THE CABLE
The controversy trailing an audio clip allegedly involving Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners Chapel, dominated the cover pages of the Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, and ministers will soon start declaring their assets ahead of May 29 when their tenure will end. The newspaper says the federal government is set to begin the demolition of the private jet hangars located at the Lagos airport.
The Nation says governors and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) may be at loggerheads over cash withdrawals and the use of security votes. The newspaper reports that the federal government borrowed N3.17 trillion in the first quarter of 2023.
The Guardian reports that the leaked audio clip allegedly involving Obi and Oyedepo, has raised controversy. The newspaper says South Africa’s Khosi has won the maiden edition of the Big Brother Titans reality TV show.
Daily Independent reports that customers are no longer depositing in cash to banks while banks are giving out cash to customers who throng their branches across the country. The newspaper says 217 homeless people and street beggars, who were removed from the streets of Abuja, have been returned home by the federal capital territory administration (FCTA).
THISDAY reports that Bola Tinubu, president-elect, is considering Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, as his chief of staff. The newspaper says Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, said the 16 constitution amendment bills, which President Muhammadu Buhari refused to sign, would automatically become effective because their enactment had duly satisfied the requirements of the constitution.
Daily Trust reports the attacks by bandits in Niger state and the abduction of two students in Zamfara state. The controversy over the leaked audio allegedly featuring Obi and Oyedepo also made the paper’s cover page.
