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Newspaper Headlines: Police withdraw escorts from politicians, VIPs in south-south, south-east

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
May 13, 2021 8:03 am

The reactions that trailed the resolutions of southern governors dominated the front pages of Nigeria’s major newspapers. The collapse of the nation’s power grid and withdrawal of police escorts from prominent persons in the south-east and south-south also made the headlines.

The Nation says the demand of the southern governors for dialogue and restructuring have stirred mixed reactions from key stakeholders. The newspaper reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day prayer against insecurity.
Daily Sun reports that members of the house of representatives from the southern part of the county have backed the resolutions of their governors. The newspaper says Catholic bishops have raised the alarm on looming danger if the rising insecurity is not addressed.
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has backed the resolution to ban open grazing but disagreed on restructuring, saying those advocating for it are hellbent on the disintegration of the country, The PUNCH reports. The newspaper’s cover picture shows the scene of a fallen tanker in Ogun state.
Daily Times reports that Boko Haram insurgents are demanding N28 million ransom for abducted villagers in an Adamawa community. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the collapse of the nation’s power system, the newspaper says.
Daily Independent explains why Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, wants the executive members of the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be dissolved. The Lagos state government has vowed to enforce the pandemic law to avoid the third wave of COVID-19, the newspaper reports.
Nigerian Tribune reports that a gas explosion in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, has killed three persons. The Nigeria police have withdrawn officers from escorting political office holders and VIPs in the south-south and south-east, the newspaper says.

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