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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Saturday 31st December, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Saturday 31st December 2022.
The PUNCH: More facts have emerged on why the five aggrieved governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have yet to agree on the presidential candidate they will support having fallen out with the candidate of their party, Atiku Abubakar. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the governors, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who is the leader of the team; Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, could not agree on a particular candidate during their visit to the United Kingdom during the week.
The Guardian: As the year 2022 ends today, Nigerians have tasked President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to prioritise policies and initiatives that would make life meaningful and the country livable for the citizens in 2023.
Vanguard: Given the effects of the worst flood in the history of Nigeria, high-profile deaths, an eight-month strike by public university teachers, unceasing killings and kidnapping for ransom, and worsening economic woes among others, 2022, which expires today, is a year many Nigerians will like to forget in a hurry.
This Day: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State yesterday punctured speculations that he and his allies in the Peoples Democratic Party’s G5 forum met with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, this week in London, and struck a deal to support Tinubu against PDP’s Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election.
The Nation: The G-5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) returned home yesterday from their latest strategic talks in London and immediately launched into a fresh verbal battle with the party. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, dared the party to expel him if it could for alleged anti-party activity.
Daily Trust: Hundreds of Nigerians are now exploring other destinations after Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) slammed a total visa ban on them in October. Daily Trust Saturday reports that before the ban on Nigerian businessmen, Dubai had first tightened visa requirements for applicants from Nigeria.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
