Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed the outbreak of a disease of unknown origin in Sokoto State.
The director general of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, said so far, a total of 164 suspected cases have been identified in six wards of Isa local government area. 2. A Kano High Court has fixed April 17, 2024, as the date to arraign the immediate past Governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, and six others. The accused persons will be arraigned on eight-count charges concerning dollar bribery allegation, diversion and misappropriation of funds that include alleged $413,000 and N1.
Shaibu was impeached on Monday by the State House of Assembly, following the adoption of the report of a seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge to probe him for alleged perjury and leaking the government’s secrets. 6. The leadership of the Labour Party on Tuesday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against trying to hijack the political platform, saying it lacked the power to sack the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee as recently declared.
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