Good morning! Here is today's summary from Nigerian newspapers:
1. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned its presidency position in the north ahead of the 2023 elections. Governors Nasser al-Rufai (Kaduna) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) made the announcement while answering a question from the Daily Trust at a media briefing that was held after President Muhammadu Buhari's meeting with the ruling party's governors .
2. PDP's national president, Dr. Ayorchia Ayu, has said that the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC)'s inability to conduct its national convention shows why the country is "in a dire situation". Addressing the PDP women leaders from 36 states of the country in Abuja on Tuesday, Ayu said, "A party which cannot hold a convention cannot lead the country."
3. A Federal High Court in Abuja has accepted the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency's (NDLEA) request to detain Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari for 14 more days. Kyari has been under house arrest since February 14, 2022 for alleged drug trafficking.
4. President Muhammadu Buhari praised himself, saying that if he had not intervened in the Lagos-Ibadan transport projects, "people would be trekking from Lagos to Abuja". Buhari said on Tuesday that prioritizing infrastructure projects has eased hardship in some parts of the country, particularly the quick intervention on the Lagos-Ibadan route with the completion of road and rail lines.
5. IGP, Osman Baba Alkali said yesterday that Nigeria Police had no business in Contribution Pension Scheme, CPS. In his presentation at a public hearing in the House of Representatives on two pension bills to amend relevant sections of the Pensions Act 2014 to exclude police from the CPS, the IGP said that with the life plan of serving officers, men and retirees The forces were no better.
6. Boko Haram members attacked communities in Niger state on Monday after killing four members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). Police confirmed that four personnel died from exposure to a buried Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the village of Galadima-Kogo in the Shiroro LGA.
7. Labor and Employment Minister Chris Nagy said yesterday that he was surprised that the Academic Employees Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Ministry of Education have not yet resolved their face-off, which has led to the current strike of the union.
8. Wuhan in China has reported new positive cases for COVID-19, suspected to be the Omicron variant. Authorities in the capital of China's Hubei province confirmed 14 cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
9. A policeman, Sergeant Adelke Ogunsola, former governor of Ogun State, has died after being hit by an unidentified driver of Gbenga Daniel. The incident was reported to have occurred on Saturday at Daniel's Asoludero residence in Sagamu, Ogun state.
10. Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Ghani Adams has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to introduce a new strategic approach to save Nigeria's economy, saying the country is currently living on debt. The traditional leader called during the 2022 edition of the Grandmothers Festival in Ape on Tuesday.