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Newspaper Headlines: US-based Nigerians go into hiding amid Trump’s deportation crackdown 

byAyomikunle Daramola
February 1, 2025 8:11 am

Reports from national dailies indicate a significant rise in drug abuse among Nigerians, with a staggering 14.3 million individuals affected.

Punch reports that illegal Nigerian immigrants in the United States say they have restricted their movements to public places to avoid being arrested and deported. The newspaper says lawyers are debating the tenure extension of Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), as the Police Service Commission (PSC) retired several senior officers.
The nation says the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to fester after the party’s governors’ forum decided to pitch its tent with Sunday Ude-Okoye as the national secretary. The newspaper reports that the PDP in Enugu has pleaded with Chijioke Edeoga, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Enugu state, to return to the party.
Daily Trust says the federal government has unveiled plans to attract N35.438 trillion in investment into the power sector. The newspaper reports that the military high command says the court of appeal’s affirmation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group is a morale booster.
Independent reports that NDLEA and NAFDAC have raised the alarm over the surge in drug abuse in Nigeria. The newspaper says Bode George, chieftain of the PDP, has warned the party to expel members with inordinate ambitions.

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