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Top Newspaper Headlines & Naija News Today, 20th September 2022

Top Newspaper Headlines & Naija News today, 20th September 2022, can be accessed below.

Naija News NG has compiled top Naija News headlines from Nigerian newspapers today, this means the latest Naija news, top newspaper headlines, and happenings in Nigeria can be accessed on this page.

Below are the Newspaper Headlines & Naija News today from Nigerian Newspapers. Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1- 100% Of The Gunmen Arrested In Anambra State Are Igbos – Soludo

Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has said that 100% of the people they have caught in connection with insecurity are Igbos .

Naija News NG reports that Governor Soludo also said that he has reduced insecurity in the South Eastern state.
The former CBN Governor added that fifteen camps run by gunmen in Anambra State have been decimated.

He said this on Sunday, September 18, 2022 while speaking on Channels Television .

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Soludo said:

“Giving where things were when we came, we are not saying that Anambra is 100% secured … but everybody in Anambra – the 8.5 million residents of Anambra can testify to you that insecurity in Anambra has come down to the barest minimum.

“Fifteen camps (run by gunmen) here (have been) decimated. Even yesterday (Saturday), some other places (where) they were gathering were decimated; we have degraded their infrastructure and I don’t think they have the capacity again to come with the kind of ferocity they had in the past.

“Anambra has been relatively quiet and peaceful, and we are pursuing this agenda.

“I would dare to say that if we were to have the statistics over the last three months, I think Anambra will compare favourably as one of the safest comparatively.”

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On the identities of those arrested in connection with some of the attacks in the state, Soludo said;

 

“Let me be clear about it; 100% of the people we have caught are Igbos. It is not about some people invading from somewhere; it is 100% Igbos on Igbos, that is the fact.”

 

2- David Hundeyin exposes another Kemi Olunloyo’s lie

Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has exposed Kemi Olunloyo .

Naija News NG reports that Kemi Olunloyo had claimed she was the spokesperson of CABJ ( Canadian Association of Black Journalists ) .

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She wrote : APC: Atlanta Press club (The Most

Prestigious press club in the WORLD)

atlantapressclub.org

NABJ: National Association of Black Journalists

nabionline.org

CABJ: Canadian Association of Black

Journalists & (I was spokeswoman

2008-2009).

David Hundeyin wrote to the organization to verify her claim but it turned out that she lied !

David Hundeyin sharing his findings wrote : “Mental health needs more funding and attention in Nigeria.

Urgently.”

 

3- Primate Ayodele’s Fulfilled Prophecy On Imo Speaker, ASUU Strike, Bello Turji, Others

There is a popular belief that the spiritual controls the physical and whatever happens in the physical has already taken place in the spiritual realm before manifesting.

Not everyone has access to the spiritual realm, it takes some level of immortality and God’s approval to be able to access the spiritual realm.

It is for this reason that the gift of prophecy is very rampant in the world today, only selected few people who are approved by God and commune regularly with Him to attain the immortality level are blessed with the gift to foresee and foretell what is to come.

In Nigeria and Africa, we are blessed with a popular prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele who has gained grounds at the global level with the gift of prophecy. He has foretold several events across the world that have come to pass with the records on the internet space.

 

READ: Primate Ayodele :  Prophecy Fulfilled As President Putin Escapes Assassination

He was recently referenced for foretelling the surprising emergence of William Ruto as Kenya’s fifth president, the emergence of a new government in Sweden, the victory of Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and a host of many others. According to confirmed reports, Primate Ayodele has well over 10,000 fulfilled prophecies to the glory of God.

In the last 48 hours, some events that happened in Nigeria have also confirmed his prophecies to be true because he warned against them long before they happened.

The speaker of Imo state house of assembly, Kennedy Ibe was just removed this afternoon by lawmakers. Primate Ayodele in his annual book of prophecy titled Warnings to the nations (2022/2023) edition categorically stated that not all the house of assembly speakers will finish their terms, this prophecy has obviously caught up with the speaker of Imo state assembly.

Another prophecy of the man of God that got fulfilled is the demonstration of students due to the ongoing ASUU strike that has grounded academic activities in all tertiary institutions across the country. Primate Ayodele had made a statement on August 1, 2022 that he foresees students staging something serious if the government doesn’t address the strike and put an end to it (https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/01/asuu-students-will-stage-something-tinubus-ambition-will-start-breaking-apc-primate-ayodele/) . Unfortunately, the government wasn’t able to do anything about it and we all saw how the Lagos international airport was on lockdown today by students in the country. People that had flights to catch had to miss them because it was a total lockdown, fulfilling the prophecy of the man of God.

Also in January 2022, Primate Ayodele warned a notorious bandit in Zamfara, Bello Turji and stated that his days are numbered and that the military will catch up with him soon (https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/19/insecurity-your-days-are-numbered-primate-ayodele-warns-notorious-zamfara-bandit-turji-bello/) . Before then, Bello Turji has been untouchable by Nigeria’s security operatives yet the bandit continued to wreak havoc in the northern part of the country however, two days ago, the military attacked his residence, killing some of his aides though he narrowly escaped. This development has no doubt kicked-off the fulfilment of Primate Ayodele’s prophecy on Bello Turji. It would be recalled that it was the same way Primate Ayodele prophesied the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau some years back and it happened the same year he said it.

4- Why I dated Apostle Suleman – Halima Abubakar

Again Halima Abubakar has said she had a relationship with Apostle Suleman .

Naija News NG reports that she also said she dated Suleman because he told her he was separated .

Apostle Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM).

This comes in the wake of a confession by actress Halima Abubakar that she slept with the supposed ‘man of God’.

In a series of posts on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, September 18, 2022, Abubakar admitted to sleeping with Apostle Suleman, revealing details of her sexual relationship with the popular Nigerian pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM).

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She also called out Apostle Suleman for allegedly paying bloggers to write demeaning stories about her.

“Every month only you. How do you sleep? You paid off the blogs, only you, God forbid. Look for lies and send it to your bloggers. They need am,” she wrote.

“But you you you JS. You bought market Sule. Emperor Sule. Allow me rest biko. Don’t fuck with me bro. Dude,” she wrote.

The mother of one also revealed that the reason she had an affair with the pastor was because he told her he was separated.

“I fuck up yes. I own my mistakes. But I won’t lie anymore. Nigga said he was separated. I didn’t meet a married man. I met a bizman with three kids. Long story, stay away from liars,” she added.

Abubakar is one of the few female celebrities to own up to dating and sleeping with Apostle Suleman. Though several other women have been linked to the pastor, they have all denied having a relationship with him.

In July 2022, Nollywood actress, Georgina Onuoha denied dating the Auchi-based pastor. She also slammed those who had been fueling the rumours about their alleged affair.

In August 2021, actress, Chioma Ifemeludike, revealed that she slept with Apostle Suleman twice and was paid on both times. According to her, they were hooked up by her colleague, Lynda-Clems Bishop.

In a social media post, Chioma Ifemeludike wrote: ““Dear @lyndaclems, I have to tell the world about that hookup you arranged between @johnson_suleman_official and myself on the 20th November 2016 in a hotel at Ikeja, the Apostle secretly gave me his number and we had a second meeting at Oriental Hotels Lagos.

“I’m sorry my conscience can’t hold it anymore. I encourage you to tell the truth as a mother and a Christian, to put the devil to shame and save millions of souls being misled. To my family and friends, I am sorry, don’t judge me. Please pray for me so the light of God will continue to expose every work of darkness in my life and the church of God.”

5- No One Can Put Assunder – Yul Edochie Celebrates First Wife (Update)

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has shown that there is peace at with his first wife, May Yul Edochie .

Naija News NG reports that the actor joined his wife on stage during her birthday party over the weekend.

May’s birthday was on September 16, 2022, and she celebrated over the weekend.

 

During the event, Yul mounted the stage and placed his arm over his wife’s shoulder while telling the audience that the day is about her.

 

As Yul speaks about May, someone from the audience says, “What God has joined together…”

 

“No man can put assunder,” Yul completes.

 

Yul is later seen with his arm around May’s waist.

 

This comes months after Yul married his colleague Judy Austin Muoghalu after welcoming a son with her. At the time, May made it clear that her religion does not support polygamy and slammed Yul and Judy on social media following the announcement.

 

Yul and May still live together.

6- No Law Empowers Police Officers To Slap Citizens – Lawyer, Abdul Mamud

Nigerian Lawyer Abdul Mamud has criticised a statement by a Nigerian Police spokesperson .

Naija News NG reports that the Policesperson said a Police officer has right to slap a citizen but the citizen doesn’t have right to slap back.

Abdul Mamud knocked the statement, he said slapping is a criminal offence . He also said he doesn’t support citizens slapping Police officers.

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Read his tweets below :

Just read somewhere that the spokesperson of @PoliceNG claimed that police officers have right to slap citizens and citizens have no concomitant right to retaliate.
Where do these officers read their laws?
No law empowers police officers to slap citizens. Slapping in itself constitutes a criminal offence – the crime of trespass to the person: battery and assault. See Sections 351 -355 of the Criminal Code. I don’t encourage citizens’ retaliatory action against officers as there are remedies in law- criminal law and tort -against officers who take the law into their hands.
It is such arrant interpretation of our law by officers that created animals like CSP Nwafor.
That spokesperson has to be sent to the police college for a refresher course

 

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FAKE NEWS ALERT: Herbert Wigwe’s Father Did Not Slump

Sources have confirmed that Herbert Wigwe’s father, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, did not slump during the funeral of his late son.

Some sections of the media, not Lifestyle Nigeria had published that the father of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, collapsed during his son’s funeral service at Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state.

The sections of the media reported that Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, who is in his 80s, was slumped following the shock of his billionaire son, Wigwe; daughter-in-law, Chizoba, and grandson, Chizzy. They died in a helicopter crash in the US on Saturday, March 9.

However, a credible police source who spoke to VANGUARD dismissed the wild news outrightly, saying that Wigwe’s father was “Hale and hearty”.

The source added, “Even the Senate President (Godswill Akpabio) met and prayed for him.

“The story of Pa Wigwe’s collapse is totally false. We should allow the family to mourn its dead and not add to the pain by writing false stories.”

The remains of the deceased have been interred at a private cemetery within the Wigwe University premises in Isiokpo.

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Group Launches Fact-Checking Platform To Counter Fake News 

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that a group concerned with socioeconomic development in Africa has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered fact-checking platform to counter the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the continent.

Speaking at the unveiling of the AI-powered platform, named, ‘MyAIFactChecker’ on Monday in Ilorin, the Global Director of a Nigeria-based non-profit organization, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), Abideen Olasupo, said that FactCheck Africa, an initiative of the BBYDI, was launched in 2022 as an independent, non-partisan and non-profit fact-checking platform for Africans.

“MyAIFactChecker was a product of months of dedicated effort and research, with support from BECERA and the US State Department, noting that the initiative would revolutionise how Africans verify news and other online information.

“MyAIFactChecker is a demonstration of our organization’s unwavering commitment to combating the scourge of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news, thereby safeguarding the integrity of information. This platform leverages cutting-edge AI technology, is user-friendly, and allows you to verify the authenticity of news, social media posts, and other online content quickly and conveniently.”

Olasupo also said that the innovative platform would provide users with a range of functionalities, including a chatbot interface, feedback mechanism, and voice search capability that is available in English, Swahili, French, Arabic, and several popular local languages in Nigeria.

According to him, the launch of MyAIFactChecker comes at a critical time, as the proliferation of disinformation and harmful content continues to pose significant threats to the integrity of elections, democracy, public health, and stability in African nations.

The BBDYI global director, who said the impact of fake news and disinformation on elections could not be waved, expressed optimism that his organisation’s newly introduced AI fact-checking would help combat the spread of disinformation in African nations preparing to hold elections this year.

“It is worthy to note that 2024 is a year of elections in Africa as about 24 countries on the continent will hold elections this year.

During electioneering periods, there is always a proliferation of fake news, and its attendant consequences could negatively impact the electoral process.

With the launch of MyAIFactChecker, we are poised to curb the spread of misinformation and disinformation before, during, and after elections in these affected countries.

“We believe that access to accurate information is a fundamental right, and we are dedicated to empowering individuals with the tools to discern truth from falsehood in this digital age. We will continue to promote media literacy and critical thinking across Africa,” he said.

Olasupo, who said that he attended the 2024 United Nations ECOSOC Youth Forum held in New York last week, added that he spoke on ‘The ethical use of AI and its implications for education in Africa’, saying that his organisation would continue to push for policies around the ethical use of AI in Nigeria and Africa as a whole to maximise its benefits and mitigate its risks.

He lauded Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, for spearheading the initiative to deliver a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the country, stressing that such endeavour was crucial in positioning Nigeria to effectively leverage AI for national development.

“In recognition of the immense potential of AI in addressing societal challenges, BBYDI will continue to advocate for policies and ethical frameworks to guide the deployment of AI technologies across Africa. It is imperative that we harness the power of AI for the collective good of our society,” he noted.

Earlier in his address, the Head of Programmes at FactCheck Africa, Habeeb Adisa, said the introduction of the innovative AI solution “represents a significant advancement in our stride to fight the dissemination of fake news that continues to undermine societal trust and cause discord among people.

“Our platform is designed to cater for a diverse linguistic landscape across the continent. Users can simply enter a new query, and our platform will provide them with an assessment of the article’s authenticity. It will also let them know if it’s credible, partially credible, or unreliable.”

He also disclosed that FactCheck Africa had launched a 3-month AI Journalism Fellowship for journalists in West Africa. According to him, the fellowship is a comprehensive training programme that will equip selected journalists with the knowledge, skills, and ethical considerations needed to navigate AI in journalism.

Also speaking, the Executive Director of BBYDI, Nura Jimoh, stated that the unveiling of MyAIFactChecker reinforced the commitment of their organisation to leverage tech solutions and digital tools to address societal challenges.

She recalled that BBYDI last year, in collaboration with Christian Aid, organised the first CivicTech Hackathon in Nigeria to address voter apathy and encourage increased citizens’ participation in the electoral process.

“We also launched evit.ng to track and report violence pre and post-election. We also unveiled conflictreport.org to curb the farmer-herders crisis in the northern part of the country.

“Additionally, we introduced KnowCovid19NG with support from the US Embassy to flatten the curve and provide psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years before the 2023 general elections, we launched Yvotenaija.org to promote civic education across grassroots communities and on various social media platforms,” Jimoh remarked.

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How 17-Year-Old Hacker Stuns EFCC Chairman With Impressive IT Skills 

 

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, narrated an incident where a 17-year-old successfully hacked into his personal computer and bank account while being interrogated at his office in Lagos.

The anti-graft agency chairman made this known in a chat with editors at the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, last Tuesday.

Olukoyede recounted inviting the 17-year-old for questioning at his own office, only to witness the young hacker effortlessly bypass the security measures of his locked computer right before his eyes.

He said, “I brought into my Lagos office a seventeen-year-old boy who is studying History and Anthropology. He is in the 200 level. He is not doing anything science-related. The guy sat in my office in Lagos and demonstrated some things to me on my laptop.

“He asked for my number, I gave him my number and through my number, he got my BVN. He then mentioned the name of my account number to me at the bank. I didn’t tell him anything.”

According to him, the country must take all necessary measures to discourage these young individuals, as their actions could lead to imprisonment or even fatal consequences.

“The problem is, I see crime in that, and I also see opportunities in it. So, if you leave these guys, we don’t make them know that what they are doing is wrong, if you leave them, they will continue to see it as a way of life to make money.”

He mentioned that due to their young ages, the EFCC would administer light sentences to punish youths for the cybercrimes they committed, while also focusing on helping them change their orientation.

“We plead for light sentences so that we can reorientate them and that’s part of what we’re doing. What joy will I derive from sending a 17-year-old boy to jail? You have destroyed his future. You have destroyed his career.

“Sometimes they give them options of fines and all of that conviction, so we bring them in, lecture them and talk to them.”

In a bold demonstration of his skills, the boy confidently informed Olukoyede that he could transfer up to 10 million naira from any account in a single transaction.

He said the 17-year-old boy, when he was done, said, “Look, oga, I can make 10 million now. I will demonstrate it to you. I will move money from your account to mine.

“I said no, don’t do that in my office and he was ready to do that. When he opened my laptop, I didn’t give him the key to my laptop and he had access.

When questioned about his involvement in cybercrime, the boy explained that his parents, who are both farmers, were unable to work on their farm due to security concerns.

“He has two younger ones. One is in JSS2 and the other is in SSS2. He is the one feeding his parents and responsible for the payment of tuition for his younger ones.

“I saw a Bill Gates in that guy.”

Olukoyede, however, assured the boy that he would take responsibility for his schooling if he was able to stop the criminal act.

“I told my family, we are going to do that.

“I spoke to one of my friends who is also ready to help take up the schooling of the SSS 2 guy. So I’m still looking for someone who will take up the one for the JSS 2 sibling.”

This is not the first time the EFCC chairman has revealed the anti-graft agency’s plan to rehabilitate convicted internet fraudsters with reduced sentences.

Addressing a delegation of the National Association of University Students in March 2024, he said “when you think deeply, that tag ‘ex-convict’ is not a good thing. You can never tell where you will find yourself tomorrow, and they will want to profile you and discover that you are an ex-convict.”

“So, it is even in the interest of the youth that the EFCC is doing what it is doing to prevent them from indulging in the heinous act of cybercrime.”

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