Newspaper Headlines: 13 political parties sign peace accord ahead of Osun governorship election

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Newspaper Headlines: 13 political parties sign peace accord ahead of Osun governorship election

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July 14, 2022

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that his children will not be getting any inheritance from him dominates the front pages of Nigerian dailies.

The Punch reports that an asthmatic teenager and two siblings have drowned in a Lagos flood. The newspaper says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has estimated that terrorists have killed at least 14,500 persons in the West African region in four and a half years.

The Nation reports that some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have defended the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, saying it is not against Christians. The newspaper says the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have insisted that the N165 petrol pump price is no longer realistic.

TheGuardian reports that the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) says 90 percent of technologies currently powering the Nigerian economy are imported. The newspaper says Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the APC, has described the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket as the work and will of God.

Daily Trust reports that the police have returned N5 million to a robbery victim in Plateau. The newspaper says Inigwe and Fulani communities in Plateau have signed a peace pact to curb insecurity.

Daily Independent reports that Baba Ahmed, inspector-general of police (IGP), has banned the use of SPY number plates nationwide. The newspaper says at least six people have been killed by windstorms in Jigawa.

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