Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, October 31, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.

1. Senate confirms 7 ministerial nominees

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed seven ministerial nominees appointed recently by President Bola Tinubu.Read more

2. Rivers’ crisis takes new turn, as Court stops CBN from releasing allocations to state govt

The political crisis bedeviling Rivers State has taken another dimension as the State House of Assembly has taken steps to cut off financial allocations to the state government.Read more

3. APC warns PDP against causing tension in Ondo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Wednesday warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against heating up the polity ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state.Read more

4. Tinubu ‘flouts’ Nigerian Army rules, appoints Oluyede acting COAS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed an acting Chief of Army Staff in contravention of the Armed Forces’ rules.Read more

5. Western democracy not working for Nigeria – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday called for the adoption of local culture to strengthen the county’s democracy.Read more

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6. Reps want relocation of INEC offices from local government secretariats

The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to relocate its Local Government offices to neutral and secured locations to protect the commission’s integrity.Read more

7. Non-patronage: Check your price, fuel marketers fire back at Dangote

Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has charged Alhaji Aliko Dangote to review the price of his Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol as it could be the reason marketers are avoiding it.Read more

8. Amid service disruption saga, FCCPC warns banks against customers’ right violation

Amid the recurring issue of service disruptions experienced by banks in the country as they migrate their tech structures, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a strict warning to financial institutions against continuing disruption in online banking services across Nigeria.Read more

9. Brazil slams Meta, TikTok, Kwai with $525m suit over alleged failure to protect minors online

The Brazilian offices of TikTok, Kwai, and Meta are the targets of two lawsuits brought by Brazil’s Collective Defense Institute, a consumer rights group, seeking 3 billion reais ($525 million).Read more

10. Spurs knock Man City out of Carabao Cup; Man Utd, Arsenal through

Tottenham Hotspur have advanced to the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup at the expense of eight-time winners Manchester City.Read more

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