Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 29th November 2023.
- Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, might face continued detention through the Christmas and New Year festivities due to his failure to meet bail conditions.
- Attahiru Jega, the ex-Chairman of INEC, urged the National Assembly to restructure the commission for better effectiveness during a Citizens’ Town Hall on Electoral Reform in Abuja.
- The Court of Appeal in Abuja removed Ibrahim Balarabe as the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Speaker, declaring Sa’ad Abdullahi Ibrahim as the rightful winner for Umaisha/Ugya State Constituency.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu requested Senate approval for substantial loans to fund critical projects across sectors, an amount totaling $8,699,168,559 and €100 million.
- President Tinubu is scheduled to attend the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, leaving Abuja on Wednesday, as announced by his Special Adviser.
- In Asaba, Delta State, suspected herdsmen allegedly killed Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sunday Okoebor, with the suspects paraded at the 63 Brigade headquarters.
- President Tinubu highlighted job creation, hunger eradication, and anti-corruption measures as priorities for his administration’s economic potential, urging support for his “Renewed Hope Agenda.”
- Ondo State’s political crisis progressed as the deputy governor is expected to submit an undated resignation letter per an agreement reached during a reconciliation led by President Tinubu.
- An Appeal Court in Lagos dismissed APC’s Tonye-Cole’s petition challenging the victory of PDP’s Siminalayi Fubara in Rivers State’s last election, affirming Fubara as the rightful winner.
- The Nigerian Army condemned an alleged unprovoked attack on troops and patrol vehicles during a protest on Lafia-Makurdi Road in Nasarawa State, triggered by dissatisfaction with the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the gubernatorial election.
