Newspaper Headlines: Two Baptist school students escape from bandits’ den

The Punch reports that COVID-19 testing has stopped in 13 states as the Delta variant hits unvaccinated states. The newspaper says the federal government told a federal high court that it has not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter.

Daily Sun reports that the death toll from terror attacks rose to 3,100 in three months. The newspaper says the federal government has begun the payment of benefits to deceased doctors.

Daily Independent reports that two abducted Bethel Baptist school students in Kaduna have escaped from their abductor’s den. The newspaper says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the prosecution of Hadiza Bala-Usman, suspended managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

The Guardian reports that airlines are struggling to cope with poor infrastructure despite a rebound in passenger traffic since flights resumed. The newspaper says four policemen have been killed in a fresh attack in Enugu.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that regulatory agencies say only seven out of 5,439 labs in Nigeria meet international standards. The newspaper reports that Oyo government says it is willing to apply for the takeover of Ibadan airport.

The Nation reports that Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff (CDS), said the military will not condone violent secession agitations. The newspaper says only 1.7 percent of 3.7 billion vaccines have been administered in Africa.