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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Friday 9th September, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 9th September 2022.
The PUNCH: Eulogies from global leaders and leading personalities all over the world poured in for Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch, as she died at the age of 96 on Thursday. She died peacefully at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands in the afternoon marking the end of an era in the United Kingdom.
The Guardian: After weeks of splitting hairs in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by gladiators and loyalists of two camps – Atiku Abubakar and Governor Nyesom Wike’s – the major opposition party, yesterday, ended its 97th National Executive Committee (NEC) in Abuja, with a successful troubleshooting exercise.
This Day: United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died yesterday at age 96, after reigning for 70 years.Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952. A statement from Buckingham Palace announcing the monarch’s death, noted that the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral, near Aberdeen after doctors placed her under medical supervision.
The Nation: Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday said the appointment of former Senate President Adolphus Wabara will not resolve the protracted crisis that has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor said aggrieved party chieftains had demanded that the National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, and not the Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, should resign.
Daily Trust: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
