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Newspaper Headlines: Outrage over killing of Ahmed Gulak

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
May 31, 2021 7:57 am

The killing of Ahmed Gulak, former adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, by gunmen in Owerri, Imo state capital dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that state governments are relying on private-public partnership to finance capital projects as paucity of funds bites harder. The newspaper says bandits kidnapped 200 students from an Islamiyya school in Niger state.
The Nigerian Tribune says southern and middle-belt leaders have warned that the country risks collapse if it is not restructured. The newspaper reports that the murder of Gulak in Imo state has sparked outrage.
The Nation reports the killings and abductions in some states over the weekend. The newspaper’s cover picture shows the aftermath of gunmen attack on the Nigeria Immigration Service office in Abia state.
Daily Times’ headline is on the reactions to the killing of Gulak. The newspaper says members of the Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) decried the deplorable condition of airport control towers in the country.
Daily Trust reports that the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the south-east sparked outrage. 12 people have been killed in a fresh attack in Benue state, the newspaper says.
Daily Independent says the adoption of NAFEX rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cannot lift the manufacturing sector. The newspaper reports that 81 bodies have been recovered from the boat mishap in Kebbi state.

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