Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 2nd September 2024 [Monday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 2nd September 2024 being Monday

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 2nd September 2024 [Monday]

1. Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) acknowledged on Sunday that its financial difficulties might impact the stability of petrol supply. This admission follows reports that the company owes suppliers approximately $6 billion.

2. High-level economic talks between Nigeria and China will commence today in Beijing. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is heading the Nigerian delegation, arrived on Sunday morning and received a warm welcome from the hosts.

3. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, along with other service chiefs, was ordered on Sunday by Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Sokoto State in response to ongoing terrorist attacks in the region. They are to oversee operations in the state to combat banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism.

4. Prominent Rivers State traditional leader, Eze Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse, has criticized Governor Siminialayi Fubara for removing him as chairman of the Traditional Rulers’ Council. Eze Awuse expressed disappointment over the governor’s remarks, which labeled him as “unsteady” while he was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

5. The trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters is set to begin today in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, and Borno, according to Deputy Inspector-General of Police for Intelligence, Dasuki Galadanchi. He made this disclosure during the recently concluded Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference.

6. The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that two people are missing following the capsizing of a passenger boat in the Zindiwa River, Gamawa Local Government Area. Three other passengers were rescued after the incident, which occurred on Saturday morning.

7. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reportedly preparing to commence the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), just days after completing a test-run of its 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery.

8. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 21 candidates with fraudulent IJMB results were recommended for admission by various institutions in 2023. According to a policy document obtained in Abuja, 12 of these candidates were recommended by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

9. Two brothers in their early 20s allegedly abducted and raped a 14-year-old girl in Erima community, located in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Saturday. The girl was reportedly on her way to her uncle’s house when one of the suspects, ‘Honest’, and his brother, Okwukwe, attacked her.

10. The duo known as Radicals, composed of Fairme David and Michkey, has been evicted from Big Brother Naija’s ‘No Loose Guard’ season. The eviction occurred after a tense nomination process in which four pairs were up for possible eviction.