Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 9th September 2024 [Monday]

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

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 9th September 2024 [Monday]

1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for labeling the party as “dead.” Kwankwaso, during the inauguration of a New Nigeria People’s Party office in Katsina, claimed he left the PDP because of its demise. However, the PDP responded on Saturday, calling Kwankwaso “inconsequential” in national politics.

2. The Senate ad hoc committee investigating economic sabotage in the petroleum industry has indefinitely postponed its public hearing scheduled for September 10-12. The 15-member committee, chaired by Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, was established to identify economic saboteurs in the industry over the past decade.

3. At least 45 people were killed in an accident along the Agaie-Bida road in Niger State. The crash, which involved a petrol tanker, a truck carrying cattle, and a passenger vehicle, occurred near Man-Woro village around 1 am on Sunday.

4. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to reverse the recent increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), calling it illegal and unconstitutional.

5. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the Federal Government’s plan to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT), warning that it could worsen Nigeria’s economic crisis. Atiku said the move, coming after the NNPCL’s fuel price hike, would deepen the cost-of-living crisis and undermine economic growth.

6. Former Akwa Ibom State deputy governor, Dr. Chris Ekpenyong, has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party’s current weakness for Minister Nyesom Wike’s threats to cause crises in PDP-led states. Ekpenyong, who served under Governor Victor Attah, said Wike would not have behaved this way under a stronger PDP.

7. There are reports that the Dangote refinery may begin exporting Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) due to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s refusal to be its sole buyer.

8. Three people died, and 17 others were injured in multiple accidents along Maryland, Lagos State, on Sunday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s Public Affairs Unit head, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident.

9. A 20-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Okokomaiko, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The victim was pursued and shot multiple times by the attackers. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, stating it occurred around 9 pm on Friday.

10. Four aides to Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki have resigned ahead of the upcoming governorship election. The resigning aides include Osayande Emenya, Henry Osaheni Ukato, Efosa Edo-Osagie (Ward 6, Oredo LGA), and Timothy Edokpolor (Ward 8, Ikpoba Okha LGA).