Today Nigerian Newspapers Headline, Thursday, 27 October 2022

has compiled a list of the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Flood: Declare state of emergency on affected states – Peter Obi tells FG

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency in all states recently ravaged by flood.

Obi who sympathized with the victims of the flood disaster in Taraba State made the call on Wednesday.

2023 Presidency: I’ve forgiven Osinbajo, will work with everybody – Tinubu

The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says he has forgiven Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and will work with everybody.

It could be recalled that Osinbajo was one of the presidential aspirants who ran against Tinubu in the APC presidential primary election held in June.

Kanu files N100bn suit against FG over unlawful detention

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has filed a N100 billion human rights enforcement suit against the Nigerian Government.

The human rights enforcement suit was filed for being continuously detained by the Department of State Services, (DSS).

Call me Buhari’s co-pilot not spare tyre – VP, Osinbajo

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that he would want to be addressed as co-pilot of President Muhammadu and no spare tyre.

The VP made this revelation at the launch of a book, ‘Deputising and Governance in Nigeria, which was written by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

ASUU: Pay withheld lecturers’ salaries – NLC tells FG

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to release the withheld salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The NLC made this known in a communique made available at the National Executive Council meeting which was held in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State.