Newspaper Headlines: Bandits demand N60m for abducted Baptist school students
The Nigerian Air Force pilot escaping bandits’ attack on his jet dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the creation of farm estates in 109 senatorial districts. The newspaper says bandits who abducted the Bethel Baptist school students have reduced the demanded ransom to N60 million.
Daily Independent reports that Buhari approved the appointment of Ibrahim Wushishi as substantive National Examinations Council (NECO) registrar. The newspaper says the court halted the impeachment of Zamfara deputy governor.
The Nation reports that Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer says Kanu was stopped from seeking consular assistant from the UK by the Department of State Services (DSS). The newspaper says there was protest in Edo over the ownership of the Benin artefacts.
The Guardian reports that Buhari had decried the rising cost of food items in the market, blaming flood, middle men and COVID-19 for the price hike. The newspaper says Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oando have reached a settlement to protect shareholders.
Daily Sun reports that the court freed 48 Yoruba nation agitators. The newspaper reports that Ike Ekweremadu says it is not yet over for the electronic transmission of results.
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