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Newspaper Headlines: Military replaces theatre commander over worsening insecurity

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 18, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the continued stay of President Bola Tinubu in France perfuse the frontpages.

The Punch reports that the federal government has revealed plans to construct modular solar power plants, with a combined capacity of 1,900 megawatts, for the 19 northern states. The newspaper says Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has raised the alarm over an attack by suspected gunmen on her family home in Kogi state.
Daily Trust reports that Tinubu has extended his stay in Europe amid criticisms. The newspaper says the military has redeployed the theatre commander for Operation Hadin Kai in Borno state and the commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, as part of activities to contain the renewed attacks in the north of the country.
Vanguard reports that banditry and insurgency in northern Nigeria have negatively affected farming and food supply in the country. The newspaper says Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, has dismissed the remarks of Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, a former Nasarawa governor, who said members of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have ruled out defection from the party.
Nigerian Tribune reports that The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the CBEX digital trading platform is not registered with the agency. The newspaper says Kayode Opeifa, the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said the reconstruction of the eastern rail line may be completed before 2027.

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