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Newspaper Headlines: Bello Turji’s ally, six bandit commanders killed in Zamfara

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
July 1, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factions closing ranks to reinstate Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary dominate the cover pages of today’s newspapers.

New Telegraph reports that the house of representatives ad hoc committee on the political crisis in Rivers state has queried the N24 billion allocation for CCTV installation at the government house in Port Harcourt, demanding a detailed breakdown within 48 hours. The newspaper adds that the federal government says its newly launched e-visa system, which began on May 1, has already recorded significant success since implementation.
Daily Trust reports that Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo, a notorious bandit and close ally of Kachalla Turji, along with six bandit commanders, has been killed in a village in Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara state. The newspaper says workers under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) have shut the gate of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) secretariat in protest over poor welfare conditions.
Daily Independent reports that the push for Anioma state creation gained momentum as 85 senators backed the proposal ahead of constitutional amendment public hearings. The newspaper says the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded Rano aircraft’s flight from Sokoto to Kano after an engine failure.
Vanguard reports that angry youths protesting rising kidnappings on Monday set ablaze the Emir of Lafiagi’s palace and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) office in Kwara state. The newspaper adds that Umar Damagum, acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party’s national executive committee (NEC) has affirmed Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary.
THISDAY reports that Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, says he is willing to be a one-term president in 2027.
The Punch reports that PDP’s NEC reinstated Anyanwu as national secretary, on condition he drops lawsuits, supports the forthcoming national elective convention, and avoids internal conflicts. The newspaper adds that the national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed July 24 for a national executive committee (NEC) meeting to nominate a new national chairman for the party.
Blueprint reports that Attahiru Jega, co-chairman of the presidential livestock reforms implementation committee, says Nigeria risks severe protein deficit and childhood stunting if Tinubu’s livestock reform blueprint is not implemented promptly. President Tinubu has said that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), is taking governance closer to the residents of the nation’s capital.

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