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Newspaper Headlines: Navy accuses NNPC of reeling out exaggerated figures on oil theft

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
December 4, 2022 7:10 am

The cover pages of national dailies on Sunday highlight the disagreement between the federal government and the governors over the cause of rising poverty in the country.

Sunday Punch reports that the Nigerian navy has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited of not being sincere about the true cause of crude oil theft in the country. The newspaper says governors have asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to blame them for rising poverty in the country.
The Nation reports that Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has arrived in the United Kingdom ahead of his planned lecture tomorrow. The newspaper says Gboyega Oyetola, former Osun governor, has closed his case in the tribunal challenging the victory of Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun.
Sunday Independent reports that abductors of Clement Olukotun, the traditional ruler of Oso Ajowa-Akoko, Akoko north-west LGA of Ondo state, have demanded the sum of N100 million as ransom.
Daily Trust says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is on edge ahead of the 2023 election over repeated attacks on its offices in the south-east part of the country. The newspaper reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) said it won’t allow anyone to “mess up” Nigeria.
Sunday Sun says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has released his manifesto. John Onaiyekan, former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, said that the choice of APC Muslim-Muslim ticket would be met with electoral consequences in 2023,” the newspaper reports.

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