These are our top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers for Today, Thursday, 4th July 2019:
”We Can Tolerate A Dancing Senator Not A Slapping Lawmaker ” – Nollywood Actor Fumes
Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu, has reacted to the viral video, where a Federal Legislator, Elisha Cliff Abbo, was spotted assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja.
According to the actor who reacted via his Instagram page, “Nigerians can still tolerate a dancing senator (a perceived jab at Senator Ademola Adeleke) but a slapping senator is a disgrace to humanity.”
Finally, Buhari Suspends Ruga Initiative
President Muhamadu Buhari has heeded the voice of the Nigerians, and has suspended the proposed Ruga Settlement Project. The Buhari-led administration had claimed that the idea was to minimise or completely eliminate herdsmen/farmers clashes across the country. The president, after reportedly consulting with stakeholders, decided to suspend the project for a thorough review as well as putting an end to the persistent clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
‘Senior Advocate of Nonsense’ – Nigerians Knock Festus Keyamo Over Comment On Senator Abbo
Nigerians have taken to their Twitter handles to slam Festus Keyamo for coming out to voice out his displeasure at Senator Elisha Abbo who was caught on tape allegedly caught beating up a woman in a sex-toy shop.
Nigerians, while reacting, have queried if he would have reacted should the accused was a member of his political party (APC).
Spotted: Lawmaker Caught Bathing In Market Square Emerges Osun Speaker
Timothy Owoeye, the lawmaker who was caught bathing completely nude at a market in Osun State, in the dead of the night, eventually emerged Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly on 6th June, 2019.
Owoeye had made headlines last September, after a video of him bathing in public for alleged ritual purposes ahead of the 2019 elections.
Atiku to Senator Abbo: Apologise Publicly, Go To The Police And Let The Law Take Its Full Course
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the trending footage of Senator Elisha Abbo, publicly assaulting a woman.
Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria, advised the lawmaker, whom he says he knows very well, to voluntarily go to the police and show a good example expected of a young leader.
Police Orders Arrest Of Senator Who Slapped A Lady Over Sex Toy
The police have heeded the call by Nigerians to arrest Senator Elisha Abbo, who allegedly slapped a nursing mother repeatedly at a sex toy shop in Abuja.
The order was given by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday morning in Abuja.
Senator Abbo Finally Reacts To Viral Assault Video
The embattled Nigerian Senator, Elisha Abbo representing Adamawa North caught on CCTV footage brutally assaulting a nursing mother at a sex toy shop has reacted to the allegations against him.
The lawmaker who has drawn the anger of many Nigerians after the video of him committing the public assault was first released by premium Times says he would be releasing a statement soon.
Cleric In Police Net For Raping 16-Year-Old Girl In Osun
The Police in Osun state has arrested an Islamic cleric, Abdul-Rahman, popular known as Al-Edewy, in Ede area of the state for allegedly sexually abusing an unnamed 16-year-old girl.
Al-Edewy, a husband to three women, was picked up by police at his residence in Ede on Monday, following a petition written by a lawyer, AA Maisolati, to the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Ige, on behalf of the victim.
‘The Footage Was Doctored’ -Senator Elisha Abbo Responds To Assault Viral Video
Adamawa North District senator, Senator Elisha Abbo has reacted to the viral video of him assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja. Adamawa North District senator, Senator Elisha Abbo has reacted to the viral video of him assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja.
Senator Abbo: Ganduje Should Be In Prison Too — Nigerians react
Nigerians have expressed dissatisfaction with the comment of Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on the trending assault story of Senator Elisha Abbo.
Dabiri, while reacting to footage of the Adamawa North, lawmaker, Abbo, repeatedly slapping a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja, ‘politicised’ it by classifying him along party lines. She described him as a Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) ‘guy’, adding that the footage is enough evidence for him to go to prison.
These are our headlines for Thursday, 4th July 2019.
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