NEWS HEADLINES TODAY 6TH JULY 2019

Good morning, Nigeria, welcome to Naija News roundup of Top Newspaper Headlines in Nigeria for today Saturday, 6th July 2019.

Here Are The Major Nigerian Newspaper Headlines.

The United Nations has blamed the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of not doing enough on killings, human rights violation, corruption and some other issues currently ravaging the country. The Human Rights Committee of the (UN) said this in a report released at the conclusion of its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Nigeria.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Hon. Ndudi Elumelu (Aniocha/Oshimili-Delta State) and six other PDP members of the House of Representatives. The other PDP reps that were also suspended include member representing Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency of Osun State, Wole Oke; member representing Onitsha North and Onitsha South Federal constituency, Lynda Ikpeazu; member representing Ezza North/Ishielu federal constituency, Anayo Edwin; member representing Kaura Federal Constituency election in Kaduna State, Gideon Gwani; member representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State, Toby Okechukwu and member representing Ijebu-North/Ijebu-East / Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency, Adekoya Abdul-Majid.

President Muhammadu Buhari has made twelve (12) new appointments for his second term in office tagged “Next Level“. Naija News understands that the President approved the re-appointment of Abba Kyari as his Chief of Staff (COS) and Boss Mustapha as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

The embattled senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Ishaqu Abbo, has been released on bail by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. The lawmaker who has been in controversy for some days now, over a video which leaked where he was assaulting a nursing mother at a sex toy shop in Abuja, was arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.

The appointment of Mr. Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Malam Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff (COS) by President Muhammadu Buhari has been confirmed. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu.

It is now a total of 26,175 exhibits that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and his party have tendered against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election tribunal. The PDP candidate had through Livy Uzoukwu, his lawyer, tendered 5,196 exhibits earlier, before the tribunal on Thursday while additional ones were filed on Friday.

President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow, depart Abuja for Niamey, the capital of Niger-Republic to attend the African Union Summit, scheduled to hold on July 7. A statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja today, said the president would.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday released the timetable for the bye-election of the Pengana state constituency of Plateau state. This was made known in a document signed by the secretary to the commission, Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony, obtained by Naija News on Friday.

There are speculations that the round of 16 fixtures of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations could be changed after Herald Newspaper claimed that Zimbabwe fixed their last group match against DR Congo. Recall that the warriors were dumped from the competition, after losing 4-0 to the Congolese.

The organizers of the Big Brother Naija, ‘Pepper Dem Gang edition’ has confirmed that one housemate will be evicted from the reality show on Sunday. In a memo read by the Head of House, Jeff, he stated that the housemate with the lowest number of the coin will be evited.

That’s the Nigerian Newspaper headlines for today. Read more Nigerian news on Naija News. See you again tomorrow.

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