Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Wednesday, January 8

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

1. APC’s Morka accuses Peter Obi of ‘emotional blackmail’, threatens to sue over claims of threat to life

The political arena is once again ignited as Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), vehemently denied allegations by Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, that Morka threatened his life.Read more

2. Atiku slams APC over attacks on Obi, says Nigeria drifting towards authoritarianism

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), over attacks and alleged threats to life of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, following his criticism of the President Bola Tinubu-led government.Read more

3. At Ghana president’s inauguration, Tinubu vows African leaders will lift citizens out of poverty

President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday that African leaders are committed to lifting millions of their citizens out of poverty.Read more

4. Ibadan stampede: Court to rule on Ooni ex-wife, 2 others bail application January 13

Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, adjourned ruling on the bail application filed by Naomi Silekunola, ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, and two others arraigned for complicity in the December 2024 stampede in the state capital.Read more

5. Gov Muhammed appoints sacked Bauchi commissioners as Special Advisers

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed as special advisers three out of the five commissioners sacked earlier on Tuesday.Read more

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6. Kanu’s lawyers reject Nigerian govt’s fresh request to continue trial under Justice Nyako

The legal team representing the detained leader of the infamous Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has rejected a fresh request by the legal team of the Nigerian government to continue his trial under Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja.Read more

7. No state has justification not to pay N70k minimum wage, NECA declares

The Director General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale Oyerinde, has declared that all the 36 states of the federation have no justification for not paying the new N70, 000 minimum wage.Read more

8. Telecom subscribers oppose 100% tariff hike, urge operators to seek capital market solutions

The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has issued a strong plea to telecom operators in Nigeria, urging them to explore capital market funding instead of imposing a proposed tariff hike of up to 100%.Read more

9. One dead, three injured in Lagos auto crash

At least one person died and three others were seriously injured in an accident near the Otedola Bridge in Lagos on Tuesday.Read more

10. NFF appoints Eric Chelle new Super Eagles head coach

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Sékou Chelle as the head coach of the senior national men’s football team, the Super Eagles.Read more

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