Newspaper Headlines: Matawalle suspends Emir who gave chieftaincy title to Zamfara bandit kingpin

July 18

08:10 2022

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Reactions to the victory of Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Osun governorship election dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation reports that Gboyega Oyetola, incumbent governor of Osun, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is studying the results of the state governorship election, which was won by the PDP. The newspaper says the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to auction uncleared imported vehicles in Lagos.

The Punch reports that members of the Osun APC loyal to Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, said Oyetola’s fight with the minister cost him re-election. The newspaper says 101 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Nigeria in 2022 — the highest in five years

The Nigerian Tribune says the World Bank has deployed $114.9 billion to finance global crises in 2022. The newspaper reports that Afenifere said President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to security operatives to wipe out terrorists not backed by action.

Daily Trust reports that the crisis in the Osun APC caused the defeat of the party in Saturday’s governorship election. The newspaper says Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has suspended Aliyu Marafa, Emir of Birnin Yandoto of Tsafe LGA, for conferring a chieftaincy title on a banditry kingpin, Ado Alero.

Daily Sun reports that the APC is planning legal action against federal lawmakers who defected from the party to opposition parties. The newspaper says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called for the arrest of Adamu Bulkachuwa, a senator, over what they described as hate speech against the Igbo.