Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, acknowledged he is unaware of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidatepresence ,’s in Nigeria. This was said by Oshiomhole on Wednesday night while he was responding to inquiries on television.
2. In honour of the 62nd anniversary of the country’s independence, the Federal Government has designated Monday, October 3, a public holiday. The pronouncement was made by the interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore.
Yobe North 3. Bashir Sheriff Machina, an APC senatorial candidate, yesterday praised the Federal High Court decision designating him as the party’s legitimate senatorial candidate and hailed it as a triumph for justice. Additionally, he urged Yobe North residents to uphold the law and maintain calm.
4. Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, declared yesterday that the 2023 elections might make or break the country. Obasanjo also warned religious leaders in Nigeria not to let politicians ruin their country, warning that doing so would be regrettable for the entire nation.
5. As a result of the controversy engulfing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors backing Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Wednesday abstained from the formal inauguration of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council. The governors are Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.
6. Following an attack on the local police station, tension was apparent in Iganna, a town in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State. According to reports, the attack on Tuesday night featured some criminals who were apprehended by a police team looking for unregistered motorcycles in the State.
7. On Wednesday, more than 20 people died from burn injuries after a petrol-filled tanker lost control and slammed into a bridge near the Maboro River in Kogi State’s Ankpa Local Government Area. According to a witness, the incident took place about 3.30 pm.
8. Gunmen opened fire on them yesterday in Umunze in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving five soldiers and an unidentified civilian thought dead. The shooters opened fire on the victims when they were in a Toyota Sienna bus while they were hiding in the street in front of a local new generation bank.
9. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate for president of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday pledged to offer leadership that will motivate the nation to greater heights. In a statement, Tinubu added that he and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shetimma, would usher Nigeria into a new age marked by fresh perspectives, creative ideas, and a clear vision.
10. As a safety net against the catastrophic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started taking steps to reclaim an estimated N9.3 trillion intervention facility given to State governments, businesses, and individuals. The information was revealed in Abuja by Mr. Yusuf Yila, Director of the CBN’s Development Finance Department.
