The Nation reported that since 1999, Swiss Government has returned about $1.040 billion looted by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha and his family members to Nigeria.
It attributed the news of the return to the Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Punch reported the warning by United States and the United Kingdom to Nigerian politicians, who instigate violence or are involved in electoral fraud, will be refused visas to enter their countries.
The Sun said that few days after former President Olusegun Obasanjo appealed to the international community to carry out punitive measures against erring election offenders, the governments of the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK), issued a stern warning to electoral offenders.
ThisDay reported that it was a great relief on Thursday for the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.
The criminal charges filed against him over alleged non-declaration of assets at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), suffered a setback, following an order by the Court of Appeal in Abuja that the tribunal should stay further proceedings in the trial, pending its ruling on January 30, 2019.
The Vanguard said that the National Council of State (NCS) unwittingly sowed the seed of confusion on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, when it “approved” two minimum wages for the country – N27, 000 for the lowest paid worker in Nigeria (Grade Level 1 Step 1) and the N30,000 minimum wage the Federal Government proposed for its staff.
The Daily Trust said the organised Labour will hold an emergency National Executive Council meeting today to take a position on Tuesday’s approval of N27,000 as minimum wage by the Council of State.
The Leadership reported that the Allied Congress Party Of Nigeria (ACPN) has abandoned its presidential candidate, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, and announced its endorsement of the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Guardian said the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, ended weeks of speculation on the 2019 presidential project as it resolved to support the aspiration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Mr. Peter Obi.