Naij.com digest: Top 10 stories that broke this Monday
The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news that hit the headlines on Monday, May 23. Find all the stories you might have missed.
1. BREAKING: JTF arrests militants who blew up Agip oil pipeline
The armed youths from Ikienghenbiri community were arrested for allegedly blowing up a major oil pipeline line owned by Agip with dynamites. The pipeline was reportedly blown up following a clash in the community.
2. Boko Haram terrorist kills colleague
The Nigerian army is reporting that a Boko Haram member has reportedly killed their chief bomb maker as well as a high ranking terrorist.
Boko Haram terrorists detained by the Nigerian army
The news are coming after a woman kidnapped by Boko Haram and strapped with bomb narrated how she was asked to blow up a market.
3. Rochas Okorocha hosts maid to a fairy-tale wedding (photos)
Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha has done the unbelievable by what he just did to his maid.
Rochas Okorocha hosts maid to a fairy tale wedding photos ▷ NAIJ.COM
The governor surprised his maid Charity who has served him and his family for over 20 years with a superlative wedding she can never thought of on Saturday, May 21 to her beau Hycenth.
4. See what President Buhari was spotted doing instead of visit to Lagos (photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Monday, May 23, spotted with the Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, instead of a proposed trip to Lagos state.
His planned trip was on Sunday, May 22, canceled over reports that the president had ‘schedule difficulties’ and would no longer attend the already planned visit to Lagos state, the first by a sitting president in 15 years.
5. Unbelievable: Man jumps into lions’ enclosure to commit suicide, but the lions died instead
A 20-year-old Chilean identified as Franco Luis Ferrada Roman, has reportedly survived an attack by lions after jumping into their enclosure.
The man stripped naked and jumped into the lions’ enclosure with the aim of committing suicide, but he survived the incident while the lions were killed.
6. Niger Delta Tension: MEND attacks Goodluck Jonathan
MEND in a statement yesterday, May 22, reportedly used harsh words on the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, which it said ran the country aground and “pauperized the Nigerian people to the alarming degree we all experience today.”
7. Niger Delta Avengers: Buhari set to appoint GEJ’s right hand man
Timi Alaibe
The managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and first Presidential Adviser on the Amnesty Programme, Timi Alaibe, may return to the post.
8. GEJ in exile: Reno Omokri reacts, sympathises with Lagos
It was alleged that the former president was warned by security sources of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) plans to arrest him over on allegations of corruption and misappropriation of billions of dollars during his administration. Hence, he decide to seek exile in Cote d’Ivoire.
9. SHOCKER! Buhari to spend N3.914bn on presidential villa
Aso rock from inside
Despite dwindling economic fortunes of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari will splash a whooping N3.914bn on the maintenance of the Presidential Villa, Abuja Punch newspaper is reporting.
10. Kachikwu makes shocking revelation about subsidy
The minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that country was subsidizing fuel for the whole of West Africa rather than Nigerians alone.
The minister who stated this in Lagos today, May 23 while speaking to a coalition of civil societies also said the country lost over 5 trillion naira to subsidy in 5 years.
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