These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. The Economist picks Peter Obi as Nigeria’s ‘hope of change’ after decades of leadership failures
With just seven days to the presidential election, the Economist has picked the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as Nigeria’s beacon of hope after decades of leadership challenges.
2. Lagos, Kaduna, 8 others ask Supreme Court to set aside Buhari’s directive on naira swap
Lagos, Kaduna, and eight other states have asked the Supreme Court to set aside President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on the redesign of the naira notes.
3. 2023: AA, APP, ADC, 2 others adopt Atiku
Five political parties on Saturday adopted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, as their candidate in next weekend’s election.
4. ‘Atiku unfair to us, we don’t know him,’ Northern elders deny endorsing PDP candidate
A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Alhaji Seidu Baba, said on Saturday the forum has not adopted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, as the consensus candidate in next weekend’s election.
5. Oshiomhole slams Obaseki for demanding arrest over naira protests
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday, slammed the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for demanding his arrest over the violent protests in the state.
6. Nigerian banks’ investments fall amid CBN’s mishandling of naira redesign
Nigerian banks lost their appeal as lucrative investment destinations in the capital market this week following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) mishandling of the naira redesign policy.
7. NNPC signs MoU to start crude oil exploration in Gambia
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Republic of The Gambia to explore and develop crude oil in the West African nation.
8. Building, filling station razed in Ondo tanker explosion
Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a tanker explosion at Idanre community, Idanre local government area of Ondo State on Saturday.
9. Three officers dead as gunmen attack another police station in Anambra
Gunmen in the early hours of Saturday killed three police officers during an attack on a station in Ogidi, Idemili North local government area of Anambra State.
10. EPL: Chelsea lose again, Man City’s title hopes suffer blow as Liverpool win
Chelsea continued their poor run in the Premier League this season as they got stunned by Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
