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VANGUARD

* Obi’ll actualise dream of Igbo —Nwodo.

* Owo massacre: Ondo Amotekun nabs killers of worshippers, goes after sponsors

DAILY POST

* ‘If you don’t like hijab walk naked’ – Shehu Sani on lawyer wearing herbalist’s attire.

Former Kaduna State governorship aspirant, Senator Shehu Sani has berated Nigerians criticizing the Supreme Court ruling which allows school girls to wear hijab in public schools.

* Supreme Court Justices’ protest letter: APC under fire.

PUNCH NEWS

* Alleged organ trafficking: Ekweremadu, wife risk long jail term if convicted.

The Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London has arrested a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice.

They were arrested for alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child, who is currently in protective custody.

* Nothing important as people’s welfare, security – Osinbajo.

* Aggrieved National Assembly members plan showdown with govs over lost tickets.

THE NATION

Wike hosts Orubebe, other high profile PDP visitors.

More high profile leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, yesterday paid private visits to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

Senate Minority Leader Philip Tanimu Aduda first led the PDP leadership of the Senate for a closed-door meeting with the governor.

THE GUARDIAN

APC, PDP lose two senators to Labour Party, NNPP.

PREMIUM TIMES

Buhari, Boris Johnson meet, discuss term limit, Nnamdi Kanu, others.

23 children and 54 Others Camped In A Church, In Ondo State, Rescued By The Police

The Ondo State Police Command said a total of 77 people were found locked in the basement of a church; Whole Bible Deliverance Church located at Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, reports the Punch News. The police said that the victims comprised 23 kids and 54 others including teenagers and adults, males and females. It was alleged that the victims were kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church for over six months before they were rescued. The church’s pastor and some other members are currently in the custody of the command while the police had begun investigation into the matter In a one-minute, 40 seconds video, a voice was heard saying, “There are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in Valentino Area of Ondo. The pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and were also in the police patrol van.’’ One of the parents of the rescued victims, Mr Michael Olorunyomi, said that he left the church because of alleged wrong Bi...

Britain-ASDA Slashes Prices On Rice, Pasta And Baked Beans

Asda slashes prices on pasta, rice and baked beans to help ‘millions’ of Britain’s poorest families. Following a successful campaign by anti-poverty blogger and budget chef Jack Monroe, Asda has slashed the prices of hundreds of kitchen staples, helping "millions" of Brits. Last month Monroe, a former food bank user, urged supermarkets to make their cheapest food ranges more widely available after highlighting the inflation in key products such as rice and the removal of value ranges from the shelves in her local Asda in Essex. Her Twitter thread warning that official inflation figures "grossly underestimated" the impact of the current cost of living crisis on Britain's poorest families went viral and generated a media storm. In response, on Monday (February 7) Asda committed to stocking its full Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all of its stores and online. On Saturday (February 12), three and a half weeks after her viral Tweets, the campaigner, who has be...

INEC-N305bn Required To Conduct 2023 Elections

On Monday 20th December, 2021, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu says the commission will require N305 billion to conduct the 2023 general elections. The INEC Boss, made this known in a statement during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly. This amount will facilitate the electoral process by aiding the commission to prepare for the election. It will go a long way to assist in the purchase of all the election materials needed and also cover several bye-elections across the country. The INEC Chairman noted however that the commission has already received N100 billion out of the required amount for the elections. The National Assembly is yet to receive a letter from President Muhammad Buhari on his decision to give or withdraw his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The 30-day deadline stipulated by the constitution for the President to respond to the bill expired on Sunday...

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