10 THINGS TO KNOW FOR THURSDAY MORNING, ACCORDING TO NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS

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Good morning readers! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:

1. On Wednesday, the Lagos State Magistrates' Court in Yaba issued a remand order for Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, to the Ikoyi Correctional Center. Following a viral video in which he threatened to invite IPOB militants to Lagos to protect the assets of Igbo people, Nwajagu was apprehended and charged.

2. Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, claims the audio of what appears to be a conversation between him and Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, that was leaked is a hoax. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, Obi said he never referred to the election as a religious conflict during his "issue-based campaign."

3. To mitigate the effects of the plan to eliminate subsidies on petroleum products by June 2023, the Federal Government has obtained $800 million from the World Bank through the National Social Investment Programme. Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget, and national planning, made this announcement on Wednesday.

4. Julius Abure has been prohibited by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court from misrepresenting himself as the Labour Party's national chairman (LP). Together with three other party officials, he was detained for alleged forgery.

5. In response to the trial of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who was found guilty of organ trafficking in the UK along with his wife Beatrice, former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday sent a letter to the Chief Court Clerk in London, United Kingdom. Obasanjo pleaded for the British government to balance justice and mercy.

6. Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), blamed the selfishness of some party members for the APC's defeat in the Kano State governorship election. The party chairman said it is terrible for the party to lose a crucial state like Kano in an interview with the BBC Hausa service, adding that the party would discipline the disloyal members.

7. On Wednesday, Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, came under fire from the leading Yoruba sociocultural organization, Afenifere, for his belief that the general election of 2023 would be legitimate. The statement from Afenifere's Secretary-General, Sola Ebiseni, said that the minister's statements were untrue.

8. On Wednesday, the Election Petitions Tribunal in Umuahia granted the Labour Party's and Alex Otti's requests to jointly inspect the election materials with the People's Democratic Party. The Independent National Electoral Commission was further ordered by the court to provide the Labour Party with Certified True Copies of all governorship nominees from the late Prof. Uche Ikonne to Okey Ahiwe.

9. Three suspects were detained by members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps from the Zamfara State Command for allegedly printing and using counterfeit naira. also dollar bills. The suspects have been named as Kamalu Sani, Uzaifa Muazu, and Suleiman Yusuf by the command's spokeswoman, Ikor Oche.

10. Between January 25 and March 25, the Nigeria Customs Service's Federal Operations Unit in Zone "C," Owerri, seized contraband items worth N2.8 billion. 13 suspected smugglers were also detained by the squad during that time.