The main headlines of the mainstream Nigerian newspapers for Thursday, May 10, are focused on the battle between the Nigerian Senate and the Inspector General of Police as well as the crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Punch reports that there were indications on Wednesday that the National Assembly had decided to suspend the 2018 budget of the Nigeria Police Force to penalise the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over his refusal to honour invitations by the Senate.
Findings showed that the fresh summons issued to Idris earlier on Tuesday by the Senate was the last chance he had to appear before the legislature or he would risk the suspension of the police budget.
Punch Newspaper
Guardian reports that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Ministry of Health to step up surveillance at the nation’s borders, following reports of a fresh outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The outbreak in Bikoro town, northwest of the DRC, has already recorded two confirmed cases of the virus and 17 deaths.
Guardian Newspaper
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This Day reports that with the All Progressives Congress (APC) yet to overcome the internal wrangling that characterised most of its ward congresses and its botched governorship primary in Ekiti State, more trouble appears to be looming for the ruling party, as members of the defunct “New PDP” who defected to the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2013, have written a petition complaining about the alleged maltreatment of its members by the APC-led administration.
This Day Newspaper
The Nation reports that they claimed that both the party and President Muhammadu Buhari have sidelined the new PDP members.
They demanded an urgent meeting within seven days to work out modalities to ensure a level playing field for all in the Congresses and Convention of the APC.
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The Nation Newspaper
Vanguard reports that the Presidency has however rebuffed enquiries on the development yesterday as it directed enquiries to the party.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said he was out of the office when the ex-PDP delegation came and so did not have a narrative of the discussion with the National Chairman.
Vanguard Newspaper
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