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. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has suspended the enforcement of its previous ruling from January 10, which upheld the Kano State Government’s decision to repeal the 2019 Emirate Council Law.

2. President Bola Tinubu has lamented that Nigeria spent the last 50 years exhausting resources meant for future generations instead of investing in long-term development.

3. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Kogi Central lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan are set to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions (SCEPPP) over an allegation of sexual harassment.

4. Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister, replacing Justin Trudeau at a time when the country faces mounting tensions with the United States, including concerns over its sovereignty raised by U.S. President Donald Trump and an ongoing trade dispute with its biggest economic partner.

5. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is scheduled to appear before a new judge on March 21, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

6. The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Martins Amaewhule, has announced an indefinite suspension of its plenary sessions.

7. Troops of Operation Delta Safe have intensified efforts against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, shutting down 56 illegal refining sites within a week.

8. Ace TikToker, Peller has tendered his public apology after facing intense backlash for referring to Nigerian Afrobeats star Runtown as an “up-and-coming artist.”

9. Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his remarks regarding the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.

10. Fatai Odunsi, an alleged father of popular afrobeat singer, Asake who allegedly abandoned him as a child, has cried out for financial help after suffering a stroke.