Advertisement
Advertisement

Newspaper Headlines: Ambassadorial list ready for n’assembly review after DSS clearance

Issues on the flood alert in 30 states, and President Bola Tinubu’s appointments controversy, dominate the cover pages of the newspapers. 

The Punch reports that the Dangote refinery has resumed sale of petroleum products to partners and marketers in naira. The newspaper says the federal government has concluded the vetting of persons nominated to fill diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates globally.
Daily Trust reports that an attempt by the presidency to defend allegations of lopsided appointments by President Bola Tinubu has backfired. The newspaper says many passengers, mostly traders, died when their boat capsized in the River Niger, along the Lapai axis of Niger state.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the growing disaffection among governors and top stakeholders continues to cast uncertainty over the future of the party ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The newspaper says the federal and Edo state governments have established a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent killing of hunters in Uromi, Edo state.
The Nation reports that Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation, has warned about the danger of giving political interpretations to judicial matters. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has declared that 1,249 communities in 30 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) are at high-risk of flooding, the newspaper says.

error: Content is protected from copying.