Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Ekiti State Governor and Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji,non Sunday held a closed-door meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 election, Wole Oluyede, at his Ikere-Ekiti countryhome. The meeting was attended by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state.
2. Prof. Dayo Faduyile, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ondo South Senatorial by-election, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s exercise. Faduyile, a former national president of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, was declared the winner in the early hours of Sunday.
3. There are strong indications that the 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State may regain their freedom any time soon as security operatives intensify rescue efforts. Reports indicate that troops have blocked escape routes from the forest, signaling s close-in to the hideouts.
4. Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard at her residence in Iyana Agodo Village, Owode-Egba area of the state. The command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the incident on Sunday.
5. Suspected terrorists have abducted a resident, identified as Yusuf Bazamfare, and set ablaze a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps outpost, a brothel, and one residential building during an attack in Kebbi State. The attack
