These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. Wike dares PDP leaders to expel him for serving in Tinubu’s govt
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday dared the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take disciplinary measures against him for serving in the present administration.
2. insurgency: 23,000 Nigerians declared missing in 10 years – Betta Edu
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, said on Wednesday at least 23,000 people had been reported missing due to the insurgency in some parts of Nigeria in the last 10 years.
3. Uzodinma cannot win Imo governorship election, PDP boasts
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, would lose the forthcoming November 11 governorship election in the state.
4. Reps summon Insurance companies over unremitted N267b workers’ investments in housing
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and utilisation of the funds from 2011 on Wednesday summoned some Chief Executive Officers of insurance companies in the country.
5. Lagdo Dam: NEMA issues flood alert on Adamawa, Benue, 9 others
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday issued an alert on imminent flood in 11 states in the country following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
6. GABON COUP: President Tinubu voices concern about “seeming autocratic contagion” across Africa
The political climate and sociopolitical stability in Gabon have drawn the significant concern of President Bola Tinubu.
7. Dangote Sugar unveils terms in merger with NASCON, Dangote Rice
Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) has disclosed that it has agreed to the terms and conditions of the merger of the company with NASCON Allied Industries Plc. and Dangote Rice Limited (DRL).
8. NGX: Investors lose N27.8bn to sell-offs in Ikeja Hotel, CWG, others
Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N27.8 billion at the close of business on Wednesday.
9. Troops uncover illegal refineries in Imo, Delta
Troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered illegal refineries in Imo and Delta.
10. Rubiales’ mother taken to hospital on third day of hunger strike
The mother of Spain’s FA chief Luis Rubiales who had gone on hunger strike in solidarity for his son, has been hospitalised.
