Newspaper Headlines: Buhari threatens to shock arsonists, secessionists

The Punch says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asked the federal government to stop issuing threats and start taking action against insecurity. The newspaper says bandits demanded N110 million for the release of 156 students of an Islamiyya school in Niger state.

Buhari said his administration will “shock” arsonists, killers and agitators, The Nation reports. The newspaper says the death of Godswill Obioma, the registrar of National Examination Council (NECO), has sparked controversy.

Daily Independent reports that conflicting interests have led to the suspension of a $280 million Nigerian passport issuance scheme. The newspaper says presidential hopefuls in the All Progressives Congress (APC) move to install loyalists in the party national working committee (NWC).

The Guardian says the federal government is targeting private refineries to offtake over 300,000 barrels per day (bpd). The newspaper says NECO and police have ruled out assassination in Obioma’s death.

THISDAY says federalism and local government autonomy top demands at constitutional review hearings. The newspaper reports that crude oil price hits 30-month high after the Organisation Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies known as OPEC+ forecast a tightening global market.

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has slashed the tuition fees of students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) by 25 percent, the Nigerian Tribune reports. The newspaper says a 90-year-old woman committed suicide in Kaduna state.