Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was on Wednesday sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu earlier in the day. Akeredolu, aged 67, passed
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has described the killing of over 150 persons from some communities in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos Council Areas of Plateau State as an “orchestrated act of genocide”. The group said it received with a rude
The Federal Government has strongly condemned the recent killings in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau State. The Federal Government, in a statement by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, reiterated the commitment of the Tinubu Administration to
The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum says it sees no peace in the “President’s Peace Proclamation” as regards the political crisis rocking Rivers State. The statement by the forum follows a Christmas Day’s broadcast by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, where he pledged to fully
The Zamfara State Government has again shut down 11 cattle markets in some parts of the state indefinitely. The state Commissioner for Information, Munnir Haidara, said the closure of the markets was informed by security reports that bandits were using the markets to
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Sa’ad Abubakar has condemned the recent attack in Plateau State communities where over 155 people were killed during Christmas day, urging the government to up its games instead of just condemning the incessant attacks. Sultan who admitted that
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Ghali Umar Na’Abba is dead. He was aged 65. A younger sister to the former speaker, Hussain Na’Abba who confirmed the death said the late politician passed on at about 3:00 am Wednesday at the National
The Ondo State Government has stated that the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu died of protracted prostate cancer and not leukemia as it was earlier reported. Multiple reports claimed that Akeredolu died of leukemia in Germany in the early hours of Wednesday. However, the
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has reacted to the recent horrifying incidents that occurred in Plateau State on Christmas Eve. The apex Christian body sent its condolence to families, friends, and communities who tragically lost their loved ones in the villages of
Fire has razed down the house of the late chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Udo Ekpenyong, in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state. The inferno which occurred on the eve of Christmas also claimed the lives