Newspaper Headlines: PDP sues INEC, APC… seeks disqualification of Obi, Tinubu

Home
Newspaper Headlines: PDP sues INEC, APC… seeks disqualification of Obi, Tinubu

General

July 15, 2022

0

President Muhammadu Buhari’s new order to security chiefs to confront and eliminate terrorists dominates the front pages of Nigerian dailies.

The Punch reports that Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has described the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a direct attack on Christians. The newspaper says the PDP has sued INEC, APC and is seeking the disqualification of Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu.

The Nation reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, of misinforming the president about the ongoing strike. The newspaper says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked Catriona Laing, British high commissioner, to cancel her planned visit to the south-east over an assassination plot.

Daily Trust reports that the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) says 23 million young Nigerians are unfit for the job market. The newspaper says the Super Falcons of Nigeria have sealed the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup after defeating Cameroon.

TheGuardian reports that a court of appeal in Rivers has sacked Daniel Charles, a lawmaker representing Brass constituency 1 in the Bayelsa state house of assembly, for defecting from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The newspaper says World Health Organisation has revealed that Africa recorded a 63 percent jump in diseases spread from animals to humans.

Daily Sun reports that the APC will shift the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as its vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 election as opposition intensifies. The newspaper says the court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ruled that the banning of Twitter by the Nigerian government is “unlawful”.

Source: Top Stories