[News] Good morning Nigeria: Welcome To Roqwebblog Roundup Of Top 13 Nigerian News Headlines Today Tuesday, May 8th.

Good morning Nigeria and Welcome to Roqwebblog Roundup of top 13 Nigerian News Headlines Today Tuesday, May 8th.

1. Buhari Leaves For UK On A Four-day Medical Trip 

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday embark on a four-day medical trip to the United Kingdom, the Presidency has disclosed. According to a statement on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President’s trip is at the instance of his doctor.

2. Evans Cries Out In Court, Says They Don’t Feed Him Well In Prison

Kidnap suspect Evans on Monday refused to come down from a Black Maria vehicle which conveyed him and other suspects to the Lagos State High Court for trial. It was gathered that Evans was wearing a torn green Tee shirt. His refusal to come down prompted the judge, Justice Adedayo Akintoye, to order the prison warders to bring him into the courtroom.

3. Buhari Meets Saraki, Dogara In Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara behind closed doors. According to reports, those who attended the meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba kyari, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, among others.

4. Osinbajo Reveals Grand Corruption In Jonathan Govt

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed mindboggling information of corrupt activities during the reign of President Goodluck Jonathan. Osinbajo revealed the information hours after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party accused him of benefiting from corruption.

5. Court Fixes Date To Rule On Sen. Dino Melaye’s Bail Application

Justice Nasiru Ajanah of the Kogi State High Court has adjourned hearing on the bail application of Senator Dino Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West. The judge adjourned the hearing till Thursday, May 10.

6. Dino Melaye Jumped Off Police Van To Avoid Death – Ozekhome

Human rights lawyer Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has disclosed that Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) jumped off a police van in Abuja to avoid death. Melaye’s counsel, Ozekhome, stated this at the Kogi High court in Lokoja, while dismissing police claim that his client was trying to escape.

7. Buhari Approves New Security Measures To Tackle Killings In Kaduna

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, as well as a new Police Area Command, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, as part of measures to scale up the security response to the banditry affecting the area.

8. Buhari To Appear Before Lawmakers Over Refineries

President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to appear before the house ad-hoc committee on the state of Nigeria’s four refineries, chairman of the panel Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad said on Monday.

9. Presidency Slams PDP For Writing Letter To UN

The presidency has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for writing a letter to the United Nations Secretary General accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of going after members of the opposition. Media assistant to Buhari, Garba Shehu said the memo confirmed that the PDP is desperate for power after they were kicked out for failing the nation and its people.

10. NAFDAC Shuts Emzor Pharmaceuticals Over Condeine Syrup

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has shut down three pharmaceutical firms, Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited; Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited and Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd., that were implicated in the codeine syrup crisis.

11. Ugly Tales From Headies 2018

Arguably the most highly rated music awards in Nigeria, the 12th edition of The Headies, which held on Saturday in Lagos, had the good, the bad and the ugly. The annual music event, which started in 2006 as HipTV music awards, had the crème de la crème in Nigeria entertainment domain in attendance.

12. Allegri Set For Juve Talk Amid Arsenal Interest

Arsenal target Massimiliano Allegri is set to have talks with Juventus about his future at the club, once the Serie A campaign comes to an end. Juventus are six points clear at the top of the table with only two games to play. They need a point at Roma next Sunday to win their seventh successive title.

13. U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem To Open On May 14

Workmen on Monday put up street signs to the US embassy due to open in Jerusalem on May 14, a move hailed as historic by Israel but loathed by Palestinians. Municipal workers erected signposts reading “US Embassy” in Hebrew, Arabic and English around the site, currently a US consular building, in the city’s Arnona neighbourhood.

That’s the roundup of top 13 Nigerian news headlines this morning. More Nigerian news headlines are available on Roqwebblog News website. See you again tomorrow. Click Here For More News