Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 27th August 2024 [Tuesday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today 27th August 2024 being Tuesday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 27th August 2024 [Tuesday]

1. President Bola Tinubu has named Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). This was announced in a statement on Monday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.

2. On Monday, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun launched a manhunt for the sponsors of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiites, following the killing of two policemen and injuries to others. So far, 97 suspects have been arrested.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expressed optimism on Monday that the economy is on the right track and will soon show further improvement. This follows the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report showing a 3.2% year-on-year growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter (Q2), exceeding the 2.51% growth recorded in the same period of 2023.

4. Starting next year, individuals under 18 will no longer be eligible to sit for examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), the Federal Government announced on Monday.

5. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors began a seven-day warning strike on Monday, demanding the rescue of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who was kidnapped in Kaduna last December and has been held captive for about eight months. The strike, which affected healthcare across the country, left many patients stranded.

6. On Monday, the police arraigned Shafi’u Tureta, a media aide to former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, on charges of defamation against Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu. Tureta was accused of spreading unlawful media content and was detained by the police on August 25, 2024, before his court appearance.

7. A middle-aged woman named Theresa Awuhe was shot dead by gunmen in Makurdi, Benue State’s capital, while they abducted Aribibia Fubara, a director with the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service. According to witnesses, nothing was stolen from the woman as the assailants fled after killing her.

8. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command arrested six suspected cultists and drug dealers during a raid on a criminal hideout in the Afaha Offiong community, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. This was revealed in a Monday statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John.

9. Suspected kidnappers abducted Christiana Idowu, a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road last week. A family source said on Monday that the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of N3 million for her release.

10. The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday condemned the ongoing harassment and intimidation of journalists in Nigeria by security and law enforcement agencies. In a statement, the organization expressed concern over recent cases of abduction, arbitrary arrest, detention, and other attacks on media professionals, warning that these incidents threaten media freedom and democracy.