Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, October 12, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.

1. ‘Naysayer filled with bile,’ APC berates Amaechi for inciting youths to protest high cost of living

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for inciting Nigerian youths to protest the current high cost of living in the country.Read more

2. SocialMediaTrends: Nigerians react as DHQ challenges Asari Dokubo to duel

Nigerians are reacting to a possible showdown between former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo and the Nigerian Army after the country’s military authorities challenged the former to a duel to taste the might of the force.Read more

3. Tinubu off to France after ‘productive talks’ with Kabir Masari in UK

President Bola Tinubu has left the United Kingdom for France after a meeting with his Senior Special Assistant on Political and Other Matters, Kabir Masari.Read more

4. Ndume urges Tinubu to reduce fuel price, decries hardship in Nigeria

The former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, on Friday, urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol in the interest of Nigerians.Read more

5. Court dismisses Binance executive’s fresh bail application

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a fresh bail application filed by the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan.Read more

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6. INEC debunks allegations of BVAS smuggling in Edo

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine smuggling in Edo State.Read more

7. Nigerian govt clears marketers to lift fuel directly from Dangote Refinery

The Federal Government has cleared independent marketers to lift Premium Motor Spirit {PMS} commonly known as petrol from the Dangote Refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).Read more

8. Numbers of meters installed by DisCos dipped by 60% In Q2/24-NERC

A fresh data by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown that the numbers of meter installation by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria dipped by as much as 60.86% in the second quarter of 2024.Read more

9. Police re-arrests escaped inmate in Borno

Police operatives in Borno have re-arrested Kyari Kur, a convict, who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri.Read more

10. Dele Bashiru nets late winner as Super Eagles pip Libya in Uyo

Substitute Fisayo Dele Bashiru scored the only goal of the encounter as Super Eagles defeated Libya 1-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.Read more

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