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Newspaper Headlines: Five killed in Rivers crisis as Fubara’s camp opposes emergency rule

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
October 8, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the violence and arson in Rivers state perfuse the frontpages today.

There is also plenty to unpack on the federal government’s pact with Dangote refinery and the age-long subject of petrol subsidy.

The Punch reports that the supply of crude oil in naira to the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), will last for six months in the first instance, pending a further review by the technical committee. The newspaper says supporters of Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, have condemned those calling for a declaration of a state of emergency in the state.
Daily Trust reports that petrol price is likely to rise again following the decision by the NNPC to end its middleman role for petrol from the Dangote refinery. According to the newspaper, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the federal government will not subsidise hajj payment for pilgrims in 2025.
Vanguard reports that at least five persons were killed after suspected thugs invaded some local government secretariats in Rivers state. The newspaper says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of doctoring the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machine, in a bid to conceal rigging in the recent Edo governorship election.
Nigerian Tribune reports that unions, under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee of Local Government-based Unions, have urged the federal government to make workers’ salaries first-line charge on the federation account — and paid directly to the Local Govern­ment Service Commission. The newspaper says Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said court orders restricted the commission’s investigation in 10 states.

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