The Guardian
Gunmen abduct ex-Edo lawmaker.
Former Edo State House of Assembly member, Festus Edughele, was, yesterday, kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Ubiaja, while on his way from Orhionmwon to Benin City, the state capital.
This is coming three days after 31 passengers waiting to board a train from Igueben station in the Igueben Council of the state to Warri in Delta State were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen on Saturday evening.
ThisDay
Buhari in Yola, Canvasses Support for Tinubu, Binani, Other APC Candidates.
Tells Adamawa people Tinubu/Shettima can be trusted to deliver
Urges them to make history by electing first female governor
Vanguard
Ojota Fracas: Rally turns bloody as Yoruba Nation agitators, Police clash
A rally organised by Yoruba Nation agitators, yesterday, turned bloody, following a clash between the protesters and the Police, which left a yet-to-be-identified man dead, in the Ojota area of Lagos.
Scores of others, among who were two policemen, sustained varying degrees of injuries, while two Police vehicles were burnt.
Sahara Reporters
APC, PDP Presidential Candidates Have Both Reached Retirement Age; We Will Retire Them – Peter Obi Assures Supporters.
If elected president in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has promised to retire the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Asaba, Delta State, on Monday, Obi pledged to revitalise the Warri refinery, which had been in disrepair, as well as to complete the East-West road, which had been unfinished for over two decades.
Leadership
Lassa Fever: Not All Fevers Are Malaria, NCDC Cautions
Director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has urged Nigerians to go for proper diagnosis when feeling ill, saying not all fevers are malaria.
God foiled deliberate attempts to destroy Nigeria — Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, said God foiled “deliberate attempts to destroy Nigeria.”
The Nation
● 2023: NESG to dialogue with presidential candidates
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said it is set to hold a series of dialogue on the Nigerian economy with the presidential candidates in this year’s general election.
● Aremu tackles Obasanjo over comments on 2023 polls.
Veteran labour leader and Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) in Ilorin, Kwara State, Mr. Issa Aremu, has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his endorsement and comments on this year’s general election.
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