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Newspaper Headlines: Ondo senator’s aide resigns over N20,000 monthly salary

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
July 4, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the clash between the presidency and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as the race for the 2027 presidency gathers momentum, perfuse the frontpages. 

 

Daily Trust reports that Oluwatunbosun Awe, an aide to Olajide Ipinsagba, who represents Ondo north senatorial district in the upper legislative chamber, has resigned, citing an unsustainable monthly salary of N20,000. The newspaper adds that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received 12 additional applications from associations seeking registration as political parties.
THISDAY reports that Zenith Bank has remained Nigeria’s top bank by tier-1 capital for the 16th year, according to The Banker’s 2025 global rankings. The newspaper adds that Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, says coalition politicians are only “hungry for power” and “united by their hatred for Tinubu”.
The PUNCH reports that ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development has approved $100 million for the construction of 47.7 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The newspaper says Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), clashed with the ADC over its criticism of President Bola Tinubu.
Daily Independent reports that the senate committee on constitution review received 31 state creation proposals and 18 requests for new LGAs from interest groups nationwide. The newspaper reports Wike as saying that his children have the right to own lands in Nigeria.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a south-south summit to convey its Renewed Hope Agenda and strengthen future strategy in the geopolitical zone, Guardian details. The newspaper says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar criticised Tinubu after US President Donald Trump invited five African countries, excluding Nigeria, for talks.
Vanguard newspaper reports that Wike, on Thursday, declared that peace has returned to Rivers and that he owes no one explanations on the truce terms.

 

New Telegraph reports that the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has been sold. The newspaper adds that the defence headquarters (DHQ) said troops killed scores of terrorists, arrested 1,191 suspects, and rescued 543 hostages during nationwide operations in three months.

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