The plan to carry out a shake-up in the police for proper security operation and the blockage of the highway leading to the airport in Abuja by irate youths are some of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Wednesday.
The Nation reported that a massive shake-up is imminent in the police.
News of the reorganisation was broken at a three-hour meeting of the Acting Inspector-General, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, with Senators at the National Assembly.
The Leadership also said that the Executive arm of the government and the Senate widened the search for solutions to the mounting nationwide security challenges.
While the federal government inaugurated a committee to examine the necessity or otherwise for the much-canvassed state police, the Upper House of the National Assembly and the Police High Command had a two-hour brainstorming session on how to improve police operations in the country.
The Guardian reported that angry youths of Gbagyi village in Abuja yesterday blocked the convoy of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo while protesting against alleged seizing of a parcel of land belonging to the community by the Nigerian Army.
The Sun said one week after the Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, declined assent to a life pension bill from the State House of Assembly, the Kano State Assembly has, also, approved life pension for its speaker and deputy speaker.
The Punch said that the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, and four other officers of the federation have been charged by the Federal Government with an alleged misappropriation of $8,400 said to have been paid by FIFA to the NFF.
The Vanguard said the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has slated June 27 to commence hearing on a suit seeking to invalidate the election victory of President Muhammadu Buhari over allegation that he violated section 91(2) of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended.
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