The PUNCH: The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have raised the alarm over the likelihood of violence during the planned August 1 #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. The three countries, in separate travel alerts, cautioned their nationals in Nigeria to avoid getting caught in the confrontation that might occur between the security agencies and protesters, citing past incidences.
Vanguard: WITH barely four days to the August 1 nationwide protest against hardship in the country, Force headquarters and organisers of the protest planned for August 1 have stuck to their positions on the legality of the protest.
ThisDay: With just three days to the August 1 countrywide protest against hardship and hunger, allegedly, brought on the country by some of the policies of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are still largely divided over the choice of demonstration to register their displeasure with the government.
The Nation: Major banks are on course to raise N1.26 trillion in the capital market. It is in a bid to meet recapitalisation conditions set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Zenith Bank will today complete the pre-offer process for a N188.4 billion rights issue.
Daily Trust: A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Kaura Namoda State Constituency, is in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker in an exclusive interview with our correspondent.
