Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today depart Abuja to commence a 10-day working vacation in Europe, the State House has announced. A statement issued by his special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President will spend the period between France and the United Kingdom before returning to the country.
2. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has said 58 passengers have been rescued and over 30 dead in the recent boat mishap at Gausawa community in Borgu LGA of Niger State. The Director General of, NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, directed the Agency’s Minna Operations Office on site to intensify the ongoing rescue efforts.
3. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO. CSP Hundeyin holds a BA (Hons) in English Language from Lagos State University and an MSc in Legal Criminology & Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
4. The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has been summoned by the Kaduna State Police Command. He was summoned alongside key members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC in Kaduna.
5. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said Nigeria’s political atmosphere was full of betrayals and lies. Jonathan stated this in Benin City, Edo State, during the 70th birthday ceremony of his former Chief of Staff, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe. Jonathan said Oghiadomhe was an ally that can be trusted all time.
6. A large number of retired Nigerian soldiers on Thursday blocked the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, protesting the alleged delay in releasing funds to the Military Pensions Board, MPB, for the payment of their outstanding entitlements.
