Nigerian News: 10 things to know this Tuesday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Usherloaded Media

1. Ahead of today’s ceremonial session of the 10th National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu on Monday rallied support for Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is running for Senate presidency. The President, as part of efforts to boost the support of Akpabio and other anointed members of the Congress of All Progressives, met with the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodinma.

2. Four policemen at the Ogudu Police Station in Lagos State robbed a student of the University of Cyprus, Emmanuel Nnawuihe, of N153,000 in the Ojota area of ​​the state. Nnawuihe was found to be driving in the state when the officials, who were on duty, gave him a flag to search around the area under Ojota cloth.

3. A man named Taye, died of electrocution after he hit a transformer without a wall in Idi-Oro, Mushin of Lagos State. The report says that Taye was under the influence of a drug called Colorado when he fell into a transformer and set himself on fire.

4. In line with his campaign promise, President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the student loan bill. During his campaign, Tinubu promised to provide student loans as part of efforts to improve the education sector and build the capacity of the youth.

5. Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who left Imo state to attend the 10th congress today died in a road accident. According to Cajetan Duke who is the spokesperson of APC in Imo, their car was similar to another car in Agbor in Delta state.

6. The Northern Elders Forum issued a warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, urging him to respect the principles of separation of powers and allow members of the 10th National Assembly to choose their leaders.

7. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday promised to repay the trust and time of Nigerians through more democracy. He said that removing the fuel subsidy is to free the country’s wealth from the pockets of a few rich people, admitting that it is causing temporary problems to the public.

8. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in collaboration with higher education institutions, will introduce, on June 24, the way of admission to higher education institutions. The cut-off marks will be adopted at the 2023 policy meeting for admission to higher education institutions.

9. Parents who are worried about Chibok students have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help secure the release of the 92 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram. The parents made the request in their joint letter on Monday by Yana Galang (Rifkatu Galang’s mother is still in politics) and Zanna Lawan (Aisha Lawan’s father is still in the army).

10. The Imo state government has warned Nigerians against what it described as a malicious plan by the PDP branch in the state to use the excuse of insecurity in the state to organize a β€œplanned protest in Abuja, which was approved. for this week”.


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