10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Sunday morning.

1. Why we attacked Ekweremadu —IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given reasons for attacking the former Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, earlier on Saturday in Nuremberg, Germany. In a statement, the group said it was following the “long standing directive from our leader to hound all instigators of Operation Python Dance.”

2. I helped free Nnamdi Kanu, I forgive IPOB ‘for they know not what they do’, Ekweremadu speaks

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Enweremadu, has confirmed a physical assault on him by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg, Germany. The proscribed group had on Saturday shared a video on its Facebook page, Radio Biafra, showing its members attacking the senator who represents Enugu West.

3. ‘It’s un-Igbo’; Ohanaeze condemns attack on Ekweremadu in Germany by ‘IPOB miscreants’

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has condemned an attack on the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Germany, describing it as disgraceful and “un-Igbo”. The Ohanaeze leader, who made the condemnation on Saturday in a statement, also called on the German law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice.

4. Zoning must continue until there’s an Igbo President —Kalu

The senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said Northern political elites should not canvass an end to rotational presidency until the South-East zone had produced the President of Nigeria. He was reacting to the call by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for an end to power shift in the country.

5. Some of our people are hiding under the guise of ‘Fulani rampage’ to kidnap and kill in the S’East —Ohanaeze

The Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on traditional rulers, town unions and vigilante groups in the Southeast to help fish out local kidnappers and killers and hand them over to security agencies. The apex Igbo socio-cultural group also lamented that a few miscreants in Igbo land have taken advantage of the current state of insecurity in the region, which it attributed to “Fulani rampage” to perpetrate criminal acts such as Kidnappings and killing of innocent citizens.

6. ARMY VS POLICE: Military cautions against reaching conclusions while investigations are still on

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has cautioned Nigerians against comments and actions that could pit the Nigeria Police against the Nigerian Army. Acting spokesman for the DHQ, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the warning became necessary following public criticism that trailed the killing of three policemen and a civilian last week by soldiers on the Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State.

7. ENUGU: Miyetti Allah tours Fulani settlements to promote peace with host communities

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has embarked on a sensitisation tour of Fulani settlements in Enugu State in a bid to curb the activities of those they called infiltrators. This was disclosed by the Southeast Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, on Saturday in Enugu.

8. Christians aren’t the only ones kidnapped in Kaduna —Muslim Council

The Kaduna State Council of Imams and Ulama, on Saturday, described as false claims that only Christians are kidnapped in the state. The council debunked the claims on Saturday at a press briefing in Kaduna, warning that security matters must not be politicised.

9. ABIA UNPAID SALARIES: Why organised labour shelved strike

The organised labour in Abia State has announced that it has shelved its planned industrial action in the state over the failure of the state government to pay arrears of workers’ salaries and pensions. Leadership of the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), explained that they postponed the strike indefinitely to allow the committee set up by the government complete its work.

10. Malpractice rate drops as NABTEB releases May/June exam results

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board, (NABTEB), has announced that 32,673 candidates (representing 58.84 percent) that sat for the NBC/NTC examinations were able to score five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. Registrar/Chief Executive, NABTEB, Prof Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, disclosed this on Friday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the 2019 May/June NABTEB examination results in Benin City, the Edo State capital.