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Newspaper Headlines: Bandits kill 20 farmers in Katsina communities

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 19, 2025 7:00 am

President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Benue on Wednesday dominates the frontpages.

The Punch reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has informed a coalition of political groups seeking to register a new party ahead of the 2027 elections that no amount of public pressure or blackmail would override the need for strict compliance with constitutional and regulatory requirements.
Daily Trust reports that Tinubu has ordered security chiefs to arrest perpetrators of the Benue killings. The newspaper says bandits have killed at least 20 farmers, three other residents, and a community watch corps operative in Katsina state.
The Guardian reports that Tinubu’s speech during his visit to Benue has elicited myriad reactions. Stakeholders have expressed concern over the high cost of healthcare and the exclusion of individuals living with sickle cell disease from the health insurance scheme, the newspaper says.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Zenith Bank has assured shareholders and investors of continuous dividend payment.
The Nation reports that the new tax regime in Nigeria will go into effect in January 2026. The newspaper says bank customers and phone subscribers have rejected the migration to the end user billing (EUB) model, in which customers’ airtime will be deducted for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) services.
THISDAY reports that calm returned to the Nigerian equities market on Wednesday following spirited efforts by banks to reassure investors of their compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on forbearance.
Daily Independent reports that the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) said it shared N1.65 trillion among the three tiers of government in May. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it is owed N457 billion for services rendered in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) as of March 2025, the newspaper says.

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