Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 10th October 2024 [Thursday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 10th October 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 10th October 2024 [Thursday]

1. Independent oil marketers have raised the petrol pump price in the Federal Capital Territory to align with the purchase cost from Dangote Refinery. Reports indicate that many filling stations are now selling petrol at an average price of N1,200 per liter.

2. Thirteen former Boko Haram fighters, now turned repentant, have fled with rifles and motorcycles provided by the Borno State government, which had engaged them in military operations against insurgents. They are part of the thousands who surrendered to the government.

3. The Court of Appeal in Enugu has upheld the decision of the House of Representatives tribunal that disqualified Hon. Simon Atigwe from representing the Igboeze North/Udenu federal constituency. The court ruled that Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not properly elected based on the valid votes from the rerun election.

4. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector are demanding an immediate reversal of the recent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) set by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. In a statement, NLC President Joe Ajaero called the NNPCL’s decision an aberration.

5. Under President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government has secured loans totaling $6.45 billion from the World Bank within 16 months. This figure includes the recent approval of three new loans amounting to $1.57 billion for various projects, with expectations of further increases soon.

6. The Senate has expressed its support for the Supreme Court’s July 11, 2024 ruling that granted financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria. It criticized attempts by some governors to implement laws that would require local councils to deposit allocations into a joint account.

7. Soldiers from Ojo Cantonment Barracks, led by an unidentified officer, fatally stabbed a policeman named Saka Ganiyu after being stopped for driving against traffic at Volks Bus Stop on Ojo Iyana Iba Road in Lagos State. The soldier, out of uniform and in an unregistered T4 Volkswagen bus, was confronted by policemen on enforcement duty.

8. An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three individuals—Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29), and Eric Tile (30)—to death by hanging for armed robbery. The fourth defendant, Promise Shie (27), was acquitted as the charges against him were not proven.

9. Former Senate Committee on Army Chairman Senator Mohammed Ndume stated that the Nigerian military is under-equipped to effectively combat Boko Haram and banditry. This comment follows social media claims that his convoy was attacked by suspected Boko Haram militants, which he dismissed.

10. The Naira fell to N1,625.13 per dollar yesterday in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ revealed that the indicative exchange rate rose from N1,561.76 per dollar on Tuesday, reflecting a depreciation of N63.37 for the Naira.