These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. ‘Blind leading the blind,’ Tinubu mocks Obasanjo-Obi alliance
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday shrugged off former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi.
2. PDP campaign council accuses Peter Obi of instigating electorates along religous lines
Daniel Bwala, spokesman for Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, has accused Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, of inflaming the polity ahead of the 2023 general elections.
3. IPOB insists Nigerian security operatives masking as ‘unknown gunmen’ in S’East
Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has insisted that Nigerian security agents are the “unknown gunmen” behind the killings of residents in the South-East region.
4. Osun speaker predicts Oyetola’s return as governor before July 5
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, on Thursday predicted the return of former governor.
5. ‘Obasanjo, Clark disgraced themselves by endorsing Obi’, Kwankwaso fumes
The presidential flag bearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo and leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, for endorsing the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
6. NGX: Investors drop N429.7bn amid losses in Airtel Africa, Prestige, others
The equity capitalization in the Nigerian capital market dipped by -1.52 percent at the close of trading on Thursday.
7. Nigerians react as electricity companies quietly increase tariff by 18%
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have quietly increased tariffs by as much as 18.5 percent.
8. Four injured in Benue herdsmen attack
At least four people were injured during an attack by herdsmen in some communities of Gwer West local government area of Benue State this week.
9. Military to hand over 613 repentant terrorists to state governments
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said on Thursday the military would hand over 613 repentant and rehabilitated terrorists to their state governments.
10. Mahrez scores winner as Man City pip Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the game as Manchester City defeated Chelsea in a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.
This article originally appeared in Ripples Nigeria.
