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Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu defiled constitution with Rivers emergency rule, says Amaechi

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 25, 2025 7:00 am

Reactions to the gale of defections in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the court order on CBEX promoters, suffuse the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that the national economic council (NEC) on Thursday deferred talks on state police until its next meeting, amid a killing spree in parts of the country. The newspaper says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to make a decision regarding the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) following a recent supreme court ruling.
Nigerian Tribune reports the PDP as saying the outcome of the 2027 elections will not depend on the number of governors in any political party but on Nigerians. The newspaper says gunmen have reportedly abducted no fewer than 14 passengers along the Makurdi/Naka/Adoka road in Benue state.
The Guardian reports that unicorn companies are increasingly facing existential threats occasioned by unfavourable regulatory environment, difficult business climate, harsh macroeconomic conditions, and inadequate funding. The newspaper says Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers, on Thursday failed to appear before the house of representatives ad hoc committee overseeing the emergency rule in the state.
The Nation reports that Umar Damagum, acting PDP national chairman, said the defections of top members of the Delta state chapter of the party were painful and shocking. The newspaper says Julius Abure, embattled LP national chairman, said he remains the leader of the party.
THISDAY reports that Bukola Saraki, former senate president, said there is no cause for alarm in the PDP. Rotimi Amaechi, ex-minister of transportation, has insisted that President Bola Tinubu desecrated the constitution with his emergency rule declaration in Rivers state.
Daily Trust reports that two aides of President Tinubu and the coalition of opposition leaders led by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar exchanged words over the defection of top PDP leaders in Delta state to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The newspaper says public primary school teachers and medical staff, at the primary health centres in the area councils of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over non-implementation of the N70,000 national minimum wage.
Business Day reports that Nollywood movies are putting up a strong challenge against Hollywood’s grip on local cinemas, while competing favourably with films that have global appeal.

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