Top 10 Nigerian news for you this Friday morning 

Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t avoid to miss.

  1. Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is indifferent to the suffering that the nation faces.

  2. Gunmen have abducted a group of sports journalists en route to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, where they were set to cover the Super Eagles’ African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya.

  3. The Oyo State Government has barred heavy duty trucks and trailers from the usage of the Iseyin/Fapote/Ogbomoso expressway.

  4. A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna has sentenced 21-year-old scavenger Ibrahim Usman to eight strokes of the cane for stealing a she-goat.

  5. Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has expressed his preference for traditional Orisa worship over Christianity and Islam, highlighting a deeper personal connection and the peaceful nature of African spirituality.

  6. The Nigerian government has completed the process of implementing an executive order that will eliminate Value Added Tax, VAT, and excise duties on pharmaceutical products and medical devices.

  7. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced changes to its visa clearance process, including the removal of a controversial requirement that had sparked public outcry.

  8. Rafael Nadal, the legendary tennis player, has officially announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38. The 14-time French Open champion and 22-time Grand Slam winner shared the news on his Instagram page on Thursday.

  9. According to Abubakar Garima, National President of the Independent Petroleum Merchants Association of Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited owes petroleum merchants over N15 billion.

  10. ⁠Nigerian Army headquarters 81 division revealed on Thursday that it has commenced an investigation into an altercation that led to the death of a police officer in Lagos State.

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