Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 26th July 2024 [Friday]

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

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 26th July 2024 [Friday]

1. The Senate, through its ad hoc committee tasked with investigating alleged economic sabotage in the Nigerian petroleum industry, has summoned various stakeholders for questioning. The 15-member committee, led by Senate Leader Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), announced this to journalists on Thursday.

2. The Department of State Services has issued a warning against the planned nationwide protest. On Thursday, the agency stated it had identified the protest’s sponsors and advised them to cancel the event, claiming it is not in Nigeria’s best interest.

3. Eight school children were rescued from a severe motor accident in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, on Thursday. The accident occurred when a fully loaded truck fell on two cars. According to an eyewitness, the children are pupils of Kingdom Heritage Nursery and Primary School, Lokoja.

4. President Bola Tinubu revealed that he used his personal funds for the election and confidently stated that he has no cabal to reward. During a meeting with a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau at the State House on Thursday, Tinubu attributed his election victory to divine intervention.

5. President Bola Tinubu acknowledged participating in various protests but without resorting to violence. He made this remark while receiving the Letter of Credence from the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills Jr., at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

6. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of the Igbo socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has passed away. His death was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by his son, Jide Iwuanyanwu.

7. On Thursday, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship is not hijacked by hoodlums. TUC President Festus Osifo, speaking at a briefing in Abuja, emphasized that the Nigeria Police is mandated by the Police Act and the constitution to provide adequate security for protesters.

8. President Bola Tinubu and governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. It is reliably gathered that the meeting focused on efforts by the government to prevent the planned nationwide protest.

9. The Edo State Police Command confirmed on Thursday the rescue of abducted pastor Solomon Ativiel in Benin, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, told our correspondent that one suspected kidnapper was killed, and two others were injured during the rescue operation carried out on Tuesday.

10. The Senate has passed, for the first reading, a bill aimed at enhancing fiscal transparency in local government administration. The bill, known as the “Local Government Fiscal Accountability Bill 2024 (SB, 549),” mandates the publication of monthly allocations to all Local Government Areas from the Federation Account.