Newspaper Headlines: Outrage over beheading of Rivers DPO by suspected cultists

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Newspaper Headlines: Outrage over beheading of Rivers DPO by suspected cultists

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September 10, 2023

The national dailies report the outcome of Nigeria’s outing at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. Matters involving the appeal of the judgment of the presidential election tribunal also dominate the front pages.

Punch reports that the camps of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Bola Tinubu have clashed over the watermark on the viral copy of the judgment of the presidential election tribunal. The newspaper says the Nigeria police force will soon reintroduce permits for vehicles with tinted glasses.

Nation reports that David Umahi, the minister of works, says Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) will fail in his appeal of the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) which affirmed the victory of Tinubu. The newspaper says eight bodies were recovered following a canoe accident in Yola south LGA, in Adamawa.

Tribune says Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers, has announced a N100 million bounty on the killer of a divisional police officer. The newspaper says the Gombe police command has commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances of the discovery of an abandoned day-old baby around the premises of the state university.

Daily Trust reports that Olusegun Runsewe, the director general of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), said plans are underway to replicate the Abuja Arts and Crafts Village in the 36 states of the federation. The newspaper says Ali Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, and Tunji Alausa, the minister of state for the same ministry, unveiled a four-point agenda for the health sector.

Guardian details the plight and problems facing Nigeria’s power sector and how President Tinubu can intervene. The newspaper expressed Nigeria’s commitment to playing a major role within the G20 and contributing to shaping a more equitable world in New Delhi, India.

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