Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers
1. Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have declared that they were not elected to only pay salaries of civil servants.
Chairman of the NGF and Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said they were voted to also provide good roads, electricity, education and other necessary amenities for the people.
2. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has barred the 23 newly registered political parties from taking part in the September 22, 2018 governorship election in Osun State.
INEC also announced that all political parties could on Saturday begin holding party primaries in preparation for the 2019 general elections which will begin in February.
3. The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr. P.N. Afunanya as its spokesman and Public Relations Officer.
A statement by the Public Relations department of the service said Afunanya obtained BA. English (1997), Abia State University, Uturu; MA. English (2009), University of Uyo; and MA. Peace and Strategic Studies (2011), University of Ilorin.
4. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson over the death of his mother, Madam GoldCoast Dickson.
A tweet on the Presidency’s official Twitter handle said Buhari, who is current on a 10-day vacation in London, called Dickson to condole with him over the death of his mother.
5. Former Vice president Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s government as one replete with lies.
Atiku, who spoke when he visited the PDP secretariat Enugu on Thursday, said the current government was a government of liars because they promised three million jobs per annum but Nigeria has been losing three million jobs every year.
6. The Federal Government, in collaboration with state governments have moved to decentralise operations of the Nigeria Police for effective performance and appreciable improvement of policing and security in the country.
According to a press statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, and made available to newsmen, the decision was part of the highlights of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday.
7. The Gombe State Minority Leader, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Haruna has decamped from the the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Haruna announced his defection during Thursday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Nasiru Abubakar Nono.
8. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad on Thursday declared that the prices of foodstuff have reduced.
Ahmad claimed that a bag of Maize which was sold for N15, 000 was now selling for between N12,000 to N15,000.
9. Popular American soul singer, Aretha Franklin has been reported dead.
The 76-year-old legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music pass away on Thursday.
10. Nigeria’s Under-20 Women team has been eliminated from the ongoing Women’s World Cup in France.
The Spanish team beat the falconets 2-1 to advance to the semi-final stage of the competition.
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