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Newspaper Headlines: Lagos, Ogun warn residents as Oyan dam plans water release

BY Kunle Daramola

September 28, 2024 7:00 AM
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The newspapers report that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Darius Ishaku, ex-governor of Taraba, over an alleged N27 billion fraud. There are also reports of impending floods in most cities across the country. 

Daily Trust reports that the presidency has moved to stop the Independence Day protests being planned by the #EndBadGovernance movement. The newspaper says flood has killed 29 people, and destroyed 321,000 houses and 858,000 farmlands in Kebbi.
Punch does an exposé on how Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, spent jail term in a special Kirikiri cell. The newspaper says the Lagos and Ogun state governments have asked residents living in flood-prone areas to temporarily relocate ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan dam.
Tribune says fear has gripped ministers as the president prepares to reshuffle his cabinet. The newspaper says the federal government will distribute 2,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) tricycles to young Nigerians on October 1.
ThisDay reports that Nigeria’s stock market has defied the odds by gaining N15.6 trillion in nine months. The newspaper says Donald Trump, former US president and presidential nominee of the Republican Party, met with Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, in New York.
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