Newspaper Headlines: Top News In Nigeria Today Monday 25th October 2021

Here is a roundup of all the top news on Nigerian Newspaper headlines today Monday, 25th October, 2021 brought to you by Infoexpert24.

1.  Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, netted a hat-trick as they crushed Manchester United 5-0 on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men went into the halftime break ur goals down – the largest margin ever in their history at that stage of a game. Salah fed Naby Keita to open the scoring before Jota slid in to make it.

2. A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, was grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A senior official of the commission said that Anyim was invited as part of an investigation in a case of alleged corruption and diversion of public funds.

3.  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Sunday, kicked against the one-week sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In a statement by the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze urged Ndigbo not to obey the order.

4.  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking authorisation from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the court to open an investigation into cases of abduction of schoolchildren in several parts of Northern Nigeria, closure of schools in the region, and the persistent failure of the government both at the federal and state levels to end the abductions.

5. Price of kerosene rose by 16.2% in September – NBS . The average price for a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas and kerosene increased again in September as more Nigerians find creative ways to save money.

Newspaper Headlines: Top News In Nigeria Today Monday 25th October 2021

6. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River on Sunday received over 5,000 returnees from the All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP Chairman, Venatius Ikem, said the return of the former members and entry of new ones will boost the party’s chances ahead of future elections.

7. About 300 inmates of Oyo correctional centre on the run. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said on Sunday about 300 inmates who escaped from Abolongo Correctional Centre in the state are yet to return to the facility.

8. Police confirms attack on Ebonyi divisional headquarters. The Ebonyi State police command on Sunday confirmed the attack on the Unwana Divisional Headquarters in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state.

9. NDLEA intercepts 2,060kg of illicit drugs in Lagos, five others. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 2,060 kilograms of assorted drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and other parts of the country.

10. President Muhammadu Buhari will today (Monday) depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organized by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja, on Sunday.