Daily Post Nigeria
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has finally appointed ex-Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the organization’s Director-General. WTO confirmed her appointment at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world.
2. President Muhammadu Buhari and other world leaders yesterday hailed the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The president congratulated Okonjo-Iweala for bringing joy and more honour to the country.
3. The impeachment against former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Jude Agbaso, was yesterday quashed by the High Court. Agbaso, who was the first Deputy Governor to former Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was impeached by the seventh Assembly in 2013 on trumped up charges of accepting Red Label Whiskey bribe from the boss of J-Bros Construction Company.