Nigerian Newspaper Headlines & Naija News Today April 9th 2023 has been compiled below.

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1. It was reported on Saturday that President-elect, Bola Tinubu, may cut short his foreign trip and return to Nigeria on Monday to address the National Assembly leadership tussle.
2. In response to the killings of 87 people in separate attacks within 48 hours in Benue State, Governor Samuel Ortom has urged President Muhammad Buhari to do more than offer condolences by ordering security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators.
3. Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has declined Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka’s challenge to an open debate. Soyinka had challenged Datti to an open debate following attacks on him by ‘Obidients,’ who were unhappy with his response to Datti’s comments on the February 25 presidential election.
4. Gunmen attacked Chitumu, a community near Zuba town in the Gwagwalada area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the early hours of Saturday. According to the community’s village head’s secretary, Muhammad Liman, the attackers arrived after midnight and went straight to the house of a cattle dealer, Isiaka Alhassan Dogara.
5. A local boat capsized at Iwokiri, along the Okoroma community, Nembe waterways in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, causing several deaths. The boat was transporting passengers and goods to Okpoama in Brass Local Government Area when the incident occurred.
6. The chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) for the 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have urged the Apapa-led faction to drop its lawsuit against party members and follow proper procedures for dispute resolution outside the court to stop the ongoing crisis in the LP.
7. A Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has described Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s clamour for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as unconstitutional and advised the incoming administration to avoid making the same mistakes as President Shehu Shagari.
8. Senator Magnus Abe, the Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, has announced that he will challenge the outcome of the March 18, 2023, election in the state at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
9. Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting/redeployment of 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various departments, commands, and formations in the Nigeria Police following recent promotions and retirements.
10. The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man named Hassan Yusuf for allegedly setting ablaze the apartment of his ex-lover, Busayo Falola, at Old Scholar Palace, Igan Road, Ago-Iwoye, in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state to protest her refusal to reconcile with him.That’s today’s news from Nigerian newspapers. For more Naija news, check back tomorrow and read Naija News on GoldenNewsNg .