NAIJ.com digest: Top 10 news that got Nigerians talking this Thursday
The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news that hit the headlines on Thursday, August 4. Find all the stories you might have missed below.
1. Abubakar Shekau reacts to new Boko Haram leader
Hours after Abu Musab al-Barnawi was declared a new leader of Boko Haram by the Islamic State (IS) militant group its previous boss Abubakar Shekau has released a recorded message with comments on the state of affairs in the group.
2. BREAKING: Niger Delta group attacks Rivers, blows Bera pipeline
Niger Delta Justice Defence Group (NDJDG) has attacked oil pipelines in Bera, Gokana local government area of the Rivers state on early hours of Thursday,August 4.
3. Boko Haram leader threatens to kill all Christians
In a Boko Haram video from January 2015, Abu Musab al-Barnawi was described as the group’s spokesman
The IS “governor” for West Africa Province, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, has granted the interview to the Al-Naba newspaper discussing the Boko Haram war with Nigerian government.
4. BREAKING: Naira crashes to N400/$1 at parallel market
NAIJ.com reports that Nigerian currency, Naira has crashed to N400/$1 at the parallel market, the lowest rate ever since the introduction of the flexible exchange rate policy.
The Naira which had crashed to N390/$1 yesterday, August 3, drop a shocking 10 point today, August 4, to slip further down.
5. Why Goodluck Jonathan meets Buhari mostly at night
President Muhammadu Buhari receives the former President Dr goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE/STATE HOUSE AUGUST 3 2016
The incumbent Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has met with his predecessor Dr Goodluck Jonathan at Aso Rock in Abuja on Wednesday, August 3.
The meeting which reportedly lasted about 20 minutes was dedicated to discussion of a series of issues of national importance, particularly the unrest in the Niger Delta region.
6. Sanusi insists fuel subsidy was scam
The emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II has revealed that the payment of fuel subsidy was an opportunity to enrich some people at the expense of the country.
Sanusi who served as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan revealed that the whole fuel subsidy payment was a scam as it was presented to favour the poor when actually it was enriching some people.
7. Why Nigerians are currently suffering – Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, information minister
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s information minister, has revealed that the country’s economy is hard hit by the fall in the price of crude oil because it failed to save for the rainy day.
This, according to him, is coupled with the fact that the country did not invest in infrastructure.
8. Gunmen storm Delta state govt house, kill driver
A robbery attack on Thursday, August 4, at the Delta state government house has left one dead and many others in total shock.
9. New leader will not save Boko Haram – FG
The federal government has said the naming of a new leader for Boko Haram group by ISIS will not save the terrorists from imminent defeat.
10. US has placed danger alerts on 20 Nigerian states
The United States of America has banned its citizens from visiting 20 Nigerian states because of insecurity.
The states which are now no-go areas to American citizens are Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara. It recommended only essential travel to the states.
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