Good morning! Here is today's news summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Key representatives from the United Nations, African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States are set to visit Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to make important decisions regarding political developments in Niger Republic at an Extraordinary Summit.
2. Gas consumers should prepare for tougher times ahead as prices are expected to increase starting next week, according to the President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, Olatunbosun Oladapo.
3. As per the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's first-quarter report, Niger Republic owes Nigeria N4.22 billion ($5.48 million) for power supply. The report states that Nigerien Electricity Society, the state power firm of Niger, has yet to pay the $5.48 million invoice issued by the Nigerian market operator.
4. In Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, two suspected thieves were lynched by a mob in the Udo Obio area. These suspects were allegedly part of a three-man gang that robbed residents and commuters of their belongings while they were on their way to work.
5. President Bola Tinubu had separate meetings with former governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. The purpose of the meetings was undisclosed, but it may be related to El-Rufai's Senate confirmation as a minister.
6. Hundreds of chieftains and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State have defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress. This includes former vice chairmen from all 18 local government areas and 203 councillors across the state.
8. Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 14th Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, met with the leaders of the coup in Niger Republic after their meeting with representatives from the African Union, Economic Community of West Africa States, and a top US diplomat was canceled.
9. Former Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Peter-Odili, refuted allegations of meeting with judges from the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to influence them in favor of President Bola Tinubu. The allegations were made by an online publisher, Jackson Ude.
10. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its planned protest and picketing of various government institutions in the health sector following a meeting with the Federal Government on Tuesday night. The institutions include the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and federal and state tertiary health institutions nationwide.
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