Nigerian Newspapers

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Lagos State Building Control Agency on Friday began the demolition of defective buildings. Those affected are mainly within Lagos Island and over 180 houses will be demolished in the exercise. 2. The United…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has been given a new appointment by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) The First Lady  on Thursday was appointed as the UNAIDS…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has rescheduled the conduct of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to 11th April. The board also fixed 1st April for the conduct of its mock…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary to Wednesday, March 13, 2019 over the death of Hon. Temitope Olatoye, ‘Sugar’ representing Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The adjournment followed a point…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Governor Rochas Okorocha and his Son-in-law, Monday lost to the Peoples Democratic Party’s Emeka Ihedioha in the March 9 governorship polls in Imo. Prof. Francis Otonta, the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A three-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday granted presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar access to all materials used in the presidential elections. The decision…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Some demands made Tuesday afternoon to the Presidential Election Tribunal by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, have just emerged. A source within the party said Atiku filed for access…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Several persons have been killed in two communities of Shinkafi and Anka Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. The incident came less than 24 hours after Governor Abdul Aziz Yari swore to deal with…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State has described the recent military exercise tagged ‘Operation Show of Force’ carried out in some local government areas across the state as a ploy by…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Babalele Abdullahi, son-in-law and Finance Director of group of companies owned by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Paul Ibe, Media…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President Muhammad Buhari has appointed a new Acting Comptroller General (CG) of the Federal Fire Service (FFF) in the person of Liman AIhaji Ibrahim. Ibrahim takes over from Mr. Joseph Anebi, whose retirement age…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted on the dissolution of his cabinet before May 29, 2019. Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said it was likely he would dissolve his cabinet. Adesina…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo their Certificates of Return. The certificates were issued to them at the International Conference Centre, ICC, in Abuja…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made the…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President Muhammadu Buhari at a nationwide broadcast on Friday called on Nigerians to go all out on Saturday to cast their votes for candidates of their choice in the presidential and national assembly election.…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. No fewer than 17 persons have been killed and several others injured after suspected herdsmen attacked fishermen in Ebete village, Agatu LGA of Benue State on Wednesday. Report said that the fishermen were going…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, Tuesday, sacked Prince Lawrence Eze, as the Enugu East Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The court presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba held that…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Deputy Speaker, Yobe State House of Assembly, Dr. Garba Ibrahim Kurmi is dead. He passed on, Monday, following a protracted illness. The lawmaker died at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, according…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President Muhammadu Buhari has said he cannot remove Mahmood Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), because he would need a resolution by two-thirds majority of the Senate to do…