Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

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

1. Corruption fight must begin at the top – Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the fight against corruption to start with accountability at the highest levels of government, emphasizing that effective leadership is key to tackling the deep-rooted issue.Read more

2. Court grants Dele Farotimi N50m bail

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Monday granted the human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, bail.Read more

3. Speed Darlington charged to court for defaming Burna Boy, may spend X-mas in detention

Darlington Okoye, popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington or “AKPI, has now been charged to court for defaming Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy.Read more

4. Obi decries mysterious disappearance of Anambra Archbishop

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has decried the mysterious disappearance of the Archbishop of the Niger Province, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala.Read more

5. Okpebholo accuses Obaseki of hoarding Tinubu-donated books from Edo students

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the former administration led by Godwin Obaseki withheld books donated to the state by President Bola Tinubu for student use because the President’s image is printed on the covers.Read more

READ ALSO: Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Monday, December 9, 2024

6. Rhodes-Vivour announces 2027 governorship bid

The Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has declared his intention to take part in the 2027 poll.Read more

7. Import licence: Dangote Refinery to amend suit against NNPCL, others

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Monday sought to amend its suit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others at the Federal High Court, Abuja.Read more

8. Equities market slumps as investors begin week with N62bn loss

The Nigerian equities market began the new week on Monday, December 9, 2024 with a loss, as investors lost N62bn at the end of the trading session on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX).Read more

9. Apple hit with lawsuit over distribution of child sexual material

A California class-action lawsuit has been launched against Apple for over the distribution of sexual content for children on iCloud.Read more

10. Court jails Mama Boko-Haram, 2 others for N6m fraud

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, November 28, 2024 convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil (popularly called Mama Boko Haram)and two others to five years imprisonment each.Read more

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now