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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, January 25

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Top 10 stories from Nigerian newspapers

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.

1. Ex-Minister Agunloye accuses Obasanjo of misinformation amid $6bn Mambilla Power Project controversy

The long-standing controversy surrounding Nigeria’s ambitious Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project has taken a dramatic turn, with former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, accusing former President Olusegun Obasanjo of spreading falsehoods to mask his role in the troubled project.Read more

2. Tinubu appoints Ganduje, Akinyemi, Abe others to 42 federal bodies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday named board chairpersons and executives for 42 federal organizations, signaling his administration’s commitment to reform and efficiency.Read more

3. FAAN confirms 38 injured in United Airlines emergency landing

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Friday confirmed that 38 persons, including seven crew members, were injured when a United Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Lagos on Friday morning.Read more

4. Police issues alert on planned terror attack in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has alerted the people of the state about a planned attack by terrorists.Read more

5. Oshiomhole alleges ex-military generals behind illegal mining in Nigeria

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday alleged that some retired military generals are responsible for illegal mining in the country.Read more

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6. Simon Ekpa: Tinubu thanks Finnish government for its intervention

President Bola Tinubu on Friday commended the Finish government over the arrest and detention of the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa.Read more

7. Kenya approves visa-free entry for Africans

The Kenyan government has approved a visa-free entry for nationals of all African countries.Read more

8. US lawmaker introduces bill to allow third term for Trump

A Republican member of the House of Representatives, Andy Ogles, has introduced a bill aimed at amending the US Constitution to allow President Donald Trump to run for a third term in office.Read more

9. Bandit leader, Dogo Gide reportedly kills 20 Boko Haram terrorists, seizes weapons in supremacy war

A notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, on Thursday, reportedly eliminated 20 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a supremacy battle that occurred in the Kwatankoro Forest situated between Niger and Zamfara states.Read more

10. Nigeria in Pot 1 as AFCON draw holds Monday

The draw ceremony for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held on Monday evening at the Mohamed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morocco.Read more

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