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Newspaper Headlines: FG warns pilgrims against illegal trips in Israel as death toll from war nears 1,500

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
October 10, 2023 7:30 am

The conviction and sentencing of Drambi Vandi, a police officer who killed Raheem Bolanle, a lawyer, permeates the front pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that the federal government has denied the reintroduction of petrol subsidy amid the closure of many filling stations due to challenges in the downstream oil sector. The newspaper says the federal government has warned Nigerian pilgrims against making illegal and unauthorised trips while in the holy land, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu said he is not distracted from the task of putting Nigeria on the path of progress. The newspaper says Drambi Vandi, the police officer who killed Raheem Bolanle, a lawyer, has been sentenced to death by hanging.
The Guardian reports that the challenge of access to diagnostic services by many Nigerians, especially those in the south-east zone, has crippled the fight against cancer. The newspaper says petrol marketers have insisted that there is a need for the federal government to make foreign exchange available at a subsidised rate.
THISDAY reports that Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has predicted that the country could become a key exporter of refined petroleum products from next year. The newspaper says a court has adjourned the suit filed by Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor of Ondo, to encourage reconciliation between parties involved.
Vanguard reports that the federal government appears to have backtracked from the decision to recall ambassadors, fuelling speculations that they may have been handed a one-month extension. The newspaper says the federal government has approved the engagement of retired health workers on contract basis.

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