Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Friday morning

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

1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has quizzed a former Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye for her alleged roles in the misappropriation of N138million. The ex-Minister was one of those dropped recently by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

   

2. The Federal Government on Thursday officially designated Simon Ekpa and 15 other individuals as terrorism financiers. The government also declared the Lakurawa Sect as a terrorist organization and a terrorism financier. These actions were taken following their alleged involvement in funding and supporting terrorist activities.

3. The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of $1,426,175.14, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. The court ruled that the funds were proceeds of unlawful activities.

4. Embattled Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), was on Thursday slammed with a six-month suspension by the Senate, which also barred her from participating in all activities of the 10th Senate over her alleged misconduct when she protested against the reassignment of her seat by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on February 20, 2025.

5. President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, approved the employment of 774 National Health Fellows, a pivotal initiative led by the Federal Ministry of Health to foster sustained improvements within Nigeria’s healthcare system. Tinubu announced the employment during the programme’s launch at the State House in Abuja.

6. Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended two Pakistanis who allegedly specialise in kidnapping people for ransom in the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via a statement on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

7. The Deputy National Chairman of the Ulama Council of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Saeed Hassan Jingir, has passed away. According to the Publicity Secretary of JIBWIS, Hon. Ahmad Ashiru, who confirmed the death to Daily Trust in Jos, Sheikh Jingir died at the age of 70.

8. Senate President Godswill Akpabio has claimed that he slept inside the Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, on the wedding day of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio, a former Minister of the Niger Delta, stated this on Thursday during plenary at the National Assembly.

9. Ogun State Government has sealed indefinitely Quantum Steel Industry in Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government and Xinfeng Plastics Limited along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following two industrial accidents that occurred at the factories. The government on Thursday, said it had closed down the factories to enable it to investigate the cause of the incident.

10. A Lagos Special Offences Court has granted bail to Jude Okoye, former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, in an ongoing trial over an alleged theft of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59. Justice Rahman Oshodi, presiding over the case, granted Okoye bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum.