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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, November 7, 2024

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November 7, 2024

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

1. Peter Obi: Why can’t Nigeria match South Africa’s power reliability?

Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has criticized the recurring power outages in Nigeria, comparing the country’s situation to South Africa, which has enjoyed months of uninterrupted power supply.Read more

2. Trump triumphs in historic political comeback, defeats Kamala Harris to secure second term

In a stunning political comeback, Donald Trump has emerged victorious in the 2024 United States presidential election, defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, according to major news outlets.Read more

3. Army boss, Lagbaja is dead, Tinubu mourns

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja has passed on in Lagos on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.Read more

4. Court restrains CBN, others from withholding Kano local council funds

Justice Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad of the Kano State High Court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding the allocations of the 44 local government areas in the state.Read more

5. Draw lessons from US presidential election, Atiku reacts to Trump’s victory

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigeria needs to learn lessons on the conduct of the credible polls that saw the emergence of Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.Read more

6. Lawmakers summon ministers, say despite huge grants, investments, power sector worsens

The Ministers of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, his Science, Technology, and Innovation counterpart, Uche Nnaji, and Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, are some of the high-profile government functionaries expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy today.Read more

7. NAAT joins ASUU in 14-day strike ultimatum to Nigerian govt over unmet demands

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), on Wednesday, issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, threatening a nationwide strike if their demands are not met.Read more

8. Bus driver on the run after spraying LASTMA officer with fire in Lagos (VIDEO)

A shocking incident unfolded in the Mile 2 area of Lagos on Tuesday when a commercial driver allegedly attacked and injured an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).Read more

9. Bitcoin surges as Trump clinches victory in US election

Bitcoin surged above a new record high of above $75K as Donald Trump trashed Kamala Harris to emerge as America’s 47th President.Read more

10. Eguavoen names squad for Benin, Rwanda AFCONQ ties

Captain William Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen and 19 other players have been called up by Austin Eguavoen for Super Eagles’ next international matches this November.Read more

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