Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Paris, France, described Nigeria’s financial system
1. President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Paris, France, described Nigeria’s financial system under the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, as “rotten.” He cited the difficulty in the flow of forex in and out of the country, saying it enriched a few people while impoverishing the vast majority of Nigerians. He spoke at his first Diaspora engagement with Nigerians living in France.
3. The Edo State Taskforce against Human Trafficking has apprehended a 48-year-old man, Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, for allegedly selling their two-month-old baby to fund their drug addiction. The suspects were arrested with their friend, 26-year-old Precious James, who linked them up to the baby’s buyer in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
5. A coalition of over 80 human rights organisations under the aegis of Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room said on Friday that President Bola Tinubu should set up an independent national electoral reform panel to bring credibility to elections in Nigeria. The convener of NCSSR, Mallam Yunusa Yau, made the recommendation during a press conference held in Abuja on Friday.
7. A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu identified himself as female while seeking admission in the Chicago State University, USA. Mike Enahoro-Ebah, who was subpoenaed by the PDP to the Presidential Election Petitions Court, said Tinubu used the name ‘Bola Adekunle Tinubu’ and identified himself as female while seeking admission.
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