Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, January 31

Here are the top ten stories from across the country.

1. Senate to pass 2026 budget March 17

The Senate on Friday fixed March 17 for final consideration and passage of the N58.4 trillion 2026 budget.Read more

2. Offa robbery: Appeal Court upholds convicts’ death sentence

The Court of Appeal, Ilorin, on Friday upheld the death sentences imposed on five men convicted for the 2018 bank robbery in Offa.Read more

3. Stop politicizing religion with payments of allowance to Imams, Pastors – Bauchi PRP warns state govt

The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has warned the state government against politicizing religion by paying monthly allowance to Imams and Pastors in the state.Read more

4. PDP dismisses legal setback, reaffirms Ibadan convention leadership

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to reassure its members following a ruling by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, which declined to grant an order of mandamus in a suit connected to the party’s lingering leadership tussle, insisting that the outcome of the Ibadan Convention remains valid and binding.Read more

5. Defiance of court orders has consequences, Wike warns FCT unions

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned workers in the FCT under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) against disregarding court orders, stressing that the ongoing strike dispute remains before the court and that disobedience carries serious consequences.Read more

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6. Okonjo-Iweala tasks Nigeria on local manufacturing of renewable energy technologies

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday urged Nigeria to move beyond importing renewable energy technologies and instead invest in local manufacturing as well as deployment of solar and wind solutions.Read more

7. Equities market sustains recovery as investors gain N184bn

Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N184 billion at the close of trading on Friday.Read more

8. Concerns as bandits flaunt wads of Naira notes on social media (Video)

Nigerians have raised concerns over a trending video which surfaced on social media platforms showing some criminal bandits displaying wads of naira notes which is believed to run into millions apparently proceeds from money collected from kidnapped victims.Read more

9. ‘I’m alive, nobody can kill me’ -Biafran rebel commander ‘Gentle Yahoo’ surfaces months after military claimed his capture

Months after the Nigerian military announced that they had captured the notorious self-acclaimed commander of the Biafra Liberation Army (BLA), Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as “Gentle De Yahoo,” with many believing he was in the custody of security agencies or may have been killed, the terrorist has once again surfaced online, making more allegations and threats that may throw the south east into turmoil once again.Read more

10. Amazon in talks to invest $50bn in OpenAI, valuation could hit $830bn

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company currently valued at $500 billion, is reportedly in advanced discussions to raise an additional $100 billion in investment, with Amazon potentially contributing at least $50 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.Read more

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