Top 10 Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers – Saturday, January 25

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Ex-Minister Agunloye accuses Obasanjo of misinformation amid $6bn Mambilla Power Project controversy The long-standing controversy surrounding Nigeria’s ambitious Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project has taken a dramatic turn, with former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, accusing former President Olusegun Obasanjo of spreading falsehoods to mask his role in the troubled project. 2. Tinubu appoints Ganduje, Akinyemi, Abe others to 42 federal bodies President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday named board chairpersons and executives for 42 federal organizations, signaling his administration’s commitment to reform and efficiency. 3. FAAN confirms 38 injured in United Airlines emergency landing The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Friday confirmed that 38 persons, including seven crew members, were injured when a United Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Lagos on Friday morning. 4. Police issues alert on planned terror attack in Kano The Kano State Police Command has alerted the people of the state about a planned attack by terrorists. 5. Oshiomhole alleges ex-military generals behind illegal mining in Nigeria The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday alleged that some retired military generals are responsible for illegal mining in the country. 6. Simon Ekpa: Tinubu thanks Finnish government for its intervention President Bola Tinubu on Friday commended the Finish government over the arrest and detention of the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa. 7. Kenya approves visa-free entry for Africans The Kenyan government has approved a visa-free entry for nationals of all African countries. 8. US lawmaker introduces bill to allow third term for Trump A Republican member of the House of Representatives, Andy Ogles, has introduced a bill aimed at amending the US Constitution to allow President Donald Trump to run for a third term in office. 9. Bandit leader, Dogo Gide reportedly kills 20 Boko Haram terrorists, seizes weapons in supremacy war A notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, on Thursday, reportedly eliminated 20 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a supremacy battle that occurred in the Kwatankoro Forest situated between Niger and Zamfara states. 10. Nigeria in Pot 1 as AFCON draw holds Monday The draw ceremony for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held on Monday evening at the Mohamed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morocco.