Top 10 stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Monday, March 9

Here are the top ten stories from across the country

1. BWALA: Former Atiku aide urges training for presidential spokespersons

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, stressed the need to invest in strategic communications to build a better image of the state.Read more

2. SERAP takes the Nigerian government to the ECOWAS Court over ‘unlawful mass telephone tapping regulations’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s administration for “failure to repeal the clearly unlawful mass telephone tapping regulations known as the ‘Authorized Communications Interception Regulations, 2019.Read more

3. Kebbi administration warns clerics against political attacks, tells critics to join politics

The Kebbi State Government has warned religious leaders against using their pulpits to level inflammatory and unverifiable accusations against the government, and urged those interested in political criticism to openly join partisan politics.Read more

4. The PDP government calls for restraint ahead of the landmark Court of Appeal decision

Governors elected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have urged party members and supporters to remain calm as the country awaits a landmark ruling from the Nigerian Court of Appeal on Monday regarding the ongoing party leadership dispute.Read more

5. Afenifere deplores the wave of terror and banditry in the Southwest, calls for urgent action

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned the wave of terror attacks and increasing incidents of kidnapping by bandits in the South West region of the country.Read more

6 Jandor supports Badagry division to produce Lagos governor in 2027

A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State and Visionary Leader of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has expressed his desire for the Badagry region of the state to produce the state’s next governor.Read more

7. Gas shortages trigger a reduction in electricity supply across Kaduna’s power grid

Residents and businesses in northern Nigeria may experience reduced electricity supplies after Kaduna Electric announced a reduction in electricity distribution due to challenges affecting electricity generation on the national grid.Read more

8. Actress Sarah Martins defends viral roadside cooking clip following Lagos Commissioner’s criticism

Nollywood actress Sarah Martins defended herself after Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, warned her against cooking on public roads in the state.Read more

9. Iran rejects Trump’s role in leadership election, says his successor will be decided internally

Iran’s top diplomat firmly rejected the notion that the United States could influence the election of his country’s next supreme leader, insisting that the decision rests entirely in the hands of the Iranian people and its institutions.Read more

10. Osun hosts Nigeria’s table tennis elite in April

The ancient town of Otan Ayegbaju will once again become vibrant as it becomes Nigeria’s table tennis center in April.Read more