Good morning! Here is a summary of today’s news from Nigerian newspapers:
1. The Chicago State University (CSU) has disclosed that it does not possess the certificate presented by President Bola Tinubu to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the 2023 general election. Caleb Westberg, the university registrar and deponent/witness, made this revelation during an oral deposition regarding the release of Tinubu’s academic records to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday.
2. The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Kaduna), Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Kwara), and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo) as ministers. The majority of senators supported their confirmation through a voice vote immediately after their screening exercise during Wednesday’s plenary.
3. Ayobami Oyeleye, a 30-year-old man, is currently in custody of the Ogun State Police Command for severing his mother’s hands with a machete. The suspect also inflicted a deep cut on the woman’s head. The incident occurred on Tuesday during an unknown argument in Akibo village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.
4. Neighbors and the Lagos State Police Command prevented a man (identity withheld) from committing suicide in Igbologun, the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. According to reports on Wednesday, the 34-year-old man was found consuming a substance suspected to be an insecticide when a laborer in the adjacent compound spotted him and raised the alarm.
5. An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the State has sentenced a pastor, Uduak Umoren, and his brother, Emmanuel, to death for fatally beating Iboro Joe over a piece of land. The deceased, a 45-year-old farmer and trader from Ikot Otu, suffered fatal injuries during a condolence visit to his sister-in-law in Adiasim Ikot Ekon following her husband’s death.
6. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola stated on Wednesday that only the law and the constitution determine decisions made by judicial officers. According to him, public opinion, no matter how strong, does not influence the judgment of a judge. The CJN made this remark in Abuja while administering the oath of office to 23 new judges of the Federal High Court (FHC).
7. A five-member United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation is currently in Nigeria to align positions with authorities for the resumption of commercial flights between both countries and the issuance of visas to Nigerians. The delegation, consisting of Almannaei Khalid, Janahi Asma, Alshehhu Rasheed, Teo Teck San, and Alhosani Talal, arrived in Nigeria on Sunday.
8. The Police in Katsina State have confirmed the abduction of five female students from the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) by gunmen. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abubakar Aliyu, ASP, confirmed the incident, stating that the suspected terrorists invaded a residents’ location behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial School, Dutsinma.
9. Music star, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and his associate, Balogun Eletu, better known as Sam Larry, have been remanded in custody over the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. On Wednesday, the police invited Naira Marley and Sam Larry, obtaining a remand warrant against them from a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos.
10. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State and its candidate in the 2023 governorship election, Engr Titus Uba, have appealed the judgment of the election petition tribunal, which upheld the victory of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC).