NIGERIAN DAILIES: 10 Things You Should Be Aware Of This Tuesday Morning

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The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:

1. Seun Kuti, the son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Afrobeat musician, refused to write a statement on his first day in custody, according to sources, and insisted on seeing Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), before doing so. 

2. President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the newly-elected and returning governors to deliver on their campaign promises.

3. The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari revoke the study leave that allegedly went to the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Governor claimed in a statement that Emefiele doesn't deserve to take such a leave of absence because of his monetary policies.

4. Because the Federal Government has not complied with its requests, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced a five-day warning strike. According to the resident doctors, the strike will start on May 17 and end on May 22.

5. On Monday, those who resisted Bola Tinubu's inauguration as president-elect were given the riot act by the military and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba. The military's warning to dissident groups that any threat to the transition program will be annihilated was reiterated by Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information.

6. A bill that the National Assembly is now debating that would limit the movement of Nigerian doctors to countries with what they believe to be greener pastures was deemed "unworkable" by the Federal Government on Monday. In response to inquiries from reporters following the unusual Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja, Senator Chris Ngige, the minister of labor and employment, disclosed this.

7. The 10th National Assembly leadership's zoning, as announced by the ruling All Progressive Congress, has been rejected by the North Central governors. The governors have also set up a meeting with Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, and Abdullahi Adamu, the party's chairman.

8. Former Kaduna State governor Ahmed Makarfi's suspension has been deemed "null and void" by the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) National Working Committee. For suspected anti-party activities, Makarfi was suspended by the PDP Tudun-Wada ward in Kaduna State on Sunday.

9. Politicians and others implicated in sabotaging Nigeria's just ended 2023 elections have been subject to visa restrictions from the United States. According to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the US has pledged to help Nigeria's efforts to strengthen the democratic system and the rule of law.

10. Hilda Baci, a chef from Nigeria, is now the global record holder for the 100-hour cook-a-thon. The most recent holder of the Guinness World Record beat the mark of 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds that chef Lata Tondon established in Rewa, India, in 2019...