Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil. In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the President will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan.
2. The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended the chairman of Rano Local Government, Muhammad Nazir Yau, for three months to allow for investigation into allegations of misconduct, abuse of office and misappropriation of funds levelled against him by his councillors. The suspension followed submission of an interim report of the House Committee on Public Petition on Wednesday.
3. The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has demanded N2.5 billion in compensation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the August 10 raid on its premises. According to the management, the amount is sought to atone for what it described as the severe damage to the reputation, business, and financial standing of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
4. The Federal Government has reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1, to one month. KWAM 1 had been blacklisted from flying within Nigeria for six months over alleged misconduct at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
5. The Department of State Security, DSS, has arrested a terrorist kingpin, Abubakar Abba, suspected to be leader of the dreaded Mahmuda terrorists group. The group has been operating in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State and its suburbs and parts of Kwara State in the past months.
6. The police in Imo State have arrested one Pastor Ikenna Emmanuel for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman in Orlu area of the state. The cleric was apprehended alongside one Franklin Chizoba, who was allegedly an accomplice in the crime.
