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Newspaper Headlines: Army chief backs early voting bill for military personnel

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 6, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on Eld-al-Adha celebration dominate the cover pages of the newspapers. 

Daily Trust reports that a major gridlock on the Abuja-Kaduna highway yesterday left many commuters stranded ahead of the sallah holiday. The newspaper says Olufemi Oluyede, the chief of army staff, has backed the early voting bill introduced by the senate for military and security personnel deployed during elections, under the proposed Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Punch reports that telecommunications operators under the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have refuted claims by commercial banks that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) instructed them to deduct unstructured supplementary service data transaction fees directly from customers’ airtime balances instead of their bank accounts.
Guardian reports that the federal government has announced its plan to revoke approvals of reclaimed lands along the setbacks of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road and other major roads. The newspaper says Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday inaugurated the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja.
Nigerian Tribune reports that President Bola Tinubu, in his Eld-al-Adha message, asked Nigerians not to lose hope in the country. The newspaper says Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), said Nigeria must control the movement and proliferation of illicit arms to defeat terrorists.
THISDAY reports that Tinubu has promised that his administration will fund infrastructural development in the country, including the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. Tinubu said Nigeria has secured over $2.2 billion in health sector commitments through the Nigeria health sector renewal investment initiative launched by his administration in December 2023.
Business Day says Tinubu’s reforms have attracted global applause for their long term impact on the country while pushing many Nigerians into poverty.
The Nation reports that the Northern Patriotic Front, a socio-political group, said automatic second-term tickets for All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and federal lawmakers will consolidate democracy.

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