Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Thurs, Dec. 3rd, 2020

Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today Thursday, December 3rd, 2020.

---

1. INTERPOL Issues Global Alert, Warn Against Sales Of Fake COVID-19 Vaccine

The International Criminal Police (INTERPOL) organisation has issued a global alert warning countries of threats from organised criminal groups during the upcoming COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, including fake vaccines and the theft of supplies.

The need for a vaccine has become increasingly urgent globally, with Nigeria recording over 67,000 COVID-19 infections and over 1,000 associated fatalities, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Read more here.

2. Biafra: Has IPOB's Nnamdi Kanu Been Arrested In Singapore?

Aloy Ejimakor the Special Counsel to Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu has refuted some reports in the media that his client has been arrested in the Asian country of Singapore, AllNews reports.

Ejimakor, via his known Twitter handle on Wednesday, labeled the information "fake news". Read more here.

3. Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ Most-Streamed Nigerian Album On Spotify In 2020

Burna Boy’s latest album 'Twice As Tall' has been named as the most-streamed Nigerian album on the streaming platform Spotify in 2020.

This feat comes shortly after the album earned the singer his second Grammy nomination. Read more here.

4. Buhari Seek Approval Of Bill Excluding N-Power Beneficiaries From Tax

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the Finance Bill 2020 - which exempt N-Power beneficiaries, workers from personal income tax - to the House of Representatives for approval. The finance bill proposes reforms of tax-related regulations.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed this while reading President Buhari’s letter at Tuesday’s plenary. The House is expected to probe the bill before passage. AllNews gathers that the Finance Bill will be used to fund the 2021 budget. Read more here.

5. Money Laundering: Court Rejects EFCC's Application To Arrest Fani-Kayode

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the arrest of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday.

According to the Prosecuting Counsel of the EFCC, Mohammed Abubakar, the court should issue an arrest warrant against the ex-minister following his absence from Wednesday’s proceedings of his trial involving alleged diversion of N26m he received from the then National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, in 2014. Read more here.

6. Regina Daniels Knows I Can Marry More Wives — Ned Nwoko

Billionaire Ned Nwoko has revealed that his actress wife, Regina Daniels knows he came from a polygamous family and he loves children so he is open to marrying more wives in the future.

The popular Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and politician narrated how he met his 6th wife - the Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels. Read more here.

7. Zabarmari Massacre: Pope Francis Condemns Killing Of Farmers In Borno

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the massacre of farmers in Borno State which was claimed by the Boko Haram insurgents and left at least 76 people dead.

“I want to assure my prayers for Nigeria, where blood has unfortunately been spilled once more in a terrorist attack,” he said in his weekly general audience." Read more here.

8. 'Super Eagles Have Not Been Paid Allowances, Bonuses Since AFCON 2019' - Source

A social media post by Osasu Obayiuwana, an ex-member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Reforms Committee has alleged that the Super Eagles have not been paid their allowances and match bonuses since the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2019.

Super Eagles came third at the AFCON 2019 hosted by Egypt, and are on course to partake in the next AFCON, currently topping Group L in the qualifiers. Read more here.

9. ALERT! 'Nigerian Govt's N-Power NEXIT Portal Is SCAM!'

The erstwhile beneficiaries of the N-Power scheme have uniformly voiced out that the NEXIT Portal launch which was announced last Friday is "a scam".

This reporter monitored comments on social networking services and reached out to a few Batch A and B beneficiaries. Read more here.

10. INEC: Senate Confirms Yakubu's Re-Appointment

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the re-appointment of Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Confirming Yakubu's appointment during at Tuesday plenary session, the lawmakers unanimously agreed that Yakubu was deserving of a second term as the chairman of the commission. 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.