Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to transfer the sum of N32.7 billion and $445,000—recovered from officials of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development—to the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) for proper use.
2. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecasts rainy and thundery conditions across Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday. Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall are expected over parts of the northern states, including Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina, starting Monday morning, with afternoon rains extending to Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba.
3. Three operators – Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aiteo and AA Rano – weekend, adjusted the depot prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol to N823 per litre from N821 per litre as crude oil rises to $67 per barrel from $65 per barrel in the international market.
4. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Sunday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States following a wave of violent attacks that have claimed over 140 lives in the past two months. The party described the killings as a clear indication of a total collapse in Nigeria’s security architecture and criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the crisis.
5. Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command attached to the Doma Division have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, Mohammed Bammi (Zomo) of Yelwa village. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital.
6. The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has detained for prosecution four suspected illicit drug dealers in Uyo. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Sunday. John said the Operatives of the command based on credible information conducted a series of raids on several suspected illicit drug black spots with Uyo at approximately 10 p.m on August 18.
