Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. According to the Presidency, no State has been given permission to purchase automatic firearms for its security forces. This was said in a statement released on Tuesday by Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.
2. Benue State University, BSU Makurdi management has ordered the school’s quick reopening in the midst of the university teachers’ protracted strike. The BSU registrar, Mrs. Mfaga Modom, issued a statement on Tuesday directing all faculty and staff to resume work immediately.
3. John Obi Mikel, a former captain of the Super Eagles, announced his retirement from professional football yesterday. At the age of 35, Obi retired with trophies for both clubs and his country, including the Champions League and Nations Cup, among others.
4. Yesterday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, visited with party members in Enugu State. Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State, and a few other people were reportedly not present at the PDP meeting with South-East PDP stakeholders.
5. After an attack by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday morning, at least two individuals died in Enugu State. It was discovered that the shooters assaulted an Army checkpoint at Amodu in Enugu State’s Nkanu West Local Government Area.
6. In the fight to reorganise the National Executive structure of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday denied rumours that he had deserted Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. He claimed that Wike still has his support in the fight for justice.
7. In compliance with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) mandated election timeline, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will officially launch its 2023 Presidential Campaign Council on Wednesday (today) in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
8. According to data released by the Federal Government on Tuesday, the nation’s electricity grid collapsed the day before, which caused a drop in power production from 3,713.1 megawatts to 38MW. According to industry data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, the amount of electricity generated on the grid as of Monday morning at 6am was 3,713.1MW, however this figure fell to 38MW by 10:51am.
9. All of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) primaries held in advance of the 2018 elections have been declared invalid by a Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The governorship, Senate, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly are among the primaries.
10. DSS agents have detained a soldier assigned to the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Tungan-Maje in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on suspicion of hiring and selling firearms to kidnappers.
