good morning! Here's today's rundown of Nigerian newspapers:
1. The president's office said on Friday that President Muhammad Buhari never said not to hand it over to president-elect Asiwaju Bhola Ahmed Tinub. Malam Garba Shev, the president's senior special assistant for media and public affairs, said in a statement that what he called a "fake news force" gave false quotes to President Buhari and circulated them. condemned.
2. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed it will withdraw notes from commercial bank vaults across the country as part of a concerted effort to facilitate the circulation of notes of various denominations. CBN also ordered all commercial banks to open on Saturdays and Sundays.
3. The Abuja Court of Appeal upheld the election of Osun governor Ademola Adeleke. His three-judge panel, chaired by Justice Mohammed Lawal Shuaibu, said on Friday that All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate and former governor Gboyega Oyetola failed to prove his challenge to the People's Democratic Party (PDP). made a judgment that
Four. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating two ministries charged with the same contract twice. EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa said one of his ministries was involved in his 20 contract fraud attempts totaling Np4 billion.
5. The Supreme Court on Friday refuted claims that Nigerian Supreme Court Chief Justice CJN Olukayode Ariwoola had sneaked out of the country and that President-elect Bola had met Tinub in London.
Tinub, who was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election, is facing lawsuits that seek to nullify his election victory. 6. Alhaji Usman Suleiman (Ɗanmadamin Isa), a popular Sokoto philanthropist and member of the Sokoto State Executive Council and head of the Religious Affairs Bureau. Died Friday morning at Ousmane Danfodillo University Teaching Hospital.
7. One youth leader and four others of his, reportedly in another attack by suspected armed nomads in his two communities in Agatsu and Otukpo counties of Benue State. died. Communities affected by the latest incidents are Atakpa, Agatu LGA, where four people died, and Iwili, Otukpo LGA, where a local farmer is said to have died in an unprovoked attack on his farm around the same time. It was community.
8. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted reports that it is a member of its National Working Committee (NWC) and the party's undersecretary for public affairs, Mr. Murtarayakub his Mr. Ajaka. This happened when it was revealed that one of his signatories to the aforementioned cease and desist letter, Danjuma Sani Ejika, had died in 2022. 9. More than 25 people were killed in an accident in Udubo on the Hadeja-Potiskum road in Gamawa city, Bauchi state. Ten other people were reported to have suffered varying degrees of injuries in the only accident involving a Toyota Hummer bus.
10. After his shock 1-0 loss to Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria has advised his Eagles to 'go to court' if they are not satisfied with the result. Nigeria lost 1-0 to Guinea-Bissau's Giurtus and saved a goal in the 29th minute to top Group A with three points.