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The Punch says the presidency has criticised Obasanjo for describing the seven years of President Muhammadu Buhari in office as horrible and hell on earth for Nigerians. The newspaper reports that the national assembly has again allocated N850 million for constitution amendment in the 2023 budget.

The Nation says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that a third of the global economy will face recession in 2023. The newspaper says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has insisted that payment of petrol subsidy must come to an end.

Daily Sun reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to apprehend underage voters and their parents if they attempt to vote during the elections. The newspaper says gunmen killed four police officers during an attack on the convoy of Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo.

THISDAY reports that the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has advised Nigerians to freely choose the best candidates and vote for those who would lead with justice, fairness and uprightness. The newspaper says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has mocked Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

The Guardian says amid rising debt profile, inflation and other challenges, Nigerians will use the 2023 polls to determine those who will take critical economic decisions for the next four years. The newspaper reports that the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) lambasted politicians criticising the public endorsement of Obi by Obasanjo.