These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you.
1. 87.2m PVCs collected, Lagos leads with 6m –INEC
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said on Thursday 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) have been collected across the country.
2. Buhari has not breached Supreme Court injunction on Naira redesign —Malami
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari did not breach the Supreme Court’s injunction regarding the Naira redesign and currency swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
3. ‘Those calling for sit-at-home on election days are criminal impostors’, IPOB insists
Outlawed Igbo secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has once again, declared that it has not called for a sit-at-home on election days or a boycott of the exercise in the South-East.
4. Labour Party guber candidate in Adamawa, Muqaddas, adopts Tinubu
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Mustapha Muqaddas, has adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Saturday’s election.
5. Diplomatic missions harp on peaceful elections, urge parties to accept results
The Diplomatic Missions of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Japan, Norway and Canada in Nigeria, have further emphasized the need for a peaceful election in Nigeria, while advising political parties to accept the results of the elections in good faith.
6. NGX: Market cap up by 0.60% as investors make N180.2bn in five hours
The equity capitalization in the Nigerian capital market rose by 0.60 percent at the close of trading on Thursday.
7. Nigerian govt to earn $2.10bn as it hands Zungeru Hydroelectric to private firm
For a fee of $70,000,251 per year, the Federal Government has concession the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant.
8. 15 dead, seven injured in Bauchi auto crash
15 persons were confirmed dead and seven others injured in an auto crash along the Bauchi-Jos highway on Thursday.
9. Four dead, 63 arrested as party supporters clash in Kano
Four supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, were killed during a clash by rival party members in Kano on Thursday.
10. Man Utd beat Barca to reach Europa League last-16, Di Maria fires Juve through
Manchester United came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the second leg of the Europa League playoffs at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
