Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Chinese company releases seized Nigerian plane for Tinubu’s trip to France
Chinese firm Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited has released one of the three Nigerian aircraft seized in France, Premium Times reports.Read more
2. Seized planes: Tinubu’s minister says Nigeria working to resolve dispute with Chinese firm
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, said on Friday the Federal Government is working to resolve its dispute with the Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment.Read more
3. EFCC chairman decries resale of government’s palliatives
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has condemned the repackaging, and resale of palliatives released by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of its policies on Nigerians.Read more
4. 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 attempt to turn Nigerians into beggars and lead them to poverty.Read more
5. Appeal Court vacates order barring Secondus, 2 others from PDP meetings
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday set aside orders that barred the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, and two others from attending any meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).Read more
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6. 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.Read more
7. FG, states, LGAs share N1.35tr as revenue allocation for July
The three tiers of government on Friday shared the sum of N1.35 trillion as revenue allocation for July.Read more
8. NAFDAC busts illegal alcohol factory, arrests 3 suspects on Lagos Island
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided an illegal alcohol factory in Lagos Island and arrested three persons.Read more
9. Several shops impacted as fire guts seven-storey building on Lagos Island
Fire on Friday morning gutted a seven-storey building on Lagos Island.Read more
10. Iwobi in action as Man Utd pip Fulham in Premier League season opener
Alex Iwobi was in action for Fulham as they lost 1-0 to Manchester United in the opening game of the Premier League season on Friday.Read more
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