Good morning in Nigeria. Welcome Naija News Thursday, April 17, 2025, Nigeria’s top newspaper headlines
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar asked President Bola Tinubu to return to Nigeria immediately.
Atiku said in a statement Wednesday that Tinubu’s trip to France was seriously unreasonable and an insult to Nigerians.
The former presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) added that President Tinob gave up on the country while Nigerians are fighting poverty, insecurity and despair.
He recorded Tinubu as his post in the Plateau and Borno State in the absence of the country.
Naija News reported that Atiku believes that France’s Tinob did nothing anywhere in Nigeria.
The Rivers State Government denied viral reports that the sole executive of the state ibot Ekwe-ibas convened suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his agent Ngozi Odu.
Naija News reported that it was attributed to a statement attributed to state government minister Ibibia Lucky Worika’s claiming that IBAS directed Fubara to present a comprehensive document and appointment record, including reasons and procedures followed in the past two years of his administration.
According to the virus statement, Worika allegedly revealed that the subpoenas will also explain to Fubara why he believes he should be reinstated.
But in a statement Wednesday, Sir Didd Sampson, the permanent secretary of the River State Government Secretary’s Office, dismissed the report on Friday as a forgery.
He urged the public to ignore the statement and any similar misinformation “because they are the job of troublemakers trying to destabilize the country.”
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has secured investors of the bad-lost trading platform, called CBEX, who will get the money back.
A spokesperson for EFCC Dele Oyewale spoke in a TV interview with the channel on Wednesday.
He added that before the digital trading platform collapsed, the EFCC warned Nigerians to be alert to this Ponzi scheme, but unfortunately many Nigerians did not hear the warning.
However, Oyewale noted that as the responsible agency, the EFCC had already started analyzing the platform before it collapsed, and with the recent crash, anti-grafting agencies are working with other international security agencies to track the people behind the program and ensure investors recover their funds.
Naija News reported that CBEX promised investors a 100% return on investment and started having trouble last weekend as many people no longer withdraw their funds.
A spokesperson for the EFCC said of the development that many Nigerians have been calling and visiting and the agency is actively studying how numerous “investors” will recover their money.
Oyewale added that recovery may take some time.
Dangote oil refineries once again lowered the price of Advanced Sports Spirit (PMS), commonly known as gasoline.
Naija News learned that the new price was set at 835 per liter, which was below 865 per liter, and the mark fell by 3.5%.
This price adjustment is a decline following the recent decline in global crude oil prices, which has fallen from $70 a barrel in recent weeks to $64 a barrel.
This significant development comes after the previous price dropped from 880 to 865 liters, but oil marketers did not transfer their savings to consumers.
Dangote refinery has a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, playing a crucial role in Nigeria’s energy landscape.
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, Sukoto Sultan, believes that social media is a terrorist organization.
Naija News reported that the monarch knew this when he spoke at the seventh executive committee meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers Committee in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Sudan cites the role of social media in spreading false information and inciting unrest, adding that security agencies should take social media platforms seriously as they do other threats to national security.
“Social media is a terrorist organization,” he said.
“Someone can sit in the comfort of the home and make a story and you’d think it’s true.
“Social media is a terrorist organization that we have to deal with. Security agencies must deal with this terrorist organization called social media.”
The House of Representatives’ Interim Committee on River State Oversight has invited Deputy Admiral Ibok-Ibbit Ibash (retired) to conduct an interactive meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Naija News reported that House Member spokesman Akin Rotimi (JNR) made the announcement Wednesday after the first meeting earlier in the day.
The committee met after it was formally inaugurated on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 by a spokesman for House Speaker Abbas Tajudeen.
Rotimi explained that since the appointment of the Deputy Admiral of the IBA as the sole administrator, the meeting was an opportunity for the committee to discuss preliminary reports and developments in the River State.
He further pointed out that under article 11 (4) of the Constitution of 1999 (as amended), the Commission’s constitution authorized to require them to conduct comprehensive legislative oversight.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan firmly denied the claims of an online report, saying he gave President Bola Tinubu a victory in the 2027 presidential election.
Jonathan, in a statement released by his media office, listed himself with a report titled “Tinubu Will Win the 2027 Presidential Election – Goodluck Jonathan”, which was distributed on social media platforms.
The controversial report says Jonathan said the unestablished alliance to challenge Tinubu’s reelection will be successful.
According to the report, the former president made these comments during his visit to Seoul, South Korea, where he won the 2025 Sunhak Peace Prize.
However, Jonathan’s special adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, quickly debunked the claim, stressing that the former president has not made any such statements about the 2027 election.
In a message posted on Facebook on Wednesday, Jonathan Media Office clarified that the report was completely wrong.
Nollywood actress and politician Eniola Badmus made her first social media post after a dispute with colleague Laide Bakare.
Naija News reported that the movie stars fought on Sunday at the premiere of actress Eniola Ajao’s “Owanbe Thieves”.
Laide vowed to deal with Badmus because she called her an animal and claimed she brought Thespian to stars by giving her a breakthrough character, especially when no one is willing to date her because of her ugly appearance and obesity.
In a post on the Instagram page on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Eniola Badmus called for solidarity among industry players, stressing that conflict is not the way to go.
Eniola Badmus stressed that jealousy is unnecessary.
Nollywood actress Cum producer Eniola Ajao denied being involved in the controversial transpressor, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) was arrested for the controversial transpressor.
Naija News reported that this was a year after Bobrisky won the “Woman in Clothing” award in March 2024 at Eniola’s film premiere.
Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison after being arrested for Naira’s abuse at the film’s premiere.
Bobrisky spoke in an Instagram post after he was released from prison, attributeing his problems to awards he received from the actress.
However, in the latest interview with Oyinmomotv on YouTube, Eniola Ajao denied the allegation and pointed out that Bobrisky knew why he was arrested.
According to thespian, Bobrisky’s arrest was related to many problems.
Arsenal made a stunning performance against Real Madrid on a dramatic night in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Arsenal beat Real Madrid 2-1 for the first time in nearly two decades at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
This means that the Gunners have doubled their contributions in the 15-time Champions League titles as they achieved a decisive 5-1 overall victory.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan showed their resilience in San Siro and pushed them with a 4-3 overall victory.
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