Newspaper Headlines: With over 4000 students in war-torn Sudan, FG begins plan for evacuation
BY Kunle Daramola
April 23, 2023 8:47 AM
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The dailies report on the federal government’s plans to evacuate Nigerians in Sudan, amid other intriguing dramas of national politics.
Daily Trust says that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) inaugurated in 2022 for the 2023 presidential election. The newspaper reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed 118 persons across 21 states in the country between 2022 and April 2, 2023.Sunday Independent reports that Christian leadership tackle Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, over the ‘avoid politicians who would use you only for election’ statement. The newspaper says Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has criticised the federal government over its failure to evacuate trapped Nigerians in warring Sudan.
The Nation reports that the federal government has kicked off the process to evacuate trapped Nigerians in Sudan. The newspaper highlights why the race for the 10th assembly speakership has been tight.
The Guardian reports that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, blames the collapse of the seven-storey building in Banana Island on corrupt state officers. The newspaper says that four girls kidnapped from the federal government college, Kebbi, two years ago, have been released.Vanguard reports that Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign council, says his properties abroad are not acquired with stolen funds. The newspaper narrates how a mother lost her 10-year-old daughter when gunmen attacked Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue.
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Punch reports that the federal government has begun a 40% pay rise for workers, excluding doctors and lecturers. The newspaper says Dele Alake, media adviser to APC presidential campaign council, says Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, is not under pressure to choose his cabinet.