Beautiful morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers
The helicopter had earlier taken the Vice President to the college for a ceremony but could not ascend beyond the tree level, before it emitted thick smoke and landed on the same spot few seconds after take off. No one was injured, however.
Consequently, the Senate resolved that both winners, Chief MKO and Kingibe be declared by INEC as both President and Vice President elect respectively.
The apex court ordered the management of GTB to pay Chukwuma a sum of N12 billion within 14 days, according to a statement released on Thursday by Cornel Osigwe, Innoson Group’s head of corporate communications.
Shittu, in a four-page petition dated 5th June, 2018, cited many actions allegedly taken by the Governor without the proper consultation of the party elders.
Some of those, who spoke with our reporter on phone, faulted the decision of the president, describing it as illegal and unconstitutional.
The commissioner of Information, Laurence Onoja stated that nothing could exonerate the minister because the attack came barely 24 hours after his utterance.
Buhari, however, observed that the Nigerian constitution had provided him the opportunity to work diligently towards uplifting the quality of life of all Nigerians irrespective of their socio-political backgrounds.
The House demanded the declaration after Hon. Benjamin Wayo, lamented that Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State is one of the areas most affected by the continued herdsmen attacks on Benue farming communities.
Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs, Winifred Oya-Ita, who gave the assurance in Abuja at a Peer Review Mechanism (PRM), meeting for Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, said Public servants can now breath a sigh of relief as backlog of outstanding liabilities, such as promotion arrears would soon be addressed.
10. The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, on Thursday announced additional $102 million humanitarian assistance to those affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East.
Symington explained that the fund would help address the shelter, health and food security needs of populations in the North-East still struggling with the effects of Boko Haram insurgency.