Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, 28th December, 2023

Top Headlines from Naija News, Thursday, 28th December, 2023

1. Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is dead. This was confirmed to SaharaReporters on Wednesday by a family source.

   Akeredolu died in Lagos. It was gathered that he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad.

2. The transition of leadership in Ondo State reached a solemn milestone as Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was officially sworn in as the Governor of the Sunshine State. The poignant ceremony took place at the Cocoa Conference Hall in the governor’s office in Akure, the state capital, and was administered by Chief Judge Justice Olusegun Odusola at 5:18 pm.

   In his opening remarks, Governor Aiyedatiwa expressed a heavy heart as he acknowledged the honor and responsibility bestowed upon him following the unfortunate passing of Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, his esteemed principal and leader.

3. In a renewed effort to alleviate the longstanding plight of motorists and commuters, the president of Ochacho Foundation, Mohammed Odeh Adah, has once again initiated the rehabilitation of the dilapidated Otukpo Township Road.

   IDOMA TV reports that the federal road, which passes through the heart of Otukpo town, has been a persistent nightmare for residents due by its deplorable condition.

4. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the Plateau State massacre.

   The senior advocate urged the Nigerian government to put measures in place to stop the wanton killing.

5. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered four of its directors to proceed on terminal leave as they retire from service.

   INEC, in a statement on Wednesday, said two of the directors served as Heads of Departments at the National Headquarters, while the other two are deployed as Administrative Secretaries in the State offices.

6. A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has advised Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and his opponent, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept whatever is the final verdict of the Supreme Court on the Kano State governorship tussle in good faith.

   According to Shekarau, the two men should accept that power belongs to God and he gives it to whosoever pleases him.

7. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured depositors of the safety of their monies in all the Nigerian banks.

   Naija News reports that the apex bank said this in a statement released on Wednesday by its acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi-Ali Hakama.

8. The Kano State Government has denied a claim that it was planning to spend N8 billion meant for the upkeep of its Local Government Areas.

   Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had claimed that the Kano government plans to spend N8 billion in local government areas funds without justification.

9. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the Plateau State massacre.

   The senior advocate urged the Nigerian government to put measures in place to stop the wanton killing.

10. Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives is dead. Na’Abba, who served as the second Speaker in the current 4th Republic, breathed his last in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 65.

    The circumstances surrounding his demise; however, details remain elusive at this time. Na’Abba, entered the House of Representatives in 1999 as a representative from Kano State.