Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:
1. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday took the oath of office to emerge the new President of Nigeria. The oath of office was administered on him by the Chief Justice of the Federation at exactly 10:51am at the Eagles Square in Abuja.
2. Relatively, in his inaugural speech, President Buhari said unequivocally that he was not going to work for a section of Nigeria but for all Nigerians, vowing to tackle Boko Haram, power problem, corruption and other sundry issues headlong.
3. Representative of the United States government at the inauguration of President Buhari, US Secretary of State, John Kerry had while analysing the inaugural speech of the new president avowed that it has set a powerful agenda for Nigeria and the entire African continent.
4. No fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed during a wedding at Tashan Alade in Hawul local government area of Borno State. The incident which happened on Friday was caused by a female suicide bomber who reportedly detonated the bomb she was carrying, killing herself and 10 others. Several other persons were injured in the explosion.
5. Former Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, was on Friday during the inauguration activities of the new State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, in Minna, stoned, booed and insulted by the crowd who said his time was up, hence he was not needed. However, the intervention of security men at the venue of the inauguration brought the situation under control.
6. National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that the chain of darkness that beclouded Nigeria has been removed with the emergence of President Buhari as the nation’s President. Tinubu who commended Nigerians for their roles in ensuring that a new President emerges, was speaking at the inauguration galla night held in Abuja yesterday as part of his goodwill message to Nigeria and the rest of the world.
7. Following a rowdy attitude of some youths in Kaduna State on Friday during the inauguration of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as the State governor, activities at the venue were abruptly suspended. Reports say some youth pelted dignitaries with sachets of water, stones and other objects.
8. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike yesterday took the first bold step by appointing Justice Daisy Okocha as the new Acting Chief Judge of the state. Wike also ordered the reopening of all courts in the state.
9. The controversy surrounding FIFA leadership was brought to an end yesterday when Sepp Blatter got re-elected after his main challenger, Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein withdrew from the race. Blatter won after the first round of vote was conducted which saw him leading comfortably.
10. Despite his political leaning and ideology, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for presenting a good speech at the presidential inauguration which held in Abuja on Friday. According to Fayose, the speech brightens hope for democracy in Nigeria.
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