Good morning! Here is latest Nigerian news from Nigerian Newspapers: of 29th December, 2022
1. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State yesterday confirmed the death of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George Obiozor. The governor who confirmed the death in a statement on Wednesday night, said burial arrangements would be communicated by the family of the deceased.
2. The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Wednesday, granted bail to Uyo Senatorial District Senator, Bassey Albert Akpan. The court granted Akpan bail on health grounds pending the determination of an appeal.
3. The Senate will resume its 2023 plenary on January 17 after its Wednesday, December 28, 2022, session. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, announced this during yesterday’s plenary.
4. The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors have met with the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in London, the United Kingdom. The APC standard bearer was said to have lobbied for the endorsement of the five governors during the marathon meeting which was held on Tuesday.
5. The Senate on Wednesday rejected the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7tn Ways and Means advances collected by the Federal Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The lawmakers rejected the request after an uproar in the Senate over the issue.
6. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have listed conditions for the proposed review of the national minimum wage, saying the continuous rise in inflation and the devaluation of the naira must be checked before the salary increase announced by the Federal Government could be considered.
7. Seven persons were burnt to death on Wednesday and seven others injured in a car explosion around Odogbolu Junction on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. It was gathered that the accident occurred when a 15-passenger Mazda bus with number plate, AGL 886 YD, burst into flames due to engine oil overflow along the highway.
8. The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 2023 appropriation bill, increasing the N20.51 trillion budget estimates presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to N21.82 trillion. The passed budget showed an increase of over N1 trillion of the figures proposed by the executive.
9. Gunmen, yesterday, attacked the Divisional Police Station in Ihiala community, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, setting it on fire. Also, the gunmen freed some suspects in the station and equally broke into the station’s armoury, carting away arms and ammunition.
10. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has recommended the immediate suspension of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi, over the killing of Barrister Omobolanle Raheem in Lagos on Christmas day. The recommendation for the suspension of Vandi, according to the IGP, was in line with the internal disciplinary processes of the Nigeria Police Force.
