Punch
I didn’t call for military coup, says Ekweremadu
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied calling for military intervention in the affairs of Nigeria.
Vanguard
350 Niger Delta ex-militants to receive salary soon – FG
ABUJA—OVER 350 former Niger Delta militants that embraced the amnesty programme of the Federal Government and employed after their training will start receiving salaries immediately the 2018 appropriation is passed…
The Sun
Wike is Rivers’ God-sent governor –PDP
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers, has said Governor Nyesom Wike is divinely sent for Rivers people, judging by the transformation the state has witnessed since 2015.
Thisday
Senate: N13.5m Running Costs Included in Publicised N’Assembly Budget
Guardian
Leadership
End Killings Or Face Court Martial, Army Tells Field Commanders
In a bid to saturate the pressure mounted on it by the commander-in-chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army has given marching orders to its field commanders to immediately bring to an end the wanton killings in Benue, Taraba and Adamawa and other trouble states or face court martial.
Tribune
Herdsmen continue attacks on Plateau, hit Bassa
FOLLOWING persistent attacks on some villages in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State by some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, the death toll in the attacks, which started on Wednesday, has risen to 20.
The Authority
Death toll in Plateau attacks hit 28, 2, 000 displaced
The death toll from the recent attacks in Josho of Daffo District in Bokkos Local Government Area and Nzharuvo community of Bassa Local Government Area has risen to 28.