Newspaper Headlines: Court won’t overturn Tinubu’s victory, predicts EIU

The Nation reports that Vice-President Kashim Shettima reassured Nigerians living in Russia that the country will work again under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The newspaper chronicles the untold story of the Kwara boat disaster that killed 126 people.

Independent says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dis­missed claims by Fin­land-based Biafra agita­tor, Simon Ekpa, that the letter written by its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was fake. The paper reports that Peter Obi, the presidential can­didate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February general election, has blamed the cur­rent food insecurity in Nigeria on corruption and poor police.

The Guardian reports that the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has vowed to continue its ongoing nationwide strike until reasonable progress is made by the government in addressing its demands. The newspaper says Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, has raised concerns over the presence of hoodlums who waylay lawmakers at the national assembly complex.

The Punch reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidy. The newspaper says a 70 percent drop in vehicle importation into the country coupled with global trade disruption, and the floating of the exchange rate, have led to a 4.5 per cent drop in revenue collection by the Nigeria Customs Service in the first half of 2023.

DailyTrust reveals that the Department of State Services (DSS) grilled Ahmed Ododo, governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi, over arson at the Social Democratic Party (SDP) campaign office. The newspaper says Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has dropped Ibrahim Ngoshe from the list of commissioner-nominees amid a case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

ThisDay reports that President Tinubu as chairman of the authority of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet with the leaders of the sub-regional body today in Abuja on how to restore democracy in the Republic of Niger. The newspaper says the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted that the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election will not be overturned by the court.

The Sun reports that the senate has called for the extradition of Simon Ekpa, factional leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), back to Nigeria from Finland to face the law. The newspaper says Garus Gololo, a chieftain of the APC, warns that there would be more trouble in the party if James Faleke replaces Abdulahi Adamu as national chairman.