Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, yesterday presented a N93.4bn Budget for 2017 to the House of Assembly amid drama. The budget was tagged, “Budget of Higher Height.” The governor, who was clad in a military camouflage while presenting the budget to the lawmakers, said he was the Speaker of the State Assembly and that the Speaker, Kola Oluwawole, was only holding brief for him, hence he would personally pass the budget.
2. The Senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, is not relenting over his attack on El Rufai. While condemning El-Rufai’s action of paying herdsmen to stop killings in Southern Kaduna, he said El-Rufai can lick anus to remain close to the leadership of the country. He gave the instance of how he worshipped Obasanjo and Atiku to be their favorite.
3. President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal assured that the activities of Boko Haram terrorists would soon come to an end. The President who hailed the increased cooperation between Nigeria and its neighbours in the fight against terrorism said Boko Haram insurgents have already been decimated.
4. Report says three soldiers, two police officers and prison official have been arrested for raping Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East. Also arrested for the same offence were a member of staff, Borno Ministry of Agriculture and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, Borno State. The are being held for involving in sexual exploitation and abuse of IDPs in the North-East. This was disclosed by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday, in Abuja.
5. The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Tuesday declared Operation David Dance, to counter the Nigerian Army Operation Python Dance in the South-East geopolitical zone. In a statement in Awka, Anambra State, by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group urged its members to exercise restraint in dealing with security agents, saying God would not allow the extermination of their members in the course of the struggle for self actualization as they are peaceful in it.
6. Super Falcon player and United States-based forward, Francisca Ordega, has lamented the poor attention given to female football in Nigeria, saying she would have opted for another country because of the same lack of support for women’s football. She said with the current attention given to female football, Nigeria will soon cease to be a force in female football in Africa.
7. In sports, Kanu Nwankwo’s three goals for Arsenal in a 3-2 win over London rivals Chelsea in 1999, has been rated as the best of 10 hat-tricks in the English Premier League by Daily Mail. The Blues were leading 2-0 in the fixture, but Kanu turned the table around with 15 minutes left, scoring 3 goals to put Arsenal in front.
8. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has revealed that the Nigerian Army will completely invade Sambisa forest this week. He also stated that they will invade other locations, in order to get rid of all Boko Haram remnants. Buratai made this known, during the maiden bi-annual public lecture series of the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina.
9. The Police Service Commission, PSC, has released names of successful applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force in the Federal Government’s 10,000 policemen recruitment programme. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said that the candidates comprised of 500 cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP), 500 cadet Inspectors and, 7,500 constables.
10. The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the death of Miss Rachael Oladepo, a corps member, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Kano. This followed a motion by Rep. Olufemi Fakeye (Osun-Osun) which was unanimously adopted by members through voice vote.
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