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December 17, 2021

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The barring of three judges from promotion for issuing conflicting orders in the leadership crisis that rocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation reports that three judges were barred from promotion by the NJC for issuing conflicting orders in the leadership crisis that rocked the PDP. The newspaper says the UK government has resumed visitors’ visa applications in Nigeria.

The Punch reports that Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari that direct primaries in the electoral bill would cause confusion. The newspaper says bakers’ association staged a protest at the Lagos house of assembly over what they described as harsh government policies.

Daily Independent reports that the February convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is uncertain as crisis persists in some states. Ayo Adebanjo, acting leader of Afenifere, has asked Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande to disclose their sources of wealth.

Daily Trust says the office of the auditor-general of the federation (AuGF) in its 2019 annual audit report uncovered “multi-billion naira fraud” in the national assembly. The newspaper reports that gunmen killed a father and his two sons in Benue.

The Guardian says the delay in the president’s assent to the amended electoral bill has raised concerns as the December 19 deadline draws near. The newspaper reports that Muhammad Haruna, Emir of Wase, warned that Plateau and the entire country risk food crisis because insecurity has driven many farmers away from their land.

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