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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, September 7, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Disturbing NHRC Report says 467 Nigerians killed in four states within two months
At least 467 Nigerians lost their lives in four states – Kaduna, Benue, Katsina, and Plateau – between July and August 2024, according to a disturbing report by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).Read more
2. Kukah urges Ganduje, Akpabio, other APC leaders to lower fuel prices amid widespread hunger
Roman Catholic Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese has called on the APC-led Federal Government to take urgent action to lower the current fuel prices to ease the economic hardship faced by Nigerians.Read more
3. Ooni of Ife is a fraud planted by Usman Dan Fodio’s descendants —Simon Ekpa
Self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafran Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), Simon Ekpa, has branded reverred Yoruba monarch, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as a fraud who was planted on the throne by descendants of Usman Dan Fodio who was a Fulani scholar, Islamic religious teacher and revolutionary who founded the Sokoto Caliphate.Read more
4. Education minister clarifies no age limit for candidates writing WAEC, NECO exams
The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, on Friday, dismissed claims of age limit for candidates writing secondary school certificate examinations in the country.Read more
5. ‘He has a four-year tenure,’ Police dismisses claims on extension of IGP’s stay in office
The police on Friday broke its silence on the controversy surrounding the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.Read more
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6. EDO POLLS: Appeal Court upholds ruling on suit seeking Ighodalo’s disqualification
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Friday, dismissed an appeal filed by two governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, seeking to disqualify the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, from the forthcoming governorship election scheduled for September 21.Read more
7. Customs speaks on delay in import duty waiver for maize, rice, wheat
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has provided an explanation for the delay in implementing the import duty waiver on maize, husked brown rice, and wheat.Read more
8. NNPC Ltd reveals Dangote petrol to hit market Sept 15, price to be determined by market force
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that Premium Motor Spirit or petrol from the Dangote Refinery will begin to flood the market from September 15, 2024.Read more
9. Police arrests suspect behind Edo train station attack after 20 months
Police operatives in Edo have arrested one of the suspects behind the attack on the Igueben train station in the state.Read more
10. Sports Minister praises Onyinyechi Mark on world record feat at Paralympics
Minister of Sports development, Senator John Owan Enoh has expressed immense pride and joy as Onyinyechi Mark won Nigeria’s first GOLD medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, setting a stunning new world record in the process.Read more
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