10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers Thursday morning, October 31, 2019

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Thursday morning, October 31, 2019.

1. Time to move on, Buhari counsels PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the ruling of the Supreme Court dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against him. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, in his judgment on Wednesday, dismissed the PDP’s appeal challenging Buhari’s victory in the February 23, 2019 presidential election for lacking merit. Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, thanked Nigerians for the mandate given to him to run the affairs of the country for another four years. Read more

2. FEC approves N2.49b for consultancy work for NDIC hqtrs

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday approved N5.72 billion for the construction of offices for the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Out of the N5.72 billion approved by FEC, N2.49 billion was for consultancy for stage three work on the NDIC corporate offices in Abuja and Lagos, while N3.23 was earmarked for the construction of NDIC zonal office in Bauchi. Read more

3. ‘The sun rose high in the Nigeria sky today to shine its light over the entire land’, Tinubu on S’Court ruling

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the Supreme Court judgment on the 2019 Presidential Election as an affirmation of the collective voice of the people. In a statement on Wednesday, Tinubu said the decision would be recorded as an important milestone towards strengthening Nigeria’s democracy. He equally urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to join hands with the ruling party in moving the nation more assuredly forward. Read more

4. S’COURT RULING: We’ll support Buhari till 2023 ―Ohanaeze Youths

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment that upheld President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2019 presidential election. They congratulated President Buhari, saying that the court verdict was a clear testimony that he would surely hand over to a Nigerian President of Igbo stock in 2023. The group, while declaring their support for the Buhari presidency, said that there would be a “mass exodus of Igbos from PDP to APC in the nearest future. Read more

5. NASS summons Army Chief, Buratai over planned ‘Operation Positive Identification’

The Nigerian Senate has also rejected the planned nationwide ‘Operation Positive Identification’ by the military. Recall that the House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the planned nationwide exercise stating that it was an “infringement on the rights of Nigerians.” Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Wednesday told journalists that such exercise was not acceptable to the federal lawmakers being the true representatives of the people. Read more

Read also: 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers Wednesday morning, October 30, 2019

6. Stop complaining about Buhari’s trips, Obasanjo travelled more —Oshiomhole

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday reacted to criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips, saying the president was yet to match one of his predecessors on trips to foreign lands. Oshiomhole, who faulted critics of the President’s frequent trips abroad, cited a book written by the late Gani Fawehinmi where he calculated the number of days former President Olusegun Obasanjo spent in foreign lands during his eight-year tenure. Read more

7. Supreme Court’s judgment won’t deter opposition —House Minority Caucus

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has said Wednesday’s verdict on the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was “surprising to many Nigerians.” They, however, noted that the decision was final as it was from the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the land. The minority caucus assured Nigerians that the judgment would not deter the opposition from carrying out its constitutional role of ensuring checks and balances in the system. Read more

8. Peter Obi speaks on Supreme Court ruling

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election, Peter Obi, has said the concern of all discerning minds from the Supreme Court ruling on the appeal against the election result should be on its effect in the society. He made this comment in reaction to Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment that dismissed the appeal of the PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement, Obi said that the issue really was not about the parties or the candidates but about “our society and what we are bequeathing to our children. Read more

9. Lagos Assembly obeys court order, halts Ambode’s probe

The Lagos State House of Assembly has decided to suspend the probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over procurement of 820 buses for public transportation in the state. This was in deference to a High Court ruling urging the parties to maintain status quo. Ambode had instituted a suit against the Assembly, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa and other members of the House ad-hoc committee on the probe, to contest the constitutionality of the probe, accusing them of bias and misrepresentation of facts. Read more

10. EFCC arrests 30 students in raids on OOU, MAPOLY and FUNAAB

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 30 students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, as well as those of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ibogun campus. According to report, the anti-corruption body arrested FUNAAB, MAPOLY students on Wednesday after storming the Ibogun campus of the OOU in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State to arrest some students of the school. Read more

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