
In today’s Nigerian newspapers’ review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Presidency and the Labour Party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, clashing over fuel subsidy and foreign exchange policies.
One headline has Senator Ali Ndume warning President Bola Tinubu that he should tread cautiously, claiming that 22 governors endorsed former President Goodluck Jonathan, yet he lost the 2015 election. The rider has the Presidency’s reaction.
Also, it was reported that an ex-Army major died in the custody of his abductors despite the payment of N10 million as ransom. His kinsmen say Nigeria failed him.
Switching over to other Nigerian newspapers, The Guardian’s top headline says that 24 years later, 43 new operators are targeting the telecommunications firms’ underserved amid concerns.
The Punch leads with a report highlighting the latest defections of 12 senators and members of the House of Representatives to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lastly, Daily Trust’s top headline focuses on flood and residents resisting evacuation.
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