Fresh Crisis Brews In Osun Communities, Kano Guber Election Dispute And Other Newspaper Headlines Today

Stories and legal opinions on the controversy surrounding the judgment of the appeal court on the Kano governorship election dispute, a possibility of hostilities resuming between Ifon and Ilobu communities of Osun State dominate the headlines on Nigerian Newspapers today, November 24.

Osun Defender leads with an extensive report about the issues surrounding the battles of the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo. The paper also reports that fresh crisis is brewing between Ifon and Ilobu communities of Osun State, despite a peace accord brokered by the state government a few weeks ago.

The Punch reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said it would end the importation of refined petroleum products by December 2024. The newspaper says Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior, has directed Haliru Nababa, the controller general of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), to investigate the allegation that some personnel aid terrorists.

The Nation reports that states and the federal capital territory (FCT) are owing the federal government N1.72 trillion as outstanding liabilities on budget support facilities. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu will decide whether Simon Lalong, minister of labour and employment, will remain in his cabinet or quit for the senate.

Daily Trust reports that villagers in some communities in Kaduna are facing challenges as bandits continue to intimidate and harass them, forcing many of them to abandon their farmlands. The newspaper says the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano has announced plans to stage a mass rally in the state, creating panic among residents.

The Guardian says a series of unfavourable factors are contributing to the stunted growth experienced by the manufacturing sector. The newspaper reports that the house of representatives committee on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria has resolved to probe usage of N62 billion intervention funds in the country.

THISDAY reports that Wole Olanipekun, counsel to the Kano state governor, said the appeal court cannot correct what it claims to be mere clerical errors in the certified true copy (CTC) of the judgment of the Kano governorship election dispute.