Newspaper Headlines: Gunmen kidnap 15 women in Kaduna | Residents flee Delta community over killing of 16 soldiers
The national dailies are tracking developments in a Delta state community following the killing of 12 soldiers on a peacekeeping mission.
Tribune reports that the Nigerian Army has recovered fourteen lifeless bodies of slain soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South LGA of Delta state. The newspaper says the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has threatened to halt livestock sales nationwide if their grievances are not addressed.
Punch says no fewer than 17 of the existing 24 deposit money banks may be unable to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recapitalisation requirement if it is increased from its current N25 billion. The newspaper reports that terrorists abducted 15 women and a man after an attack on the Dogon-noma community in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna.
Nation says members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo have kicked as gunmen kidnap the party chairman of the state. The newspaper reports that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has directed that ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets commence operations today, Sunday, March 17, 2024, across the state.
Vanguard explains how the Anambra state local government service commission has uncovered 210 suspected ghost workers in the system and sacked six deputy directors with fake certificates. The paper details how federal lawmakers have over the years forced the executive to insert Special Intervention Projects (SIP), known as constituency projects, into the budget.
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