Newspaper Headlines: Barbarians have taken over social media, says Soyinka
The remaining members of the family of seven, who were kidnapped in the federal capital territory (FCT) on January 5, have regained their freedom, the national dailies report.
Nation reports that Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said barbarians have taken over social media following the 2023 general election. The newspaper says operatives of the Abia command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have busted an illegal refinery site and arrested four suspects.
Daily Trust reports that Babatunde Fashola, former minister of works and housing, said the only financial benefit he receives from the government is N577,000 monthly as pension being a former governor of Lagos. The newspaper says four sisters of the family of seven kidnapped by bandits in the FCT on January 5 have regained their freedom.
Punch chronicles stories of how Nigerians are resorting to self-defense measures as cases of kidnapping and killings increase across the country. The newspaper reports that the Nigerian navy arrested a wooden boat with over 800 jerrycans of 30 litres of petrol at the boundary between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.
Guardian details how President Bola Tinubu and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) can ensure the swift implementation of a new national minimum wage in 2024. The newspaper says 10 children were injured in a blast in the Kaduna community.
Tribune reports that a crisis is brewing in the Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) as party leaders ask Tinubu, Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s national chair, to caution Adams Oshiomhole ahead of party primaries. The newspaper says Afe Babalola, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), tasked the national assembly to stop approval of more universities.
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