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Newspaper Headlines: I don’t know if I’ll run for president in 2027, says Atiku

Reports on the heated argument at the national assembly during the hearing of the sexual harassment petition filed by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan dominate the frontpages.

The Punch reports that there was tension during the hearing of the sexual harassment petition filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan as members of the senate committee on ethics, privileges, and petitions engaged in a heated exchange with Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education. The newspaper says oil marketers under the aegis of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria have rejected the decision by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to sell refined petroleum products in dollar.
Daily Trust reports that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said he does not know if he will contest the presidency in 2027. The newspaper says the house of representatives is considering a bill to amend the 1999 constitution to make the court of appeal the final court for resolving disputes related to governorship election cases.
THISDAY reports that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced that the United States imported over 2 million barrels of jet fuel from the facility in March, underscoring the growing global impact of the world’s largest single-train refinery.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has faulted the recall petition against Akpoti-Uduaghan over the failure of the petitioners to provide their contact details. The newspaper says the organised labour in Rivers state has threatened to disrupt economic activities if President Bola Tinubu does not reverse the emergency rule in the state.

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