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Newspaper Headlines: DSS officers lobby for VIP escort roles after police withdrawal

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
December 13, 2025 8:20 am

Reports on the judgment of the supreme court that affirmed the death sentence of Maryam Sanda over the murder of her husband dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that Equipping The Persecuted, a humanitarian organisation, has raised the alarm over what it describes as a plot to kill many people in some northern communities on Christmas Day. The newspaper says some officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) have started lobbying influential Nigerians to take them on as personal security details following the directive of President Bola Tinubu on the withdrawal of police escorts from VIPs.
THISDAY reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registered 2,685,725 new voters in the first phase of continuous voter registration (CVR). The newspaper says the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the issuance of ‘Permits to Access Flare Gas’ to 28 successful awardees.
Daily Trust reports that the supreme court has affirmed the death sentence handed to Maryam Sanda over the murder of Bilyamin Mohammed Bello, her husband. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an eight-count charge against Chris Ngige, former minister of labour and productivity, over alleged contract fraud.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the ruling party would henceforth not lose any governorship election in the country. The newspaper says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the ex-gantry price of its petrol to N699 per litre.
Vanguard reports that despite increased allocations to all tiers of government in Nigeria, poverty keeps increasing. The newspaper says Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential fiscal policy and tax reforms committee, has dismissed insinuations that the federal government will deduct money from citizens’ accounts for taxes.
The Nation reports that commercial banks are now required to file reports on bank accounts with N25 million quarterly turnover and above to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or other related agencies. The newspaper says the high cost of air fares is threatening the Christmas travel plans of many Nigerians.

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