Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Friday 6th October, 2023

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 6th October 2023.

The PUNCH: The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 poll, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said he did not betray President Bola Tinubu, over the allegation of certificate forgery he levelled against him at the court. Rather, he said the former Lagos State governor abandoned him as well as the Action Congress of Nigeria and supported Umaru Yar’Adua of the PDP in the 2007 presidential poll.

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The Guardian: The recent military coup in Niger and later Gabon has not only undermined democratic governance but also threatened to reverse the scanty gains of intra-continental trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which is now in its third year of implementation. It also threatens trade treaties and agreements, creating an environment of uncertainty for businesses and investors in the affected countries with a spillover effect on neighbouring countries.

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The Nation: The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25 poll Atiku Abubakar, yesterday continued their bickering over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chicago State University (CSU) certificate. Atiku told a news conference yesterday that following the documents he obtained from CSU, he would file a fresh evidence at the Supreme Court.

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Daily Trust: The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, has asked Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to join him in unearthing the truth regarding the academic certificates of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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