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Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines You'll Want To Read This Saturday Evening

Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines You'll Want To Read Th

Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today's evening (Saturday, October 31st, 2020).


1. #ENDSARS: Tinubu, APC Will Lose Lagos In 2023 - Lagosians Predict

Following the recent #ENDSARS protest that led to the attack on major assets believed to be owned by National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, AllNews on Saturday visited various newsstands In Ojodu, Ogba axis of Lagos to find out the current political sentiments of Lagosians and to survey the party Lagosians think will emerge victorious at the state Governorship election in 2023.

Recall that Tinubu has been rumoured to be the one in control of the political affairs of Lagos state as a whole, as He is believed to be responsible for determining who emerges Governor of the state at every governorship election. Read more here.

2. Lekki Shooting: LCC To Show Footage Of Lekki Massacre

The management of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) is set to show footage of the October 20, 2020, Lekki massacre to the Lagos Judicial panel.

Gbolahan Agboluwaje, the Head of the Legal Department of LCC, made the revelation after Abayomi Omomuwa, the Managing Director of LCC had been sworn-in to give evidence before the panel of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS and related abuses and Other Matters. Read more here.

3. Ohanaeze To Nnamdi Kanu, And Sin No More

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has told Nnamdi Kanu, leader of indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) to go and sin no more after his unreserved apologies during his interview with veteran Journalists, Dele Momodu.

Ohanaeze in a statement signed by Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the group's Secretary-General commended Nnamdi Kanu for heeding to the advice of its (OYC) leadership to immediately tender his unreserved apologies to Ndigbo,” still called on the IPOB leader to retract his End SARS verbal attacks, inflammatory threats, and stop all unnecessary violent protests in the Southeast and the whole of Igboland. Read more here.

4. Watch: Wizkid Drops Video For 'No Stress'

Wizkid has released the video for "No Stress" featuring American singer-songwriter Gabriella Wilson better known by the stage name H.E.R.

"No Stress" is the 8th track off his 4th studio album "Made In Lagos". Read more here.

5. Kemi Olunloyo: Adeboye Responsible For Failed Marriages, Man Must Submit To Me

Controversial investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has accused Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) of being the reason most Nigerian marriages have failed.

Olunloyo, in a tweet on Friday, October 30, reacted to Adeboye's comment on marriage, where he said a woman must be submissive to her husband because he is the head. Read more here.

6. #EndSARS: IGP Commends Police Officers For 'Acting Professionally'

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has commended officers of the Nigeria Police Force for "acting professionally" during the #EndSARS protest.

Adamu, during a tour of the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), commiserated with the officers who worked "to maintain peace and order". Read more here.

7. FACT CHECK: State Governors Do Not Have Power On Nigeria Police, How True Is This Claim? By Oludiran Olusola

Over the past couple of weeks, lots of events have taken tolls on Nigeria as a country which have raised the bar of consciousness in this country, especially in the tensed atmosphere the country has been for both the citizens living in Nigeria and the ones in diaspora.

In this cause of making sure there is good governance and security for the citizenry, Nigerian youth took out to the street to make a public demand from the Nigerian Government to scrap the unscrupulous and extrajudicial acts of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) through massive peaceful protests which held in some of the states in the country for more than two weeks. Read more here.

8. #EndSARS: Police Service Commission Threaten Officers Over Resumption

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has threatened to dismiss officers who refuse to return to their duty post following the killing of colleagues during the violence that erupted following the #EndSARS protest which was hijacked by hoodlums.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to reclaim the public space from hoodlums had ordered the deployment of Riot policemen but they also failed to respond to incidents of looting and vandalism of public and private property by miscreants – defiance of a directive by the police chief. Read more here.

9. Police Parade Over 100 Suspected Criminals In Kaduna

Over a hundred suspected criminals consisting of kidnappers, robbers, looters of public and private warehouses, rapists, armed bandits, and cattle rustlers have been paraded by the Kaduna State Police Command.

Speaking to journalist, the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Muri explained that some of the suspects arrested have confessed voluntarily to various roles they played in the commission of the respective crimes they are being alleged, saying they would be arraigned in a court of competent jurisdiction on completion of investigations and legal advice from the Ministry of Justice where necessary. Read more here.

10. Gap Between Low And High Income Earners To Increase In Nigeria, Others

The gap among the poor and rich in Nigeria will widen even more this year, as COVID-19 increases inequality between low income earners and upper class individuals within the country and other smaller economies across the world.

This is according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a new report seen by AllNews. The IMF said the pandemic will create an income gap in emerging market and developing economies, and this will significantly affect welfare of low earners in these countries. Read more here.


That’s the roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this evening. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on AllNews website.

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