These are the Top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday 6 August 2022, reviewed by The Informant247 Nigeria News.
Insecurity: Only heaven has no security breaches, Buhari hasn’t failed – Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has said that security breaches do not justify that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has failed.
Keyamo made this assertion while speaking during an interview with Politics Today on Channels Television.
EFCC identified persons, organizations hoarding dollars – Bawa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday announced that individuals and bodies were causing Naira fall.
The commission met with Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in the Federal Capital Territory.
The chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa said he called the meeting to fashion out ways to collaborate.
Army probe soldiers who beat policeman to death in Lagos
The Nigerian Army in Lagos state has confirmed the news that some soldiers caused the death of a police officer in the Ojo area.
Major Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director 81 Division Public Relations made this revelation via a statement on Friday.
The spokesman noted that the Army had got in touch with the Lagos State Police Command to settle the matter.
Kuje jailbreak: Killed NSCDC officer’s family given cash, employment
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has presented cash to the family of the Inspector, Ilyasu Abraham, who was killed during the Kuje jailbreak.
NSCDC spokesman, Deputy Commandant of Corps, Olusola Odumosu issued a statement on Thursday.
Abraham died after terrorists invaded the Kuje Medium Custodial Center in Abuja on July 5.
Senate president, Lawan frustrating all our plans to impeach Buhari – Senator Fadahunsi
Senator Francis Fadahunsi, the lawmaker representing Osun East and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs and Excise, has affirmed that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has been frustrating the moves by the lawmakers in the opposition camps in the upper chamber of the National Assembly to remove President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fadahunsi has also unleashed threats that the legislators will remove the Senate president Lawan first if he tries to stop them from impeaching Buhari.
I pity Nigeria’s next president – Sheikh Gumi
The controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has expressed pity for who would be the next president of Nigeria.
The Sheikh said the next president of Nigeria would face a lot of mess upon resumption to office.
He revealed that the next president need to act quickly and carefully upon resumption to office.
Unknown gunmen abduct traditional head, APC chieftain, two others in Ondo
A traditional head of Iku quarter, the Oniku of Iku quarters in Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello, and three other indigenes of the town have been abducted by unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
Osun guber poll: We are not worried – PDP reacts as APC challenges result
Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Gboyega Oyetola to challenge the result of the July 16 governorship election before the Election Petition Tribunal.
The PDP said it was yet to be served with any election petition, adding that neither the governor-elect nor the party was worried by the alleged petition.