Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Liberia Election: George Weah Accepts Defeat
- Tinubu praises Weah for accepting defeat urges President-elect Boakai to bring Liberia together.
- Former President Jonathan Applauds Weah
Liberian President George Weah announced his defeat after preliminary results from this week’s runoff vote showed opposition party candidate Joseph Boakai leading him by slightly more than one percentage point. According to election officials, Boakai led with 50.89% of the total votes cast, compared to Weah’s 49.11%. These results marked a dramatic turnabout from the election six years prior, when Weah easily defeated Boakai in the second round. Weah made a concession speech even before the official results were announced, coinciding with growing concerns about the state of democracy in West Africa. READ MORE
2. NAF Officers Involved in the Invasion Of Kaduna Command Will be Charged to Court-EFCC
The ongoing saga involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Air Force shows no signs of resolution, as the EFCC has declared its intention to take legal action against Air Force operatives involved in a recent incident at the Kaduna command. READ MORE
3. Prices Drugs Surge Up to 1000% Following GlaxoSmithKline’s Exit from the Nigerian Market
The departure of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from the Nigerian pharmaceutical market that led to the subsequent surge in the prices of GSK medications up to 1000% have raised serious concerns among the Nigerian population. The reasons behind the price increase are multifaceted, involving both GSK’s strategic decision to leave and broader economic factors affecting the country. READ MORE
4. The Cooking Record of an Irish Chef is Broken by Nigerian Chef
Temitope Adebayo, a.k.a. Tope Maggie, a Nigerian chef, is said to have broken the record for the longest cooking marathon by a single person.
Maggie has broken Irish chef Alan Fisher’s record of 119 hours and 57 minutes, according to Naija News. READ MORE
5. Wait Till 2027,Don’t Go to Supreme Court – Kwankwaso to Sacked Kano Gov
Ilyasu Musa Kwankwaso, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cautioned Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, against pursuing a Supreme Court appeal following the Court of Appeal’s confirmation of his removal from office.
READ MORE6. FULL LIST: Osimhen Head Closer To Winning 2023 CAF Player Of The Year
…Makes Final Shortlist
According to a statement from the football organization, VICTOR Osimhen has made the final roster for the 2023 CAF Best Player award. READ MORE
7. More Than 60 ISWAP and Boko Haram Fighters Died in New Supremacy Battle
A fresh round of combat in Borno State is said to have claimed the lives of at least sixty fighters from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) factions. READ MORE
8. Busted! Gun-Running Syndicate In Anambra Uncovered By Police
In the commercial metropolis of Onitsha, police authorities in Anambra State broke a gun-running organization and seized some guns from the group. READ MORE
9. Mbah To Booat Enugu Education With 30 percent Of 2024 budget
Barr Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State, said that his administration would allocate thirty percent of the state budget for 2024 to the education sector, emphasizing that education is still the state’s most effective tool in the fight against poverty. READ MORE
10. APC Stakeholders in Taraba State Pray For Election Cancellation
APC have been calling for the cancellation of the current council election, as stated by the All Progressives Congress (APC). One of the stakeholders, Danjuma Usman Shiddi, a former member of the House of Representatives representing the Wukari/Ibi federal constituency, has accused there have been numerous irregularities in the election throughout the state and has called for the immediate cancellation of the exercise. READ MORE
