TheCable

The Guardian explains why the country’s economic situation is deteriorating despite high crude oil prices. The newspaper reports that the federal government asked Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms to register in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo asked Nigerians to shun agitation for secession. The newspaper says the house of representatives is considering a bill to legalise state security outfits.

The Nation says the federal government said Twitter must register and pay taxes in Nigeria before the suspension will be lifted. The newspaper reports that Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police, told police officers not to allow hoodlums set their stations ablaze.

Daily Independent says some airlines operating in the country are reducing their fares despite the high cost of aviation fuel and scarcity of forex. The Peoples Democratic Party alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is blackmailing eminent Nigerians to join them, the newspaper reports.

The Punch reports that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) constituted a 13-member legal team to handle a suit against the federal government’s ban on Twitter.

Daily Sun reports that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged extra-judicial killing of residents of south-east by security operatives. The newspaper says the federal government has approved N723 billion for security.