Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 30th May 2024 [Thursday]

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Below is the summary of top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for today 30th May 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 30th May 2024 [Thursday]

1. On Wednesday, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, condemned the contradictory rulings from courts in Kano regarding the Emirate dispute. NBA President Yakubu Maikyau criticized the actions of judges from both the Federal High Court and Kano High Court as bringing disgrace and shame to the legal profession.

2. Abuja residents have been granted the opportunity to ride the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) for free until the end of the year. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who inaugurated the service yesterday, successfully convinced FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to extend the initial two-month free ride period to December.

3. The Federal Government and organized Labour will reconvene on Friday to discuss a new minimum wage, following the failure of their third attempt to reach an agreement. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero announced this development on Wednesday.

4. On Wednesday, the former national anthem of Nigeria, Nigeria we hail thee, was reinstated officially. This decision came as the National Anthem Bill 2024 was approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, replacing Arise, O Compatriots which had been used at public events since 1978.

5. Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State, disclosed that upon assuming office, his administration inherited 34 unfinished projects worth more than N225.279 billion in 13 local government areas. Additionally, he revealed that during his tenure, the Rivers State Government approved nine new road projects totaling N534.332 billion.

6. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, called for a meeting with Justices John Tsoho and Dije Aboki, the Chief Judges of the Federal High Court and Kano State High Court respectively, due to their contradictory rulings in the Kano emirate case. Soji Oye, the Director of Information at the National Judicial Council, verified this information to reporters in Abuja.

7. In preparation for today’s Biafra Heroes Day organized by the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra in the South-East, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, dispatched officers to schools across the state. Additionally, the Enugu State government has refused to comply with IPOB’s call for a sit-at-home order on this day, stating that security forces are on high alert to prevent any disturbances to public order.

8. The National Medical Services Laboratories in Pennsylvania, USA have denied the Lagos State Government’s assertion that they conducted a toxicology test to determine the cause of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba’s, also known as Mohbad, death.

9. On Wednesday, Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, called on President Bola Tinubu to reconsider his economic strategies as they have led to the impoverishment of Nigerians. In a statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Justice Faloye, Afenifere urged President Tinubu to address the hardships faced by Nigerians.

10. Millions of naira worth of property went up in flames on Wednesday as a fire engulfed multiple wooden shanties at Tejuosho Market in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Reports indicate that the fire originated from a room where a resident had neglected food cooking on the gas stove.

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