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Newspaper Headlines: Subscribers head for court over 50% hike in telecoms tariff

byAyomikunle Daramola
January 29, 2025 7:00 am

The national dailies report that prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Umar Damagum, its acting national chairman; and Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu; will boycott the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.

Daily Trust reports that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has denied opposing the idea of forming a coalition that would defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The newspaper says Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, has warned that Nigeria could lose its hard-fought democracy if it continues on its current trajectory.
Punch reports that subscribers are heading for the courtroom after talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the 50 percent hike in telecoms tariff hit a brick wall. The newspaper says 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are facing deportation as President Donald Trump ramps up his crackdown on “illegal immigrants”.
Independent reports the All Progressives Congress (APC) as saying that Atiku Abubakar’s political desperation is responsible for the disintegration of the PDP. The newspaper says the Lagos state government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), will start closing down buildings under construction in the state that are not supervised by relevant professionals.
Tribune reports that the Edo state governorship election petition tribunal has frowned at the failure of the PDP and Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the state in the 2024 election, to produce witnesses.

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