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Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today Thursday, January 21st, 2021.
As President Donald Trump is leaving the White House, he pledged the movement he created is "only just beginning."
Trump made the remarks during a pre-recorded farewell speech released by the White House on Tuesday. Trump made no mention of his defeat in the 2020 election and did not explicitly mention President-elect Joe Biden but did acknowledge a new administration will begin on Wednesday. Read more here.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed plans to make National Identification Number (NIN) a precondition for voters registration exercise, which will commence in a few weeks.
According to the electoral commission, the NIN would help tackle challenges of underage voting, alien voting and other challenges associated with registration. Read more here.
The Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said just as Americans look forward to the exit of Donald Trump, Nigerians cannot wait to see the end of the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fayose made this remark in a series of tweets on Tuesday while describing Buhari as a “low budget Trump.” Read more here.
Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu says the Yoruba race accepting the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu's supposed presidential ambition will mean the people "are doomed".
Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was reacting to a recent statement by Garba Shehu, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari that herdsmen cannot leave Ondo state forests. Read more here.
Burna Boy's song 'Destiny' will be featured in the US presidential inauguration playlist on Wednesday. The inauguration ushers into office President-elect, Joe Biden, and Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris.
Burna Boy (real name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu) is the only African artist featured on the 46-track playlist and will be playing alongside other international artists such as Beyoncé‘s “Find Your Way Back“, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige‘s “Now Or Never“, SZA‘s “Good Days“, Tame Impala‘s “Let It Happen“, Major Lazer and Anitta‘s “Make It Hot“, Bob Marley and The Wailers‘ “Could You Be Loved," among many others to usher in the 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden and his Vice President, Kamala Harris. Read more here.
A Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, has ordered that 17-year-old Esther Alex be remanded at the Makurdi correctional centre for setting her boyfriend, Chidinman Ikechukwu Omah, ablaze, which eventually led to his death.
Omah, a patent dealer, died around 10 pm on January 11, from the high degree burns he suffered after his girlfriend set fire on him. Read more here.
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari's position on the directive of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu ordering herdsmen to vacate the state forest reserves within seven days.
The socio-political organization condemned Buhari's decision in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, titled “Ondo Forests: Fulani Presidency Again,” on Wednesday. Read more here.
Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu has restated that the inclination to defend the Eastern region prompted the creation of the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
Kanu had earlier alleged that Fulani supremacists were planning attacks on the two geopolitical regions in Nigeria. Read more here.
African-American rapper, Lil Wayne, who claimed to be 53 percent Nigerian (DNA), alongside 99 others were pardoned on Tuesday night as part of a last-minute pardoning galore by the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Lil Wayne whose 2016 single "No Problem" won the Best Rap Performance Grammy, pleaded guilty December 2020 to illegal possession of a firearm. The offence could see him going to jail for 10 years in prison. Read more here.
Beneficiaries and trainees of the Federal Government's N-Power Creative programme on Tuesday arrived at the training's Abuja campus.
Registration and verification commenced immediately. Read more here.
That’s the roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on AllNews website.
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