Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

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1. COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 3 Additional Deaths, 113 New Infections In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 113 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with three additional coronavirus-related deaths in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

2. #EndSARS: Why FG Must Clampdown On Social Media – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says it has become highly imperative for the federal government to regulate social media in order to tackle fake news.

3. #EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Gives Update On Casualties Of Lekki Massacre

Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed concerns over the vulnerability of some areas in the state following the burning of police formations by arsonists.

4. Oyo To Recruit 1500 Amotekun Personnel Amid Mounting Insecurity Concerns

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said that he had approved recruitment of 1,500 persons into Oyo State Security Network also known as Amotekun.

5. Actress Ada Ameh Begs For Prayers As She Departs Lagos To Bury Only Child

Nollywood actress Ada Ameh has finally flown out of Lagos to bury her only child who died recently.

6. Lagos Firemen Avert Another Explosion

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) on Tuesday said it averted another fire explosion in Lagos.

7. NSCDC Officer Dismissed After Looting COVID-19 Palliatives In Abuja Warehouse

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has punished a Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja by dismissing him from the service in relation to the looting of Covid-19 palliatives discovered in a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Abuja.

8. Alpha Beta: Fraud Charges Against Tinubu Suffers Setback As Hoodlums Raze Court

Mr. Tade Ipadeola, counsel to former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, Dapo Apara, on Tuesday disclosed copy of fraud charges filed against former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu, has been burnt.

9. Lagos Govt Invited Us To Intervene In #EndSARS Crisis- Army Reveals

The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited them to intervene in the #EndSARS protest.

10. Trump Makes False Statement About Election Day Ballot Counts

Joe Biden’s campaign heads south on Tuesday, October 27, with the former vice president stumping in Georgia as his former boss, President Barack Obama, accused President Donald Trump of whining at an Orlando, Florida, rally.

11. Biden Quotes FDR’s Goal For America ‘To Live Together And Work Together’ After Tumultuous Campaign With Trump

Joe Biden, democratic presidential nominee traveled to Warm Springs, Georgia, on Tuesday to borrow language and imagery from a titan of his party’s past in the closing days of the campaign about how to heal the country of the coronavirus pandemic and of bitter political divisions.

12. Thugs Steal Obafemi Awolowo’s Glasses From His Statue (Photos)

The statue of late Obafemi Awolowo located in Ikeja area of the state was reportedly defaced by some thugs in the area.

13. Bartomeu Resigns As Barcelona President

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned, with the entire board also stepping down from their posts.

14. Osun Looting: Oyetola Accounts For Returned Items

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, says about 20 per cent of items looted last Saturday in the state have been returned by the looters.

15. Ritual Rites Held At Isale Eko To Welcome Oba Of Lagos’s Staff Of Office To The Palace (Photos)

Ritual rites were held at Isale Eko in Lagos Island to welcome the Oba of Lagos and his staff of office to the palace.

16. Obiano Lifts Anambra Curfew

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano. on Tuesday suspended the curfew imposed on the state.

17. Police Parade Hoodlum Who Attacked Police Station And Went Away With DPO Uniform(Video)

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one of the hoodlums who took part in attacking and setting a police station ablaze in Lagos state.

18. Buhari Reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

Nigeria President, Mr Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office.

19. ‘Instagram Helped Nigerian Government To Cover The Truth’ – Samklef

Samuel Oguachuba, a Nigerian record music producer cum blogger, better known as Samklef, has disclosed how social media platform, Instagram aided the Nigerian government in covering the truth of what really transpired at the night of the Lekki shooting.

20. Opinion: #ENDSARS Protest, Women Economic Empowerment And What Shouldn’t Be The Price For Freedom

Barbara Anne Castle, the Secretary Of State for Employment and Productivity in England in 1968 negotiated in a settlement for equal pay which hastened the Equal Pay Act in 1970 when a group of protesting women machinists staged a high profiled walkout on the 7^th of June 1968 after discovering that men with whom they were doing the same work were being paid more than they were.

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