Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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

1. ‘Betta Edu is gone for good,’ Presidency rules out APC chieftain’s return to Tinubu’s govt

The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, has ruled out any possibility of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, returning to the government.Read more

2. Nigerian govt promises to compensate Band A users for blackout losses

The Federal Government announced on Monday that it is in discussions with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and power distribution companies to provide compensation to high-paying Band A users affected by recent blackouts in northern Nigeria.Read more

3. VDM petitions IGP over lawmaker’s assault of Uber driver, demands action

The controversial blogger, Martins Otse VeryDarkMan, has berated a member of the Federal House of Representatives for Aba North and South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Alex Ikwechegh, over an alleged assault of an Uber driver in Abuja.Read more

4. ‘Disheartening’ – Kwankwaso laments prolonged blackout in Northern states

The former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday decried the prolonged power outage in states across the Northern part of Nigeria.Read more

5. Okocha’s lawsuit sparks outrage as Rivers APC defends LG funds allocations

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by reinstated Chairman Emeka Beke, on Monday, strongly condemned a lawsuit filed by Tony Okocha, a party chieftain, aimed at stopping funds allocation to local government councils.Read more

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6. Varsity workers begin strike over unpaid salaries

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in federal universities, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), on Monday commenced an indefinite nationwide strike over unpaid salaries.Read more

7. Domestic airfare in Nigeria jumps to N124,693 from N79k in one year – NBS

Domestic airfare for a single journey on specified routes in Nigeria increased to N124,693.40 in September 2024 up from the N79,013.48 recorded in the corresponding period in 2023.Read more

8. NLC slams IMF for denying influence in fuel subsidy removal

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has slammed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for being insincere in its denial of involvement in Nigeria’s subsidy removal.Read more

9. Woman accuses Chris Brown of rape inside Puff Daddy’s yacht

An unidentified woman has accused popular American singer, Chris Brown, of drugging and raping her while she was on the yacht of music star, Sean Puffy Combs aka Puff Daddy.Read more

10. Rodri wins Ballon d’Or as Lookman ranks 14th best. See other award winners

Manchester City and Spain star, Rodri has emerged as the men’s Ballon d’Or winner, beating Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal to the title.Read more

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