Nigerian Newspaper Headlines On January 28, 2023

Good morning Nigeria and happy weekend and welcome to a roundup of some of the topical headlines from some of Nigerian newspapers and blogs for  Saturday, January 28, 2023 presented by GWG.ng.

IPOB Alleges Plot To Poison Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, alleged of a plot by President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to ‘systematically kill’ its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, alleged that the Federal Government was carrying out its plot through starvation by giving him only bread and water twice a day.

Tribunal Sacks Adeleke As Osun Governor

The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal chaired on Friday has sacked Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke. The ruling was given by a three-men panel led by Justice Tertse Kume.

The majority judgement of two judges against one ordered that the Certificate of Return should be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to Adegboyega Oyetola.

Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Ruling, Heads To Appeal Court

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has rejected the ruling of the Osun State election petition tribunal that sacked him as governor of the Southwest State.

LP Campaign Council Speaks On Peter Obi Withdrawing From Presidential Race

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has denied media reports that its standard bearer, Peter Obi, is planning to withdraw from the presidential race.

MASSOB Condemns Southeast Killings

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB,has condemned the killing of people across Southeast States by unknown gunmen. The group made this known in a statement signed by the National Director of Information, MASSOB, Samuel Edeson and made available to newsmen on Friday.

Gbajabiamila Tells Election Observers To Get Balanced Views

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has urged election observer missions and monitors in Nigeria to get balanced views by speaking to a broad range of stakeholders before making their conclusions on the outcome of the forthcoming general elections. He spoke when a delegation of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, led by Mr. Barry Andrews, visited him at the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday.

INEC Alleges Moves To Hack Data Base

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised the alarm about attempts by foreign hackers to break into the commission’s database. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the annual National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, with the theme, ‘2023 General Elections; Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy.’

PDP Suspends Ebonyi Chairman

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended its Ebonyi State chapter chairman, Okorie Tochukwu Okoroafor. PDP NWC made this known at the end of its emergency meeting in Abuja on Friday.

Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule Loses Son

Hassan Sule, son of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has reportedly died.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Lafia on Friday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, Hassan died after a brief illness on Thursday night at the age of 36.

The statement stated that the deceased who got married to his first wife, Hajiya Sule, in June last year was Governor Sule’s eldest son.

NEF Alleges Plot By Some Individuals To Interfere With 2023 Election

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has alleged some unidentified individuals are reportedly planning to interfere with the 2023 general elections starting February 25th.

The Director of Publicity and Advocacy of NEF, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, noted this in a statement issued on Friday, Naija News reports.

2023: ‘Buhari Too Busy To Attend All Tinubu’s Campaigns’

The presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday spoke on the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari in some campaigns of the party.

A member of the Public Affairs Directorate of the PCC, Mariya Ibrahim Baba on Friday said President Bubari is too busy to attend all the campaigns of the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Mariya during an interview on Arise TV said President Buhari had marked out places he would accompany Tinubu for campaigns.

‘Judicial Magic’ – Shehu Sani Reacts As Tribunal Sacks Adeleke As Osun State Governor

Former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the tribunal order which sacked Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State.

The former lawmaker in his reaction to the Friday ruling described the tribunal judgment as a sad day for democracy.

The above are some of the major headlines from Nigerian newspapers and blogs for January 28, 2023 as presented by GWG.ng

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