Northern Elders' Request to Exit Southeast from Nigeria, Other Major Stories in Newspaper Review
One of the major headlines that trended over the week in Nigerian mainstream news media was the request made to the Federal High Court by some northern elders for the commencement of processes to exit the southeast from Nigeria.
Anxiety As Northern Elders Ask Court to Exit Southeast From Nigeria
Some northern elders have filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the National Assembly to exit the southeastern region from Nigeria.
Source: UGC
The plaintiffs, led by Nastura Ashir Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’I, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman, and Aminu Adam, are aiming to achieve this goal before the end of the ongoing constitutional review.
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Ahmadu Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa state, has said he will strongly support former vice president Atiku Abubakar if he again emerges as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023.
Fintiri who is the chairman of the PDP national convention committee said this on Tuesday, October 26.
Just in: Prominent PDP governor speaks on defecting to APC, joining 2023 presidential race
Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo state, has denied plans to dump the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The governor on Thursday, October 21, said he has no intention to contest for the office of the president or vice president in the coming 2023 general elections.
Soldiers arrest African prime minister, officials, take over govt
Disturbing reports have it that the prime minister of Sudan, Abdallah Hamdok, has been placed under house arrest by a gang of soldiers in what might be another coup in Africa.
Hamdok and some of his ministers were arrested by the soldiers in the early hours of Monday, October 25.
Great loss as prominent Nigerian lawmaker dies
The Cross River State House of Assembly has lost one of its very prominent members, Elizabeth Ironbar, who represented Akpabuyo Constituency.
Ironbar died from a protracted illness in the morning of Wednesday, October 27, at the Assembly Village, Ikotenim in Calabar.
Former governor set to defect to PDP finally revealed
The governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state, will soon defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fintiri who is the chairman of the PDP national convention committee said this on Tuesday, October 26.
What Nnamdi Kanu's trial will cause in Nigeria, presidency
The Nigerian presidency has replied to a London newspaper, The Economist, over its criticism of the President Buhari-led administration.
In a recent statement, a presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, slammed the paper for criticising his principal over security situations in Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
