Categories: Nigeria News

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things to know this Wednesday, Morning, December 5

  1. The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, asserts that Nigerians are enduring present challenges because President Bola Tinubu aims to deliver a better future, urging citizens to embrace the necessary sacrifices for progress.

  2. Four members of the 10th Benue Assembly face a three-month suspension for impeding the smooth legislative operations of the House. Hon. Solomon Gyila, Hon. Douglass Akya, Rt. Hon. Dyako Ashwa, and Hon. Anthony Agom are the affected members.

  3. Femi Fani-Kayode commends the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, and DSS operatives for preventing potential military intervention during President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.

  4. The APC in Benue State exposes a plot to stage a widespread protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging an attempt to deter him from implementing the Senate’s resolution on funds to local government caretaker committees.

  5. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Ajulo, disapproves of President Bola Tinubu’s involvement in resolving the political crisis in Ondo State, expressing concerns about external intervention.

  6. Atiku Abubakar criticizes President Bola Tinubu over the large Nigerian delegation at the COP28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai, characterizing it as turning the summit into an Owambe party.

  7. Atiku Abubakar denies any relationship with Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels) and rejects claims that he benefited from the decision to rescind the contract cancellation between Intels and the Federal Government.

  8. A federal high court convicts four Boko Haram financiers, Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed Bunu Kame, after they pleaded guilty to charges in a special trial in Abuja.

  9. The Ondo State Government distances itself from claims that some officials are forging Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s signature, refuting allegations made by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Ajulo.

  10. Peter Obi questions the rationale behind spending about N15 billion on a new Abuja residence for Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, stating that such expenditures reveal a lack of readiness to make necessary sacrifices amid the country’s economic situation.

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