Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 31st August 2024 [Saturday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 31st August 2024 being Saturday

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 31st August 2024 [Saturday]

1. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a fresh attack in Yobe State, targeting an Islamic school boarding facility where they brutally dragged out three students from their beds and shot them dead, leaving one other student wounded.

2. A devastating auto crash occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, resulting in the deaths of six people and injuring three others when a Sienna bus collided with an unmarked truck at the Ogere stretch.

3. Governor Nasiru Idris of Kebbi State has pledged to pay workers in the state the new N70,000 minimum wage, making the announcement during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi.

4. Floods have ravaged Mashegu and Magama Local Government Areas of Niger State, leaving at least seven people missing and submerging several houses and farmlands, with the incident occurring in the early hours of Friday.

5. The funeral service for late legendary singer and actress Onyeka Onwenu, who passed away on July 30 at the age of 72, was held at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, Lagos, bringing together friends, family, and fans to pay their last respects.

6. Despite prolonged delays in appointing ambassadors to oversee Nigeria’s diplomatic missions, the Federal Government has disbursed approximately N14 billion to no fewer than 16 foreign missions in July 2024, according to findings.

7. The Kwara State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a graduate of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Mojisola Awesu, according to the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya.

8. A fake medical doctor, Doubara Esamasuode, operating without a license in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has been arrested by men from Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police Force, demonstrating their commitment to upholding the rule of law and ensuring public safety.

9. The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the confiscation of prohibited items and other smuggled goods valued at N8 billion in July, with over 70 seizures recorded during the period, according to Customs Area Comptroller Kola Oladeji.

10. Bandits invaded a community in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, killing a man identified as Felix Chuks and abducting his entire family in a raid that occurred while residents were sleeping.