This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Tuesday, August 28 2018
Melaye Cries Out Over Alleged Plot By Police To Kill Him
Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi west, has cried out over alleged plot by the police to kill him.
Melaye took to his twitter handle to state that the police and Kogi government “want to forcefully take me to Lokoja and kill me afterwards”.
Breaking News: National Assembly Approves N143b As INEC Budget For 2019 Election
The National Assembly joint committee on electoral matters has adopted and approved the sum of N143 billion as INEC fund for 2019 election.
After rounds of defence and several meetings between the Independent National Electoral Commision, led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the legislators, the sum of N143b was approved.
Nigeria’s Problem Goes Beyond Restructuring – VP Yemi Osinbajo
Restructuring is not the solution to the problem of Nigeria as being suggested in many quarters, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says.
The Vice President gave this opinion through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande in a statement, while he was answering questions from Nigerians at a town hall meeting in Minnesota, the United States of America, on Sunday.
Leah Sharibu Calls On Buhari To Save Her From Boko Haram Captivity
The kidnapped Leah Sharibu, has spoken out from Boko Haram captivity, pleading with President Muhammadu Buhari to save her from her abductors.
Naija News recalls she is the only Christian among the abducted 119 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state, and her captors refused to release her for refusing to denounce her christian faith.
I Regret Supporting Buhari – Kwankwaso
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant and the former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has stated that he and others who left the PDP in the 2014 general election to support President Muhammadu Buhari against Former President Goodluck Jonathan are currently grappling with the regret of their actions.
Kwankwaso, who described the economic policy of the President has counterproductive, was in Owerri, the Imo state capital on a consultation visit to PDP members.
Garba Shehu Speaks Out On Leah Sharibu Audio, Says DSS Are On It
Senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has said that an audio recording allegedly of Leah Sharibu is being analysed by the Department of State Services (DSS).
This he said when responding to newsmen report on how Leah who is in custody of the Boko Haram insurgents appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari.
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