Important Highlights from Nigerian Newspapers for Your Friday Morning: 10 Key Updates"

Good morning! Here's the latest digest from Nigerian Newspapers for today.

1. Nigeria plunged into darkness nationwide as the National Grid suffered its fourth collapse of 2024 during the Easter Holidays. Electricity Distribution companies in Nigeria reported that the grid failed around 4:30 pm on Thursday.

2. On Thursday, approximately 30 hoodlums set fire to a section of the Anaocha Local Government Headquarters in Neni, Anambra State. The heavily armed group also targeted and set ablaze the Neni Police Station.

3. Over the past five weeks, the price of cement has seen a notable decrease of between 22% and 26% per 50kg bag in the Federal Capital Territory. A recent market survey conducted by DAILY POST in areas like Jabi, Area 10, Kubwa, Lugbe, Utako, Lifecamp, and Gwarinpa revealed that the prices of Dangote and BUA cement have dropped to N7,800 and N11,000 respectively, down from N10,000 and N15,000 on February 16, 2024.

4. Ikolo Clement, the King of Ewu kingdom and one of the individuals sought after by the Nigerian military, has turned himself in to the authorities. Clement, who recently ascended to the traditional throne of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, was among the eight individuals declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters.

5. Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, along with members of the party's Presidential Campaign Council for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State, have announced their support for President Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The declaration was made by Dr. Abiye Sekibo, a former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General of PDP-PCC Rivers State, during a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday.

6.The KFC outlet at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos has been closed by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) due to reported discriminatory treatment towards a passenger with Reduced Mobility. Mrs. Obiageli Orah, the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at FAAN, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday.

7. Tigran Gambaryan, a detained executive from Binance, has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Represented by his lawyer, Olujoke Aliyu, Gambaryan submitted a motion dated March 18 before Justice Inyang Ekwo, seeking five reliefs.

8. Following investigations, a Federal High Court in Borno State has instructed the military to release 313 suspected terrorists due to insufficient evidence to prosecute them. General Buba Edward, the Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed this during a briefing on military operations nationwide in Abuja on Thursday.

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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning

Published

March 29, 2024

Don Silas

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1.Nationwide darkness hit Nigeria as the National Grid collapsed for the fourth time in 2024 amid the Easter Holidays. According to sources from electricity Distribution companies in Nigeria, the grid collapsed around 4:30 pm on Thursday.

2. Hoodlums numbering about 30 on Thursday burnt a part of the Anaocha Local Government Headquarters in Neni, Anambra State.The hoodlums, who were said to be heavily armed, also set ablaze the Neni Police Station.

3. The price of cement decreased between 22 per cent and 26 per cent for a 50kg bag in the Federal Capital Territory within the last five weeks. A market survey conducted on Thursday by DAILY POST in Jabi, Area 10, Kubwa, Lugbe, Utako, Lifecamp and Gwarinpa showed that the price of Dangote and BUA cement dropped to N7,800 and N11,000 per 50kg bag from 10,000 and N15,000 on February 16, 2024.

4. Ikolo Clement, King of Ewu kingdom and one of the suspects declared wanted by the Nigerian military, has surrendered himself to the authorities. Clement, a newly installed traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, was among the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters.

5. A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared support for President Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers State, Dr Abiye Sekibo, made the declaration at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday.

6. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has shut down the KFC outlet in Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos over discriminatory treatment meted out to a passenger with Reduced Mobility. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

7. Detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has sued the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Gambaryan, in a motion dated and filed 18 March by his lawyer, Olujoke Aliyu, sought five reliefs before Justice Inyang Ekwo.

8. A Federal High Court in Borno State has ordered the military to release 313 suspected terrorists, for lack of evidence to nail the suspects after investigations. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Gen. Buba Edward, on Thursday, disclosed this during a briefing on military operations across the country in Abuja.

9. The Defence Headquarters has said troops neutralized 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped victims in different operations across the country in one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba disclosed this while giving an update on military operations on Thursday in Abuja.

10. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, on Thursday, said it has uncovered fraudulent methods used by syndicates to sell rice below the claimed weight at the Garki Modern Market, Abuja. The commission in a statement signed by its acting Executive Vice Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, said the fraudulent practice was discovered after a targeted enforcement operation at the modern market.