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Newspaper Headlines: Okpebholo closes defence as lone witness admits over-voting during Edo poll

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
February 11, 2025 7:00 am

Speculation arising from the visit of some opposition politicians to former President Olusegun Obasanjo dominates the frontpages.

The Punch reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) said a possible alliance between Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, poses no threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The newspaper says Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, opened and closed his case on Monday after calling one witness to testify before the Edo state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.
Daily Trust reports that Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has hinted at a shot at Nigeria’s presidency after his tenure at the continental bank elapses. The newspaper says the crisis in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is beginning to fester as senior officers who have clocked 60 years of age, and those who have served 35 years in the force, have refused to exit, more than one week after they were ordered to retire.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the supreme court has reserved judgment in four appeals on the political crisis in Rivers state. The newspaper says Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has insisted that he cannot be tried before Binta Nyako, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, since the judge earlier recused herself.
The Guardian reports that the consistent appreciation of the exchange value of the naira has sent a shockwave through the foreign exchange market. The newspaper says the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has resolved to restore electricity supply to some sections of the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan within 48 hours — after 108 days of darkness in the institution.

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