Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Saturday Morning

Hello! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers:

1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered money deposit banks not to pay customers who make over-the-counter withdrawals of new naira notes. Instead, the main bank ordered banks to load their ATMs with only new notes to ensure that the currency circulates throughout the country before the deadline of January 30, 2023, when the old notes will no longer be tender. legal.

2. Kwara State Police Command arrested Issa Naigheti for allegedly kidnapping his father and collecting a ransom of N2.5m. Ajayi Okasanmi, a spokesman for the command, said the suspect was arrested in the Kambi area of ​​Ilorin.

3. Governor Babagana Zulum has said that Borno State is 90 percent secure ahead of the 2023 general election. He said this on Friday after a courtesy call on President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

4. The Sokoto State Court of Appeal overturned the ruling of the Zamfara Federal High Court, which had barred the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in the upcoming state gubernatorial elections. A Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara, annulled the primary election that resulted in Dauda Lawal Dare as the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara.

5. Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has said that his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Bola Tinubu, lacked the moral standard to reform the Yahoo Boys. In reaction to Tinubu’s comment that he would make the Yahoo Boys tech-savvy if he were elected president.

6. Just 49 days before the 2023 general elections, a group of Civil Society Organizations expressed their concern on Friday about the reports of missing Permanent Elector Credentials, PVC and the challenge of locating them. CSOs insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari must be prepared to hold free and fair elections.

7. Labor Party (LP) presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi yesterday in a special social media broadcast called on young and old Nigerians to strive to collect their PVCs, explaining that without them, they may their hopes for Nigeria may not come true. .

8. All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has assured young Nigerians that they will play a key role in running the affairs of his administration if he is given the mandate to run the country. Tinubu specifically promised to turn Nigerian youth into job creators rather than job seekers, primarily through infrastructure development that would create opportunities for them to explore all sectors of the economy.

9. The Debt Management Office (DMO) revelation that the incoming administration could likely inherit 77 trillion naira debt when President Muhammadu Buhari’s term ends in May is cause for concern to some major parties opposition in the country. However, amid concerns, opposition parties say they have begun strategizing how they intend to tackle the challenge if they win the 2023 general election.

10. The ongoing leadership crisis at the Darul Hadith Mosque of the late Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim BUK in the Tudun Yola area of ​​Kano State on Friday affected Jumat prayers. The trouble started when some aggrieved members blocked the path of the new imam who was about to go up to the podium to deliver a sermon and lead the prayer.