[News] Good morning Nigeria: Welcome To The Roqwebblog Roundup Of Top 10 Nigerian News Headlines Today Sunday, April 22nd.

Good morning Nigeria and welcome to the Roqwebblog roundup of top 1 Nigerian news headlines today Sunday, April 22nd.

1. Emir Sanusi Attacks Buhari’s Ministers

The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has condemned absence of government officials from a meeting with investors in Washington DC, USA. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday at an investment programme organised by the Nigerian Embassy, Sanusi said Nigeria might lose investors because of it.

2. President Buhari Returns To Nigeria From London

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria from London, after attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The President took off from London just after midday on Saturday and arrived at Abuja Saturday night.

3. Nepotism Root Of Corruption In Nigeria – Prof. Alemika

A member of Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption (PCAC), Prof. Etannibi Alemika, said on Saturday that nepotism was the cause of corruption in Nigeria. Alemika said this in Abuja at the Annual Leadership Lecture and Graduation of the 9th set of African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) School.

4. UK To Give Nigeria Counter-IED Kit Worth £1m

The United Kingdom has promised to assist Nigeria with counter-IED kit worth £1m for the fight against insurgency. The United Kingdom’s Minister of Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, revealed this when he met with Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, in London on the sidelines of the Commonwealth meeting. The gift is part of the collaboration between the two nations to combat terrorism.

5. Buhari Pays Tribute To Fawehinmi On Posthumous Birthday

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid glowing tribute to legal luminary, Abdulganiyu “Gani” Fawehinmi (SAN) on his posthumous 80th birthday. The president, in a statement by Garba Shehu, his Special Assistant on Media, described the late legal icon ‘‘as a true conscience of the nation, defender of democracy and people’s rights advocate.’’

6. Atiku Denies Marrying Second Wife In Dubai

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied rumours he married a second wife last weekend in Dubai. In a statement by his media office on Saturday, the former Vice President dismissed such reports as blatant lie. The statement explained that Atiku was in Dubai with his family and Obi of Onitsha to grace the wedding ceremony of Anthony Chuka-Douglas and Whitney Erin Woods.

7.PDP, SDP Might Work Together – Makarfi

Senator Ahmed Makarfi has stated that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may work together in 2019. Speaking to The Sun, the former Kaduna state governor described the defection of Jerry Gana to the SDP as a major mistake.

8. BBNaija: Khloe Reacts To Comments On Her Homecoming Dress

Evicted Big Brother Naija housemate Khloe has reacted to comments on her dress to her eviction party, saying she loved how she is shaped like a woman rather than a girl. Khloe took to her Instagram page to tell her followers exactly how she feels about her body.

9. Barcelona Thump Sevilla To Win 4th Straight Copa Del Rey Title

Barcelona cruised to their fourth consecutive Copa del Rey title on Saturday evening as they beat Sevilla 5-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano. Luis Suarez opened the scoring 14 minutes into the game before Lionel Messi added the second 15 minutes later. Suarez (40) scored another just before the break, with Andres Iniesta (52) making it four seven minutes after the restart before Philippe Coutinho rounded off the scoring from the penalty spot in the 69th minute.

10. Robots To Run For Election In Japan

We’ve heard of robots and artificial intelligence taking human jobs but we’ve never had them running for elective office. But in Tokyo, Japan, all that is about to change. One mayoral candidate from the city intends to maximise the use of artificial intelligence in running municipal affairs and that is why he is operating his campaign as ‘AI Mayor’. According to odditycentral.com, he’s proposing replacing human public officials with AI and having them collect city data and create fair and balanced policies that will benefit everyone.

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