Happy morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:
1. Kashim Shettima’s good intentions must not be compromised, according to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, who has pledged to achieve victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Shettima in Borno State.
When Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the APC presidential candidate, led the APC women’s North East campaign team on a courtesy call on him in Maiduguri on Saturday, Zulum gave a speech.
2. Some terrorists who have surrendered have said that the late Abubakar Shekau, the commander of Boko Haram, left behind 83 concubines. Speaking in Maiduguri on Saturday, Brig. Gen. Abdullahi Ishaq (rtd), Special Adviser to Borno State Governor on Security, claimed that after the late Shekau’s companions surrendered and embraced peace, some of them told him about Shekau’s concubines.
3. Morocco overcame Portugal 1-0 on Saturday to become the first nation to advance to the World Cup semifinals, and they did so yesterday. For a spot in the championship game, Morocco will now face either France or England.
4. On Saturday morning, at least five people were reported killed as a result of an attack by thugs implementing Simon Ekpa’s five-day sit-at-home order in the South East. Unidentified people were seen laying lifeless in front of Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, in a widely shared online video.
5. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has received support from Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, the apex Igbo sociocultural group, for its new monetary policies. The National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, chastised members of the National Assembly in a statement on Saturday for defying the policy and claimed corruption was retaliating.
6. The ransom demands made by the bandits that abducted Adenike, a young woman, and another older woman in Abuja on Tuesday night were N100,000,000 and N60,000,000, respectively. The Kubwa Extension II Relocation Estate was attacked by seven gunmen on Tuesday night, during which time seven residents were kidnapped and two men were killed.
7. Sunday Akinwale, the Olunlosin of Eko Ajala in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State, has alerted authorities about the invasion of his palace by thugs who are allegedly sponsored by a local traditional leader. The king further said that the thugs who broke into the palace at midnight and stole his possessions and some antiques severely battered him.
8. Yesterday, women from Delta State’s 25 local governments rallied behind Labour Party candidates in the nation’s general elections. They argued that 2023 is the right year to politically liberate women and offer them important positions in state government at a gathering called the “One Million Women March.”
9. In order to lighten the load on the government, President Muhammadu Buhari stated yesterday that a highly sustainable model of tertiary education funding was required. According to him, it would be challenging for the government to raise the necessary funds on its own to support a system that offers high-quality education. This was said by him at the Obafemi Awolowo University’s 46th convocation event in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
10. On Sunday, December 11, President Muhammadu Buhari will fly to Washington, D.C., to attend the United States-Africa Leaders Summit among other African leaders. The United States President, Joe Biden, called for the High Level Meeting, which will take place December 13–15, and he is looking forward to “working with African nations.
