Newspaper Headlines: Nigeria lost over N16trn to oil theft in 11 years, says Tajudeen Abbas

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Newspaper Headlines: Nigeria lost over N16trn to oil theft in 11 years, says Tajudeen Abbas

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September 9, 2023

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The national dailies report how tribunals upturned election results in Enugu, Benue, Bayelsa and other states of the federation.

Punch reports that the legal teams of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), have confirmed the receipt of the certified true copies (CTC) of the judgment of the presidential election petition court. The newspaper says a divisional police officer has been murdered in Rivers.

Tribune reports that Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, said President Bola Tinubu does not want a single illiterate in Nigeria. The newspaper says Afolabi Ghandi Laoye, a former pastor, has been sworn in as the new Soun of Ogbomoso.

The Nation details how tribunals have upturned election results in Enugu, Benue, Bayelsa, and other states across the country. The newspaper says a middle-aged man was electrocuted while attempting to steal a transformer in Niger state.

Daily Trust reports that the election petition tribunal has declared Gabriel Suswam of the PDP as winner of the February 25 election for Benue’s north-east senatorial district. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over property recovered from a convicted fraudster to an American victim.

Guardian details how the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has failed to rescue Nigeria from mass unemployment since it was created 37 years ago. The newspaper reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) wants the state government to apprehend the terror group that attacked a Catholic seminary and killed a priest in Kaduna.

Independent reports that Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, said Nigeria lost crude oil worth $46 billion (or N16.25 trillion) to theft in 11 years. The newspaper says Ali Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, said the government will deploy new strategies to reverse poor health indices and provide an effective healthcare system.

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