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Top Summary From Nigerian Newspapers For Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Top summary from Nigerian Newspapers for Tuesday, August 6, 2024, can be accessed on this platform.

 

Glamtush has compiled the top 10 Nigeria News Headlines and Nigeria News from Nigerian newspapers. This means the latest Nigeria news, trending news today can be accessed on this page.

 

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers.

 

1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some ‘mafias’ were making efforts to frustrate the $20bn refinery.

2. Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested no fewer than 30 #Endbadgovernance protesters for waving Russian flags in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Bauchi states. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said 873 other protesters have been arrested by the police, including a tailor, identified as Ahmed Bello, who was arrested with a large number of flags in Kano.

 

3. The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions has indicted Inspector Dikko Usman of the Nigeria Police Force and others in the murder of Chief Fatai Jubril, the Baale of Lotu community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of the state.

4. The Federal Government has concluded plans to sell a 50kg bag of rice at N40,000 to public servants with a view to alleviating the food crisis in the nation and its effects on Nigerians. This was disclosed in a letter from the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, which was signed by the Director of Human Resources of the Ministry, Jaiyesimi Abimbola.

5. A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted N50m bail each to two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, who allegedly hacked MTN Nigeria Communication computers and stole airtime and data valued at N1.9bn.

6. Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has on his release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, on Monday, urged his fans to respect the law and avoid spraying money at parties. Bobrisky was released after spending six months in incarceration for abusing the naira.

7. Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has arrested at least 16 suspects for financial fraud against a leading African digital commerce platform, Interswitch Limited. The sum of N3.9bn cash and properties have so far been recovered from the suspects, with efforts ongoing to recover more.

8. A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, says those carrying the ‘Russian’ flag during the nationwide hardship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens. He said “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government against military rule in their country.

9. A security operative was, on Monday, captured gunning down a protester in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The unidentified protester was pinned to the ground by some persons who tortured him before the police officer pulled the trigger and killed him.

10. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has suspended three members of its State Working Committee (SWC) for one month, effective immediately, over alleged misconduct during its recent ward congresses. The suspended officials are State Chairman, John Ngbede; State Secretary, Joseph Nyam; and State Organising Secretary, Moses Audu.

GLAMTUSH

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