Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. According to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was left out of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s campaign council on President Muhammadu Buhari’s recommendation. Osinbajo’s name wasn’t on the list of 422 men, which drew a variety of opinions.
2. Following a media interview in which he spoke candidly about the crises roiling the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike traveled to Europe. He had charged Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s national chairman, with corruption during the media conference on Friday.
3. In the early hours of Saturday in Northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist organization kidnapped at least seven security personnel, including officers of the Nigerian Police.
4. In response to the crises roiling the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Senate President Bukola Saraki has spoken out. The former presidential candidate said in a message on his social media accounts on Saturday that he had been working quietly behind the scenes to assure the party’s return to normalcy. Atiku Abubakar, according to him, is still the finest candidate for president.
5. During Friday’s Juma’at service, bandits stormed a mosque in the Ruwan Jema hamlet of the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing at least 13 people. Three weeks ago, armed robbers broke into a mosque in Zugu, in the Gummi Local Government Area of the State, and kidnapped some worshipers.
6. All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu chastised Afenifere leader and elder statesman Pa Ayo Adebanjo over accusations that the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group had adopted Labour Party (LP) presidential contender Mr. Peter Obi. The former governor of Lagos State said that Pa Adebanjo, as interim leader, had transferred Afenifere over to his personal estate.
7. The Nigerian government’s ongoing detention and imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has angered the Igbo Lawyers Association (ILA). It said that the IPOB leader’s continuing arrest was more of a political punishment than a legal trial and that there was need to release or try him.
8. The Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has nominated Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, to serve as the Abia State Coordinator. The PCC comprises 31 directorates, with President Muhammadu Buhari serving as chairman and the presidential candidate serving as his deputy, according to the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presentation of the PCC’s final organizational chart Friday night.
9. President Muhammadu Buhari promised that insecurity will be eliminated before the year was out on Saturday in Ile-Ife, Osun. At the 2022 Olojo Festival’s grand finale, he provided the assurance.
10. Some Nigerian players have voiced excitement for their friendly match against Algeria on Tuesday. Following a mistake from goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, the Super Eagles and the Algeria B squad on Friday night battled to a 2-2 tie.
