Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today Wednesday, 13th March, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today Wednesday, 13th March, 2019

Good morning Nigeria and welcome to the Baba Newsline roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines today, Wednesday, March 13 2019.

1. Inec Fixes Date For Supplementary Election In Six States

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), has fixed March 23 for supplementary elections in six states where elections were declared inconclusive on March 9. The states include Benue, Sokoto, Plateau, Adamawa, Kano and Bauchi.

2. Senate Announces Date For Commencement Of 2019 Budget Debate

Senate President Buko Slaaraki on Tuesday said Nigeria’s upper legislative house would commence debate on the general principles of the country’s 2019 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday. Saraki, who recently lost an election to return to the Senate for the ninth assembly, made the announcement at the plenary on Tuesday, saying the debate would end on 19 March.

3. Buhari Reacts To APC’s Majority Win In Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is happy over the majority of seats the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in the Senate. Buhari stated this on Monday when receiving his old school mates, who came to congratulate him on his re-election for a second term in Daura, Katsina State.

4. Buhari, APC Govs Meet In Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday evening held a meeting with some All Progressives Congress State Governors in Abuja following his return from Daura. The closed-door meeting was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

5. Governorship Election 2019: How APC, PDP Stand In 22 States Declared By INEC So Far

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, March 9, conducted Governorship election 2019 across 29 out of 36 states across Nigeria and state House of Assembly elections across the country. Concise News reports that the electoral commission on Sunday, March 10, commenced official collation of the governorship results. While results in some states have been collated and winners announced, collations are still ongoing in some states as at this morning. Also, INEC has declared the elections in some states inconclusive.

6. Inec Confirms 100 Senators For Nigeria’s 9th Assembly (Full List)

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), has published 100 names of senators elected for the country’s ninth assembly. The commission is expected to publish nine more names, following the March 9 rerun elections, as there are 109 senatorial seats in Nigeria.

7. FG Constitutes 2019 Presidential Inauguration Committee

The constitution of the 2019 Presidential Inauguration Committee has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a statement by Permanent Secretary (General Services Office) in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Olusegun Adekunle.

8. Check Out Bizzare Reason Onnoghen Was Absent At CCT Trial

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has adjourned trial of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen on health grounds till March 18, 2019. The embattled CJN who has been charged with six counts of non-declaration of assets was reported to have missed the Tuesday’s proceeding because of toothache, high blood pressure.

9. Kano Rerun: PDP’s Yusuf Confident Of Victory

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has told his teeming supporters he is confident of emerging victorious in the forthcoming Gubernatorial rerun election in Kano declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesperson Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, in Kano.

10. Livescore: Magical Ronaldo Sends Juventus Into Champions League Quarter-finals

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, including two headers and a late penalty, as Juventus stormed back from a 2-0 first-leg deficit to beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the return and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday. With Atletico packing their defence, Ronaldo made the crucial breakthrough in the 27th minute when he rose to head in Federico Bernardeschi’s cross at the far post.

That’s the roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on Baba News website.