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Newspaper Headlines: N5bn vehicle purchase deepens Obasa, Meranda feud

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
March 12, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the violent attacks in some communities across Nigeria, and the remarks of President Bola Tinubu on the political crisis in Rivers, dominate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that residents of several communities in Ondo, Benue, Nasarawa and Edo states are worried over the recent deadly attacks by suspected armed herders. The newspaper says controversy has trailed the purported purchase of N5 billion vehicles for 40 lawmakers at the Lagos state house of assembly by Mojisola Meranda, former speaker, during the period when Mudashiru Obasa, reinstated speaker, was removed.
The Nation reports that Tinubu has urged Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, to fully comply with the judgment of the supreme court. The newspaper says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its standby force to tackle terrorism in the region.
Daily Trust reports that the finance committee of the house of representatives has proposed major changes to the tax reform bills. The newspaper says a suspected meningitis outbreak has killed 26 persons in Kebbi and one person in Sokoto state.
THISDAY says Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), said the decision of the Tinubu administration to fully deregulate the downstream segment of the oil industry has started benefitting Nigerians. The newspaper reports that Ukraine has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan.

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