Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Monday, 30th October, 2023

Top Headlines from Naija News, Sunday, 29th October 2023:

1. Ex-agitators under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have told President Bola Tinubu not to heed the call of those seeking the termination of the programme. The ex-agitators submitted that those seeking the scrapping of the presidential amnesty programme are not from the region.

   The ex-agitators under the Second Phase Amnesty Ex-agitators Forum who spoke through their National Spokesman, ‘Gen’ Salvation Ibena Rufus, in a statement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday, added that no true son of the Niger Delta or beneficiaries of the PAP would seek or call for the termination of the programme.

2. A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has cautioned controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, against inciting religious and ethnic war in the country.

   Recall that Gumi sparked widespread outrage in a sermon he delivered at a mosque in Kaduna, where he stated that Southerners and Christians cannot be trusted with the nation’s security.

3. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has said the National Assembly should amend the Electoral Act 2022 for the country to have transparent elections.

   He made this known days after the Supreme Court berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing to upload election results on its Result Viewing Portal (IREV).

4. A senior lawyer and counsel to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has raised concerns about the lopsided composition of justices of the Supreme Court.

   He specifically cited the recent presidential election appeal involving Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

5. Former Senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabir Marafa has said there is nothing left for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi to prove after the verdict of the Supreme Court on the 2023 election.

   He however said the probability of President Bola Tinubu working with them depends on the attitude of the opposition leaders.

6. Members of the House of Representatives have started taking delivery of their Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), while the first batch of the exotic cars will be delivered to Senators this week.

   Recall that the National Assembly leadership had declared the purchase of exotic vehicles worth N160 million each for a lawmaker and bulletproof vehicles for principal officers.

7. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed media reports of alleged abuse of office and sale of appointments.

   Recall that a report in the Daily Post had stated that the President’s loyalists are pushing for the sack of Gbajabiamila over the alleged sale of appointments.

8. The leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has said it is really embarrassing for the country to have a President with a certificate scandal.

   Speaking in an interview published by The Punch on Sunday, Adebanjo stated that Nigerians, home and abroad, should be ashamed to have a leader who is embroiled in a certificate scandal.

9. An explosion Sunday night ripped through the Rivers State House of Assembly complex. This incident came amid alleged moved by some lawmakers to instigate the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

   According to reports, the explosion occurred around 9:25 pm when unidentified arsonists allegedly hurled an explosive device into the complex, igniting a fire within the building.

10. The Benue Police Command disclosed the arrest of a medical doctor in Rivers State in connection with the disappearance of three children from Benue.

    The doctor, whose name remains undisclosed, was apprehended by the Rivers State Police following an alert regarding the missing children.