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Newspaper Headlines: Opposition plans unveiling of mega coalition in June

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

The proposal for the creation of 31 new states permeates the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

Vanguard reports that the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, have clashed over the retirement of senior police officers. The newspaper says the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has cautioned against planned hike in electricity tariff.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the house of representatives has received requests for the creation of an additional 31 states. The newspaper says the federal government is considering a shift to a 12-year basic education model in Nigeria.
The Punch says former members of the national assembly and groups have faulted the proposal for the creation of 31 news states. The newspaper reports that opposition parties and discontented members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are intensifying moves to unveil a mega coalition in June.
THISDAY reports that Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, said the federal government will end the menace of female genital mutilation. MAN said the 2013 power sector privatisation has been unfruitful because operators lack the technical and financial capacity to deliver, the newspaper says.

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