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Newspaper Headlines: Gunmen kidnap 150 persons, rustle 1000 cattle in Sokoto

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
August 26, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the clash between police officers and Shi’ite group in Abuja permeate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that a committee set up to ensure the implementation of crude oil sale to local refineries in naira will meet with Dangote Refinery to discuss appropriate pricing. The newspaper says representatives of state governments, at the last federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting, opposed the decision of the federal government to save additional revenue for the payment of the new minimum wage.
THISDAY reports that the federal government has selected Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group; Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings; and Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power Plc; to lead efforts to eliminate malaria in Nigeria through the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC). The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu has vowed to keep promoting the rule of law, adhere to the principles of separation of powers, and tolerate dissenting views within the ambit of the law. 
Daily Trust reports that bandits have abducted over 150 persons and rustled over 1,000 cattle in some villages in Gobir emirate of Sokoto state. The newspaper says two police officers and a trader were killed around Wuse Market in Abuja during a fresh clash between the police and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites.
The Guardian reports that importers targeted by the 150-day free import window for certain goods will boycott the policy if it is not backed by foreign policy change support. The newspaper says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has asked politicians to stop weaponising insecurity.

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