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The Punch reports that Soludo said his predecessor, Obi of the Labour Party, cannot win the 2023 presidential election. The newspaper says attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have become a source of worry to the United Kingdom and United States government.

The Nation reports that the National Peace Committee (NPC) has asked candidates to warn their spokesperson and supporters to refrain from violent conducts during the election campaigns. The newspaper says the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (lPMAN) has insisted that the payment of petrol subsidy is no longer sustainable.

Daily Trust reports that prices of grains have crashed days after record surge owing to naira depreciation. The newspaper says some residents of Zamfara said the whereabouts of bandit kingpins declared wanted are known.

THISDAY says the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) has set priorities for the presidential candidates on how to address the country’s problems. The newspaper reports that the court of appeal in Abuja has nullified the election of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district.

Daily Independent reports that Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, has expressed concerns over the rising insecurity in the country, especially the frequent kidnapping at the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N2 million on Arise TV for reporting a false report that INEC is probing Tinubu over an alleged US court case, the newspaper says.