Good day! From Nigerian Newspapers, here is the summary for today:
1. The military has urged politicians to refrain from exploiting military personnel, their activities, uniforms, or accoutrements as topics or as means of message illustration in political advertising or other similar products. The warning was issued yesterday in a statement released in Abuja by Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, director of defence information.
2. The final list of the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) Presidential Campaign Council was announced on Wednesday night in advance of the 2023 election. James Faleke, the secretary of the Campaign Council, had published a list of the 422 members of the Campaign Council, which would have been presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. However, important party players, including governors, rejected the Campaign Council’s make up.
3. Rt. Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, the speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has passed away. Afuye, who represented Ikere constituency 1, passed away on Wednesday following a brief illness. His age was 66.
4. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to blame for the violence that broke out at the gathering for former vice president Atiku Abubakar on Monday in Kaduna, according to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In response to the incident, Atiku called attention to it and requested that President Muhammadu Buhari summon the other political parties to order.
5. According to Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, construction of the Second Niger Bridge is complete. Fashola made this statement on Wednesday in Abuja at the presentation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023).
6. It appears that several States have not yet complied with an order issued by the National Economic Council, which is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to pay compensation to those who have suffered because of police brutality in the nation, one year after it was issued. Only Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, and the Federal Capital Territory, according to information obtained, have complied with the NEC resolution.
8. The government of Kogi State has initiated legal actions against the Dangote Cement Plc over the ownership of its cement plant in Obajana, a town located in the Oworo district of Lokoja Local Government Area. According to a copy of the originating summons marked HcL/8T/2022, the suit was lodged at the Kogi State High Court, Lokoja Judicial Division.
8. The United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has disclosed that a total number of 1.9 million Nigerians are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Country Director of CDC, Dr Mary Boyd who made the disclosure in Abuja, however, said the affected Nigerians have access to free treatments to save their lives and allow them to live healthy productive lives.
9. Yesterday, several activists announced plans to stage rallies today to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS protests at the Lekki tollgate and other locations across the nation (Thursday). However, the police responded by issuing a warning against using violence while protesting.
10. As a result of the Naira’s ongoing depreciation, Bank of America predicted that in 2023, the official exchange rate may drop to N520/$. The Naira is well over fair value, thus the bank claims that this is to be anticipated.
