Nigerian newspapers review: Why Adeleke won again in Osun

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Osun governor, Ademola Adeleke

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In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with an explainer on the reasons why Governor Ademola Adeleke defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) again in Osun State.

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Another headline features the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) saying it has recovered $60 million from indigenous oil and gas firm Nestoil Limited.

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Vanguard also reports that imports are choking the textile industry, rising to N1.1 trillion in two years.

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Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian reports that the opposition’s victory has brought the power of the people to the fore and raised the stakes for the APC in 2027.

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The Punch reports that President Bola Tinubu disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over claims that the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries may never work.

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Lastly, The Nation leads with President Bola Tinubu, who phoned to congratulate the re-elected Governor Adeleke hours before he was declared winner, saying that the outcome of the keenly contested poll demonstrated a fitting assurance that democracy would continue to thrive in Nigeria.

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