Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 26th August 2024 [Monday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 26th August 2024 being Monday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 26th August 2024 [Monday]

1. Six people were killed on Sunday as tensions flared in the Julius Berger area of Abuja during a violent clash between members of the El Zakzaky movement, also known as Shiites, and officers from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Among the dead were two police officers, and several others sustained gunshot wounds.

2. Over the weekend, the Federal Government took steps to combat malaria by appointing Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, along with prominent businessman Femi Otedola and renowned banker Tony Elumelu, to spearhead new efforts aimed at eradicating the disease in Nigeria.

3. Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, recently reinstated, has warned that he will expose certain wrongdoings of his former boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, if the governor’s associates continue to insult him. Shaibu, who recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), told reporters in Auchi that he had endured Governor Obaseki’s actions for over 15 months, but his silence had been mistaken for weakness.

4. The crackdown on economic sabotage has intensified as troops from the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division arrested 21 suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta. The troops also shut down 43 illegal refineries, deactivating them and seizing 120,000 litres of stolen products.

5. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stated that his administration has been making difficult decisions to improve the lives of Nigerians, assuring that his policies will soon bring relief. He also reaffirmed his commitment to upholding the rule of law, respecting the principles of separation of powers, and tolerating dissenting opinions within the framework of the nation’s laws.

6. The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Benneth Igweh, has voiced his dissatisfaction over the killing of two of his officers during a procession by members of the banned Islamic Movement in Nigeria, commonly known as Shiites. The CP stated that the group has effectively declared war and vowed that those responsible will be brought to justice.

7. Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has officially handed over 20 medical students, who were rescued after being held captive for nine days, to the Vice-Chancellors of their respective universities. The students, from the University of Jos and the University of Maiduguri, were abducted in Benue State while traveling to Enugu for a conference.

8. The Emir of Ningi in Bauchi State, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. He reportedly died on Sunday morning at the Expert Alliance Hospital in Kano, just two days after returning from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia.

9. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized two containers holding 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup, totaling 319,200 bottles of the opioid, valued at N2.234 billion on the streets, at the Tin Can seaport in Lagos.

10. The Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Bayelsa State Chapter, Ipigansi Ogoniba, announced on Sunday that one person has been confirmed dead in another boat accident in the state. Ogoniba stated that, while other passengers were rescued by concerned locals, one individual drowned due to the rising water levels in the area.