Newspaper Headlines: 53,418 Nigerians murdered under Buhari’s administration
Reports on Theophilus Danjuma, former chief of army staff, advising Nigerians to pick up arms against bandits and terrorists dominate the front pages of dailies in the country.
The Punch says the Academic Staff Union of Universities has filed a new appeal against the court order forcing the suspension of its industrial action. The newspaper reports that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has pledged to correct the mistakes of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and support state police if elected.
The Nation says the Nigerian army has rescued two more kidnapped Chibok girls with babies in Borno. The newspaper reports that Buhari has unveiled a $1 billion fuel storage terminal in Lekki.
Daily Trust says food prices have soared as floods disrupt supply chains of goods. The newspaper reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has rescued 27 kidnapped victims in Zamfara.
Daily Independent says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has expressed shock over the lack of federal government response to flood victims in Bayelsa. The newspaper reports that a group called the Nigerian Ethnic Youths Leaders Council (NEYLC) has warned against a plot by politicians to use the national assembly to remove Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and suspend the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in next year’s general election.
The Guardian says Atiku is billed to visit states suffering from the flood. The newspaper reports that Buhari has condemned the farmer-herder clash in Gbeji town in Ukum LGA of Benue, which has claimed the lives of at least 36 people dead.
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