*Tinubu: Why I fired Emefiele (Sun)*I sacrificed a lot, stayed away from school events — AUN Best Graduating Student, Grace Ofili 

Tinubu: Why I fired Emefiele (Sun) Two weeks after the suspension and the arrest of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, President Bola Tinubu has finally spoken on the issue, describing the financial system under Emefiele…

*Kaduna: Bandits shoot 1, kidnap 6 in Millennium City (Sun)*DSS recovers 18 bags of currency, documents from Emefiele’s Lagos residence (Tribune)

Kaduna: Bandits shoot 1, kidnap 6 in Millennium City (Sun) Bandits on Friday night attacked Ungwan Maaji, in the New Millennium City area, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, shooting one person and whisking away six others. The attackers…

*How doctor ‘sedated, raped’ patient inside Kwara hospital (DailyTrust)*More troubles for students as JAMB’s biometric verification falters (Guardian)

How doctor ‘sedated, raped’ patient inside Kwara hospital (DailyTrust) Ayodele Joseph, Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been accused of raping a patient who came for medical treatment. The suspect was arraigned on a two-count charge…

*Man abducts 2 siblings in Lagos community (Punch)*Court refuses to grant request seeking to stop census (Sun)

Man abducts 2 siblings in Lagos community (Punch) A 38-year-old man, Mohammed Abu, was on Thursday arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, for allegedly abducting two children, Juliana and Joy Jude, in…

*Suspect in custody over Instagram cloth vendor’s death (Punch)*Future bright for assisted conception in Nigeria — Dr Ajayi (Vanguard)

Suspect in custody over Instagram cloth vendor’s death (Punch) The prime suspect in the case of an Ibadan-based Instagram cloth vendor, Adeshina Olayinka, popularly called Khadi, who died mysteriously at Wetland Hotel, Akobo, in Ibadan, Oyo State recently is currently…

*Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard)*Finnish police release Ekpa, pro-Biafran agitator, hours after grilling (Guardian) 

Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard) Five years after Leah Sharibu, one of the Dapchi schoolgirls was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents; she is yet to be released and seems to have been forgotten. She was…

*Graduate drowns in Abuja hotel’s pool (DailyTrust)*Tension as policemen stab soldier to death in Ikorodu (Punch)

Graduate drowns in Abuja hotel’s pool (DailyTrust) A woman, Ms Promise Ekong, who completed her one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year in November, 2022, has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool of a hotel in Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja.…

*DSS summons Fani-Kayode over coup allegation (Vanguard)*Defilement: Probe begins as father dies fighting suspect (Punch)

DSS summons Fani-Kayode over coup allegation (Vanguard) The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited a former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, for allegedly planning a coup ahead of general elections. Fani-Kayode, who…

*New Naira: Confusion deepens as CBN deadline ends today (Punch)*Old Naira Notes: FG ‘ll obey Supreme Court’s judgment — Malami (Vanguard)

New Naira: Confusion deepens as CBN deadline ends today (Punch) Nigerians, especially bank customers, were gripped with confusion and uncertainty over whether today’s deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old naira notes still…

Tems wins Grammy: Nigerians celebrate rap award

Top Nigerian artists have joined music fans from across the world to congratulate singer Tems on winning a Grammy award. She won the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for her contribution to the hit song Wait for U with Future…

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