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

Happy morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:

1. Oil marketers expressed confidence that the lines for the product at filling stations will soon dissipate on Friday, despite the fact that the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, was still troublesome. For traders transferring their goods outside of Lagos, they said that the depot price of PMS had increased to N246 per litre.

2. Yesterday, human rights attorney Femi Falana called the Department of State Service’s (DSS) 48-hour deadline for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) to make fuel available throughout the nation intolerable threats. Falana claimed in an interview that the DSS does not act in Nigeria in accordance with the law.

3. Brazil was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup yesterday after losing to Croatia on Friday in a penalty shootout. After defeating South Korea 4-1 in the first round, the Selecao entered the first quarterfinal match as heavy favourites.

4. The Labour Party has disbanded the Ogun State chapter executives and fired its national publicity secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, for suspected anti-party behaviour. This occurs as the party is being rocked by an internal crisis.

5. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is alleged to have targeted the political elite with the cash withdrawal limit policy, according to Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. Emefiele decided to go after politicians after failing in his attempt to enter the political elite, according to Fintiri.

6. On Thursday evening, robbers kidnapped the family of the politician who represents Zamfara’s Talata Mafara Local Government Area in the State Assembly. The armed guys broke into the lawmaker’s home in the Jangebe village, but Yusuf Ardo wasn’t there.

7. After an alleged midnight raid in the Pobawure and Amtawalam towns of Gombe State’s Billiri Local Government Area (LGA), three individuals were reportedly burned to death by suspected armed bandits. Residents claimed the assailants broke into the two settlements while people were asleep at midnight and went on the rampage, torching homes and stores of food.

8. The prestigious Nigerian Anglican university, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, has awarded honorary doctorate degrees to the governors of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the states of Rivers and Oyo, respectively.

9. The Anambra State Government has denied the claim that armed persons raided a hospital in the town of Nkpologwu in the state’s Aguata Local Government Area and abducted four newborn infants. Sir Paul Nwosu, the state’s commissioner for information, claimed in a statement that such an occurrence never took place.

10. As Nigerians prepare to receive the newly redesigned naira notes on December 15, the Central Bank of Nigeria said on Friday that approximately N1 trillion has been deposited in commercial banks. Following a briefing on the most recent economic developments for President Muhammadu Buhari, CBN Governor Emefiele made the announcement in Abuja.