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Newspaper Headlines: FG threatens contempt suit against errant governors over LG autonomy

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
December 13, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the planned presentation of the 2025 budget, and moves by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to phase out permanent voter cards (PVCs), permeate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation, has threatened to file a contempt of court suit against state governors yet to obey the supreme court judgment on LG autonomy. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 budget to the national assembly on Tuesday.
Daily Trust reports that INEC is planning to seek legal backing for its results viewing portal (IReV). The newspaper says the national executive council (NEC) will take a decision on governors’ reports on state police.
The Nation reports that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has threatened to revoke the titles issued to property owners in the country’s capital yet to pay ground rents. The newspaper says the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport has received the approval of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to begin non-scheduled flight operations effective December 15, 2024.
The Guardian details how prostate cancer patients are battling for their lives amid high cost of treatment. The newspaper says the senate has asked Wike to halt the demolition exercise in the FCT.

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