Nigerian Newspapers Review: 10 Major Stories Making Headlines Saturday Morning

Good morning and here is a roundup of the major stories making headlines across Nigerian newspapers today.

1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors made up of 31 non-career and 34 career diplomats to Nigeria’s foreign missions and the United Nations.

2. A Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail of N200 million each to former Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, his wife Asabe Bashir, and their son Abdulaziz over alleged N8.7 billion money laundering charges filed by the EFCC.

3. President Tinubu vowed to defeat terrorism and restore peace across Nigeria while hosting an interfaith iftar at the State House in Abuja following the recent attack in Ngoshe community of Borno State.

4. Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi officially joined the African Democratic Congress after registering at Ward 8 in Ubima community of Ikwerre Local Government Area.

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5. Wives of detained Nigerian military officers accused of attempting to overthrow President Tinubu staged a protest in Abuja demanding an open and transparent trial for their husbands.

6. The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested two suspected bandits during an intelligence-led operation in Saminaka community of Patigi Local Government Area.

7. The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan advised the two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party to settle their internal crisis amicably in the interest of the party.

8. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed several terrorists including key leaders during midnight attacks as insurgents attempted to overrun military positions in parts of Borno State.

9. The Ondo State Police Command arrested four suspected kidnappers linked to a deadly attack in Ilu-Abo which resulted in the death of a resident and the abduction of a woman.

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10. A Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Senator David Mark and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress.

“Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.”
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“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.”
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“Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault.”
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“The duty of a journalist is to convey the truth as clearly and fully as possible.”
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“Good journalism is about results. It is about affecting your community or your society in the most progressive way.”
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“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; everything else is public relations.”
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“A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity in a great society.”
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“The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.”
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“Journalism without a moral position is impossible.”
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“The function of journalism is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”
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