Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 14th January 2024.
- Political Stalemate in Plateau State:
- The PDP lawmakers sacked by the Court of Appeal are threatening to fight for the restoration of their mandates.
- The Speaker of the State House of Assembly is threatening to derecognize APC legislators declared winners by the Appeal Court.
- National Assembly Resumption Delay:
- The National Assembly will now resume plenary on January 30 instead of January 23, 2024.
- Probe into Social Investment Programmes:
- President Bola Tinubu has set up a special panel to investigate the National Social Investment Programmes under the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu.
- Banditry Impact in Tafa Town:
- Chief Bitrus James, a pioneer ruler, laments that bandits have forced territorial communities under his rulership to evacuate, hindering farming and causing concerns over the safety of women.
- Dangote Refinery’s Market Expansion:
- The Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeks government approval to enter the domestic market with diesel and aviation fuel.
- Army Hands Over Seized Indian Hemp:
- The 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Abeokuta handed over 176kg of Indian hemp to the NDLEA.
- NNPP’s Olive Branch After Supreme Court Verdict:
- Following the Supreme Court’s decision upholding Governor Abba Yusuf’s electoral victory in Kano, the NNPP offers an olive branch to the APC and calls on opposition parties to accept defeat and collaborate for state development.
- Governor’s Plea for Abducted Chairman’s Release:
- Benue State Governor urges the release of Ukum Local Government Area Caretaker Chairman, Rev. Gideon Haanongon, and his aides, who were abducted.
- Abduction and Killing in Abuja:
- Gunmen abduct Najeebah and her sisters in Abuja, later releasing their father with a ransom demand. Najeebah is reportedly killed when the deadline is not met.
- Fatal Accident and Corpses Found in Lagos:
- LASTMA discovers two corpses under an empty diesel truck at the Barracks Bus Stop along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway, where a soldier was previously arrested for disobeying traffic laws.
