Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Monday, 11th July, 2022

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Monday, 11th July, 2022.

Details have emerged on how the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, shunned overtures from North-West governors to pick one of them as his running mate. Rather than bowing to the pressure from the governors, Tinubu on Sunday picked a former Governor of Borno State,  Senator Kashim Shettima.

The Guardian: All doubts of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election was laid to rest, yesterday, when its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, announced former Borno State governor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his substantive running mate.

The Nation: All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday explained why he picked the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate for next year’s poll. He said he was guided by the principles of competence, innovation, compassion, integrity, fairness and adherence to excellence.

This Day: In a move that could undo his aspiration and hurt the future of his party, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, announced a former governor of Borno State and Senator representing Borno Central, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate, effectively rewarding loyalty over competence, electoral value and religious balance.

Daily Trust: Eight hundred million naira was paid to the terrorists holding captives seized from the AK9 train service attacked on the Abuja–Kaduna route before the additional seven victims were released on Saturday, some families of the victims and other sources knowledgeable of the deal told Daily Trust yesterday.

Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.