Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, yesterday presented a
N93.4bn Budget for 2017 to the House of Assembly amid drama. The budget
was tagged, “Budget of Higher Height.” The governor, who was clad in a
military camouflage while presenting the budget to the lawmakers, said
he was the Speaker of the State Assembly and that the Speaker, Kola
Oluwawole, was only holding brief for him, hence he would personally
pass the budget.
2. The Senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, is
not relenting over his attack on El Rufai. While condemning El-Rufai’s
action of paying herdsmen to stop killings in Southern Kaduna, he said
El-Rufai can lick anus to remain close to the leadership of the country.
He gave the instance of how he worshipped Obasanjo and Atiku to be
their favorite.
3. President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal assured that
the activities of Boko Haram terrorists would soon come to an end. The
President who hailed the increased cooperation between Nigeria and its
neighbours in the fight against terrorism said Boko Haram insurgents
have already been decimated.
4. Report says three soldiers, two police officers and prison
official have been arrested for raping Internally Displaced Persons in
the North-East. Also arrested for the same offence were a member of
staff, Borno Ministry of Agriculture and two members of the Civilian
Joint Task Force, Borno State. The are being held for involving in
sexual exploitation and abuse of IDPs in the North-East. This was
disclosed by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday,
in Abuja.
5. The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Tuesday declared Operation
David Dance, to counter the Nigerian Army Operation Python Dance in the
South-East geopolitical zone.
In a statement in Awka, Anambra State, by IPOB’s Media and Publicity
Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group urged its members to exercise
restraint in dealing with security agents, saying God would not allow
the extermination of their members in the course of the struggle for
self actualization as they are peaceful in it.
6. Super Falcon player and United States-based forward, Francisca
Ordega, has lamented the poor attention given to female football in
Nigeria, saying she would have opted for another country because of the
same lack of support for women’s football. She said with the current
attention given to female football, Nigeria will soon cease to be a
force in female football in Africa.
7. In sports, Kanu Nwankwo’s three goals for Arsenal in a 3-2 win
over London rivals Chelsea in 1999, has been rated as the best of 10
hat-tricks in the English Premier League by Daily Mail. The Blues were
leading 2-0 in the fixture, but Kanu turned the table around with 15
minutes left, scoring 3 goals to put Arsenal in front.
8. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has
revealed that the Nigerian Army will completely invade Sambisa forest
this week. He also stated that they will invade other locations, in
order to get rid of all Boko Haram remnants. Buratai made this known,
during the maiden bi-annual public lecture series of the Federal
University Dutsinma, Katsina.
9. The Police Service Commission, PSC, has released names of
successful applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force in
the Federal Government’s 10,000 policemen recruitment programme. In a
statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the commission’s Head, Press and
Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said that the candidates comprised
of 500 cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP), 500 cadet
Inspectors and, 7,500 constables.
10. The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate
the death of Miss Rachael Oladepo, a corps member, at the National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Kano. This followed a motion
by Rep. Olufemi Fakeye (Osun-Osun) which was unanimously adopted by
members through voice vote.
SOURCE:DAILY POST
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