Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, blew hot as he petitioned the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), seeking sanctions against three judges -Justices Binta Nyako, Haruna Tsammani, and Garba Lawal – for alleged gross judicial misconduct. Kanu, in the strongly-worded petition he personally signed, accused the trio of miscarriage of justice in his trial.
2. The African Democratic Congress on Saturday dismissed remarks by Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, describing his criticism of the opposition coalition as “personal opinions” that do not reflect the ADC’s position. In a statement signed by Jackie Wayas, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, the ADC reaffirmed its commitment to uniting opposition forces ahead of the 2027.
3. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to protect the lives and property of Nigerians amid ongoing security challenges in parts of the country. The PDP Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman and Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed, made this known on Saturday during their meeting in Gusau, Zamfara State.
4. The Katsina State Government has described as cowards, the bandits who attacked and killed 28 morning worshippers in a Mosque in Malumfashi Local Government. The Acting Governor of the state, Alhaji Faruq Lawal-Jobe, who made the remark in Katsina on Saturday, also described the incident as “sad and most unfortunate”.
5. Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, has sought the assistance of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over his inability to access his accounts. He urged the monarch to plead on his behalf with President Bola Tinubu for him to be removed from the Federal Government wanted list.
6. Muslims in Jalingo town of Taraba State have been banned from organising all forms of wedding parties. The wedding parties banned include Kauyawa day (Villagers’ Days) and Ajo parties during which youths including young boys and girls dress in tattared clothes and dance mostly from evening to night in the name of wedding party.
