Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today Saturday, 23rd February, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today Saturday, 23rd February, 2019

By Emmanuel Egobiambu

Good morning Nigeria and welcome to the BabaNewsline News roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines today, Saturday, February 23rd, 2019.

1. Amosun’s Aide Dies As SSG Gets Injured In Auto Crash

Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s aide, Adeniyi Adesanya, lost his life while the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, was reportedly fatally injured in a ghastly motor accident on Friday evening. The ConciseNews gathered that the accident occurred at Siun-Kobape along Sagamu-Abeokuta road.

2. What UK Told Inec About Saturday’s Election (Video)

Few hours to the commencement of presidential and National Assembly elections, the United Kingdom has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to be impartial in the conduct of the elections. In a broadcast aired on Friday on the verified Twitter handle of the British High Commission in Nigeria, @UKinNigeria, the British High Commissioner to the country, Ms Catriona Laing, asked Nigerians not to be discouraged to vote again due to the postponement of the elections.

3. INEC Finally Agrees To Include Zamfara APC Candidates On Ballot Paper After Court Ruling

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to include the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state on the ballot for the February 23rd Presidential and National Assembly elections. The electoral body announced this in a statement on Friday by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.

4. Nigeria Decides: What Inec Chairman Said Ahead Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has assured Nigerians that it is ready for the 2019 elections on Saturday. This assurance came from the Inec Chairman Mahmood Yakubu on Friday in Abuja during a press briefing ahead of the presidential and National Assembly election.

5. Nigeria Decides: Police Discovers Bomb In Delta State

In more Nigerian newspapers headlines, the Delta State Police Command has uncovered substance suspected to be improvised explosive device along the Ughelli/Patani road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. This was revealed by the Commissioner of Police Adeyinka Adeleke on Friday ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections.

6. Nigeria Decides: 2019 Election Voting Process, Guidelines As Revealed By Inec

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has released the 2019 election voting process and guidelines. Concise News understands that the election voting process involves seven steps as Nigerians head to the polls.

7. Nigeria Decide: INEC Reveals Areas Elections Might Not Hold

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) on Thursday proclaimed that it will not conduct elections in volatile and unstable areas open to explosives. Ahead of the rescheduled polls for presidential and National Assembly position across the nation, the body stated that it will not conduct elections in any area the security agencies cannot guarantee the safety of their officials especially in some parts of the North East where Boko Haram insurgents had displaced thousands.

8. Atiku’s Former Presidential Rival Dumps PDP For Buhari’s APC

Former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Stanley Osifo has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. Concise News learned that Osifo, who was one of the over 10 aspirants that challenged and lost to Atiku Abubakar in the opposition party’s presidential primary election in Port Harcourt last year, joined President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC on Thursday, two days to the general election.

9. Veteran Nollywood Actor Baba Suwe Admitted At LUTH

A Nollywood veteran actor Baba Suwe whose real name is Babatunde Omidina has been admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos. This was revealed by the National President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Friday in Lagos.

10. Europa League Round 16 Draw: Check Out Chelsea, Arsenal Opponents

The Europa League round of 16 draws was conducted on Friday at in Nyon, Switzerland as two English clubs get home advantage in the first leg matches that will be played on March 7 and March 14.

Arsenal beat BATE 3-1 on aggregate to reach the last 16 and their reward is a tie with Rennes, who eliminated Real Betis in the previous round.

That’s the roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning.