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Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. PDP insists Ighodalo as Edo governor candidate despite court ruling
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Thursday that Asue Ighodalo remains its candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.Read more
2. NLC condemns further electricity tariff hike, demands cancellation
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) condemns Federal Government’s electricity tariff hike.Read more
3. Tinubu orders Presidential Council to strengthen economy
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) with a mandate to strengthen the economy.Read more
4. Nigerians oppose rumor of signing of $150 billion Samoa LGBT Agreement
Nigerians have been up in arms against the rumoured signing of an LGBT treaty codenamed ‘Samao Accord’ by the Federal Government. Read more
5. Court reinstates Rivers House Speaker Amaewhule and 24 other pro-Wike House members
In a major development in the ongoing power struggle within the Rivers State House of Representatives, the Abuja-based Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers. Read more
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6. Kogi: Court of Appeal postpones ruling in Ajaka’s appeal against Ododo’s election
The Abuja Court of Appeal on Thursday stayed the judgment in an appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Muritala Ajaka, and his party challenging the results of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State. Read more
7. Obi again bombs Nigerian government, says monetary and fiscal policies are slowing economic growth
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, said the current monetary policy was slowing economic growth in Nigeria.Read more
8. NUPRC gives a 24-hour deadline for investors to register for oil and gas block permits.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued a 24-hour deadline for new investors to register for the 2024 oil block license auction round. Read more
9. Bus driver jailed for 12 years for killing LASTMA officer
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Thursday sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, to 12 years in prison for the murder of an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Olawale Akinmade. Read more
10. Tech startups in Nigeria, Kenya and other countries saw a 57% drop in fundraising
Tech startups in Nigeria, Kenya and other African countries saw a massive 57% drop in fundraising in the first half of 2024. Read more
Top 10 news stories from across Nigerian newspapers, Friday, July 5, 2024 first appeared on Latest Nigeria News | Headlines from Ripples Nigeria.
