Punch
I won’t demand apology from Cameron, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he would not demand apology from the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, for describing Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” country.
Vanguard
Suicide bomber kills self, scores injured in failed Borno mosque attack
A suicide bomber suspected to be member of Boko Haram terrorist strapped with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on Wednesday morning killed himself, with many people injured near a mosque in Sulimanti ward of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
The Sun
Nigeria is a ‘fantastically corrupt’ country –Cameron, British PM
On a day President Muhammadu Buhari was scheduled to attend an anti-corruption summit in London, British Prime Minister David Cameron described Nigeria and Afghanistan as the two most corrupt countries in the world.
Thisday
Saraki Says His Asset Declaration Form was Tampered With
Senate President Bukola Saraki has alleged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja that his assets declaration form of 2003 was tampered with, citing it as the reason the original copy of the form was not presented before the tribunal.
Daily Times
EFCC secures remand warrant to keep Femi Fani-Kayode
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday secured a remand warrant to further detain the spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who was detained on Monday over the receipt of public funds to the tune of N840 million out of the N4 billion payout in the heat of the 2015 presidential election.
Guardian
Return Nigeria’s stolen assets, Buhari tells UK
Nigeria does not need any apology from the United Kingdom, but a return of all its stolen assets stashed away in Britain and its Crown territories, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday in London.
Daily Trust
We can work with any opposition not PDP — Zango
Alhaji Shehu Usman Bala Zango is the Special Adviser on Political Affairs to Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State. In this interview, he speaks on the relationship between the APC-led government and the opposition and the alleged poor performance of the governor.
National Mirror
N100m fraud: Lawyer petitions Buhari over illegal detention
A lawyer, Robert Emukpoeruo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over his client’s alleged arrest and detention by the police. Emukpoeruo in his petition said his client, a director of Stephen Idugboe and Sons Limited, was arrested, detained and denied access to his lawyer at the police headquarters, Abuja..
Leadership
Lagos Denies Plan To Licence Religious Preachers
Lagos State government has denied the rumour making the rounds that the government is planning to licence religious preachers, saying such speculation is not only misleading but a disservice to the residents of the state.
The Nation
Saraki: I was extremely rich before becoming governor
Senate President Bukola Saraki said yesterday that he was “extremely rich” before he became Kwara State governor in 2003.
