[News] Good Morning Nigeria: Welcome To Roqwebblog Roundup Of Top 14 Nigerian News Headlines Today Sunday June 10th.

Good morning Nigeria and Welcome to Roqwebblog Roundup of top 14 Nigerian News Headlines Today Sunday June 10th.

1. Don’t Be Afraid Of Detention, Fayose Mocks Obasanjo

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo should stop raising false alarm on plot to arrest him and rather be ready to clear his name of any allegation levelled against him. Fayose, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, on Saturday, said Obasanjo deserves whatever humiliation he was getting from President Muhammadu Buhari.

2. Lai Moh’d Disobeyed My Directive Not To Reply Obasanjo’s Letter – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the minister of Information and Culture disobeyed his directive not to reply a letter written by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Buhari made this known when members of the Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, on Friday night. The president noted that the reply by the minister showed Nigerians the realities on ground when the present administration assumed office in 2015 and its ongoing efforts to revive the inherited damaged economy.

3. ADC Threatens To Shut Down Aso Rock If Obasanjo Is Arrested

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has threatened to shut-down the Presidential Villa if former President Olusegun Obasanjo is touched. Recall that Obasanjo had raised alarm that President Muhammaddu Buhari is trying to harm and disgrace him. However, Chairman of the party Okey Nwosu accused Buhari of falling his campaign promises and witch-hunting political opponents.

4. Buhari Honouring Abiola Shame On Obasanjo – Abiola Family

Lekan Abiola, son of acclaimed winner of the 1993 Presidential election, Kudirat Abiola has said the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day is a shame on ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Speaking on the development, Lekan said the declaration is long overdue since the nation’s democracy has been watered by the blood of innocent people.

5. Obasanjo’s Allegation Childish Prank, Keyamo Says

Director, Strategic Communications of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s statement as a “childish prank”. Reacting on his Twitter page, Keyamo said Obasanjo was desperate for attention away from criticism of his failure to declare June 12 Democracy Day throughout his eight years in power.

6. Kingibe Reacts To Buhari’s Declaration Of June 12 As Democracy Day

Babagana Kingibe, running mate of late Moshood Abiola in the June 12, 1993 presidential election, said the federal government’s declaration of the day as Democracy Day was a great honour. He also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the announcement that national honour would be conferred on Abiola, acclaimed winner of the election, himself and late Human rights lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi.

7. Donald Duke Declares 2019 Presidential Ambition

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has declared his intention to contest for the Office of President in the upcoming 2019 general election. He made the announcement during an interview with Deutsche Welle Africa on Friday. Speaking on how he can do better than Buhari, Donald Duke said the current administration was totally out of tune with the current realities of the nation.

8. Politicians Turning Nigeria Into A Killing Field – Bishop Kukah

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Revd Matthew Kukah, has said some desperate politicians are turning the country into a killing field ahead of the 2019 elections. Speaking with Daily Sun, Kukah lamented that politics had become a killing game in Nigeria.

9. I Have No Hand In Saraki’s Travails, Says Ex-lawmaker

Moshood Mustapha, a former member of the House of Representatives, says he has no hand in the rift between Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Mustapha, a governorship aspirant in Kwara, said this in a statement on Friday in Ilorin. The former Special Adviser to the Senate President on Special Duties said his recent visit to Idris was personal.

10. Shehu Sani Condemns List Of Invitees For Abiola’s GCFR Award

Senator Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna-central) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over the list of persons invited to late MKO Abiola’s GCFR conferment. Reacting, Sani noted that most of the invitees betrayed MKO Abiola during June 12 struggle. He also criticised the timing of the award, insisting that it gives room for concerns and suspicion of a political undertone.

11. Fani-Kayode Reacts To Alleged Plot To Arrest Obasanjo

Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was plotting to arrest him. Reacting, Fani-Kayode on his Twitter page, advised President Buhari not to touch Obasanjo. According to him, Obasanjo is an “Ebora Owu”, adding that anyone that plot against the ex-president will fail.

12. Lagos Govt Declares June 12 Work-free Day

The Lagos state government has declared Tuesday, June 12, as public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by late MKO Abiola. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the state government, Tunji Bello, on Saturday.

13. Osun Govt Declares June 12 Public Holiday

The Osun state government has declared Tuesday, June 12, as public holiday to mark democracy day in the state. Dr Obawale Adebisi, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, in a statement on Saturday in Osogbo, said the public holiday was in line with a policy of the state to observe June 12 as Democracy Day every year.

14. Ogun Govt Declares June 12 Public Holiday

Tuesday, June 12, 2018, has been declared as a work-free day to enable residents to celebrate the Democracy Day, the Ogun state government has said. The Secretary to the state government, Taiwo Adeoluwa disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He noted that the day would also be used to celebrate the recent conferment of a posthumous national honour of GCFR on Moshood Abiola by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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