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1. The INEC said that the trending report suggesting that, Peter Obi won the presidential election in Rivers State, and not Bola Tinubu was “prejudicial”. Report by, Legit NG.
2. President Buhari's Spokesman has said, his principal embarked on the journey to Saudi Arabia, to thank Almighty Allah, as he prepares to hand it over to his successor. Report by, Daily Post.

1. The Federal Airports Authority has urged passengers, to make contingency plans, in order to avoid missing their appointments, due to ongoing strike action.
2. The Minister of Finance has clarified that the $800 million facility, funded by the World Bank, for post-petrol subsidy removal palliatives, is awaiting parliamentary approval.
3. Nigeria's annual inflation rate rose to 22.0% in March 2023, from 21.9% a month earlier.

1. Otedola loses N1.29 trillion as investors drop First Bank shares amid his Trans-corp move. Report by, Ripples Nigeria.
2. Results on the INEC portal, show Peter Obi and not Tinubu, who won in Rivers State. Report by, Premium Times.

1. Nigerian Economic Experts have said the country’s five-year-old currency swap agreement with China, has not eased the pressure against the Naira.
2. Brazil’s president says he had discussed a joint mediation for Russia’s war in Ukraine with China, and the United Arab Emirates, accusing the USA and Europe, of prolonging the conflict.
3. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, has ordered the immediate removal of the DPO, over alleged extortion of the public, by his operatives.

1. The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Doctor Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that Nigerians have lost confidence, in the government. Report by, Vanguard NG.
2. Lagos State Government has announced that one body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed building, in Banana Island. Report by, the Guardian NG.

1. The NDDC Hands Over Two Uncompleted Bridges, To the Bayelsa state government.
2. The IMF has worked out fresh strategies, to deal with the macroeconomic problems of Low-Income Countries, such as Nigeria.
3. Nigeria is riding on the back of a cash crunch, which the central bank said resulted from the move to mop up excess cash from circulation, to hasten its shift to a cashless economy.

1. The World Bank Group urged Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, to ensure a productive economy, to enable his administration effectively tackle, the rising poverty rate. Report by, The Will Nigeria.
2. Nigeria plans to invest 13 billion dollars, in connecting the Morocco pipeline. Report by, Middle Eastern News.

1. The UK government in a statement, refuted comments over Peter Obi's detention and interrogation, by British immigration officials, following issues of identity theft.
2. The U.S. Secret Service arrests 28-year-old Nigerian, indicted in a $6 million Internet fraud.
3. Nigerian crypto and Web3 company Lazerpay, shuts down after failing to raise funds, and advises its users to withdraw before April 30th.

1. Mr. Woodberry pleads guilty to Internet fraud and agrees to pay $8 million to victims. Report by, Peoples Gazette.
2. Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has acquired about 2.245 billion shares of Trans Corporation Plc, becoming the second largest shareholder of the company. Report by, Hallmark News.

1. The Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the ‘Gangs of Lagos’ film, over what it described as cultural misrepresentation, as well as portraying the culture of the state in a derogatory manner.
2. The Central Bank of Nigeria is moving to mop-up funds, in dormant accounts.
3. The Federal Government of Nigeria has started paying trapped funds in the country, belonging to foreign airlines.

"Breaking News: Peter Obi detained, and Bola Tinubu's Drug case. - this is the latest development that's happening in Nigeria.This is a quick summary of Nigeria News Headlines on News scroll, at Midday. I am Lola, and Today is 12th April 2023.Here are top News Headlines, filtered from multiple sources.

1. Peter Obi was detained, and harassed by immigration officers, at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. Report by, The Guardian NG.

2. The APC has defended the alleged forfeiture of $460,000, by the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to the United States of America in 1993, over a drug-related case. Report by, Ripples Nigeria

Our final 3 Headlines are as reported by, ICIR, Premium Times NG, and The Guardian NG.

1. The INEC has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court, to dismiss the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar, challenging the presidential victory of Bola Tinubu.

2. The Nigerian economy is set to grow by 2.8 percent in 2023, down from 3.3 percent in 2022, the World Bank has said.

3. The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has filed a petition challenging the results of the governorship elections.

This Rounds Up The Midday Newscroll headlines broadcast.

1. In a recent development, it has been reported that the United States Intelligence Community was monitoring Nigeria’s just-concluded national elections. Report by, Politics Nigeria.
2. The PDP in Lagos has submitted a petition to the governorship election petition tribunal in the state, over March 18th poll results. Report by, Legit NG.

1. The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, has ordered the immediate arrest of officers sighted in a viral video, assaulting a young man.
2. The APC has urged the country’s Presidential Election Petition Court, to dismiss the petition filed by the Labour Party against the declaration of Bola Tinubu as president-elect.
3. Okada’ importation falls by 42.1% amid the ban in Lagos.

1. The UK has added Nigeria, to its red list of countries, that health and social care employers, should not actively target for recruitment. Report by Politics Nigeria.
2. Israel Adesanya, has declared that he has no interest, in a fifth fight with Alex Pereira, after finally beating his long-time rival. report by, the nation online.

1. Drake has won a $2.7 million bet, after Israel Adesanya, knocked out Alex Pereira at UFC 287, to reclaim the middleweight title.
2. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, asked his supporters, to remain “law-abiding, respectful, and peaceful.
3. The Nigerian Government has welcomed Google’s restriction, on loan applications from accessing their users’ contacts, and photographs from May 31st, 2023.

1. Israel Adesanya knocks out Alex Pereira, to regain UFC middleweight crown. Report by, The Guardian.
2. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has vowed to dismantle regional forces, established by some states. Report by, the channels tv.

1. Nigeria’s unemployment rate is expected to rise to 40.6% in 2023, according to a report by KPMG.
2. Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians, not to allow promoters of religious and tribal divisions, to succeed.
3. The wife of elder Statesman, and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, Hajiya Rabi Aminu Dantata, is dead.

1. Muhammadu Buhari has urged all the aggrieved presidential candidates, in the past 2023 general elections, to seek redress in court if they are not satisfied with the outcome of the poll. Report by, Tribune Online.
2. Mourinho Gets Multiple Coaching Offers From Saudi Arabia. Report by, The Will Nigeria.

1. The world bank says, Nigeria's economy will be driven by the non-oil sector in 2023.
2. NIPOST has urged Nigerians to keep sustaining hope in its array of products, and services offered.
3. About 3,000 Nigerians have lost their millionaire status, in the last 10 years.