Today's Headlines: Akeredolu Signs LCDAs Bill Into Law; G-20 Incomplete Without Nigeria — Tinubu Tells World Leaders

Akeredolu Signs LCDAs Bill Into Law Despite Protest

Source: Daily Trust

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed the bill establishing the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) into law.

Akeredolu gave his assent on Saturday after the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, presented the bill to him at a brief ceremony.

Daily Trust reports that the ceremony was attended by the Deputy Speaker, Abayomi Akinruntan; Majority Leader, Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi and the Parliamentary Secretary, Moyinoluwa Ogunwumiju.

Recall that protests had greeted the creation of the 33 LCDAs in the state with many communities faulting the process and its establishment.

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G-20 Incomplete Without Nigeria, Tinubu Tells World Leaders

Source: Punch paper

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday told G-20 leaders that Nigeria’s strategic importance as Africa’s largest economy and democracy made it capable of playing a major role within the bloc and contributing to shaping a more equitable world.

“Nigeria is poised, able and willing to be a major player in this family of the G-20 and in shaping a new world, without whom, the family will remain incomplete,” Tinubu said when he addressed world leaders at the 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit holding in New Delhi, India.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday titled, ‘President Tinubu to G-20 leaders: As Africa’s largest market, economy and democracy, Nigeria is ready to play vital role in G-20.’

Tribunal judgment: Tinubu, Atiku camps fight over watermarked Certified True Copy

Source: Punch paper

The camps of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar; and that of President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, clashed over the watermark on the copy of the judgment of the Presidential Elections Petition Court which went viral on Friday.

The viral copy of the Certified True Copy of the court’s judgment had the watermark of the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team on it, with commentators, especially social media users, suggesting a sinister motive.

The PEPC had on Wednesday delivered a 12-hour judgment on the appeals arising from the presidential election, upholding the election of the President who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

FG denies serving cats as meals to Prison inmates

Source: Vanguard paper

The Federal Government has denied serving cats as part of meals for inmates of its custodial centres across the country.

Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS disclosed this in a statement issued Saturday in Abuja and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Umar Abubakar, an Assistant Controller of Corrections.

Nababa said his attention had been drawn to a report in a section of the media alleging that the Command substitutes cat meat for beef in its custodial centres.

He said the report was not only malicious but untrue and most unfortunate.

“At best, it exposes the naivety of the author about the processes involved in food supply to inmates.

“For the avoidance of doubt, inmates’ ration is awarded to certified vendors who supply raw foodstuff to designated custodial centres.

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