Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, July 13, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Tinubu names National Theater after Wole Soyinka as birthday gift
President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced that the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, would henceforth bear the name of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.Read more
2. NBS SURVEY: Nigerians paid N721bn in cash bribes to govt officials in 2023
A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N721 billion in cash bribes to public officials in 2023.Read more
3. Students, teachers feared dead as two-storey school building collapses in Jos (Video)
An unspecified number of students and teachers were feared dead when a two-storey school building collapsed at the Saints Academy in the Busa-Buji neighbourhood of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday.Read more
4. Tinubu sets up committee to tackle food crisis
President Bola Tinubu set up a committee to address the food crisis in the country.Read more
5. PDP demands APC’s Okpebholo disqualification from Edo governorship election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, from the September 21 governorship election in Edo State over alleged possession of a fake voter card.Read more
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6. Nigerian govt arraigns 8 Chinese nationals for illegal mining
The Federal Government on Thursday arraigned eight Chinese nationals and one Nigerian for alleged illegal mining at the Federal High Court, Abuja.Read more
7. Court to rule on Binance tax evasion case October 11
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed October 11 for ruling in the trial of the popular cryptocurrency platform, Binance Holdings Limited, for alleged tax evasion.Read more
8. Forex: CBN sells $122.67m to 46 authorised dealers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold $122.67 million to 46 authorised Bureau De Change (BDC) dealers in the country.Read more
9. Woman chops off husband’s organ for mentioning rival’s name during sex in Philippines
Police operatives in Baguio City, Philippines, have arrested a 55-year-old woman for a gruesome attack on her husband after sex.Read more
10. Portable caught on video fighting motorcyclist
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okiokiola aka Portable, was captured on video Friday engaging in a fierce street fight with a motorcyclist in Lagos.Read more
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