-West Tuesday

The Nigeria Army will on Tuesday launch Operation Python ‘3’ in Kebbi state, North West region of Nigeria, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has said.

Daily Trust

Igbo Presidency: ‘We’ll withdraw support for Buhari if…’

The National Vice Chairman of Christian Royal Fathers of Nigeria and member, South-east Council of Royal Fathers, Obi Gburugburu Ihim, Eze (Dr.) Oliver Ohanwe, has said that the entire South-east region will withdraw its supports for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid in 2019 if he did not show enough commitment to supporting a president of Igbo extraction in 2023.

Daily Times

Gang -up against Buhari will fail, says APC chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Charles Idahosa, on Tuesday, expressed surprise over the sudden endorsement of the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He said the gang-up is to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari does not wi

The Nation

Why we invaded Daily Trust offices, by Army

The Nigerian Army says it invaded the offices of Daily Trust Newspapers offices in Maiduguri and Abuja to invite the organisation’s journalists responsible for the publication of a classified military operation plans.