Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 19th January 2024.
- The former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, is charged with obtaining $6.23 million by false pretence, facing accusations of criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy, and obtaining money by false pretence.
- The death toll in the Ibadan explosion has reached five, with 77 injured and 58 houses damaged. The House of Representatives plans to probe the incident.
- Several governors, including Dapo Abiodun, Sheriff Oborevwori, Inuwa Yahaya, Nasir Idris, and Abdullahi Sule, await a Supreme Court decision on their continuance in office.
- The APC rules out an automatic ticket for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the upcoming Ondo State governorship poll, emphasizing no preferential treatment.
- Minister Festus Keyamo reverses the aviation agency relocation policy, ordering the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to move its headquarters back to Lagos.
- Police rescue Segun Akinyemi in a gunfire exchange during a kidnapping attempt from Abuja to Kano State.
- Residents flee 10 Zamfara communities due to threats from notorious bandit leader Dan Nagala; villages include Gidan Soro, Maje, Fanda Hakki, and others.
- President Tinubu acknowledges the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy, affecting various sectors but assures a promising future during the UNILAG convocation.
- The FCT High Court orders the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50m damages to MKO Abiola’s widow for violating her rights during an arrest, also mandating a public apology in national newspapers.
- Two individuals allegedly butchered to death by suspected cultists in Ota town, Ogun State, amid reports of a cult clash.
