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The Punch says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi will hold on November 11, 2023. The newspaper reports that Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has revealed she is 43 percent Nigerian.

The Nation says Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, and elders of the state have withdrawn their support for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The newspaper reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged to go after lawyers and bankers aiding perpetrators.

Daily Trust says President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed climate change for the nationwide flooding in Nigeria. The newspaper reports that Boko Haram insurgents have killed scores of Islam State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a reprisal battle.

Daily Independent says a federal high court has nullified all the primaries held by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers over the exclusion of some party members as delegates. The newspaper reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has put up another two slots of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Spectrum band for auction before the end of 2022, to boost the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) services in Nigeria.

The Guardian says former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the inclusion of the roles of deputy governors in the constitution to address incessant friction between them and their principals. The newspaper reports that Rishi Sunak, newly elected prime minister of the UK, met King Charles III and was officially sworn into his role.