The Informant247 Nigeria News has compiled a list of the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Ndume vows to challenge Buhari’s $800m loan in court
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, has vowed to challenge the $800 million loan sought by the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
UN says next five years will be hottest period ever
As greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring, the United Nations has warned that it is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded.
Tinubu rejects live broadcast of presidential tribunal proceedings
Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu has opposed the application by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petition.
$12bn needed to clean up oil spills in southern Bayelsa: Report
The sum of $12bn is needed to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa State over a 12-year period, a new report by the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission revealed on Tuesday.
Customs N1.8bn tramadol from India, Pakistan intercepted at Lagos Airport
No fewer than 23 packages of tramadol worth N1.8 billion imported into the country from India and Pakistan were intercepted and seized by Nigeria Customs.
At least four killed as gunmen attack US Embassy officials
Gunmen on Tuesday killed no fewer than four staff members of the US Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been killed.
Police arrest 10 kidnappers, others in Delta
No fewer than 10 suspected kidnappers were arrested by police in Delta state The police also foiled a tricycle robbers syndicate.
