Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Thursday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, on Wednesday, ordered that the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Nwajagu was arrested and arraigned following a viral video, in which he threatened to invite members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to...
New House leadership: Opposition Reps-elect plot to upstage APC
The House of Representatives members-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and other opposition parties have formed an alliance ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, with the aim of determining the leadership of the parliament. Against the background of the moves by the ruling All Progressives Party to zone the house leadership, the opposition lawmakers...
No court can grant injunction stopping President-elect inauguration – SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, speaks with ESTHER BLANKSON on election petitions as well as the illegality of the call for an interim government among other issues Those calling for an interim government premise it on the need for reform in the country. Do you consider this to be a good reason? There can’t be any talk of reform...
Organ harvesting: Obasanjo writes UK Court, seeks clemency for Ekweremadu, wife
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has written a letter to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court in London to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. It would be recalled that Ekweremadu and his wife, alongside a Nigerian doctor, Obinna Obeta, were recently found guilty of attempted organ...
DMO: Why FG’s debt is rising as LCCI, others list ways out
The Debt Management Office, DMO, yesterday attributed Nigeria’s growing debt stock to budget deficits, continuous issuance of promissory notes and other borrowings as well as low revenue generation. On the way out of the debt quagmire, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, asked the government to re-strategise on revenue generation, such as a shift in focus to equity...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government yesterday said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, risked being prosecuted for treason over some of their utterances over the February 25 presidential election. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed gave the warning in Washington, United States on...
Nigeria more divided than Civil War era – Sanusi
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammed Sanusi, has said Nigeria has never been this divided since the Civil War of 1967 to 1970. He said the country, because of the elections, was now “dangerously divided along ethnic and religious lines”, adding that it had put the integrity of public institutions in question. “The people now have suspicions...
NEWSFuel subsidy removal: Tinubu’s incoming govt walks tightrope
The planned removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria has again topped discussions ahead of the inauguration of a new government come May 29, 2023. Successive governments have provided support on fuel prices for decades to keep fuel prices affordable for the general population. However, these subsidies have been a significant drain on the country’s economy, with the government spending billions of...
Post-election threats: Obi, Datti risk treason charges, FG warns
The Federal Government on Tuesday said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, risked being prosecuted for treason over some of their utterances on the February 25 presidential election. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who gave the warning in Washington, United States on Tuesday, said Obi and Baba-Ahmed’s statements amounted to...
NAPTIP arrests cult group in FCT over sextortion
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested some members of a cult group in the FCT perpetrating gruesome acts of sextortion. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Mr Vincent Adekoye, Press Officer, NAPTIP. Adekoye said that the arrests followed intense surveillance and undercover operation ordered by the Director...
