Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Friday 12th August, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 12th August 2022.
The PUNCH: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in Abuja on May 28 and May 29, 2022.
The Guardian: Aggrieved members of the Roman Catholic Church, yesterday, subjected Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to scrutiny over his reference to the Pope while defending his acceptance to serve as the Director-General of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2023 election.
Vanguard: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, insisted that for peace to reign, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu must resign from office.
This Day: The federal government has formally reacted to complaints by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) about the contentious $418 million Paris Club refund, saying the governors’ reservations are groundless.
The Nation: The Federal Government has said it secured more than 1,000 convictions for terrorism-related court cases in the last 18 months. The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this while appearing on the monthly Ministerial Briefing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
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