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Newspaper Headlines: Nigerian flag designer Taiwo Akinkunmi buried after one-year wait for FG

byKunle Daramola
September 7, 2024 6:12 am

The national dailies dwell on the pain Nigerians are feeling as a result of the sudden hike in the pump price of petrol.

Punch reports that Olisa Agbakoba, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said President Bola Tinubu should drop the petroleum minister portfolio. The newspaper says 400 farmers have been displaced as the Oyo-Osun boundary dispute turns deadly.
Tribune says Mathew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, has appealed to Tinubu to reverse the price of petrol and reduce the suffering of Nigerians. The newspaper reports that over 20 people died and 2,000 were displaced as floods ravaged Bade LGA of Yobe.
The Nation reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recovered $180, 300 for two Canadian victims of romance scams. The newspaper says a court has set September 12 for the hearing of all applications on forfeited funds and properties linked to Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
ThisDay reports that the Abuja division of the court of appeal has again refused a request to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 Edo governorship election. The newspaper says the federal government has clarified that there is no age restriction for candidates sitting for the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) tests.
Daily Trust reports Tinubu as saying that the increase in petrol price is a “bold and unprecedented decision” necessary for Nigeria’s growth. The newspaper says the body of late Taiwo Akinkunmi, designer of the Nigerian national flag, has finally been laid to rest after a year-long wait for a promised state funeral that never materialised.

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