Nigerian Newspapers: Ten Major Headlines In Nigerian Newspapers Today 4th March, 2018

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Nigerian Newspapers: Ten Major Headlines In Nigerian Newspapers Today 4th March, 2018

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

1. Wife of Katsina lawmaker and member representing Ingawa Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Tunas has been kidnapped by suspected gunmen. The victim identified as Mabaruka, is the lawmaker’s junior wife and was kidnapped at their residence in Ingawa Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that the armed gunmen have demanded a ransom of N100 million to secure her release.

2. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday hinted that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu may have been killed by soldiers who invaded his residence in Umuahia, Abia state in September. IPOB anchored its claim on the fact that there was gunshot evidence all over Kanu’s room the day soldiers invaded his residence.

3. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that he will formally declare his 2019 presidential ambition on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform in two weeks. Atiku said on Saturday that the event will take place in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

4. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has defended his principal’s decision to attend the wedding ceremony of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter, Hajiya Fatima and her groom, Idris Ajimobi on Saturday. Onochie was responding to the many criticisms of the president on social media. She said that the president was an adult and has the freedom to decide where he goes.

5. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the United Kingdom has said that reconciling aggrieved members of the party was crucial to its success in the 2019 general elections.

The UK APC also applauded President Muhammadu for appointing a national leader of party, Bola Tinubu as Chairman, Reconciliation Committee.

6. A federal lawmaker representing Remo constituency of Ogun State in the House of Representatives, Oladipupo Adebutu, on Saturday, charged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to wave the magic wand it claimed to possess and rescue the abducted Dapchi school girls. This is even as he slammed the Buhari administration for not doing enough in providing security for lives and property across the federation.

7. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the murder of several persons, including international aid workers, by insurgents in Rann, Borno State on Thursday.

The party charged the United Nations (UN) and the International Community to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government directly accountable for the deaths.

8. The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leadership has condemned the purported expulsion of Kogi chapter executive members. According to Bolaji Abdullahi, the sack of its Kogi officials is null and void, saying that neither state nor zonal executives, constituted in whatever name or form can expel anyone from the party.

9. Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that he is not aware of the allegation of double registration levelled against him by the Independent National Electoral Commission. He spoke through the state’s Director-General, Publicity and Media Strategy, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo.

10. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized the passport of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, after grilling her for several hours on Wednesday. Report says the commission has built a very strong case against the ex-minister.

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Summary From Nigerian Newspapers Today, 2nd March, 2018

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Summary From Nigerian Newspapers Today, 2nd March, 2018

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

1. President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, said Nigeria had just recovered from its worst recession in more than two decades.

According to him, the rise in foreign private investments in Nigeria was as a result of the success of his administration’s economic agenda.

2. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Thursday released the results of the recently-conducted mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Lagos, described the conduct of the examination nationwide as hitch-free. He stated that those who sat for the exam can check their results online by visiting www.jamb.org.ng with their registration numbers.

3. Senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani has given reasons President Muhammadu Buhari should reverse his decision and sign the Peace corps bill.

The lawmaker said Buhari should sign the bill and assigned the corps to protect schools against gunmen and kidnappers.

4. Lieutenant-Colonel AE Mamudu, one of the commanding officers of the Nigerian Army Strike Force Group, was on Thursday, killed by a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device in Sambisa ‎Forest.

It was gathered that Mamudu was killed along with a young Naval officer while on patrol for Operation Deep Punch 11. ‎

5. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday told those who want Ibrahim Magu removed as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, boss to perish the thought, asserting that the anti-corruption czar is “going nowhere”.

Osinbajo maintained that the EFCC acting chairman had not committed any offence to warrant his removal.

6. The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and the Minister of State, Mr. Abubakar Bawa-Bwari.

This follows absence of both ministers at a sectoral debate on the steel sector scheduled held on Thursday to find solutions to the troubled Ajaokuta Steel Plant.

7. A pipeline exploded at Iyana – Odo axis of Lasu- Isheri expressway on Thursday.

The exploded pipeline connects Ayobo community in the Ipaja end of Lagos Mainland.

8. Embattled Kogi lawmaker in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, was Thursday trapped in the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama.

The road leading to the high court was barricaded by heavily armed personnel of the Special Anti robbery squad (SARS), thus preventing the controversial lawmaker from leaving the premises.

9. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday explained why some Igbo leaders were attacked during the Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA) gathering in Enugu State.

IPOB said the protest was against the “one Nigeria project,” adding that Igbos have been subjected to apartheid under the current “Fulani Nigeria regime of Muhammadu Buhari.”

10. A batch of 144 Nigerians, which included four pregnant women, on Thursday, voluntary returned from Libya with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU).

The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 10.30pm.

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