Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Saturday 25th February, 2023

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Saturday 25th February 2023.

After a four-year wait, the D-day is here; Nigerians will troop out today to elect their leaders in a general election that promises so much. The highest office in the land, that of the President, is up for grabs after months of campaigns by 18 candidates of different political parties.

As Nigerians of voting age troop out in their numbers today to participate in the presidential and National Assembly elections, security agencies have urged voters not to entertain any fear, assuring that adequate arrangements had been made to ensure their safety before, during and after the elections.

Security has been beefed up at the Municipal office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Karu, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in preparation for Saturday’s elections.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 11 military vehicles on patrol made a stop over at the office, which caused some minutes of gridlock, prompting motorists to divert to other routes.

The day is finally here. The day 87.2 million registered voters are scheduled to troop to the 176,846 polling units across the country to pick the man who will take over from President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.

They will also be electing members of the 10th National Assembly who will be representing their senatorial districts and federal constituencies. Ahead of today’s election, which is the seventh electoral cycle since 1999, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed that 87, 209,007 out of the 93, 469,008 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and are expected to cast their ballots.

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