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

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

1. Labour Party’s 2027 presidential ticket no longer reserved for Peter Obi, Abure declares

Julius Abure, the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, has announced that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election is no longer reserved exclusively for former candidate Peter Obi.Read more

2. DSS takes over SERAP office in Abuja

The Department of State Services (DSS) operatives on Monday laid siege on the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Abuja.Read more

3. Release Ajaero by midnight or face dire consequences, NLC threatens Nigerian govt

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has set a deadline of midnight Monday for the Federal Government to release its President, Joe Ajaero, or face severe repercussions.Read more

4. Falana condemns DSS raid on SERAP’s office, says it’s abuse of power

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and prominent human rights lawyer, has denounced the recent unlawful raid by the Department of State Services (DSS) on the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).Read more

5. Islamic cleric accuses Matawalle of sponsoring Bello Turji, other bandits leaders

A Sokoto State-based Islamic cleric, Mallam Bello Asada, has accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle of sponsoring several bandit leaders including Bello Turji, Ada Allero, and Sububu who have been holding states in the North-East to ransom.Read more

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6. NAFDAC orders recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap over chemical impurity

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100g) with batch number 81832M 08, produced in Germany, due to the detection of a harmful chemical impurity.Read more

7. ‘We’ll transfer N9,999,” Nigerians devise means to escape FG’s electronic levy

Nigerians have devised an ingenious means to escape the deduction of N50 Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) from every inflow of N10,000 and above received by them.Read more

8. Nigerian govt rules out VAT increase beyond 7.5%

The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said on Monday the Federal Government has not increased the Value-Added- Tax (VAT) to 10%.Read more

9. Death toll rises to 59 in Niger petrol tanker explosion

The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion following a head-on collision with another vehicle has increased to 59.Read more

10. Finidi says Osimhen yet to apologise for outburst

Following reactions from fans, former Super Eagles head coach Finidi George has commented on the outburst of Victor Osimhen against him.Read more

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