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Newspaper Headlines: Perm sec under probe for sexual harassment embarks on indefinite leave

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
July 1, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the reactions trailing the multiple suicide bombings in Gwoza LGA of Borno state permeate the frontpages of the dailies.

The Punch reports that the federal government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has grounded a US-registered Gulfstream G650ER jet belonging to a leading Nigerian bank, over alleged unpaid import duty. The newspaper says electricity consumers have expressed worries over the adverse impact of the planned two-month power outage in Ondo and Ekiti states.
Daily Trust reports that at least 10 journalists have been arrested in the last one year through the controversial Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015. The newspaper says Dikko Radda, governor of Katsina, has queried Abdulmumini Usman, Emir of Katsina, over the non-participation of some district heads in the recent durbar staged during the Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The Guardian reports that banks are trading cash with point of sale (POS) operators as automated teller machine (ATM) galleries in major cities are without cash. The newspaper says the death toll from the multiple suicide bombings in Borno has risen to 23.
THISDAY reports that President Bola Tinubu said perpetrators of the Borno suicide attacks will be made to face justice. The newspaper says the federal government has concluded plans to commence the Cross River and Akwa Ibom sections of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road.
The Nation reports that Ibrahim Lamuwa, permanent secretary in the federal ministry of foreign affairs, who is under probe over alleged sexual harassment, has embarked on indefinite leave. The newspaper says the consumer credit scheme of the federal government will take off with a projected N180 trillion available as loans to beneficiaries.

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
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