Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices and the unlawful use of content belonging to Nigerian media organisations.
2. Former Borno State Governor and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would not secure the support of Northern voters in the 2027 presidential election. Sheriff stated this on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television, where he also defended President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the country’s security challenges.
3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held a closed-door meeting with Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, and former governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting followed the impasse surrounding the outcome of the All Progressives Congress, APC primaries in Benue State.
4. The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, has disowned the claim that the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, opened an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. While responding to claims made by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the PFIPC, the Presidency had said misled OAGF and opened a CBN account.
5. The Police have arrested the father and family friend of embattled Director-General of the purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeyemi Adeniyi, in Osogbo, Oyo State. Adeniyi had gone into hiding, following revelations that he had allegedly
