10 things you need to know this Wednesday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday arrested a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. It was learnt that Fani-Kayode was nabbed and subsequently taken to the…
Lagos EndSARS Panel Report Is Fake News, Says Federal Govt
The federal government has described the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution to Investigate Cases of Police Brutality and the Incident at Lekki Toll Gate as a rehash of the unverified fake news that has…
Buhari Suspends Inauguration Of NNPC Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) scheduled for Wednesday November 24, 2021 until further notice. According to a statement by the Secretary…
Niger Raises The Alarm Over ISWAP, Boko Haram Camps Near Kainji
The Niger State government has declared that the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) and the dreaded Boko Haram sect are trying to set up a camp near the Kainji National Park in the Babanna area of Borgu and Shiroro…
Lawyers, Activists Ask Buhari To Sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill
Lawyers and other stakeholders have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amended Electoral Bill recently passed by the National Assembly. They stressed that the President should side with the Nigerians by assenting to the bill. They also urged the…
Police Impose Curfew To Curb Kidnapping In Bayelsa
Bayelsa State Police Command has reintroduced curfew in some parts of Yenagoa, the state capital and waterways due to rising cases of kidnapping and violent crimes. Newsmen said the state recorded high profile cases of kidnapping and violent crimes in…
Beware Of Corruption, CJN Warns 22 New FCT Judges
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has charged the 22 newly sworn-in judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to refrain from anything that would smear their names or bring them into disrepute….
Minister, EU, Others Fault SGBV Conviction Report
Minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, European Union (EU) Ambassador, Ms Samuela Isopi and others have expressed dissatisfaction with the number of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) convictions in the country. Tallen spoke when the EU Ambassador paid her…
APC Reconciliation Committee Gets 35 Petitions
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee has received 35 petitions from aggrieved members across the country. The chairman of the nine-member committee, Senator Abudulahi Adamu, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Abuja. Adamu said, “At this point in time,…
How Nigeria can survive, tackle insecurity, unemployment, others – Gov. Tambuwal
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Aminu Tambuwal, has said Nigeria must embrace restructuring to survive. Tambuwal, who is also the governor of Sokoto State, added that Nigeria must also embrace technology to tackle insecurity, unemployment and other…