Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
February 2, 2022

1. After weeks of suspension, some school girls caught smoking shisha in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, have been told to return to school. The girls, who are all students of Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar School, Onikolobo, Ogun State, were caught smoking shisha while filming themselves at the residence of one of them.

2. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dismissed reports that he has been chosen as the running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election. Wike, while calling on the general public to ignore the report, said the South was yet to make a statement on the zoning of the presidential ticket of the PDP.

3. Suspected bandits have kidnapped scores of people and killed former Sole Administrator of Dogon Dawa Development Area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Idris Adam Damari. A resident of the community, Mallam Yunusa Idris said that the bandits attacked the Damari community on Sunday night, shot indiscriminately, hitting Damari in the process.

4. Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs, on Tuesday, vandalised the campaign office of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar at the Investment Quarters, eight kilometres away from the Gombe metropolis. The State’s PDP Chairman, General Audu Kwaskebe (Rtd.), accused members of the APC of being responsible.

5. The Kano State Government has demanded that the remains of an Almajiri child allegedly tortured to death by his teacher should be exhumed. Dr Muhammad Tahar Adamu, Commissioner of Religious Affairs, disclosed this when he visited the school at Wailari area of Kano State, on Tuesday.

6. The National Assembly Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the re-amended Electoral Bill immediately without listening to State governors. The bill was transmitted to the President, on Monday, after being reworked by the parliament

7. Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar visited the hilltop mansion of ex-military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday over his presidential ambition. The duo held a private meeting, which lasted for about 45 minutes.

8. The regime of President Muhammadu Buhari will not be able to complete the repairs of the comatose refineries and will be expecting the next government to continue with it. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said this on Tuesday during an interview.

9. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the destruction of his 2,420 hectares farmland at Hawe in Aliade area of Gwer East Local Government of Benue State, at the weekend. Obasanjo, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the burning down of his farm as a bad development.

10. President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government remains committed to honouring promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This, the President said, was to prevent disruptive strikes, engender uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of education institutions.

& Briefly:



NATION
*Nigeria as a crime scene
*Drug abuse among youths
*2022: ‘Not my child’; Pensioners fund fraud’
*Women and national security discourse
*Will PDP implode over 2023 presidential ticket ?
*Despite COVID-19 hit, Nigeria’s health system still solid, says Osinbajo
*WHO: it’s premature to declare victory over pandemic
*Nigerian Emegha joins Royal Antwerp
*Ortom orders full probe into Obasanjo farm fire
*Liverpool’s duo Salah, Mane may face-off in AFCON Final on GOtv
*Awoniyi’s return boosts Union Berlin
*Stallions seek Senegal upset in first semifinal
*Awoniyi’s return boosts Union Berlin
*Stallions seek Senegal upset in first semifinal
*Egbe, Cameroon authorities parley over AFCON pitches
*Why I left Atiku, by estranged wife Jennifer
*Young Lionesses arrive tomorrow for Falconets
*NFF demands commitment, improved performance from referees
*Rohr dismisses link with Black Stars
*Eguavoen submits AFCON technical report
*Gunmen kidnap 15 in Ondo, Ekiti
*Court restrains FUOYE, NUC from replacing Registrar, Bursar
*Alleged N2b fraud: Court admits Maina’s judgment in Oronsaye’s, others’…
*2023: Atiku consults with IBB in Minna
*President launches N62b HIV Trust Fund
*Emmanuel preferred aspirant Eno preaches unity
*We will honour our promises but consider our economic constraints, Buhari tells ASUU
*PCN inducts 176 pharmacy graduates
*Bello congratulates Kogi monarch Ogwuche
*Yola Disco refutes labour unions’ claims
*Bauchi warns officials against financial misconduct
*UNIBEN’s gully erosion being addressed, says lawmaker
*Ex-governor Nwobodo seeks justice, equity in 2023
*Why Amaechi didn’t hand over to me, by Wike
*U.S. begins no interview for visa renewal in Nigeria
*Sylva hails Ijaw youth leader
*Wike: North can’t stop South from getting PDP ticket
*Imo advises businessmen, producers to raise export bar
*Forex turnover at official window dropped from $4.44b to $2.18b
*How to end banditry, killings, by El-Rufai
*Institute urges architects to consider residents’ comfort
*CP to 83 promoted officers: we won’t tolerate laxity
*Judge’s family, businessman clash over eviction claims
*How Sylvester Omoroni died, by family doctor
*MC Oluomo qualified to be Oshodi monarch, says royal family secretary
*Lawmakers seek justice for Hanifa
*APC chairmanship: Bello backs Musa’s aspiration
*Host communities threaten to shut down NLNG Train 7 project
*Actor Adewumi ‘Tafa Oloyede’ dies
*Matawalle, Masari, ex-Reps members discuss Nigeria
*UNICEF welcomes release of four girls abducted in Borno
*Ogoni clean-up may take more than 10 years to complete, says minister
*‘How Nigerian student died in Ukraine’

LEADERSHIP
*Reps Chide President Buhari Over Unapproved Spending Of Nation’s Savings
*CBN Ratifies Ahmad Abdullahi’s Appointment As FBN HoldCo Chairman
*US Launches ‘No-Interview Visa Renewals’ For Nigerians
*Killings: Sultan Seeks Effective Implementation Of Security Policies
*Coup Scare In Guinea-Bissau, Whereabouts Of President, PM Unknown
*Ex-Airtel Director, Emeka Oparah, Resumes As Airtel VP
*UBA Gets Licence To Operate In Dubai
*Time For Peace In Edo House Of Assembly
*Untender Mercy
*World Hijab Day: Oyo Govt Reiterates Commitment To Freedom Of Religion
*Over-regulation Killing Businesses, Osinbajo Tells Regulatory Agencies
*‘It’s A Baby Girl’, Fans Guess Sex Of Rihanna’s Expected Baby
*Law To Stop Annual Rent Payment In FCT Underway In Senate
*Tubrizzy: Inside Story Of Dallas Based Nigerian Artiste
*Arsenal Saves £25m From Aubameyang’s Free Transfer To Barcelona
*JUST-IN: Gunmen Abduct 10 Farmers In Ondo
*2023: I Am Not Atiku’s Running Mate – Wike
*No More Excuses, Sign Electoral Bill Now, PDP Lawmakers Tell Buhari
*BREAKING: Atiku Storms Minna, Cosults Ex-president Babangida
*UNICEF Calls For Immediate Release Of Kidnapped Children In North-East
*Buhari Launches N62bn HIV Trust Fund

DAILY TRUST
*FCT Councils, Honour Agreements With LEA Teachers
*Time To Tackle The Menace Of Drug Abuse
*On Magama Gumau-Saminaka Dilapidated Highway
*Nigeria And The Hatchet Of Hunger
*The Roots Of Banditry: A Fulani Perspective (III)
*Abdulsalami Abubakar: A Harvest Of Honours
*Tenure Policy Restoration In The Federal Service: Matters Arising
*Man Flees After Killing Woman Over Land In Ibadan
*Ex-Kaduna Council Candidate, Friend Shot Dead In Abuja
*NSCDC Recovers Car Stolen From Osogbo In Kano

VANGUARD
*Sealing of Lagos Archbishop residence by LASG, false – CAN
*Reps want thorough probe, justice for slain Hanifa Abubarkar in Kano
*2023: Uzodimma behind EFCC coming against me — Okorocha alleges
*Ekiti guber: No better candidate than Kolawole- Ayu
*NIMASA Boss donates relief items, Covid-19 PPEs to Borno, other two north-east states
*Anambra roads blocks: Lawyer serves Anambra govt, Attorney-General, CP Form 48
*Traffic Offence: Court orders LGA to pay lawyer N1.2m
*PCN sets March 31,2022 as deadline for registration, renewal of premises licenses
*Gbagi vows to execute Itsekiri agenda in 3 Warri LGAs
*Gaps: Group launches social welfare intervention for orphanages, PLWDs, others in Lagos
*Nigerian milled rice can now compete favourably, match foreign brands – CBN Gov
*Bloggers seek immediate assent to Electoral Amendment Bill
*Jetty, marine police base excite Ologbo residents in Edo
*Senate moves to Establish Solid Minerals Development Bank
*Deputy CEO of Geregu Power, Omodayo-Owotuga, joins FBN Holdings board

PUNCH
*Portable: Trapped in an unending web of controversies
*Only my kids are entitled to my money – Omoni Oboli
*Legit workers also making money – Director, Unlimited L.A
*How I intend to surpass Awolowo’s achievements, grandson, BBN Seyi
*Gov Abdulrazaq excited as Kwara TV begins 24-hour transmission
*I feel pained missing AFCON – Iwuala
*Why FG can't tackle illegal oil bunkering, refining -Wike
*Eguavoen submits AFCON report to NFF
*Ogunbote expects tough Pillars test
*Stray bullets kill bystanders as US shootings soar

THISDAY
*Arrested Zamfara Terrorist Confesses Killing over 20 People
*Group: Police, Ebonyi Not Doing Enough to Find Missing NELAN Engineers
*Electoral Bill: PDP Lawmakers Accuse APC Govs of Plotting to Scuttle...
*Buhari: FG Poised to Halt Future Industrial Action By ASUU
*Court Rejects Request to Stop Inauguration of Elected Abia APC Chairman
*Ekiti Guber: No Better Candidate than Kolawole, Says Ayu
*IN PRAISE OF ROCHAS OKOROCHA
*BABATUNDE FASHOLA’S FAUX PAS
*5G NETWORKS AND THE CHALLENGE OF SECURITY
*Pathway to Macroeconomic Stability
*Wages of Poor Enforcement of Compulsory Insurance
*‘Nigeria Will Outperform Emerging Markets In 2022’
*Adeniyi: All Indicators Favour Manufacturing Sector in 2022
*Interrogating the Economics, Politics of Fuel Subsidy Removal
*Investors in Nestle, NB, Stanbic IBTC, 7 Others Lose N122.2bn in...
*Elumelu: Properly Run Capital Market Can Democratise Wealth, Sustain Growth
*Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Promises Better Returns to Customers
*Bayelsa Partners Sterling Bank, Zipline, Others to Expand Medical Access
*Experts Urge Businesses to Unlock Opportunities, Drive Growth through Value Creation

THE SUN
*Olubadan: Court dismisses suit, invalidates elevation of high chiefs to Obas
*Bandits killed 1,192, kidnapped 3,348, injured 891 in 2021 – El-Rufai
*Osinbajo charges regulatory agencies
*Reps begin process to raise minimum educational qualification for president, lawmakers
*Pressure mounts on Buhari to sign Electoral bill into law
*N4.2trn Debt Service: Economy in real crisis –Lawan
*Lagos Catholic Archbishop, Martins, locked up by Lagos City Hall facility manager
*N2.9bn fraud: EFCC deployed to scuttle my 2023 presidential race – Okorocha
*Limited no-interview visa renewal available, says US embassy
*Nigerian equities defy global decline as investors gain N1.94trn in January
*Omodayo-Owotuga joins FBN Holdings Board
*FG empowers Anambra SMEs with N50m equipment
*2023: I’ll make my intention known when time comes –Atiku
*…Umahi credible option for Nigeria – Tetfund boss
*We’ll honour existing agreements with ASUU –Buhari
*We’re asset not liability to PDP, Nigeria – Wike
*Pandemonium as APC factions clash in Osun
*Ex-APC Reps to meet over party affairs, national convention
*INEC disqualifies 1 party, clears 17 for Ekiti guber poll
*2023: Youths agitate for VP, deputy gov slots

NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Democracy: Reps in search of solution to coups
*Ekiti: PDP in fresh crisis over guber primary
*APC chair: When not to feign democratic correctness
*2023: TETFund BoT chair endorses Umahi for president
*2023: More groups support Osinbajo
*Buhari launches N62bn HIV Trust Fund
*Obasanjo laments destruction of farm in Benue
*Atiku visits IBB, Sani Bello over 2023
*Zoning or not, PDP’ll win 2023 presidential election –Kuye
*APC convention: Stakeholders bank on Musa to reposition party
*2023: South-East in strong push for power
*Eguavoen submits AFCON 2021 technical report to NFF
*National Stadium set to host major sporting event by April
*Domino’s Pizza customer to watch AFCON final live
*AFCON: Liverpool’s Salah, Mane may clash on GOtv

GOD BLESS NIGERIA