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Newspaper Headlines: Atiku, Tinubu, Obi reject campaign suspension despite terror alert

idris.shehu@thecable.ng'byIdris Shehu
October 25, 2022 8:08 am

Reports on a federal high court ordering the forfeiture of Diezani Madueke’s mansions and luxury cars in Abuja dominated the front pages of Nigerian dallies.

The Punch says the federal government has revealed that the country loses three million barrels of oil monthly to theft. The newspaper reports that Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has lamented that 10,296 doctors from the country are currently practising in the UK.
The Nation says the Lagos state government has put residents of Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island on high alert over imminent flooding. The newspaper reports that Rishi Sunak has become UK’s prime minister just days after the resignation of Liz Truss from office.
Daily Trust says the Nigerian Army has nabbed some suspected Boko Haram kingpins in Abuja amid the fear of a potential attack on the federal capital city. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a 90-day ultimatum to Suleiman Adamu, minister of water resources, to work with the ministries of environment and transportation to develop an action plan for flood prevention.
The Guardian says the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has warned that Nigeria is at risk of importing wild poliovirus following the resurgence of the disease in some countries around the world. The newspaper reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the police to arrest the hoodlums who attacked the campaign train of Olajide Adeniran, its governorship candidate in Lagos.
Daily Independent says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has ruled out reconciliation with Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate. The newspaper reports that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party, has spelt out he would curb flooding if elected in 2023.

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