Chinese company offers to settle with Nigerian govt over seizure of presidential jets
Zhongshan, the Chinese company at the center of the controversy surrounding the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets in France, has expressed willingness to...
Afe Babalola slams Nigerian govt over palliatives, says ‘they’re turning Nigerians into beggars’
Aare Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has criticized the Federal Government’s distribution of palliatives to citizens, describing it as an...
Senate breaks silence on alleged N21m monthly allowance for lawmakers
The Senate has finally responded to claims made by Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South) that each serving senator receives N21 million monthly.
Chairman of...
Ogun govt denies knowledge of court order allowing seizure of presidential jets
The Ogun state government has stated that it was not notified of the Paris court order granting Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd the...
Seized Presidential Jets: Peter Obi slams Fed Govt over ‘embarassing’ leadership failure
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Thursday, condemned the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets in France, calling...
BENUE: Gov Alia seals secretariat of APC faction loyal to SGF, Akume
Governor Hyacinth Alia has taken a bold step to assert his leadership in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State by sealing the...
BAUCHI: Sen Umar reacts to withdrawal of his traditional title for defending Tinubu
Senator Shehu Buba Umar representing Bauchi South Senatorial District has declared that he has accepted his removal as the Mujaddadin Bauchi by the Bauchi...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday, August 16, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Presidency exposes Chinese firm’s ‘fraudulent’ move to seize presidential jets, other assets
The Presidency...
Customs intercepts 12 containers of tramadol, machetes at Lagos ports
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 12 containers with Tramadol, expired drugs and 27, 540 pieces of cutlasses valued at N1.8 billion in...
Court orders forfeiture of $2.04m, properties linked to Emefiele
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04m and seven properties linked to the former...
