News Headlines: Fubara insists on LGA polls despite court order

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Reports on Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration and nationwide hunger protest are making headlines today.

President Bola Tinubu, in his Independence Day speech, said Nigeria must either reform to ensure progress and prosperity or continue business as usual and risk collapse, reports Punch . The newspaper said Darius Ishaku, former governor of Taraba, has been remanded in custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud.
Vanguard reports that organizers of the nationwide October 1 protest clashed with police over the planned demonstration. The newspaper says the Federal Government has inaugurated a committee to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) by cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky.
The Guardian reports that the country’s economic woes have overshadowed Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration. The newspaper said Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers governor, insisted that Saturday’s LGA elections in the state would go ahead despite a court order banning the poll.
The Daily Trust reports that Tinubu said his administration is committed to finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s problems.