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The Punch reports that the Peoples Democratic Party may have settled for indirect primaries to pick its 2023 presidential candidate. The newspaper says the World Bank has warned that increase in petrol subsidy puts Nigeria’s economy at high risk.

The Nation reports that the presidency has assured Nigerians that an end to the country’s worsening insecurity is in sight. The newspaper says aspirants have stepped up the contest for elective positions in the 2023 general election.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that Kukah said Nigerians no longer recognise their country under the administration of Buhari over the country’s rising insecurity. The newspaper says the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine hidden in footwear and toothpaste at three airports in the country.

The Guardian reports that businesses and institutions in the south-west of the country are sinking over epileptic electricity supply. The newspaper says the senate has countered the allegation of being too “soft” on Buhari.

Daily Sun reports that there is division in the national working committee (NWC) of All Progressives Congress over the expected resignation of ministers as stated in section 84(12) of the Electoral Act of 2022. The newspaper says five commissioners and political appointees have resigned in Kano to pursue their political ambitions.