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Newspaper Headlines: VIPs lobby presidency as FG grounds 60 private jets

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 5, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the surge in prices of some food items, owing to the collapse of the Mokwa bridge in Niger state, permeate the frontpages.

 

The Punch reports that owners of private jets that were grounded by the federal government over non-payment of import duties have begun to lobby the presidency to secure the release of their jets. The newspaper says the prices of tomatoes, peppers, onions, and other perishables have suddenly soared due to the collapse of the Mokwa bridge in Niger state, which left hundreds of trucks conveying food items trapped.
THISDAY reports that Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured the people of Mokwa that the federal government will rebuild their flood-ravaged community. The newspaper says Zenith Bank Plc has been named ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2025, winning the award for the fifth time in six years.
Vanguard reports that victims of the Mokwa flood have continued to voice deep frustration over handling of relief efforts at their makeshift camps.
The Guardian reports that donor fatigue and attendant financial shortfall rocking international aid agencies are beginning to unsettle sundry interventions in the Nigerian health system across states. The newspaper says defection rumours have trailed the visit of Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, and Siminalayi Fubara, suspended governor of Osun, to the private residence of President Bola Tinubu.
Daily Independent reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said defections will not decide the outcome of the 2027 election. The newspaper says the Department of State Services (DSS) has asked a federal high court in Abuja to restrain Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, from further making public comments on his proposed shadow government.
Daily Trust reports that the development of properties in Abuja, the country’s capital, is experiencing significant growth, with some experts attributing the boom to various factors, including illicit financial activities. The newspaper says electricity workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have declared their intention to embark on a strike.
Business Day says prices of rams have surged by an average of 100 percent across the country ahead of the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The newspaper says Tinubu’s reforms have failed to tackle the emigration of health workers from the country.

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