Naija News: Top Nigerian News headlines for today, Thursday 17th November 2022

Naija News, read Top Headlines today, Thursday 17th November 2022 below.

Below are the Newspaper Headlines & Naija News today from Nigerian Newspapers. Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, adjourned till December 16, 2022 the trial of one Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, over an alleged N6 billion fraud.

2. Leke Adeboye, the last born of the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has welcomed his fourth child with his wife.

3. EFCC has arrested a currency speculator in Abuja and also recovered over $6 million from BDC operators. IDOMA VOICE reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Mustapha Muhammad, an alleged currency speculator in Abuja.

4. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said N134.7 billion has been approved for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) to all veterans. The President also announced the donation of N10 million to the Nigerian Legion, on behalf of the Federal Government, at the launch of the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal fund.

.5. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived the Christian Ecumenical Centre, Abuja for a meeting with Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) leaders over the 2023 general elections. Tinubu arrived with his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Speaker House Femi Gbajabiamila; Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma; Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi and Senator Smart Adeyemi among others.

6. President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that he would leave Nigeria a safer country by the time he exits office. He gave the assurance during the Emblem Appeal Launch for the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday.

7.  The Senate yesterday resolved to provide legislative support for the new policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the Nigerian Naira. The Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions to embark on an aggressive oversight to ensure that Nigerians are adequately protected from the CBN, Banks, and other agencies involved in the process.

8. No fewer than 9 members of a family were killed by gunmen in Maikatako community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the community in the night and started shooting sporadically, leaving nine people dead. A community member confirmed that the incident occurred at about 9:30am when the villagers were going to sleep.

9. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday hosted the leaders of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE). The delegation, led by Chief Ajibade Oyekan, discussed the growth and development of the South-West region.

10. Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has reportedly been arrested for taking brass knuckles through security and John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The 33-year-old, who lost his title by TKO to Alex Pereira in New York last Saturday, was arrested by Port Authority police in the American Airlines terminal on Wednesday.