Top Nigerian Newspapers Headlines for Saturday, July 15, 2023.
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1. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has raised concerns over the distribution method employed by the federal government for allocating N500 billion in relief funds to small-scale industries. Through his Deputy, Aminu Abdussalam, the governor expressed dissatisfaction, stating that the distribution heavily favored Lagos State and the South-South zone, leaving other states and zones at a disadvantage.
2. A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer jet crashed in the capital of Benue State, Makurdi. The incident was confirmed by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force, in a statement released on Friday night.
3. Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, made a visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja to meet with President Tinubu. However, details of the meeting have not been disclosed to the public as Ambode did not address the media afterward.
4. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, July 15, to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU). This information was disclosed by Presidential spokesman Dele Alake in a statement released on Friday.
5. The National Judicial Council (NJC) has appointed Justice Olukayoode Ariwoola, the son of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, as a judge of the Federal High Court. The NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, announced this appointment in a statement on Friday. In addition to Ariwoola, the NJC also appointed one Grand Kadi, 23 judges for the Federal High Court, and four Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal in Kano.
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6. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed all corruption charges against Senator Rochas Okorocha, who previously served as the governor of Imo State. The charges were filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Presiding judge Justice Yusuf Halilu criticized the EFCC for filing the same charges in his court, despite a parallel case already filed in a Federal High Court, deeming it an abuse of the judicial process.
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7. A bid to secure bail for the suspects linked to Muritala Yakubu, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, faced a setback when the Court of Appeal in Abuja refused their bail applications. The suspects were arrested on March 26, 2023, while en route to Abuja.
8. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has revealed that the South East region has incurred losses exceeding N4 trillion due to insecurity over the past two years. Kalu made this statement during his address at the annual all-markets conference in Lagos, which took place on Friday.
9. The 8th Edition of the Big Brother Naija Television Reality Show, scheduled to premiere on July 23, will feature an “All-Star” lineup of housemates from the show’s seven previous editions. Dr. Busola Tejumola, the Executive Head of Content & West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, disclosed this information during a media briefing held in Lagos on Friday.
10. The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria has announced a reconsideration of their plans to implement a new framework for service charges, originally slated to commence the following Monday. The decision to reassess their approach is attributed to the prevailing economic conditions, despite recent criticisms of the proposed price increase.
These are the top Nigerian Newspapers headlines for today. Stay informed and have a great day!.
