Happy morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:
1. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s deputy governor for financial stability, Aisha Ahmad, announced on Thursday that the top bank has ordered 500 million copies of the newly designed notes to be printed. This was what she said in response to queries from MPs on Thursday before the House of Representatives.
2. President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated his administration’s dedication to enhancing the welfare of military and law enforcement personnel. Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja as he received the Police Service Commission’s (PSC) 2021 audited report and 2023 budget request.
3. Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike announced yesterday that he will announce his top choice for president in January 2023. In January, Wike, who made this announcement during the opening of the Rumukurishi overpass in Port Harcourt on Thursday, said he would go to other States to support his candidate.
4. A 26-year-old guy named Adeyemi Babatunde has been detained by Ogun State Police Command officers after he reportedly killed a 46-year-old driver named Obafunsho Ismail after a small disagreement. Around 8 o’clock on December 8, 2022, the suspect, Olu of Oya, driving a Lexus SUV with a personalised licence plate, struck the deceased’s automobile from behind, causing damage to it.
5. Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, the minister in charge of police affairs, confirmed that the polls would go as planned and revealed that N4.5 million had been used to fuel police cars throughout all police commands in the nation. He said this yesterday in Abuja at the 15th instalment of the PMB Scorecard Series, noting that the 2023 general election will not be derailed by localised crime.
6. According to the Defence Media Operations (DMO), in the past three weeks, soldiers engaged in the counter-insurgency campaign in the North East have killed 103 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) militants. In addition, the forces freed 30 abducted people and detained 40 militants, including four leaders.
7. On the Apapa-Oshodi road, tragedy occurred yesterday at the Cele bus stop when two containers fell from a truck and landed on three automobiles. A commercial bus with the licence plate AKD 489 XZ was involved, and one of the trapped drivers was murdered.
8. Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential contender, faced harsh criticism yesterday for vowing to reopen the country’s borders if elected. Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Lai Mohammed criticised the proposals and claimed that reversing the border restriction policy would be counterproductive.
9. Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, the chief of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday cautioned drug lords to stop their malicious operations and reminded them that no one is above the law. He said that the agency had punished 3,434 criminals, while 126 were receiving counselling at 11 centres connected to psychiatric hospitals.
10. There are reports that 11 people may have died as a result of excessive electric power supply in several Zazzau neighbourhoods in Zaria, Kaduna State. Along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway, Gwargwaje and Kauran Juli are among the impacted areas.
