These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. Corruption is not an African issue —AfDB President, Adesina
Dr. Akinwuni Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has claimed that corruption is not an African problem.
2. Ondo Assembly denies suspending impeachment process against Dep Gov, Aiyedatiwa
The Ondo State House of Assembly has denied stories that it had suspended the process of impacting Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
3. Finance Minister, Wale Edun, bags World Bank appointment
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has bagged a prestigious appointment with the World Bank after he was appointed as the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the global finance institution.
4. PDP BoT demands Anyanwu’s resignation as national secretary
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has demanded the resignation of the party’s national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.
5. Gov Sule debunks claims on payment of ransom to Nasarawa varsity students’ abductors
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Saturday, dismissed claims on the payment of ransom to abductors of the four female students of the state’s university in Keffi.
6. INEC promises e-transmission of results in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will transmit the results of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States electronically.
7. Nigerian govt gives five-year deadline to end wheat importation
Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, has given a five-year deadline for Nigeria to end the importation of wheat which he says is gulping the country’s foreign reserves.
8. Lagos govt arrests 30 for improper waste disposal
The Lagos State government has arrested 30 persons for improper disposal of waste and disregard for environmental laws in the state.
9. Hoodlums break into Ogun monarch’s palace, steal crown, staff of office
Hoodlums on Thursday broke into the palace of the Olu of Ogunmakin town in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, late Oba James Sodiya, and took away the crown and the staff of office.
10. To win AFCON, Eagles must be ready to face any team —Peseiro
As the call for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title win by the Super Eagles heightens, the head coach Jose Peseiro has said what the team needs to do.
