Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today Sunday, April 7th, 2019

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Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Good morning Nigeria and the rest of the world. Welcome to the BabaNews roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Sunday, April 7th, 2019.

1. Buhari Finally Speaks On Zamfara Killings

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, expressed his sadness at the killings going on in Zamfara State. In a statement issued by his New Media aide, Bashir Ahmad, Buhari wondered how he could be unconcerned about the killings and the pain of the families of those who had lost their lives to bandits.

2. Boko Haram Controlling No Territory In Nigeria – Buhari Declares

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Boko Haram insurgents are not controlling any territory in the country, Babanewsline News reports. This online news medium understands that Buhari said this on Friday at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa. According to him, there has been a great improvement in the fight against insurgency in the country since his government came into power.

3. NASS Leadership: PDP Schedules Meeting To Decide Zoning Arrangement

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet its lawmakers in the National Assembly to discuss the zoning of the offices meant for the opposition party. Babanewsline understands that the offices are Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Whip. According to a source in the party, the PDP had also started working behind the scene to decide who become the Senate President,  Deputy Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

4. Omokri Disgraces Buhari, Crowns Him ‘Certificateless General’

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has labelled President Muhammadu Buhari a “certificateless general,” Babanewsline News reports. While reacting to the development, Omokri took to his Twitter handle to berate Buhari for his inability to tackle insurgency in the country. According to him, the belief that Buhari, before he became president in 2015, that he will deal with insecurity with “iron hand,” is untrue.

5. World Economic Forum: Buhari Proffers Solution To Rising Conflict

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged world leaders to work towards narrowing gaps in social and economic opportunities for citizens as a solution to rising conflicts across the globe. A statement by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Saturday, said President Buhari stated this at the World Economic Forum on Middle East and North Africa in Jordan.

6. 2019 Election: Junaid Moh’d Slams Atiku For Dragging Buhari To Court

Atiku Abubakar has no justification to complain about rigging during the 2019 elections, according to  Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed. Babanewsline News had reported that Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the last election, lost out to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku, a former Vice-President, has rejected the results claiming the election was rigged.  However, Junaid has alleged that Abubakar masterminded election rigging since 1999, and thus has “no moral basis to complain of being rigged out.”

7. Zamfara Indigenes Demand End To Killings, Kidnapping

Indigenes of Zamfara State have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene and stop the killings and kidnappings currently going on in the Northern state. The indigenes, who held a protest in Abuja on Saturday, decried the insecurity in the state which has resulted in apprehension, displacements of communities and loss of lives.

8. What Buhari Discussed With King of Jordan

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday thanked King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan for the continuous support Nigeria received from the country to fight terrorism. The Nigerian leader added that the investment in Nigeria’s peace and security will always be remembered. Buhari said this when he met with King Abdullah II on the sideline of the World Economic Forum on Middle East and North Africa holding in Dead Sea, Jordan.

9. Livescore: Jesus Fires Man City Into FA Cup Final

Gabriel Jesus kept Manchester City’s quadruple dream alive as his early header saw them past Brighton 1-0 at Wembley and into the FA Cup final. The Brazilian netted the only goal of Saturday’s semi-final to keep City on track for an unprecedented trophy haul. Pep Guardiola’s side have already won the Carabao Cup this season, and are still in the hunt for the Premier League and Champions League.

10. Chimamanda Makes Cover Of Marie Claire Brazil Magazine

Renowned Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie has made the cover of the recent Marie Claire Brazil, an international magazine. The 41-year-old nonfiction writer shared the cover of the magazine with her more than 300,000 followers on Instagram.

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