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Newspaper Headlines: AGF considers dropping charges against arraigned minors

The election of Kemi Badenoch as the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party dominates the front pages of Nigerian dallies. 

The Punch reports that the court may reconvene later in the week to review the case against #EndBadGovernance protesters. The newspaper says the Libyan government has begun mass arrest of Nigerians following CAF’s sanction over the treatment of Super Eagles players.
ThisDay says Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, has said the 2027 general elections will be between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigeria, not any other political party. The newspaper reports that Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the federal government is employing drones to tackle oil theft.
Sunday Tribune reports that Nigerian professors receive the lowest salaries in the world. The newspaper says a health crisis looms in the country as government hospitals are short-staffed and the doctor-patient gap widens.
The Nation says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Julius Anelu, Edo’s attorney-general, and four others over alleged mismanagement of loans granted to the state by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The newspaper reports that the presidency has refuted the claim that President Bola Tinubu favours the south-west in appointing heads of security agencies.
Sunday Independent reports that the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) has estimated that a prolonged power outage in the north has led to over N500 million loss in Kano. The newspaper says a communal clash has claimed eight lives, including six students, in Benue.

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