NIGERIAN DAILIES: Facts You Should Be Aware Of This Wednesday Morning

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The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:

1. In Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, many employees of the US Embassy in Nigeria were fatally murdered. According to sources, as the embassy officials' convoy passed through the region, they came under fire.

2. On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria from a lengthy trip to London. Around 4:45 pm, the President landed at Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

3. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, claims that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari alone created 12 million new employment in agriculture. Shehu claimed in a television interview that the administration had accomplished a lot, particularly in the areas of security, power, and anti-corruption.

4. Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of the president-elect Bola Tinubu's rivals in the elections on February 25, 2023, was invited to a meeting. Only winning Kano State, a bastion of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwankwaso finished fourth in the election while running on the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples.

5. A new assessment released on Tuesday stated that Nigeria will need $12 billion over the course of 12 years to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa State. The report specifically named two foreign oil corporations, Shell and Eni, as being the primary polluters.

6. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has cautioned the party's approved candidates for the leadership of the National Assembly to be wary of a scandal during the swearing-in of the 10th legislature. Senator Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Senate President candidate Jibrin Barau were pushed by Adamu to get to the inauguration on time on June 13 during a meeting with them.

7. On Tuesday, the federal government gave the president-elect Bola Tinubu's administration advice on how to best support a strong economy and public finances by bolstering anti-corruption and reform-minded agencies. In Abuja, this was said by Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget, and national planning.

8. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has verified the arrest of two of its agents, Apata Odunayo and Ogbuji Tochukwu, who were reportedly involved in an altercation that claimed the life of Abel Isah, a cadet in the Sokoto Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency. For criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide, the accused have been brought before the Chief Magistrates' Court in Gwiwa, Sokoto.

9. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar have asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to deny their request for a live broadcast of the proceedings. The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have requested the court to do so. The application was labeled as frivolous and a way for Tinubu and Shettma to squander the court's time.

10. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the incoming president, has pledged to ensure that women are fairly represented in his cabinet. At a book presentation in Abuja, Tinubu, who was accompanied by Dr. Betta Edu, the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s National Women Leader, claimed that Nigerian women have paid a heavy price for the country's growth, peace, and togetherness.