Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Monday morning

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

1. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the Commissioners of Police in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to investigate the recent stampedes that occurred during palliative distribution in Maitama, Abuja, and Okija, Anambra State.

2. The Nigerian Police had confirmed that the tragic stampede during a rice distribution event in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, claimed the lives of 22 people on Saturday.

3. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Sunday instructed government hospitals to provide free medical care to individuals injured in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja.

4. In a tightly contested Premier League encounter at Goodison Park, Everton and Chelsea battled to a 0-0 draw, leaving both sides to share the spoils.

5. General Godwin Osagie Abbe, a revered military officer and statesman who served as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence under the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has died at the age of 74.

6. Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death in Osun State for allegedly stealing a fowl, has insisted on his innocence, claiming he was wrongly convicted of a crime he knew nothing about.

7. Grammy-winning Superstar Afrobeat singer, Wizkid reportedly lost his phone during a show performance, prompting the singer to offer a N5 million reward to anyone who recovers it.

8. Prominent Nigerian artiste, Adekunle Gold has enjoined fellow entertainers to always find confidence in telling their stories.

9. Prominent social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has expressed deep frustration over recent tragic incidents across Nigeria, blaming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what she described as the country’s descent into a “massive graveyard.”

10. The Federal Government has allocated ₦6.36 billion for the refurbishment and rehabilitation of residences for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and their aides, as outlined in the proposed 2025 Appropriation Bill.