Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.
1. Lagos Assembly Impasse: Lawmakers lack sole power to remove speaker – GAC
Prince Tajudeen Olusi, Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos State and an APC leader, has said that members of the Lagos State House of Assembly lack the sole power to install or remove the leadership of the assembly.Read more
2. Atiku demands probe into sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the explosive allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation, and mistreatment leveled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.Read more
3. PANDEF raises alarm as Rivers residents caught in crossfire of political disputes
The people of Rivers State are bearing the brunt of a political storm and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) is not staying silent.Read more
4. Peter Obi calls for urgent road repairs after deadly tanker explosion
A devastating tanker explosion on the Ilorin-Jebba expressway in Kwara State on Friday has sparked concerns about Nigeria’s road infrastructure.Read more
5. Afenifere youth leader freed after 12 days in captivity
Reports reaching Ripples Nigeria indicate that the National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Olajuni, has been set free after spending 12 days in captivity.Read more
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6. The N40bn Annual Heist: How employment fraud bleeds Nigeria’s economy
For years, Nigeria has been quietly hemorrhaging billions and the culprits aren’t always the ones you expect.Read more
7. Attorneys respond to s3x assault lawsuit against Puff Daddy by former ‘Making The Band’ member
The legal attorneys representing embattled Sean Puffy Combs aka Puff Daddy have responded to a s3x assault lawsuit filed against the detained American music mogul by former “Making The Band” member, Sarah Rivers.Read more
8. Deadly Blaze: 12 perish in bus-truck collision on Benin-Auchi road
A catastrophic incident early Saturday morning on the Benin-Auchi highway has claimed 12 lives.Read more
9. Peter Okoye denies being responsible for elder brother Jude’s EFCC’s travails
Peter Okoye, one-half of defunct music group P Square has declared that he is not the one responsible for the legal travails that his elder brother Jude Okoye is facing in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Read more
10. Kenyans, Ethiopians dominate ECOWAS marathon, Nigerians win 5km race
Kenya’s Harrison Muchira Wanjiru won the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon half-marathon on Saturday in 1 hour 04.39; on his heels was another Kenyan, Adam Sulaiman Muhamad, who was second 1.05.27, and a Nigerian Francis James Musa came third in 1.05 51.Read more
Source: Ripples
