Top Nigeria Newspapers Headlines For Today

Top Nigeria Newspapers Headlines For Today 20th October, 2021 As Outlined By Chrysora Media

We don’t have democracy, people fear govt – Utomi

A political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, has described the #EndSARS protests as an event marking the arrival of citizenship in Nigeria.
He added that Nigeria did not have a democracy yet.
Utomi spoke on Tuesday during the commemorative lecture and public presentation of a book edited by Chido Onumah titled, ‘Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices,’ in Alausa, Ikeja.……
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Scam Alert: NNPC disclaims fake 50th anniversary quiz contest

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday disowned a fake quiz competition trending online which claimed to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Malam Garba Muhammad, made this known in a statement.
“In the purported quiz contest, unsuspecting participants are encouraged to answer four questions on their knowledge of the Corporation, with the eventual winner standing the chance of winning some cash reward of up to N30,000,” he alerted.
According to Muhammad, the NNPC wishes to state categorically that it has nothing to do with the purported 50th anniversary quiz contest.
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Christians Join Muslims To Celebrate Maulud In Kaduna

Christian faithful, including clerics, joined Muslims to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad in Kaduna on Tuesday.
The followers of the two faiths, who converged on Rachers Bees Stadium in the states metropolis, said the meeting was aimed at strengthening ties and promoting the culture of togetherness.
The General Overseer of Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministries, Sabon Tasha, Pastor Yohanna Buru, who led a team of Christians, said he went there to celebrate the birth of the prophet.…..
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#EndSARS Anniversary: One year after, what has happened to protesters’ five-point demand?

It is one year since the historic #ENDSARS protest, a youth-driven anti-police brutality demonstration, shook Nigeria.
The protest, which morphed from social media campaigns into street demonstrations in October 2020, was triggered by the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a now-disbanded police tactical unit notorious for cruelty against crime suspects.
Although SARS activities and general issues of police brutality, including unlawful arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings, were at its core, the protest became a platform for demanding government’s decisive action against insecurity, corruption, economic woes and general maladministration blamed for the suffering of the majority of Nigerians and lack of opportunities for the youth.…
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Lagos traffic: Former Gov Fayose rides on okada [PHOTOS]

Former Governor Ago Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, left his car to commute on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital.
Fayose took the decision as a result of the hectic Lagos road traffic, which he said is no respecter of anybody.
In a post on his social media handle, the former Governor was seen on the motorcycle with his security aide sitting behind him.
Taking the bike, according to Fayose, became necessary to prevent missing his flight.
“Lagos traffic is no respecter of anyone. I had to take Okada in Ikeja to avoid missing my flight,” he said in the post.
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24 states shun financial autonomy for judiciary

Despite signing a Memorandum of Action on autonomy for state legislature and Judiciary, most of the 36 governors have not encouraged the enactment of legislation to back it up.
Only 12 states have passed the appropriate law for autonomy for state legislature and judiciary.
Out of the 12 states, eight did so in the North and four others in the South.
The states are Plateau; Sokoto; Bauchi; Bayelsa; Enugu; Lagos; Imo; Jigawa; Kwara; Taraba; Nassarawa; and Kaduna.…
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