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Newspaper Headlines: Death toll from Plateau killings hits 13 as survivors narrate ordeal

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 23, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the rise in the price of crude oil in the global market due to the conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States dominate the frontpages.

The Punch reports that global crude oil prices may cross $80 per barrel this week, following the major escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran, with the oil market reacting to reports of coordinated US-Israeli air strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities. The newspaper says 11 states are taking steps to commence ranching as a way to address the age-long violent clashes between herders and farmers.
The Guardian’s cover story highlights the merits and demerits of the rise of crude oil prices for Nigeria’s fiscal outlook and citizens’ spending. The newspaper says Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has warned of the escalating financial and economic burden of the over 100,000 unreturned rickety empty containers littering Nigeria’s ports.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the senate committee on the review of the 1999 constitution has announced plans to organise comprehensive two-day zonal public hearings in the six geopolitical zones. The newspaper says controversy is trailing the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) registration application to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Vanguard reports that President Bola Tinubu has ordered security operatives to take action against insurgents and other criminal elements wreaking havoc in many parts of the country. The newspaper says lawmakers in Iran have voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, as retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear facilities.
Daily Independent reports that some commercial banks are still struggling with the re­capitalisation target implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nine months to the end of the deadline. The newspaper reports Nigerian airlines as saying that increase in airfares is the consequence of the soaring price of aviation fuel, which have skyrocketed to N1,227 and N1,315 per litre.
Daily Trust reports that the death toll from an attack on wedding travellers at Mangun community in Mangu LGA of Plateau state has risen to 13.

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