Naij.com digest: Top 10 news that broke this Wednesday
The Naij.com team has gathered the most important news that hit the headlines on March 2, Wednesday. You can find all the important things you might have missed but still need to know below.
1. $2.1bn arms deal: presidency detains top military officers
President Muhammadu Buhari continues his anti-corruption crusade as some more top army officers have been detained at a facility in a barracks in Abuja.
2. Arrested Boko Haram spies make stunning revelations
The arrested Boko Haram terrorists revealed that they have been carrying out surveillance missions for the Boko Haram terrorists to target suicide bombings or attacks.
3. 5 Nigerians on Forbes 2016 list of world billionaires
The influential magazine Forbes has released its 2016 list of the richest people in the world and five Nigerians are featured on the list.
4. Boko Haram victims speak about missing Chibok girl
One of the freed Boko Haram victims disclosed fresh details on the missing Chibok girls, claiming that they are still alive.
5. Agatu massacre: Group leads protest in Abuja (photos)
Nigerians in Abuja have embarked on a mass protest to show their displeasure over the incessant killings in Agatu local government of Benue state.
6. Ese Oruru is 5-6 months pregnant
Fourteen year old Ese Rita Oruru, the Bayelsa born girl who was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow, but rescued by police officers in Kano, has been discovered to be 5-6 months pregnant.
7. 76 starving Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops
The Nigerian army has nabbed 76 Boko Haram insurgents. The starving terrorists and their supporters gave themselves up in Gwoza, a small local government area.
8. Senate to pass 2016 budget on March 17
The much awaited 2016 budget presented by President Buhari to the National Assembly in December last year will be finally passed on Thursday, March 17.
9. Ese Oruru returns to Bayelsa state
Ese Oruru, who has been allegedly kidnapped, has finally returned to her home in Bayelsa state on March 2, Wednesday.
10. Prominent prophet says Buhari may be killed
The prominent Nigerian prophet Julius Babatunde Kumoluyi, has warned President Buhari to be careful of what he eats, as he may be poisoned by the enemies of his government.
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