Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Tinubu returns home after two-week vacation in UK
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday returned to Abuja after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom.Read more
2. ‘Disappointing’ – AfDB President, Adesina laments Nigeria’s underdevelopment 64 years after independence
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has expressed disappointment over the state of affairs in Nigeria 64 years after securing independence from Britain.Read more
3. Gov Namadi suspends commissioner over alleged illicit affair with married woman
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has suspended the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Auwal Sankara, over an alleged illicit affair with a married woman in Kano State.Read more
4. Army dismisses rumours of leadership vacuum, confirms COAS on leave
The Nigerian Army management has dismissed insinuations of a leadership vacuum in the Force.Read more
5. ‘Nigerians have rejected you, pack and go home,’ Wike replies Atiku
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a serial election loser.Read more
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6. Gov Makinde speaks on rumoured 2027 presidential bid
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has spoken out on rumors making the round of a potential 2027 presidential bid against President Bola Tinubu.Read more
7. SocialMediaTrends: Nigerians react as power grid suffers hat-trick of collapse in one week
The collapse of the national grid on Saturday morning, the third in one week, has been the most trending topic of discussion in the Nigerian social media space, with many Nigerians describing it as a national record of hat-trick.Read more
8. I wasn’t pressured to study law due to my father’s success in the profession —Falz
Nigerian musician and actor Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz has told those who care to listen that he was not pressured into studying law because of his father’s success in the profession.Read more
9. Man on the run after abusing 2 children in Lagos
A man identified as Kadiri Yusuf is currently on the run after he allegedly assaulted his two children in the Agege area of the state.Read more
10. Osimhen returns from injury break, scores again for Galatasaray
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has returned to the game after a short injury break, and was on target for Galatasaray on Saturday night.Read more
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