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Newspaper Headlines: FG deploys 10,000 troops against vandals in Rivers

byAyomikunle Daramola
March 20, 2025 5:55 am

The collapse of the naira-for-crude deal between Dangote refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) suffuses the frontpages of the dailies. There is also plenty on the emergency rule in Rivers state. 

Punch reports that the federal government has deployed 10,000 troops against pipeline vandals in Rivers. The newspaper says fuel price hike looms as the naira-for-crude talks collapse. 
Guardian says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Sirajo Jaja, the accountant general of Bauchi state, over alleged N70 billion fraud. The newspaper reports that Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has predicted a win for President Bola Tinubu in 2027 after 17 local council chairpersons dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tribune says protesters shut down the governor’s office in Ondo over killing of another five farmers by suspected herdsmen. The newspaper reports that 11 bandits and one police officer were killed during a gun duel in Benue.
The Nation says the national assembly will on Thursday consider a letter from President Bola Tinubu on the emergency rule declaration in Rivers state. The newspaper reports that the federal government said it approved the disbursement of N32.8 billion from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to support primary healthcare programmes in the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year.
Daily Trust says the national hospital in Abuja and Asokoro hospital are currently filled with victims of the tanker explosion which occurred on Karu bridge on Wednesday night. The newspaper says poor sanitation and overcrowding have exacerbated meningitis deaths in Kebbi state.

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