Hello and good morning! Today’s Nigerian newspapers summary is as follows:
1. Traditional rulers and religious leaders in the South East zone have strongly urged the release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. Under the auspices of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers and Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops, key figures in the zone issued the call.
2. Former Vice President of Nigeria and Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has been to Europe. The former vice president left the country just hours after meeting Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
3. On Monday night, gunmen suspected of being bandits assaulted the Nyalun community in Plateau State’s Wase Local Government Area, killing the village chief, Salisu Idris. According to reports, the alleged bandits also killed two other residents of the hamlet.
4. According to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, the Boko Haram insurgency killed 100,000 people, displaced over 2 million people, and damaged $9 billion (N3.24 trillion) in property. On Tuesday, he spoke at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Ministerial Performance Review Retreat in Abuja.
5. The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, has called a meeting with political party leaders in response to reports of confrontations among their supporters in various states. Yakubu made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja, during the training of master trainers on election technology for the 2023 general election.
6. The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denounced Governor Babajide Sanwo-support Olu’s by his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike. The approval was given at the 22nd session of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, which was held in the state on Tuesday.
7. The West Africa Examination Council has stated that it intends to make its certificates available to West African Senior School Certificate Examination participants once their results are disclosed. Patrick Areghan, Head of National Office, said this on Tuesday during a luncheon hosted by the exam body in Lagos.
8. Naebi Dynamic Services Limited, a private company, would monitor the records of helicopter movements in and out of Nigeria and aid the country in increasing Internally Generated Revenue from the sector. Stanley Chike, Managing Director of Naebi Dynamic Services, stated at a news conference in Lagos that the company was investing in technology to monitor operations in the aviation and oil industries across the country.
9. Michael Pius, a 37-year-old security officer who reportedly beat a man’s chest with a stone, was remanded in a Lagos State High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday for alleged murder. According to reports, the defendant and the dead, Paul Assigno, were talking about something that turned into a scuffle, and Pius stoned the victim to death.
10. In an effort to combat the escalating criminal actions of its residents overseas, the Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and over 20 other nations in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa. This was revealed in a report titled ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’
