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Newspaper Headlines: Gunmen kill 15 in Sokoto reprisal attack

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
July 3, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform adopted by the opposition coalition, saturate today’s dailies.

New Telegraph reports that members of the house of representatives on Wednesday stepped down senate bills, citing the red chamber’s delay on over 140 house-initiated bills awaiting concurrence. The newspaper says the supreme court has reserved judgment in the appeal challenging the election of Monday Okpebholo as governor of Edo state.
Daily Trust reports that suspected members of the Lakurawa group killed 15 people in an attack on Kwalajiya village, Tangaza LGA of Sokoto — believed to be a reprisal for the killing of three group members. The newspaper adds that a man hiding overnight in a bank ceiling to hack its computer systems was caught by security personnel during early morning checks.
Daily Sun reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says its executive board has concluded the 2025 Article IV consultation with Nigeria, projecting a 3.4 percent expansion in the country’s real GDP for 2025. The newspaper adds that Dumebi Kachikwu, the presidential candidate of the ADC in the 2023 elections, says leaders of the opposition coalition “entered the party through the back door”.
Blueprint newspaper reports that Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will soon replace diesel generators with an integrated hybrid energy system to boost sustainable power. The newspaper adds that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has concluded the return airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the house of representatives warned of possible disease outbreaks among Mokwa flood victims, with about 500 dead and over 600 still missing. The newspaper adds that Imaan Suleiman, minister of women affairs, says 47 percent in the north-west lack access to formal and informal financial services.
The PUNCH reports that the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) wants Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries sold, saying they drain the country’s economy. The newspaper says Newton Ofioritse Jemide, France-based Nigerian extradited to the US for $8 million disaster fraud, has been jailed for three years, five months.
THISDAY reports that David Mark, the interim national chairman of the ADC, says the coalition of opposition political parties will prevent Nigeria from descending into a one-party state. The newspaper adds that Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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