Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Nigerian Director of Publicity, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to condemn the killings of Fulani herdsmen. Fani-Kayode expressed dissatisfaction with the Buhari administration and urged him to condemn the heinous activities of his kinsmen. He warned that if the government continued to persecute its perceived enemies, a national rebellion was inevitable. Fani-Kayode urged the President to stop making sensational allegations and lies to silence the opposition. He also criticized a comment by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who suggested holding vandals responsible for the country's lack of electricity. Fani-Kayode believes in the force of logic and believes that when a people are pushed against a wall, things can change quickly.

Dan Orbih, Chairman of the People's Democratic Party in Edo State, has criticized former House of Assembly member Oghuma Johnson for accusing him of using policemen to chase away All Progressives Congress members in Ogbona village during the governorship election. Oghuma alleged that many APC members were unable to vote in the village because the police allegedly chased them away. The development affected the performance of his party in the area. The APC chief said, “Orbih influenced the policemen in Ogbona. Many APC members were driven away while PDP members were busy thumb-printing. Even a retired commissioner of police is aware of this. As a party leader in the unit, I tried to contact other APC leaders. I could only watch from afar. This affected us in the area.”Orbih dismissed the allegations, saying Oghuma was out to please Governor Adams Oshiomhole. He said, to a large extent, the election was peaceful in the local government area. Observers who visited the polling units saw that the election was free and fair. Orbih should find other means and ways to curry favours from his political masters rather than tell lies.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has praised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for making the impossible happen by ensuring that opposition parties successfully merged for the first time in Nigeria's history. Fashola said that Nigeria was falling apart under former President Goodluck Jonathan, and that Tinubu steered the country away from the course of destruction. He praised Tinubu's courage, passion, and foresight in reaching across and forming a partnership to save Nigerians and ourselves. Fashola added that the merger was a victory that the impossible had become not only probable but possible due to Asiwaju's self-confidence and ability to mobilize people and materials behind an idea. The minister also highlighted the importance of staying informed and ahead of the curve by following The Punch Newspaper on WhatsApp for real-time updates, breaking news, and exclusive content. The latest news includes the full list of fixtures for AFCON 2023, Nigeria's returnees in Abuja, and the return of 300 stranded Europe-bound Nigerians from Libya.

Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has admitted to leaking a letter written by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi to former President Goodluck Jonathan on oil revenue theft. Amaechi denied that he 'clandestinely' leaked the letter, claiming that Sanusi had threatened him for revealing that $49bn was missing from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's account. Amaechi, who was then the Rivers State governor, claimed that he revealed the letter because he believed corruption during Jonathan's tenure was too high. Amaechi shared the letter with his fellow governors and Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, who was investigating the oil sector. Amaechi's patriotic zeal to put Nigeria first led him to leak the letter. A delegation from the United States government visited Amaechi to discuss the issue of oil theft in Nigeria, providing Amaechi with figures of billions of dollars lost annually.

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has been accused of playing politics with the lives of the people and not taking the development of the state seriously. Amaechi, a former governor, accused Wike of twisting and turning the truth upside down to denigrate his towering image and achievements. Amaechi questioned Wike's alleged propensity to play politics with the safety and security of the lives of Rivers people, stating that no government should play politics with the safety and security of its citizens. Amaechi also challenged Wike to tell Rivers people the cult wars that led to the brutal murder of hundreds of Rivers people since the election that made him governor. Amaechi also questioned the Rivers Monorail project, which Wike said he would abandon, and questioned who Rivers people told him not to touch the project.