Newspaper Headlines: South-east security outfit on track and tributes abound for Jakande
William Shakespeare must have had Lateef Kayode Jakande in mind when he wrote that: “When beggars die, there are no comets seen. The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” Following the demise of the first civilian governor of Lagos state, tributes poured aplenty into major Nigerian newspapers, with various reports about him taking centre stage. The warnings against all forms of protest at the Lekki tollgate also made headlines.
Daily Sun reported that there is anxiety over the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest slated for February 13. The paper noted that the federal government says it will not tolerate any form of protest, while Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos police commissioner, spoke in the same vein. The newspaper also reported that Obi Umahi, a retired major-general and chairman of south-east security committee, says a security outfit for the region is destined to materialise.
The Nigerian Tribune leads with the announcement of the burial of the first civilian governor of Lagos state with a rider on important political personalities that paid tributes to him. The newspaper also reported the summons of Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank of Nigeria governor, by the senate, over the cryptocurrency ban.
The Punch devoted its cover story to the reactions of the federal and Lagos state governments, as well as the police, to the planned protests at Lekki tollgate. The newspaper also reported the plan of the federal government to make the national identity number (NIN) mandatory for registration of voter cards and bank accounts.
The Nation devoted its cover story to Lateef Jakande. The newspaper reported the last moments of the ex-Lagos governor through the lens of his family members. The comment of AbdulRasheed, son of late Tony Momoh, former minister of information, also made the cover page of The Nation, as the former minister was buried on Thursday.
The issue of grazing took centre stage on the cover page of Daily Trust. The newspaper reported the statement of Abdullah Ganduje, governor of Kano state, who advocated for the ban of foreign herders. The newspaper also featured the report that two dynamites exploded at the Rivers state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Cattle imperialism” was the term coined by Wole Soyinka to describe the herders’ issue, The Guardian reported. The newspaper says Soyinka confirmed the attack on his Ogun residence by herders. The Nobel laureate berated the Ogun state police command for being economical with the truth on the invasion of his residence in Abeokuta.
It also reported that the federal government has revitalised its campaign against petroleum products smuggling by commissioning a new technology called ‘Downstream Remote Monitoring System (DRMS)’.
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