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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Sunday, 13 March, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Sunday, March, 13th 2022.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday, condemned what he termed “distractions” within the All Progressives Congress ahead of its March 26 national convention, The PUNCH reports.
As the leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepens leaving confusion in its trail across party lines, a former Deputy National Vice Chairman (South/South) of the party, Hillard Ntufam Ettah has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of working with some conservative elements within to wreck the ruling party, The Guardian reports.
The Nation reports that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe on the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, for threatening the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
No aspirant from the South can stand against the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the contest for the presidency ahead of 2023, a chieftain of the ruling party, Senator Abu Ibrahim, has said. Senator Ibrahim, who is a close confidant of both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Asiwaju, told Daily Trust on Sunday in an exclusive interview that all those being taunted for the presidency in the South-West were protégés of the former Lagos governor and would not compete against him.
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned the leaders and members of the All Progressives Party (APC) to desist from name-calling and backstabbing ahead of the oncoming March 26 Convention, as their competing egos can land them in the worst possible fate, Tribune reports.
Despite senate’s rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s objection to Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act on Wednesday, sources have revealed to Sunday Independent that the upper chamber of the National Assembly may shift position next week by amending the controversial section, according to Daily Independent.
Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
