Here are the top stories across the nation’s newspapers.
1. SERAP challenges 36 governors to account for security votes
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to Nigeria’s 36 state governors urging them to “promptly account for the spending of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by your states since 29 May 2023 to guarantee and ensure the security of life and property of Nigerians resident in your states.”Read more
2. Obi faults Tinubu over St. Lucia, Brazil trips
Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his current trip to Saint Lucia and Brazil which he describes as not only ill-timed but insensitive as Nigeria is grappling with insecurity and mass killing of citizens across the country.Read more
3. Presidency denies report it appointed Hadiza Bala Usman to replace Akume as SGF
The Presidency has denied reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), replacing Senator George Akume.Read more
4. ADP wants power to appoint INEC chairman taken from president
The National Chairman of Advanced Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, demanded the removal of the power to appoint Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the president.Read more
5. Presidency to critics: Tinubu in Saint Lucia for strategic engagement, not for vacation
The Presidency on Sunday clarified that President Bola Tinubu trip to Saint Lucia was for strategic engagement and not for vacation.Read more
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6. CDS Musa urges Nigerians to use social media for vigilance, intelligence sharing
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Chris Musa, has called on Nigerians to use social media to promote public vigilance and intelligence sharing as part of their responsibilities and efforts towards combatting terrorism, extremism and insecurity in the country.Read more
7. TCN adds 120MW to national grid
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has added 120 megawatts to the National Grid by energising two newly installed power transformers at its 330/132/33 kilovolts Birnin Kebbi Transmission Substation in Kebbi State.Read more
8. Daniel Ademinokan counters Stella Damasus’ ‘online divorce’ claim, says ‘that’s not the full story!’
Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has come under fire from her ex-husband, Daniel Ademinokan, for her public claim that she found out about their divorce online.Read more
9. Three killed, six injured in Indian Hindu Festival stampede
Three people have been killed with six others injured in a stampede during an Indian Hindu Chariot Festival on Sunday in the coastal state of Odisha, local government officials have confirmed.Read more
10. Messi and Inter Miami bow out as PSG power into Club W’Cup quarters
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have crashed out of the FIFA Club World Cup after losing 4-0 against European champions Paris Saint Germain.Read more
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