Newspaper Headlines: APC caretaker committee to release convention guidelines today
The fresh charges on alleged terrorism filed by the federal government against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have proposed February 26 as the date for the party’s national convention. The newspaper says hoodlums in military uniform have kidnapped seven wedding guests in Ogun state.
Daily Independent says governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked the national assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari on the electoral act amendment bill. Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has said banditry in the state is a lucrative venture for politicians, the newspaper reports.
The Nation says APC caretaker committee is expected to release convention guidelines today. The newspaper reports that Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen from 15.4 percent to 15.63 percent.
The Guardian reports that the federal government has filed a fresh charge bordering on terrorism against Kanu. The newspaper says Ohanaeze Ndigbo has sought the support of the north for an Igbo president in 2023.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that Nigeria recorded 3,604 deaths resulting from cholera infection in 2021. Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, said there is a need to raise the educational qualification for election into the office of the president, the newspaper says.
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