Nigerian Newspapers: 7 Things You Need To Know This Monday Morning

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iexclusive News Nigeria brings to you today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. About 600 Nigerians residing in Kuwait are at the risk of being deported over failure to get their residential permit renewed. This according to some of the affected Nigerians was because their international passports are less than one year to expire and Kuwait government does not accept such for the renewal of residential permit.

2. Two days after returning from Saudi Arabia where he attended a summit and also held prayers for Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, again is heading for Glasgow, Scotland. He is to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the country before heading for France.

3. Socio–Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Buhari over his failure to probe allegations that over 880 billion of public funds are missing from 367 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible. The suit followed allegations contained in part 2 of the 2018 annual audited report by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation that 880,894,733,084.811 was spent by 367 MDAs without any appropriation.

4. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to unearth the masterminds of the attack on the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Odili. Addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, Wike described the attack as an assassination attempt on the life of Mrs Odili, who is a Justice of the Supreme Court.

5. The newly-elected Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has challenged the All Progressives Congress to hold a national convention like the PDP has done. Ayu, a former President of the Senate, spoke after members of the new National Working Committee of the PDP were declared at the Eagle Square, Abuja, in the early hours of Sunday.

6. Igbomoturu Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State weekend protested the alleged killing of a father of five by surveillance security operatives working for a multinational oil company. According to an eyewitness, two others are still reportedly missing while three persons sustained severe injuries during the attack which occurred around 9 pm on Friday.

7. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared that it would back a candidate from any region for the 2023 presidential election. Spokesman of the forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, stated this in an interview at the sideline of the fourth Malam Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.