Newspaper Headlines: Court permits police to remand 124 #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days
BY Kunle Daramola
August 25, 2024 7:00 AM
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The newspapers dwell on the spate of insecurity across Nigeria and efforts by security agencies to stem the tide.
Punch details how security agents killed a suspected kidnapper while rescuing 20 medical students in a Benue forest. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu has commenced moves to win back the support of some aggrieved northern leaders.
Tribune reports that Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff (CDS), has urged Nigerians to share crucial information that can assist security agencies in their operations.Independent reports that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says his presidency would have heralded prosperity, and would have been driven by competent persons, had he won the 2023 presidential election. The newspaper says Emeka Kalu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned against electoral violence in the September 21 governorship election in Edo.ThisDay reports that a federal high court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the police to remand 124 #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days, pending the conclusion of investigation. The newspaper says Ahmed Abubakar, director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), resigned due to personal and family issues.