Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, 10th March, 2024

Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, 9th March, 2024

1. Tears flowed without restraint as the final resting place for Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, his wife, Chizoba, and their son, Chizi, was solemnly established in his Omueke hometown in Isiokpo, Rivers State this Saturday. The burial ceremony unfolded subsequent to a poignant funeral service held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Isiokpo, situated in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

   Dignitaries in attendance included Governors Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Douye Diri (Bayelsa), as well as notable figures such as Aliko Dangote, the Founder and Chairman of Dangote Group, Chibuike Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation, Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, and Bukola Saraki, the former Senate President.

2. Reports indicate that an unspecified number of Tsangaya students have been kidnapped from Gidan Bakuso in the Gada local government area of Sokoto state. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 am on Saturday.

   The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, informed our reporter that 15 students are currently unaccounted for, stating, “we are still counting.”

3. The Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, has said the Federal Government has directed all health workers immigrating abroad to resign their appointments before leaving the country.

   The Minister made the announcement on Saturday during his visit to the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

4. A combined team of the Nigerian Police and Vigilante group has rescued four persons abducted in Anambra State.

   The rescue occurred during a shootout between the suspects and the security operatives on Friday along Amagu Awgbu Road in Orumba North Local Government Area as they attempted to flee the State.

5. The Sultan of Sokoto, HRH Muhammad Abubakar, has asked Muslims to look out for the new moon on Sunday, which signals the beginning of Ramadan.

   The Sultan made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday by the Deputy Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Salisu Shehu.

6. The Nigeria Police, Abia Command, said it rescued 16 pregnant women and eight children at a baby factory in Aba, Abia State.

   The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Maureen Chinaka, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in the state on Friday.

7. A former National Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Isa Tijjani, has said the president of the union, Joe Ajaero has deviated from his main job of protecting the rights of the citizens.

   He claimed that Ajaero was trying to plunge the country into economic and political crisis using his excessive strike actions.

8. Rivers State Governor Siminalaye Fubara has vowed to support Wigwe University as part of its effort to immortalise the late Access Bank boss.

   Speaking after the funeral service of the late bank boss on Saturday, Fubara pledged that the state government would do everything to ensure that his name did not die.

9. The Northern Senators Forum has declared its intention to engage President Bola Tinubu concerning the alleged discovery of N3 trillion padding in the 2024 budget.

   The Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP–Bauchi Central), revealed this during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service.

10. Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has met with the representatives of families of students abducted and leaders of the Kuriga community in Kaduna State.

    Recall that over 280 students of LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were abducted on Thursday.