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Good morning! Here Are Major News Headlines In Nigerian Newspapers Today: Wanted terrorists Baleri brandishes new naira notes in viral video

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1. A terrorist, Kachalla Balleri, has said that his gang has purchased weapons with new notes. Balleri is one of the most wanted terrorists’ leaders terrorizing some areas of Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna States and some parts of Niger Republic. He was shown in a video flaunting the newly redesigned naira notes.

2. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dared the Aso Rock “cabals” he believes are opposed to the Presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election. The governor spoke with BBC Hausa on Thursday.

3. A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the nomination of candidates of the Labour Party in 24 States for the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order on Thursday, while delivering judgment in the suit filed by LP to challenge the non-recognition of its candidates in 24 States.

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4. Many persons are currently trapped in a three-storey building that collapsed at 4th Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Thursday morning. At least two persons have been confirmed dead while efforts are being made to rescue other victims.

5. The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old apprentice, Josiah Godwin, for allegedly hacking his master, Saviour Joseph, to death at Imafon community, in the Akure South Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the suspect, after killing the deceased, dumped his corpse in a well at a site where they were working.

6. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday directed banks to commence the payment of the redesigned Naira notes over the counter, subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000. Director Corporate Communication, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi disclosed this in a statement, adding that the apex bank will collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute abusers and sellers of the naira notes.

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7. The Director-General of the Atiku-Okowa Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Abiye Sekibo, has alleged that the State Governor, Nyesom Wike had ordered his loyalists and followers to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. According to him, the aides are currently mobilizing voters for Tinubu.

8. Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has denied reports that he attacked President Muhammadu Buhari during his campaign rally in Calabar, the Cross-River State capital. In a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Asiwaju insisted that he could not have made any disparaging statement against Buhari.

9. Justice O. A. Oresanya of a Lagos State High Court has awarded N5m damages against a singer, Ikuforijimi Abdulrahman, aka Oxlade, over a leaked explicit sex tape with a woman on a social media app, Snapchat. A sex tape of the singer went viral online on February 9, 2022, as the artiste later apologised to his fans.

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10. A Kano State Sharia court sitting in Filin Hoki has remanded a popular Tiktoker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, at a correctional facility for allegedly committing offenses contrary to Islamic teachings and threatening people on Tiktok.

 

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JUST IN: Tinubu, Shettima to pay toll at airport gates

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President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima will now pay the required toll whenever they use the gates at airports.

 

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation, announced this to journalists after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting chaired by Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

 

 Keyamo said he presented two memos which were approved by the council.

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Tinubu suspends 0.5% cybersecurity levy

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President Bola Tinubu has suspended the 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy after criticism and protest trailed the announcement.

 

Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, announced the suspension.

 

Idris said Tinubu directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation and review the modalities for its implementation.

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Minister to sue Niger speaker over plans to ‘marry off’ 100 girls, says it’s ‘totally unacceptable’

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Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, has petitioned the inspector-general of police (IGP) and sought a court injunction to halt the marriage of 100 girls in Niger state.

 

Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, speaker of the Niger state house of assembly, announced last week that he would sponsor the wedding of 100 girls, some of whom were orphaned by insurgency, as part of his Maringa constituency project.

 

He said he had procured materials for the event scheduled for May 24, and promised to pay dowries for the bridegrooms.

 

Following the outcry that trailed the announcement, the speaker explained that he was only financing the wedding — not forcing the girls into marriage.

 

However, Kennedy-Ohanenye said the plan is unacceptable, and that the future of the girls should be a priority.

 

Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, the minister said a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the issue will be carried out.

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She said the ministry will take responsibility for the girls’ education and vocational training.

 

“I want to let the honorable speaker of house in Niger state know that this is totally unacceptable by Federal Minister Of Women Affairs and by the government,” Kennedy-Ohanenye said.

 

“Because there is something called the Child’s Right Act and I said it from the onset, that is no more business as usual.

 

“These children must be considered, their future must be considered, the future of the children to come out of their marriage must be considered.

 

“So I have gone to court. I have written him a letter and written a petition to the IG of police.

 

“And I have filed for injunction to stop him from whatever he is planning to do on the 24th, until a thorough investigation is carried out on those girls, find out whether they gave their consent, their ages, find out the people marrying them.

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“As the speaker did not think about empowering these women or sending them to school or giving them some kind of training support financially.

 

“The women affairs have decided to take it up and we are going to educate the children.

 

“Those that do not want to go to school, we will train them in a skill, empower them with sustainable empowerment machines to enable that child build his or her life and make up her mind who and when to get married.

 

“If for any reason the speaker tries to do contrary to what I have just mentioned, there will be a serious legal battle between him and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.”

 

The minister added that based on the Child Rights Act, every child belongs to the state, hence the rights of every child will be protected from harm and violence.

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