Newspaper Headlines: Blackout looms as 14 power plants record low output

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Newspaper Headlines: Blackout looms as 14 power plants record low output

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March 9, 2022

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The sack of David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, and his deputy by a federal high court sitting in Abuja over defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated the cover pages.

The Punch reports that the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said Nigerians should expect higher inflation rates as the cost of diesel rises. Senate President Ahmad Lawan said the court cannot stop the amendment of the electoral act, the newspaper says.

The Nation says APC has provided soft landing for the removal of Mai Mala Buni, governor of Yobe, as the caretaker chairman of the party. The newspaper says the federal high court in Abuja threw Ebonyi state into confusion with the verdict sacking Umahi and his deputy.

Daily Independent says 13 governors may leave APC over the insistence of Buni on being the party’s caretaker chairman. The newspaper says the price of aviation fuel has risen to N607 per litre.

The Guardian says Ademola Adeleke, a former senator, has been declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after winning the primary election backed by the party’s national working committee. The newspaper says 14 power generating plants in the country are recording low output leading to low electricity supply in many parts of the country.

The Nigerian Tribune says the house of representatives will reconsider three rejected gender bills. The newspaper reports at least 62 vigilantes were killed by bandits in Niger state.

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