Good morning. Here is today’s summary from TheMatrix Newspapers:
1. June 12: 32 Years After, Babangida Makes U-Turn
- MKO Abiola Won Election, But We Acted In ‘Extreme National Interest’
- How IBB Failed To Make History- Tinubu
- IBB Raises N17.5bn For Presidential Library, Dangote, BUA Lead Donation
Thirty-two years after Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida popularly known as IBB annulled the June 12, 1993, Presidential Election widely adjudged as the freest and fairest election in Nigeria, IBB has finally admitted the late philanthropist and democracy hero Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the election. READ MORE
2. Osun LG Crisis: Showdown Looms Between FG, Adeleke
- Why Adeleke Must Stop LG Poll-AGF
- No, Elections Will Hold As Planned Despite Tensions
A showdown is looming between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke over the contentious Local Government election slated for February 22 in the state. READ MORE
3. Nigeria’s External Reserves Remain Robust At $39.4bn, Says CBN
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has disclosed that Nigeria’s external reserves remained robust at $39.4bn. READ MORE
4. Tinubu Signs Bills Establishing New Federal Universities For Osun, Ekiti States
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja assented to two separate bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. READ MORE
5. Libya Deports 48 Nigerian Women, Two Children Amid Crackdown On Illegal Migration
Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), in collaboration with Nigeria’s consular services and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has deported 48 Nigerian women and two children. READ MORE
6. US Ambassador Denies USAID Funds Boko Haram, Assures Strict Oversight
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has strongly refuted claims that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding Boko Haram or any other terrorist groups. READ MORE
7. Drama In Senate As Senator Natasha Disrupts Plenary Over Seat Change
A dramatic scene unfolded in the Senate on Thursday as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central grounded proceedings over an abrupt change of her seat without prior notice. READ MORE
8. Tinubu Makes 13 New Appointments For National Assembly Commission
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Saviour Enyiekere as the chairman and 12 others as members for the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). READ MORE
9. Nedu Denies Being Fired From Honest Bunch Podcast, Says He Stepped Down Voluntarily
Popular on-air personality Nedu Wazobia has dismissed claims that he was fired from The Honest Bunch podcast, clarifying that he stepped down voluntarily due to mounting controversies. READ MORE
10. Manchester United, PSG Lead Race For Osimhen’s Signature- Fabrizio Romano
As the summer transfer window beckons, football’s transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has given an update about the future of Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen. READ MORE
