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Newspaper Headlines: FG alerts Niger Delta, southern states over possible flooding

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
September 14, 2024 7:50 am

Reports on the September 21 governorship election in Edo state and petrol supply from Dangote Petrochemical Refinery dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

 

The Punch reports that there are indications that the leading political parties in the Edo governorship election are ready to outdo one another in vote-buying to win the poll scheduled for next Saturday. The newspaper says Oil marketers have confirmed that they will start lifting petrol from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery next week.

 

Vanguard reports that the federal government disclosed that the supply of petrol from Dangote Refinery will commence on Sunday after both parties reached an agreement on pricing and supply. The newspaper says two victims of the flood in Maiduguri, Borno state, died at the Bakassi internally displaced camp on Thursday while scrambling for food provided by the authorities.

 

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The Guardian’s cover story highlights the risks involved in the trend of unregulated donation of eggs by young ladies in the country.

 

Daily Trust reports that notorious bandit identified as Kachallah Buzu has been killed by troops of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Zamfara state. The newspaper says Umar Iliya Damagum, the acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is indirectly campaigning for the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections.
The Nation reports that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said he has no apologies to offer for threatening to put fire in any PDP-controlled state undermining his position in Rivers PDP. The newspaper says the federal government has warned Niger Delta and other southern states to brace up for possible flooding.

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