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…

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Nigerian Woman Proves That Securing Your Children’s Future Isn’t Just a Husband’s Job: She Buys a House for Her Young Daughters

A Nigerian woman, Nicole Nweke has said that it’s not the sole responsibility of fathers to secure their children’s financial future. She stated this in a Facebook post on Friday after revealing she bought a house for her two young daughters. “So today, I legally took ownership of my house, only it’s no longer mine….

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BREAKING: Nigerian Navy Deploys to Lagos’ Badagry Border Town After Shootout, Following SaharaReporters Coverage

Nigerian navy officers have returned to Farasime village, located at the Owode Apa border in Badagry West, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, to meet with the leaders of the community to smooth things over. This follows a gun battle in the community, which sources informed SaharaReporters, involved Nigerian Navy officers and local youths….

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JUST IN: Armed Assailants Demand N10 Million for the Release of Kidnapped Anambra Doctor Cornelius Onuigbo

The gunmen who kidnapped a medical doctor with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra state, Dr Cornelius Onuigbo, are demanding a ransom of N10 million. SaharaReporters reported earlier on Wednesday that Dr Onuigbo, a neurologist, was abducted on Tuesday night in front of his house while returning from the hospital. Sources told SaharaReporters on…

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Bureau De Change Reveals How He Received Over N22bn from Federal Ministry of Power Under Mamman

ABUJA – The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman continued on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presenting its 8th witness, PW8. The witness, PW8 Abdullahi Suleman, a bureau de change operator, narrated how more than N22 billion…

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