Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has vowed to actively take part in the political processes leading up to the general elections in 2023. To this end, it established a Committee on Political Strategy and Action, made up of notable figures who would aid the umbrella organization of Nigerian Christians in achieving its goal.
2. According to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, Nigeria is making concerted efforts to combat oil theft. This includes spending a significant amount of money on pipeline surveillance security through regular budgetary allocations for the Armed Forces and payments to private security firms under special Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreements.
3. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, which is currently on strike, will challenge the National Industrial Court’s decision ordering its members to return to work on Friday (today).
4. Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, has accused the federal government of bias for denying the Western Nigeria Security Network Agency, commonly known as the Amotekun Corps, permission to transport advanced weapons. He cited the Federal Government’s (FG) authorization for the Amotekun Corps-like Katsina State Security Outfit to carry weapons.
5. On Monday, after a suspected burglary at midnight, residents of Alaaguntan in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State were astonished to find the Baptist Day School, the neighborhood’s primary school, empty. According to reports, the thugs entered the classrooms through a ceiling break in the school and stole expensive stuff.
6. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has denounced the alleged assault on Inspector Teju Moses by her boss Prof. Zainab Duke, her housekeeper Rebecca Enechido, and a male suspect who is still at large. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force’s spokesperson, said this on Thursday.
7. The APC’s Asiwaju Bola Tinubu campaign responded on Thursday to threats made by Yakubu Dogara, a former House of Representatives speaker, and Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation, to mobilize northern Christians to vote against Tinubu. There is no reason for concern, according to Asiwaju Tinubu-Shettima Coalition for Good Governance Director-General Adebayo Shittu.
8. Oil thieves’ attempts to steal or smuggle 7,805 barrels of crude oil and 2,613 barrels of automotive gas oil, worth over N537.09 million, have been thwarted by Operation Delta Safe and Operation Octopus Grip personnel in the Niger Delta, while 17 pipeline vandals have been apprehended.
9. The bishops who met with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday in Abuja said they had not made up their minds to support him. The Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria had a meeting with the APC candidate.
10. Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, stated yesterday that his group will not abandon its call for Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP’s national chairman, to quit. The governor declared that his group would continue to support the party and work to uphold its principles of harmony, inclusivity, equity, and peace.
