Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed all groups intending to stage the proposed nationwide protest to submit their details to the Commissioners of Police in their respective states. Speaking at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Friday, the police chief emphasized that the demands aim to ensure a peaceful protest.
2. Chidi Odinkalu, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has claimed that politicians are using judges to undermine Nigeria’s democratic system. He expressed dismay at how governors prioritize donating vehicles to their associates while neglecting the concerns of the electorate.
3. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) have called for strict measures, including a ban on an upcoming film in Nigeria showing women in niqab committing crimes. The groups voiced their concerns in separate statements on Friday.
4. A new court order from the Rivers State High Court has blocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its planned congresses in the state. The court stopped the congresses scheduled to hold in the wards, 23 local government areas, and the state on July 27, August 10, and August 31.
5. More turmoil has emerged in the Labour Party (LP) with the reorganization of the 2014 executive, which now demands that all stakeholders enforce a consent judgement delivered in 2018. It is reported that implementing the judgement would render Julius Abure’s leadership invalid.
6. President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU), housed in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
7. Fuel stations in Abuja and neighboring states of Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi were closed on Friday as oil marketers expressed concerns over the planned nationwide protest. Retail outlets, including those operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Kubwa, Salbas Oil, Eterna, and Gegu Oil on the Kubwa-Zuba expressway, ceased fuel distribution.
8. The Federal Government announced on Friday that 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers were convicted in the resumed mass trial held over two days in Kainji, Niger State. The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, disclosed this in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Communication & Publicity, Kamarudeen Ogundele.
9. A fire at a factory warehouse in Lagos on Friday destroyed goods estimated to be worth millions of naira. The Lagos State Management Agency reported this on Friday. LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated the incident occurred at Josien Factory Warehouse, Abule Osun, Lagos State.
10. An explosion, suspected to be caused by an Improvised Explosive Device, occurred at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A resident, Ali Hassan, said the incident happened around 12.30 pm on Friday, injuring a girl.
