Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 23rd April 2024 [Tuesday]

Good morning to you Nigerians and to the world at large. Here is a summary of Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for today 23rd April 2024 [Tuesday]:

Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 23rd April 2024 [Tuesday]

1. Crime: Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance Regional Manager for Africa, who escaped from a Nigerian detention facility on March 22, has been apprehended in Kenya. He was reportedly arrested by the Kenyan Police Service while hiding in the East African country.

2. Presidency: President Bola Tinubu emphasized the significant influx of foreign funds used to finance illegal mining and terrorism across Africa. He called for stronger regional cooperation and institution-building to tackle the growing threat of terrorism on the continent.

3. Electricity: The Federal Government has pledged to divest ownership of the five electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) as power outages persist. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, cited the lack of technical capacity among banks and the Asset Management Company (AMCON), which have been managing these DisCos due to their failure to repay loans.

4. FG: President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands for high-level discussions with Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The visit comes at the invitation of Prime Minister Rutte and aims to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

5. Legislation:  The Rivers State House of Assembly passed the Local Government Amendment Bill into law without the assent of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This decision follows a State High Court order directing the maintenance of the status quo regarding the tenure elongation of elected local government officials.

6. Business: With the recent appreciation of the naira against the dollar, the price of a 50-kilogram bag of rice has decreased to an average of N67,000 in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, and other states, compared to about N90,000 in February 2024. Prices in border communities are even lower than those in urban areas.

7. Exchange: The naira depreciated against the United States dollar, reaching N1,234 at the official foreign exchange market on Monday, representing a 5.26% decline from N1,169.99/$1 recorded on Friday.

8. Insecurity: In what appears to be a retaliatory cult clash, suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity allegedly killed Azeez Olaitan in the Alogi area of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday. The Ogun State Police Command reiterated that the amnesty window for cult group members to surrender their arms and reintegrate into society remains open.

9. Tragedy: Sorrow struck in Yar’Gwanda village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, when a 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma, his son Ibrahim, and Aminu Gaye died in a pit latrine while attempting to retrieve a cellphone. One rescuer, Abba Alasan, was rescued from the latrine.

10. Crime:  Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, has appealed against the six-month imprisonment imposed on him by the Federal High Court in Lagos for charges of abuse of naira. Bobrisky seeks to convert the imprisonment to a fine of N50,000 on each of the four counts he was convicted of.