Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. A long queue of petrol tankers on Saturday formed along the stretch of the road leading to the Dangote Refinery at Lekki, Lagos as they slowly made their way into the company’s fuel loading gantry ahead of the commencement of the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) today. Also on standby at the refinery’s loading/discharging facility is a vessel –Binta Saleh- for the same purpose.
2. Gory images of slaughtered youths emerged on Saturday at Abuloma, Port Harcourt Capital City after gunshots rocked the elections organised by the Jonathan Lokpobiri -led Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) for the Eastern Zone. Though some persons claimed that six youths were either shot and killed or cut to death with cutlasses, others said two were confirmed dead while others sustained various degrees of injuries.
3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday, following his official visit to China and his short stay in the United Kingdom. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
4. Two days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to sign the Peace Accord for the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has described the September 21 exercise as a do or die, saying the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo is the next governor. Obaseki stated this in the Oredo Local Government Area, where the PDP held the grand finale of its governorship campaign on Saturday.
5. The Civil Defence Correctional Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced the commencement of the next phase of ITs 2023/2024 recruitment into the Federal Fire Service (FFS). The Secretary to the Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement made available to the media on Saturday.
6. Some offices at the Sokoto State Police Command have been razed by fire. The fire, which started around 5am on Saturday, also destroyed offices of the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration, Chaplain, and that of the Chief Imam of the Command.
7. Many filling stations in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State, have shut down due to high cost of sourcing petroleum products from third party marketers other than the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Investigation reveals that some filling stations in the city that sell petrol to the people at prices between N1300 and N1350 were the ones that lifted the products at costs more than NNPC control prices.
8. A lone crash on Saturday, at about 2:58 pm around Saapade, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, claimed one life while 10 others were reported to have been seriously injured. The white Mazda bus with registration number GGE 858 XY involved in the accident was said to have been travelling at high speed when one of its tyres burst, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to somersault.
9. The Vice President, Kassim Shettima, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, including serving ministers and members of the House of Representatives on Saturday attended the mega rally of the party in Edo State to wrap up its campaign for the September 21 governorship election.
10. Nottingham Forest on Saturday won Liverpool 1-0 in a Premier League clash at Anfield. This is Forest’s first win at Anfield since 1969. Callum Hudson-Odoi strike in the 72nd minute secured the win for the visitors.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Sunday morning
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