NIGERIAN DAILIES: FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS SATURDAY

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Hello and good morning! Here is today's Nigerian newspaper summary:

1. On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari bid farewell to His Majesty, King Charles III, indicating that his current visit to the United Kingdom would be his final official meeting with the monarch. This was spoken by the President to his colleagues during the monarch's coronation as King of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Commonwealth.

2. In preparation for President-elect Bola Tinubu's inauguration on May 29, the State House Management has began restoring and rebuilding areas of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Presidential Transition Council, chaired by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, is in charge of maintenance.

3. There are reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress and President-elect Bola Tinubu have appointed Godwill Akpabio, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, as President of the Senate in the upcoming 10th National Assembly.

4. Ike Ekweremadu, a former three-term Deputy President of the Senate, was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison in the United Kingdom on Friday for an organ trafficking plan. Beatrice, his wife, was also sentenced to four years and six months in prison for her "more limited involvement" in the scheme, despite the fact that the court regarded Ekweremadu as the "driving force throughout" the procedure.

5. According to the Coalition of Northern Groups, the North-West should be considered for the job of Senate President because President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu received the most votes from the zone. It further stated that zoning the post to the south would be unjust because Tinubu is from there.

6. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, has been granted administrative bail by the Nigeria Police. In addition, as part of the preconditions for his administrative bail, the police kept his passport, restricted his movement to the Federal Capital Territory, and instructed him to report to the Force Headquarters daily in order to continue the investigation.

7. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot tackle corruption because he is the result of a rigged electoral process. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, declared this yesterday during a news conference in Abuja in response to Tinubu's commitment to tackle corruption.

8. Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Edo State, challenged Nigerian politicians yesterday with learning to accept election setbacks and successes in good faith in order to strengthen the nation's democracy. He assigned the assignment during a meeting with journalists in Benin to thank them and build on the commission's achievements in the state.

9. On the 13th anniversary of former President Umaru Yar'Adua's death yesterday, President-elect Bola Tinubu swore to continue in the footsteps of the man many Nigerians regard as one of the country's best leaders ever. In an homage to the departed, Tinubu praised him as a close friend who will never be forgotten.

10. Three gunmen kidnapped a 52-year-old Turkish national, Erdogan Guler, and one other unidentified guy in Abuja's Kubwa neighborhood. According to reports, the incident occurred at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, and was reported to the Byazhin Police Division in Abuja.