Nigerian newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Thursday morning
1. Eyitayo Jegede has emerged winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which held on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Out of the 2111 delegates who voted during the primaries, Jegede who was the standard-bearer of the party in 2016 polled 888 votes to emerge the winner while his closest rival, the embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi scored 667. Eddy Olafeso came third in the contest with 175 votes while Bode Ayorinde polled 95 votes with Banji Okunomo scoring 90. Boluwaji Kunlere polled 33 votes and Godday Erewa, 14 votes.
10 states with highest COVID-19 cases, deaths
Nigeria has recorded a total of 38,344 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
Killing of aid workers tragic, sad -Shehu Sani
A former Kaduna Central district Senator, Shehu Sani has strongly condemned the killing of aid workers by Biko Haram insurgents in Borno State.
Boko Haram: Why 602 ex-terrorists swore oath – Nigerian military
The Nigerian military on Thursday explained why 602 repentant Boko Haram members swore oath of allegiance to Nigeria.
Akwa Ibom govt’s threat to sack striking health workers, empty – JOHESU
The Joint Health Sectors Unions, JOHESU, Akwa Ibom State Council had described the threat by the State government to sack any health professional who fails to resume work immediately as empty and lacking in substance.
Insecurity: Buhari issues marching order to security chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a marching order to security chiefs to tackle the challenges of insecurity in the North West.
NASC queries Clerk to National Assembly, Omolori, gives him 24 hours to react
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has queried the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori for issuing conflicting press release on Wednesday.
Suspected APC thugs attack journalists, injure two, disrupt briefing
Some hoodlums suspected to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State today stormed the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Bauchi to disrupt a press conference being addressed by some factional members of the party.
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