1. Atiku’s Running Mate: PDP raises panel as Wike, Okowa lobby fir VP slit
Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike, and his Delta state counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa are among the top candidates shortlisted for the running mate of Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 presidential election.
2. Tinubu visits Osinbajo
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has paid a surprise visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at his Abuja residence on Thursday night.
3. INEC gives parties deadline to send names of candidates, running mates
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has given Friday, June 17, 2022, as a deadline for political parties to send the names of their Presidential candidates and running mates.
4. Democracy Day: FG declares Monday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 13, as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s democracy day which comes up on June 12.
5. Gunmen Abduct Ebonyi Govt. Photographer, Demands N50m Ransom
Kidnappers operating on the Okigwe/Uturu/Aba Road in Abia State have abducted a photographer attached to the Press Unit, Ebonyi Government House, Abakaliki, Mr Uche Nwube.
6. Hajj: FCT to airlift first batch of pilgrims today
FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has invited intending pilgrims for camping at the Permanent Hajj Transit Camp, Bassan Jiwa, near the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja.
7. AfCoN Qualifier: Super Eagles Win Sierra Leone
Nigeria’s Super Eagles came from a goal down to get their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign off to a winning start on Thursday, beating Sierra Leone 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
8. Nigerians Beat CBN Restriction, Trade N78bn In 3 Months
Nigerians traded at least N77.75bn ($185m) worth of Bitcoin in the first three months of the year despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions in the country.
9. Kwankwaso’s NNPC turns new bride in Kano as mass defection hits APC
Fortunes smiled on the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) when a crisis hit the APC following the alleged marginalisation of some members, whose anger eventually made them dump the ruling party (APC) for the new party led by a former Governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
10. Man on trial for allegedly killing cleric’s son over land dispute
A man, Babatunde Ajenifuja, standing trial for the alleged murder of a community leader’s son in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State, on Wednesday, appeared before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the state High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square.
