Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. President Bola Tinubu has submitted the name of Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 Presidential election. On Friday Ibrahim Masari, Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, submitted the nomination forms for Tinubu and Shettima to APC leaders at Continental Hotel, Abuja.
2. Teachers and pupils abducted from three schools in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained freedom. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed their release in a post on his X handle on Friday.
3. A Federal High Court in Abuja has again rescheduled its planned judgment in the suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for the final forfeiture of about 57 properties allegedly acquired unlawfully by a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), to July 15. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik had earlier fixed the judgment for July 6 after taking final arguments and submissions from lawyers for the parties in the case.
4. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has demanded a public apology from the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, over claims that his vehicle was unfairly clamped at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister while clarifying the incident insisted that CCTV footage belied Obi’s allegations of political persecution.
5. Nigeria is witnessing a renewed surge in Lassa fever infections, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, reporting 66 confirmed cases and seven deaths within three consecutive epidemiological weeks.
