Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Ogoni nation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Ogoni leadership was led by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and His Royal Majesty, King Festus Babari Bagia Gberesaako XIII, the Gberemene Gokana Kingdom.

   

2. Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed at least seven people who were mostly traders and injured 11 at Ngalda cattle and main market in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State. The suspected bandits stormed the weekly market in Ngalda the headquarters of Fika LG around 6pm shooting sporadically and robbing shops and cattle markets.

3. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has vowed to tackle the buying and selling of Naira notes, which has become widespread in the country. The CBN Governor made this vow in a keynote address at the inaugural Stakeholders’ Conference of the Committee of Heads of Banks Operations in Lagos, with the theme “Commoditization of Naira: The Way Forward.”

4. The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, on Tuesday, alerted Nigerians over the outbreak of anthrax in Zamfara State. The Director, Information and Public Relations Department of the ministry, Ben Bem Goong disclosed this in a statement.

5. Armed terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram invaded Kawuri village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State and set ablaze three patrol vehicles belonging to members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and another three armoured tankers belonging to the military. It was gathered on Tuesday that the incident which took place on Sunday night also caused many residents to flee into the bush for safety.

6. Retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from N965 to N990 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory. They also increased their price in Lagos from N925 to N960 per litre. This is even as the price of crude oil showed a marginal decline on Tuesday

7. Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultists for allegedly beating a 34-year-old man, Rowland Horsfall, to death after accusing him of generating a fake alert for hard drugs he purchased from them in the Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt. The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

8. Portugal has indicated plans to increase the purchases of Liquefied Natural Gas from Nigeria and the United States as part of efforts to reduce dependence on the already dwindling supplies from Russia. A report by Reuters quoting the Portuguese Environment Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho on Tuesday said the decision was taken following sanctions on Russian oil and gas imported through pipelines.

9. A Kaduna State High Court again denied ex-Chief of Staff to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Alhaji Bashir Sa’idu, bail. The court ordered that he be sent back to remand in the Correctional Facility after being charged with 10-Counts bordering on alleged money laundering, embezzlement and stealing.

10. Over 100 terror financiers have been prosecuted and convicted in the last two years. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced this at the opening of the 2025 National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) Summit in Abuja on Tuesday.