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 Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS Published on November 30, 2023 RELATED TOPICS: Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, on Wednesday night confirmed the killing of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance and Accounts attached to the office of Governor Dapo Abiodun at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Alamutu said Oyekanmi was gunned down while returning from the bank where he had taken a bullion van to withdraw some funds for the state. 2. The President Bola Tinubu-led administration is planning to spend N6.75tn of its projected N27.5tn budget on defence and security, education, and infrastructure in 2024. This is as it earmarked N6.48tn (96 per cent of the amount to be spent on the three sectors mentioned above) for personnel and pension, an increase of N576.16bn over the 2023 provision. 3. The Nigeria Police on Wednesday arrested and detained three office...