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Newspaper Headlines: DHQ blames foreign herders for Benue, Plateau attacks

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
May 9, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on Cardinal Robert Prevost’s election as new pope of the Catholic Church perfuse the frontpages.

 

Vanguard reports that gunmen on Thursday attacked and killed travellers along the Okigwe-Owerri road in Imo. The newspaper says there is disquiet in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) after the party endorsed President Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2027 election.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the senate has passed the remaining two tax reform bills, concluding legislative work on the four executive bills proposed by Tinubu. According to the defence headquarters, foreign herders are behind the recent violent attacks and killings in Plateau and Benue states.
The Punch reports that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has asked Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, to resolve the crisis in his party before making divisive comments about the country. The newspaper says the Lagos chapter of the LP has promised to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming LGA elections.
Daily Trust reports that the house of representatives has issued a one-week ultimatum to Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal, governors of Benue and Zamfara, to appear before its committee on public petitions. The newspaper says the North West Development Commission (NWDC) has announced the cancellation of its foreign scholarship scheme.
The Nation reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is yet to take a position on the leadership dispute within the LP. The newspaper says Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has denied that the destruction that trailed the #EndSARS protest in October 2020 was triggered by his radio broadcast.
Daily Sun reports that Akpabio has berated Muhammed Badaru, minister of defence, over his statement that the senate’s proposed two-day security summit is unnecessary. The newspaper says Tinubu, on Thursday, said he is working with Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, for the growth of the state.
ThisDay reports that Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. The newspaper says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Nigeria will pay $30 million annually as Special Drawing Rights (SDR) charges for the loan obtained to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and the steep drop in oil prices in 2020.
The Guardian reports that Tinubu has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of “Dike si mba Anambra” (warrior from the diaspora) by traditional rulers in the state. The newspaper says Akpabio on Thursday said he will not resign from his position despite mounting pressure from civil society organisations (CSOs) and other groups.

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