Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Monday, October 21, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.

1. ‘You have betrayed your people’, IPOB tells Obi for hailing Gowon on his 90th birthday

Proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has labelled the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, a traitor for felicitating with former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon on the occasion of his 90th birthday celebration.Read more

2. Stop misusing DSS, proxies to silence us, SERAP tells Tinubu govt

SERAP accuses Nigerian govt of weaponising DSS, other security agencies to silence human rights defenders.Read more

3. Nigerian Army refutes false reports of Chief of Army Staff’s death

The Nigerian Army has firmly rejected rumors circulating about the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, labeling such claims as false.Read more

4. Protesters released by police after detention for commemorating EndSARS anniversary

The Lagos State Police Command has released the EndSARS protesters detained early Sunday during a gathering at the Lekki Toll Gate to mark the fourth anniversary of the 2020 shooting incident.Read more

5. Peter Obi speaks on why he congratulated General Gowon on his 90th birthday

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has explained why he congratulated General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former military Head of State, on his 90th birthday, a gesture that has sparked a mix of reactions among Nigerians.Read more

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6. Wike is playing politics with Nigerians’ suffering —Atiku’s spokesman

Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has hit out at ex-Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, alleging that he is playing politics with the suffering Nigerians are going through by making baseless rants and theatrical outbursts driven by personal grievances.Read more

7. NERC to conduct investigative hearing on recurring grid disturbances

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has resolved to conduct an investigative hearing on the recurring incidents of grid collapse and power outages in the country.Read more

8. Speed Darlington to share prison experience in new single ‘Baby Oil’

Nigerian rapper Darlington Achakpo Okoye popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington has disclosed that he will share his prison experience in his new single title ‘Baby Oil’.Read more

9. ‘Stop sucking poor members with tithes, seed sowing,’ Kumuyi warns pastors

The General Superintendent, Deeper Life Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has warned Nigerian pastors and preachers against ‘sucking’ out their members in the name of tithes and sowing of seed.Read more

10. Boniface expresses gratitude after surviving car accident in Germany

Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface suffered a serious car accident in Germany after helping Bayer Leverkusen win in the Bundesliga at the weekend.Read more

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