Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 8th August 2024 [Thursday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 8th August 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 8th August 2024 [Thursday]

1. The hunger protests, which started last Thursday, seem to have lost momentum due to the police crackdown on organizers and protesters, many of whom are now detained.

2. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Ibadan Zonal office reportedly invited some Ogun State government officials on Tuesday in connection with an ongoing investigation. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, confirmed the development during a phone conversation with our correspondent on Wednesday.

3. Former local government chairmen in Rivers State accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday of sponsoring Tuesday’s attack by hunger protesters on the Port Harcourt residence of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. They warned that Fubara does not have a monopoly on violence and threatened to mobilize their men to launch an attack on Fubara’s properties.

4. President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the country spends N2tn monthly on importing petrol and diesel. Tinubu made this statement during his recent nationwide broadcast to Nigerians.

5. The Central Bank of Nigeria has auctioned $876.26m to end users whose bids were submitted by 26 commercial banks in its latest attempt to strengthen the ailing naira. This policy affected the foreign exchange market on Wednesday, causing the naira to appreciate against the United States Dollar, trading at N1,596.52/$ compared to N1,601/$ on Tuesday.

6. The Nasarawa State Government has deployed health workers following the deaths of five children within 24 hours in the Gidinye community of Obi Local Government Area. The children, aged between five and 15, died after experiencing stomach aches, vomiting, and purging on Monday and Tuesday.

7. The Osun State Police Command paraded members of an interstate armed robbery gang based in Lagos on Wednesday. Solomon Michael, one of those arrested, admitted to participating in three different robbery operations with the gang, serving as their driver.

8. Three men are now in police custody for allegedly stealing Point of Sale machines and vehicle wipers under the guise of protesting bad governance in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Police, Olatunji Disu, while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

9. The Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering in the office of the Inspector-General of Police has cracked down on a syndicate specializing in transporting refined petroleum products to Cameroon.

10. The 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has attributed the attacks on public and private properties during the #EndBadGovernance protest in the state to intelligence failures. Speaking on Wednesday, he noted that security agencies had been notified of the plans for these attacks days before they occurred.