Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 11th June 2024 [Tuesday]

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Below is the summary of top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for today 11th June 2024 being Tuesday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 11th June 2024 [Tuesday]

1. Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker Martins Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers remain members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a state High Court in Port Harcourt ruled on Monday. Justice Okogbule Gbasam determined that party membership is proven by being listed on the party’s register.

2. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assembled a team of operatives to investigate the alleged mismanagement of N423 billion by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and key members of his administration. The former governor is expected to be invited for questioning soon.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), replacing Solomon Arase. This was announced by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Monday.

4. The 37-member Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage submitted its report to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) on Monday. Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations at the SGF’s office, confirmed this in a statement.

5. Ahead of the September 21 and November 16, 2024 off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that any staff member involved in corrupt and unethical practices will face severe penalties under the law.

6. The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, stated that Nigeria is losing billions of naira due to fuel smuggling. Adeniyi made this disclosure during a press briefing in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Monday.

7. A 13-year-old boy, Wisdom Hashimu, has died by suicide in the Ungwan Maigero Community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred on Thursday, June 7, following alleged torture by a soldier and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in the area.

8. A bill proposing a single term of six years for the president and state governors was introduced on Monday by 35 members of the House of Representatives. The bill also advocates for the rotation of the presidency among the six geopolitical zones of the country.

9. The N2.7bn contract fraud trial of the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, commenced on Monday with former Director of Procurement in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Azubuike Okorie, testifying against him. Sirika is on trial alongside his daughter, Fatima, son-in-law, Jalal Hamma, and their company, Al-Buraq Investment Limited.

10. The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Tobi Shonibare and Odusanya Oni on charges of allegedly stealing electric cables valued at about N650,000 in the Isonyin community, located in the Ijebu North-East Local Government Area. The suspects were apprehended on June 7, 2024, while attempting to sell the allegedly stolen items.