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Newspaper Headlines: Obasanjo reprimands NNPCL, says invitation to inspect refineries disrespectful

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
January 4, 2025 7:20 am

The row between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) over the operations of refineries is the major issue on the front pages of Nigerian newspapers.

Punch reports that Kehinde Akinyemi, media aide to Obasanjo, says it is disrespectful for the NNPCL to invite his principal to inspect the countries’ refineries. The newspaper says Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has accused Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers, of encouraging Siminalayi Fubara, the incumbent governor, to disobey President Bola Tinubu.
Daily Trust reports that many bandits terrorising Kaduna communities have agreed to drop their arms following a peace deal initiated by the state government in collaboration with federal government officials. The newspaper says the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced that power supply in Abuja will be disrupted from January 6 to 21.
Nigerian Tribune’s cover story reports how some children involved in the Almajiri Islamic education system desire Western education. The newspapers say teaching hospitals in the country have started opting for solar panels amid high electricity tariffs.
The Nation reports that Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, says former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua cancelled the agreement for the sale of the Port Harcourt refinery because of the conflict of interest in the process initiated by his predecessor, Olusegun Obasanjo. The newspaper says the police command in Jigawa has arrested a bride after she allegedly poisoned the food served to guests at her wedding.

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