Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 13th November 2024 [Wednesday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 13th November 2024 being Wednesday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 13th November 2024 [Wednesday]

1. The Nigerian Army has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. According to the program released on Tuesday, a service of songs will be held on Thursday at the Army Headquarters Garrison Parade Ground in Abuja, while the funeral service will take place on Friday at the National Christian Centre in the Central Business District (CBD) of Abuja.

2. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday linked the frequent collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid to the use of substandard electrical materials supplied by corrupt contractors in the power sector. The anti-graft agency stressed that Nigeria’s infrastructure and overall growth would remain stunted under such conditions.

3. Soldiers, alongside local hunters, clashed with notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji and his group on Tuesday in Gatawa town, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto State. Sources from Gatawa reported that the bandits attempted to attack the town but were thwarted by the coordinated efforts of the soldiers and local hunters.

4. Senator Monday Okpebholo has been sworn in as the new Governor of Edo State. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Okpebholo, triumphed over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Barrister Asue Ighodalo, and Labour Party’s Barrister Olumide Akpata in the September 21 governorship election.

5. The Kano State Debt Management Office has announced that it has serviced a total of N63,508,024,580.03 in foreign and domestic debts incurred by the administration of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Dr. Hamisu Sadi Ali, the Director-General of the office, shared this update during a press briefing on the state’s debt status.

6. Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside APC governors, the party’s national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, and other prominent party members, will lead a ‘mega rally’ today in support of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s candidacy.

7. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced that over 30,000 of its members will begin purchasing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, in bulk from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. IPMAN disclosed that the price for petrol from the $20 billion refinery is N940 per litre when purchased by ship, and N990 per litre when purchased by truck.

8. A lawyer and two others have been killed, with several more injured, when a truck carrying large consignments of flour crashed into shops in Utu Etim Ekpo, the headquarters of Etim Ekpo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. Reports indicate that a woman, whose legs were severely injured in the accident, was turned away by medical workers at a nearby hospital.

9. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State to support the party’s candidate, Agboola Ajayi, in Saturday’s governorship election. Atiku made the appeal in a statement issued from Abuja.

10. President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The presidential aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday.