Nigerian Newspapers: Front Pages Review Headlines For Today Thursday 11th August 2022

Newsflash Nigeria looks at today’s front pages of Nigerian newspapers. Some of the nation’s headlines are as follows:

THE NATION:

The Nation reports that the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Baraje yesterday justified the call for Dr Iyorcha Ayu’s resignation as national chairman. Baraje said the agitation for Ayu’s resignation was not “out of place.”.

The newspaper reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute three government officials found to have been involved in the alteration of the 2022 presidential pardon list.

THE GUARDIAN:

The Guardian reports that the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, insisted that the presidency of Nigeria must come to the South next year not to thwart the power rotation arrangement in the country.

The newspaper reports that David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, said the federal government will not borrow N1.1 trillion to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

THE SUN:

Daily Sun says pressure is mounting on Ayu to resign as PDP national chairman in the spirit of fairness because he is from the same region of the country as the party’s presidential candidate.

The newspaper says civil society groups have asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to mobilise for strike owing to the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

THE PUNCH:

The Punch says in light of Nigeria’s dwindling revenue, the continued payment of trillions of naira on fuel subsidy by the government and the attendant economic challenges, the World Bank on Wednesday raised the alarm that the country might be facing an existential threat.

The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has made a U-turn on the approval for the acquisition of ExxonMobil assets by Seplat Energy Plc.

DAILY TRUST:

Daily Trust says the Director-General (DG) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, has said that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, was not opposed to him serving as Director General of APC’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The newspaper says Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have signed a peace pact to de-escalate religious tension ahead of the 2023 elections.

VANGUARD:

Vanguard says Amid tensions, some elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, intervened in the crisis rocking the party by giving approval for the constitution of the presidential campaign council.

The Newspaper says Obi, Tinubu in war of words over fake news allegations.

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