Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, March 1

Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, March 1

Top 10 stories from Nigerian newspapers

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.

1. Fubara acknowledges Supreme Court ruling on Rivers Lawmakers, awaits legal clarity

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has formally recognized the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule and 26 others as valid members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.Read more

2. Ireti Kingibe accuses Natasha Akpoti-Nduaghan of not following Senate rules

The Chairman of the Senate Committee of Women Affairs, Senator Ireti Kingibe has accused her colleague, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Nduaghan of not following Senate rules.Read more

3. Ramadan 2025 Begins: Sultan declares Saturday as first day of Holy Month

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, has officially announced that Saturday, March 1, 2025, will mark the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan.Read more

4. Tinubu signs landmark N54.99tn 2025 Budget into law

President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed into law the much-anticipated N54.99tn ($36.6bn) 2025 Appropriation Bill in a quiet but significant ceremony at the State House in Abuja.Read more

5. ECOWAS Court dismisses case on Kudirat Abiola’s assassination

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has dismissed a case filed by Khalifa Abiola and two others against the Federal Government of Nigeria over alleged human rights violations concerning the assassination of the late Mrs. Kudirat Abiola.Read more

6. Former Abia governor, son, officials arraigned over alleged N60.85bn fraud

The Abia State High Court in Umuahia was a scene of high stakes and legal drama on Friday as former Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, his son Chinedum Orji, and three others were arraigned on a 16-count charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Read more

7. Nigeria eyes global halal market in $7.7trn deal with Saudi Arabia

The Federal Government has struck a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company (HPDC), aiming to position Nigeria as a major force in the booming $7.7 trillion global halal market.Read more

8. Very Dark Man claims EFCC plotting to arrest him for allegedly spraying naira

Social media critic Martins Vincent Otse popularly known in social circles as Very Dark Man has taken a swipe at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged attempts by officials of the anti-graft agency to arrest him.Read more

9. Paul Okoye blames twin brother Peter for elder brother Jude Okoye’s EFCC travails

Paul Okoye, one-half of defunct Afropop music group P Square has taken to social media to blame his twin brother, Peter Okoye for the ongoing legal challenges facing their elder brother, Jude Okoye.Read more

10. Messi says he was unhappy ‘on daily basis’ at PSG

Argentina and Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi has revealed that he spent his entire two-year stay at Paris Saint-Germain, unhappy.Read more

Source: Ripples