Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Saturday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been instructed by the federal government to end its seven-month strike and abide by the decision of the National Industrial Court. While answering questions from journalists in Abuja, Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, offered the counsel.

2. The Peoples Democratic Party crisis assumed a new dimension on Friday when Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, leveled a number of accusations against Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s chairman, and Atiku Abubakar, among others. Wike said that Ayu had accepted a N1 billion bribe. Atiku and Ayu have declined to address the accusations.

3. Chinese food would be delivered to Geng Quanrong, the Chinese man accused of killing Ummu Buhari (Ummita). The confirmation was provided by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) as his trial got started. Quanrong was not anticipated to consume “gabza,” a meal for detainees, according to Kano Correctional Center spokeswoman Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa.

4. The three policemen who were kidnapped in Ogun State by armed gunmen have recovered their freedom. The police officers, who had traveled to Ogun from Zone 2 in Onikan, Lagos, for an investigation, were reportedly apprehended yesterday in broad daylight along the Wasinmi road in the Ogun local government area of Ewekoro.

5. An attack on the Kaduna-Kachia route in Kaduna State resulted in the kidnapping of certain All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains. According to information obtained, the incident took place in the Kajuru Area of the State at a location named Tashar Icce, which is a few meters from the Kujama settlement.

6. As a result of the flood, residents in Benue State’s flooded areas have left their houses. Dr. Godwin Oyiwona, commissioner of water resources and the environment, reported on Friday that the flood had reached a level of 11.1 meters on the river Benue’s seasonal flood gauge.

7. The former Senate President David Mark was accused of plotting against Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike during the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primary election yesterday. David Mark was a part of the group who plotted Wike’s demise, according to Wike in a conversation with a few chosen journalists on Friday in Port Harcourt.

8. The presidential campaign council list of the leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was disclosed after weeks of trepidation and repeated delays, although numerous prominent names of party chieftains were missing. Political heavyweights are included on the list of 422, including APC governors, ministers, lawmakers, diplomats, as well as current and former public office holders.

9. In light of recent visits by some well-known actors to All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu in Abuja, the National Executive Committee of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has issued a warning to its members not to take any actions that could jeopardize the guild’s interests and goals.

10. Cristiano Ronaldo, a star for Manchester United, was charged with “improper and/or aggressive conduct” yesterday after an incident in which it appeared that he appeared to knock a fan’s phone out of their hand. Following Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Everton in April of last year, the incident took place at Goodison Park.