Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 28th July 2024 [Sunday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 28th July 2024 being Sunday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 28th July 2024 [Sunday]

1. The Federal Government has increased security measures at all national borders ahead of the nationwide protests scheduled for August 1. Kemi Nandap, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), announced this in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Kenneth Udo, on Saturday in Abuja.

2. The home of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in Nnewi, Anambra State, was unusually quiet on Saturday, as people arrived to confirm the news of his death. Ubah, the senator representing Anambra South District, passed away in London.

3. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Adegoke Fayoade, has advised residents against attacking protesters. Fayoade gave this advice while addressing traditional rulers and community leaders in Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki, Epe, and Lagos Island local government areas during a town hall meeting on Saturday.

4. The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has appealed to Nigerian youths to disregard the proposed nationwide protests, emphasizing that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team are diligently working towards building a strong and prosperous future for everyone.

5. Despite two court rulings barring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding ward congresses in Rivers State, the party conducted congresses in various wards across the state on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

6. The House of Representatives on Saturday threatened to call for the dismissal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, if what they described as the “attempt to destroy Dangote Refinery” does not cease immediately. The deputy spokesperson of the House, Philip Agbese, made this statement in Abuja.

7. The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, urged residents to avoid actions that could jeopardize government efforts. He made this call while inspecting ongoing road projects in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.

8. The Rivers State Police Command announced that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has fulfilled the N100m bounty on the head of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba, who, along with his gang members, killed Divisional Police Officer Superintendent Bako Angbashin in the Oduemude area of the state.

9. The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested five individuals, including a couple, for their alleged involvement in selling a two-month-old baby. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests on Saturday in a statement in Lagos.

10. Officers of the Lagos State Police Command, Ilupeju division, have arrested two suspects, Kelvin Louis (23) and Onyedikachi Paul (29), for vandalizing the railway perimeter iron fence along Oshodi-Agege Motor Road. This was announced by the Police command on Saturday.