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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday, June 2, 2023
These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. EFCC grills ex-gov Fayemi for alleged laundering of N4bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday quizzed the former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, for alleged money laundering to the tune of N4 billion.Read more
2. NLC rules out fuel subsidy protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has ruled out a nationwide protest over the withdrawal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.Read more
3. Atiku’s witness claims he signed election result under duress in Kogi
Capt. Joe Agada (retd), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) first witness in its petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election, told the presidential election petition tribunal on Thursday he was forced to sign the election result sheet in Kogi State.Read more
4. Gov Mbah cancels sit-at-home in Enugu, begs Tinubu to release Kanu
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has cancelled Monday’s sit-at-home order in the state.Read more
5. Nothing can be further from the truth, Utomi dissociates self from ministerial list
Prof. Pat Utomi, a political economist, has distanced himself from a list of “new appointees and some new ministers” that has been circulating on social media and claims he would serve as a minister in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.Read more
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6. Fuel price will come down naturally, NNPC boss, Kyari allays fears of inflation
Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) on Thursday allayed concerns of Nigerians over the country’s escalating prices for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol.Read more
7. NNPCL chief, Kyari, claims fuel subsidy ‘vanished’ in Nigeria February
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission Limited, Mele Kyari, said on Thursday the subsidy regime ended in the country in February.Read more
8. CBN denies devaluing naira, increasing dollar rate to N631
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted a report that the naira has been devalued and the dollar rate increased to N631.Read more
9. Ex-BBNaija housemate, Beauty Tukura, labels reality TV show ‘toxic’
A former Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate, Beauty Tukura has lamented that the reality TV show was “extremely toxic.”Read more
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