Vanguard
We were coerced, offered $1m bribe to impeach Fayose – Ekiti lawmakers
Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have raised the alarm over plot to coerce them into impeaching Governor Ayodele Fayose, revealing that a sum of $1 million was being promised some of the members that will be ready to be part of the impeachment plot.
Daily Times
FG offers employment to late Ocholi’s son, siblings get scholarship
The Federal Government has announced automatic employment at the Federal Ministry of Justice for Aaron James Ocholi, the eldest son of late minister of state for Labour, James Ocholi (SAN).
Guardian
Death toll in Lagos building collapse now 22
Twenty-two people have now died in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction in an upmarket area of Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said Wednesday.
Daily Trust
Buhari’s foreign trips not frivolous — Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari does not indulge in frivolities or flamboyance because of his disciplined lifestyle, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said at the weekend.
National Mirror
MTN’s laxity caused Nigeria 10,000 lives –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the slow response by MTN Nigeria to register its subscribers contributed to the killing of many Nigerians by the Boko Haram insurgents. Buhari, who spoke at a joint press conference with visiting South Africa President, Jacob Zuma, at the Presidential Villa, punishment meted out to MTN by Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, was to ensure the security of the country.
Leadership
Ekiti Releases Names Of Lawmakers In DSS Custody
The Ekiti state executive council, has released the names of members of House of Assembly, arrested by men of the Department of State Services, (DSS) last Friday.
The Nation
Zuma moves to mend fences with Nigeria
South Africa’s testy relationship with Nigeria has come into sharp focus with President Jacob Zuma’s official two-day visit to the West African country which ends later on Wednesday.
Tribune
Army loses General to road accident
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the army, Major-General Yushau Mahmood Abubakar, in a road accident, along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road, on Tuesday.
Daily Independent
Senate Probes NDDC, Team In Abia On Fact Finding Tour
The Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced investigations into alleged non-execution of contracts as well as lack of impact on the host communities within the region where majority of the people are living far below average.
