Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:
1. Suspected Boko Haram militants on Toyota Hilux vehicles and motorcycles attacked Damasak town in Borno State, yesterday, killing scores of residents. The gunmen were said to have stormed the town around 7 am. The gunmen were disguised as traders to avert all kinds of suspicion.
2. A Jos Federal High Court, has stopped the police from re-arresting the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Jide Awe, and four other members of the party over the alleged murder of Ayo Jeje and Juliana Adewumi when a political crisis erupted in Erinjiyan-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
3. President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, Malam Shehu Sani, has condemned the last Thursday’s crisis at the National Assembly, saying that the action of the police was a clear portrayal of desperation and abuse of power by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government.
4. Contrary to the expectation of Nigerians that coach Stephen Keshi would be fired after his failure to qualify Nigeria for the Nations Cup, the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick has given a hint that the Eagles handlers would be sent abroad for refresher course in order to prepare well for the 2017 AFCON and 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
5. The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says that going by the statement credited to the SSS over the opposition-APC’s activities of cloning INEC PVC, it is clear the party is bent on doing anything to wrestle power from the its party-PDP.
6. There is an ongoing report that some PDP Senators had on Monday resolved to support the impeachment moves against President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged high level of impunity and corruption being supported by his government.
7. An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday struck out the terrorism charges instituted against Aminu Ogwuche, the alleged bomber of April 14 blast in Nyanya, Abuja. Presiding Judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola struck out the charges filed by the Inspector General of Police on the grounds of want of diligent prosecution.
8. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday differed on the ongoing Boko Haram insurgents activities. In Abubakar’s view, Islamic leaders had tried enough to preach against the activities of the sect, however, Oritsejafor was of the view that they had not done enough in reaching out to the insurgents regarding the true teaching of Islam.
9. President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital stressed on the need for Nigeria and Chad as well as other neighbouring countries to intensify joint actions and cooperation to win the war against terrorism and insurgency. Jonathan spoke at N’Djamena after a closed-door meeting with his Chadian counterpart, President Idris Deby.
10. Report says explosion hit Cross River PDP secretariat on Monday. The incident, occurred around 5.30am and affected many buildings within the walls of the party secretariat along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar.
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