Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Thursday morning

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

1. President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) as the Administrator of Rivers State, hours after suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials in the state.

2. Dangote Refinery has suspended the distribution of petroleum products within Nigeria due to the ongoing deadlock in renegotiating the naira-for-crude oil agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

3. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, labelling it as rushed and unconstitutional.

4. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken Bauchi State’s Accountant General, Alhaji Sirajo Mohammed Jaja, into custody over allegations of misappropriating ₦70 billion.

5. The Director of Lands in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chijioke Nwankwoeze, has refuted claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that two of its properties were revoked in a politically motivated move.

6. Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has dismissed claims that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike was responsible for the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.

7. Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio were at odds on Wednesday over the Senate’s request to overturn a Federal High Court order issued in Abuja on March 4.

8. The House of Representatives has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu consulted the National Assembly before declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State and appointing a sole administrator.

9. Popular Nigerian Afrobeats star, Divine Ikubor fondly known as Rema, has set the record straight regarding his self-confidence, insisting that it should not be mistaken for arrogance.

10. The Rivers State House of Assembly has thrown its support behind President Bola Tinubu’s decision to impose a state of emergency in the state.