Front pages of Nigerian newspapers focus on the federal government's response to Canada denying visas to Nigerian military chiefs and the passing of Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of the Afenifere group. Other stories include court challenges in Lagos, student expulsions, allegations of bribery against lawmakers, and a fatal road accident in Kano.
The reaction of the federal government to the decision of Canadian authorities to deny Nigerian military chiefs visas and the death of Ayo Adebanjo, factional leader of Afenifere, dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapersThe Punch reports that the federal government is considering an appropriate diplomatic response to the decision of Canada to deny some senior military officials visas.
The Nation reports that the management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University has expelled Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, a third-year student in the department of history and international studies, for assaulting a lecturer. The newspaper says Gboyega Oyetola, minister of marine and blue economy, said the All Progressives Congress will not participate in the “illegal” Osun LGA elections.
Daily Trust reports that Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, has accused three members of the house of representatives of allegedly demanding a $150 million bribe from the cryptocurrency firm. The newspaper says at least 23 people were confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred at the Muhammadu Buhari flyover, Hotoro area of Kano, on Friday.
THISDAY reports that the claim made by Scott Perry, a US congressman, that United States Agency for International Development allegedly funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram, has elicited concerns from security experts and diplomats. The newspaper says the federal government has dismissed bribery allegations made by Gambaryan as false and unsubstantiated.
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