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These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. More confusion as Gov Sani, PDP rival claim victory in Kaduna tribunal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, said on Friday he would approach the appeal court to declare him the winner of the March 18 election in the state.Read more 2. …

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, and five other persons for alleged membership of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The Director of Information, MASSOB, Chris Mocha, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Awka. He said Aniebonem and five others were arrested by operatives attached …

The number of Europe-bound migrants who died or went missing in the Mediterranean this summer has tripled since last year, the UN said Friday, adding it had become a “cemetery” for children. Between June and August, at least 990 people perished or vanished trying to get to Europe from northern Africa, compared to 334 deaths over the same months in …

The wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Sylvia, has been charged with money laundering and other offences including forgery. This was according to Andre Patrick Roponat, the country’s public prosecutor. The former Gabonese First Lady whose husband was overthrown on August 30 in a coup by the presidential guards, was put under house arrest by the military junta alongside …

The Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd (BASL) says its facilities will be ready for the commencement of regional flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport two (MMA2) terminal. Bi-Courtney’s Head of Operations, Mr Blessing Ewah, made the disclosure during the regional facility tour with newsmen at the terminal in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a …

The Senate has resolved to investigate allegations of admission racketeering in universities across the country. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Senator representing Ebonyi North, Onyeka Nwebonyi, during Wednesday’s plenary in Abuja. In his presentation, Nwebonyi alleged that the university staff conspired with officials of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to sell spaces in …

Over 40 groups under the umbrella of Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), Peter ObiDatti Presidential Global Network (PPGN), Women For Peter Obi (WPO), Take back Nija (TBN), Peter Obi Movement (POM) and others have raised the alarm over poor state of the economy and insecurity ravaging the country. Others are Peter Obi Vanguard, Ambassadors (POVA), United Pastors For Peter Obi …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the 2023 Supplementary Budget of N2.17trn into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Last Thursday, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the N2.17trn 2023 supplementary appropriation bill after a third reading. Before the passage of the bill, the Senate adopted the report of the harmonised sittings of both red and green …

President Bola Tinubu and the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on Wednesday discussed measures to protect democracy in Africa in a telephone conversation. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja, said the two leaders discussed how developed democracies in Africa would support the emerging ones, particularly …

President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday the Federal Government would support the National Population Commission (NPC) in the conduct of the next national census. The president stated this at the launch of the Digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, and the National Geospatial Data Repository at the State House, Abuja. Tinubu described Nigeria’s population as the country’s greatest asset …