{"id":842579,"date":"2025-04-21T18:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/top-10-stories-from-across-nigerian-newspapers-thursday-march-20\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:12:18","slug":"top-10-stories-from-across-nigerian-newspapers-thursday-march-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/top-10-stories-from-across-nigerian-newspapers-thursday-march-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, March 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.<\/p>\n

1. EFCC arrests Bauchi Account-General, 3 others for alleged N70bn fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sirajo Jaja, for alleged misappropriation of N70 billion.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Rivers: State of emergency conceived to prevent Fubara\u2019s impeachment \u2013 Fagbemi<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said on Wednesday the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was a \u201ccompromise\u201d to prevent the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, by the state House of Assembly.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

3. NNPC debunks reports of explosion at Port Harcourt refinery<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has refuted reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers State.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Labour demands reversal of Rivers emergency rule<\/strong><\/p>\n

The organized labour on Wednesday condemned President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Nigerian govt to direct Rivers allocation to sole administrator amid emergency measures<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Federal Government has announced that funds allocated to Rivers State will now be channeled to the state\u2019s sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (retd).Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers, a rape of democracy \u2013 Amaechi<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s imposition of emergency rule in Rivers State.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Fuel price hike looms as Dangote Refinery suspends sale of petroleum products in naira<\/strong><\/p>\n

The recent reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol may be reversed as Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the temporary suspension of the sale of petroleum products in naira.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Attorney-General leads Nigerian team \u00a315bn Petro Union fraud case<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a landmark effort to protect Nigeria from potential financial fraud, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has opted to lead the Federal Government team in the Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited case at the Supreme Court.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Troops kill 10 suspected terrorists in Katsina, Zamfara<\/strong><\/p>\n

The troops of the Sector 2 of the Nigerian Army have killed 10 terrorists in Katsina and Zamfara States.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Cameroon suffer shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup Qualifier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cameroon were held to a shock draw by Eswatini in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match on Wednesday night.Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. EFCC arrests Bauchi Account-General, 3 others for alleged N70bn fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sirajo Jaja, for alleged misappropriation of N70 billion.Read more 2. Rivers: State of emergency conceived to prevent Fubara\u2019s impeachment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":842580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26294,4004],"tags":[6485,8857],"class_list":{"0":"post-842579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-across","8":"category-stories","9":"tag-across","10":"tag-stories"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}