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Newspaper Headlines: Nigeria records 27 cases of vaccine-deprived polio

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July 13, 2022

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Images from the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun dominated the front pages of Nigerian dailies.

The Punch reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there’s a 324 percent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country within one month. The newspaper says Nigeria records 27 cases of vaccine-deprived polio.

The Nation reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the call from President Muhammadu Buhari for an end to the ongoing strike. The newspaper says the Oyo State fire service command has revealed that the fire outbreak at Bodija Market in Ibadan on Sunday was fuelled by kegs of petrol stored in some of the shops.

TheGuardian reports that the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has declared that the emergence of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will not stop its agitation for secession. The newspaper says Mo Farah, British Olympic champion, has revealed he was a victim of child trafficking in the UK.

Daily Trust reports that Nigeria records 7 million new broadband subscribers in seven months. The newspaper says gunmen killed one and abducted two in an attack on Eid el-Kabir celebrants in Kastina.

Daily Independent reports that Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere leader, has declared support for Peter Obi’s presidential bid. The newspaper says Lagos government will launch a smart identification card for residents of the state.

Source: Top Stories