Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Saturday morning

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

1. President Bola Tinubu has expressed gratitude to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) for endorsing four Tax Reform Bills currently under review by the National Assembly.

2. Ondo State citizens are expected to come out en masse for the local government elections set to take place today Saturday, January 18, 2025.

3. The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has accepted all documentary evidence presented by Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the PDP guber candidate in his petition challenging INEC’s declaration of Okpebholo as winner of Edo governorship election.

4. The federal government has announced a 14-month timeline to finalize the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the project on Thursday.

5. Benue State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic accident that occurred in the Okete community of Ohimini Local Government Area on Thursday morning.

6. Governor Alex Otti has raised alarms about the increasing prevalence of drug abuse in Abia State and the challenges in apprehending drug barons.

7. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called for the establishment of a ‘Special Operations Account’ to fund emergency internal security operations, highlighting the financial challenges faced by the Nigeria Police Force in carrying out its duties.

8. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a significant milestone in the state’s transportation sector, with six new train set to arrive to bolster the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue and Red Lines.

9. American rapper, William Leonard Roberts II, fondly known as Rick Ross, has revealed that Davido is his favorite Nigerian artist.

10. Popular Radio and online media personality, Do2dtun has raised concerns regarding the transient nature of Afrobeats music, noting that numerous tracks released over the past five years exhibit a lack of lasting appeal.