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Newspaper Headlines: Death toll from Plateau killings hits 52 as more corpses are recovered

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 5, 2025 7:00 am

The killings in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state permeate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that some former domestic workers of ex-first lady Patience Jonathan, who are being held in the Okaka Custodial Centre, Bayelsa state, over alleged theft of jewellery and television sets, have decried their alleged maltreatment and delayed trial. The newspaper says a bomb explosion on Taiwo street, Idi-Araba in the Mushin LGA of Lagos state, was triggered by a scavenger.
THISDAY reports that the death toll from the attacks launched on some communities in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state on Wednesday has risen to 52. The newspaper reports that Nenadi Usman, the chairman of the Labour Party (LP) caretaker committee, and Julius Abure, the party’s national chairman, are laying claims to victory over the supreme court judgment.
Daily Trust reports that the green areas in Abuja, the country’s capital, are disappearing gradually. The newspaper says Nasir Idris, governor of Kebbi state, has ordered the suspension of Nasiru Abubakar Kigo, permanent secretary, over the figures he gave on the prevalence of homosexualism and lesbianism in Kebbi and Sokoto states.
Vanguard reports that the supreme court has sacked Abure as national chairman of the LP. The newspaper says the federal government has reopened the Independence Bridge for vehicular movement after the massive traffic congestion that hit the Victoria Island area of Lagos after the closure of the bridge.

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