These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. Onochie dropped as Tinubu appoints new board, management for NDDC
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Chiedu Ebie as the chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board.
2. NNPP suspends Kwankwanso for interacting with Tinubu, Atiku, Obi
Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a contender for president in the February 25 election, has been suspended by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Board of Trustees (BoT) due to alleged anti-party conduct.
3. APC disowns list on Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship campaign councils
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned the list of the governorship campaign councils for the November 11 election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States.
4. NNPP crisis in fresh twist as Kwankwaso’s faction expels Agbo, Aniebonam, others
A faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) loyal to the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, expelled the party’s acting national chairman, Major Agbo, and some other officials.
5. Elumelu meets Tinubu, applauds president over policy initiatives
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
6. IPOB claims Nigerian govt intentionally avoiding Kanu’s case due to lack of evidence
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed that the Federal Government is evading the court because it has no evidence or case against their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and that this is evidenced by the many court adjournments of his case.
7. Flour Mills of Nigeria reports N9.33bn loss, foreign exchange loss of N22.5bn
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) recorded loss after tax in the period ended June 2023 and also lost millions to penalty during the same period, the firm’s financial statement showed.
8. Unemployment Rate: Ex-NBS boss criticises evaluation method, says he resisted it for 10yrs
The former statistician-general of the federation, Yemi Kale, has criticised the new methodology the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) used to evaluate Nigeria’s unemployment rate.
9. Varsity student stabs girlfriend to death after discovery of fetish substances in Edo
Police operatives in Edo State have arrested a 24-year-old student of the University of Port Harcourt for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death.
10. Police arrests 67 at Delta gay party
Police operatives in Delta have arrested 67 persons for alleged involvement in homosexuality in the state.
