Newspaper review: Acting IG Adamu reverses Idris last-minute postings
The newspaper review for Wednesday, January 16, leads with acting Inspector-General of Police (IG) Abubakar Adamu Mohammed's reversal of former inspector general of police Idris last-minute posting among other stories.
Vanguard newspaper for Wednesday, January 16. Photo credit: snapshot from Legit.ng
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Vanguard reports that Muhammadu Buhari and his foremost challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have split Niger Delta militants, causing them to speak in discordant tunes over who the people of the region should support in next month’s presidential election.
The Punch newspaper for Wednesday, January 16. Photo credit: snapshot from Legit.ng
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Punch reports that there are strong indications that four out of the seven deputy inspectors-general of police in the Nigeria Police Force may leave the force alongside the former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, who retired on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the DIGs, who are members of the Police Management Team and senior to the acting IG, Mohammed Adamu, might be forced out of the service to pave the way for him to set up a new management team he could work with.
The Guardian newspaper for Wednesday, January 16. Photo credit: snapshot from Legit.ng
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The Guardian reports that President Muhammadu Buhari led Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the leadership of the National Assembly and the judiciary to lay wreaths at the National Memorial Arcade in Abuja on Tuesday, January 15.
The event, which marked the climax of the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, started immediately after the arrival of Buhari at about 11:00am.
The Nation newspaper for Wednesday, January 16. Photo credit: snapshot from Legit.ng
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The Nation reports that should the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have its way, former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode and Afenifere spokesman Yinka Odumakin will face trial for allegedly spreading the rumour that the agency raided Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen’s home.
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The duo were spreading “fake news” yesterday, the anti-graft agency said.
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