Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Thursday morning

Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:

1. Leaders and organizations all over the world have congratulated Nigeria on its peaceful and credible national elections. They have also hailed President Jonathan, Gen. Buhari and Attahiru Jega over the outcome. The leaders and organizations include but not limited to the United States President Barack Obama; the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron; French President, Francois Hollande; South African President Jacob Zuma; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the European Union, the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, the African Union and the Commonwealth.

2. President-Elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari has extended a hand of fellowship to President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he has nothing to fear. Gen. Buhari said Jonathan was still Nigeria’s President and deserves to be respected. This was contained in his acceptance speech on Wednesday.

3. Nigeria’s First Lady Patience Jonathan has congratulated Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of the President-Elect on her husband’s victory. Mrs Jonathan in a terse statement issued on Wednesday pleaded with Nigerian women to support Hajia in her new national role.

4. Ekiti State Assembly was shut down on Wednesday by the military and the police following the resumption of 19 APC lawmakers which created tension in the Assembly Complex. The return of the lawmakers caught 7 lawmakers of the PDP in the Assembly unawares.

5. Former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo has denied his earlier statement that he is a friend to any government in power. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Asari said they were considering going back to the creek following the conspiracy against his people by the rest of Nigerians.

6. Few Ministers, Wednesday paid a solidarity visit to President Jonathan after he lost his seat to Gen. Buhari. The Ministers include the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN); Minister of State II, Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro; Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali; and Minister of National Planning, Suleiman Abubakar.

7. Otunba (Dr) Gani Adams, National Coordinator, Oodua People’s Congress, has congratulated the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, on his success in the just-concluded presidential election. He said Buhari’s victory was a clear manifestation of the people’s choice. He said his resilience and tenacity over the years could only equal the record of great leaders like Abraham Lincoln of the USA.

8. Former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has begged Nigerians to forgive him over his action at the ICC where results of the presidential elections were being collated on Tuesday afternoon. He said he took that action because Jega was not acting on their petition. He said he regretted his action.

9. The President of Ijaw Youth Council, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, has congratulated Gen. Muhammadu Buhari over his victory in the just concluded presidential elections. He also called on all Ijaw youths across the nation to eschew violence of any kind.

10. The Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Organization, Chief Fani Kayode has congratulated President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari on his emergence as Nigeria’s next president. FFK on Wednesday also commended the sitting president, Goodluck Jonathan and his team for their effort