Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Federal Government has announced its plan to phase out old version of Yellow Card and replace it with new e-Yellow Card with effect from July 1. The information is in a statement by Mrs. Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health. She stated that the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Abdulaziz Mashi, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.
2. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says starting from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their National Identity Management Number (NIM) to solve the challenges of multiple registrations. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Head of Media of the board made this known in Keffi, Nasarawa on Friday.
3. Chief Uche Nwosu, Okorocha’s then Chief of Staff and Action Alliance, AA, guber candidate during the last election, has accused the Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha of sending thugs after his wife. This was contained in a statement signed by Onwuasoanya Jones, Director, Media and Publicity, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu Campaign Organization on Friday.
4. The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has officially lifted the operational suspension placed on the Daar Communications, owners of popular television and radio stations, AIT and Ray Power. Malam Isaq Modibbo Kawu , Director General of the commission, announced the settlement on Friday.
5. Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s Imo State Task Force on the recovery of government properties from officials of the past administration has alleged that ex-governor, Rochas Okorocha and his wife, Nneoma, were still in possession of 67 vehicles. The Task Force on Friday stated that it would no longer adopt a soft approach. The Chairman, Jasper Ndubuaku briefed newsmen in Owerri.
6. Busola, wife of music star, Timi Dakolo, Friday made some explosive disclosure about COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo. She accused the cleric of raping her when she was still very young. Busola, in a video interview explained how Pastor Biodun allegedly raped her in his matrimonial home when she visited to assist his wife during the delivery of their child.
7. Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the manager of a bank in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, and in the process killed a man, who tried to foil the kidnapping by raising the alarm. Report says the gunmen were on the trail of the bank manager of the Yola branch of the Bank of Agriculture, Ahmed Inuwa, who visited his farm along Yola – Bole road in Yola South Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. When the gunmen struck the farm, an unknown Keke NAPEP operator tried to raise alarm to attract people, but the gunmen immediately opened fire on him, leading to his death.
8. Chuks Ibegbu, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to shelve any ambition he is nursing for 2023 presidential election. Ibegbu, who made the group’s position known, urged the ex-Lagos State governor to rather form a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), to assist poor Nigerians and democratise the wealth some of them accrued from the country.
9. President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, have been challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to publicly declare their assets. The party said that this will serve as a proof to Nigerians and the world that they are not corrupt and to demonstrate leadership by example. The PDP also called on the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to make public their assets. This was contained in a statement by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Diran Odeyemi in Abuja on Friday.
10. Two men on job search from Lagos who were kidnapped have been rescued by the personnel of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, FSARS in Rivers state. The two kidnapped victims identified as Chijioke Ahammefula and Victor Ihere were said to have been lured to Port Harcourt with a purported job interview.
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