Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Saturday, April 23rd 2022.
Saturday PUNCH: Ahead of the governorship primaries of the major political parties, efforts by some governors to hand-pick or influence who emerges as their successors in 2023 are facing serious resistance by party loyalists and other aspirants.
Guardian: It is becoming increasingly worrisome that more secondary schools contracted by parents and guardians to mould their children and wards into educated and responsible adults through teaching and learning in the country are becoming unsafe and cenres for all forms of immorality and criminality.
Vangaurd: The abduction of 276 female students in Chibok, Borno state in April 2014 by Boko Haram insurgents was the first of such abductions in the history of this country. And the outrage that followed the abduction both within and outside the country was such that the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration never recovered from the incident as the ghost of the abduction continued to haunt the government until they were voted out in 2015.
The Nation: Supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who are pressuring him for another shot at the presidency in 2023, will have to wait for more time to know his decision
Saturday SUN: Ahead of political parties’ primaries for the 2023 general elections, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has disclosed that it would next week commence screening for a consensus aspirant to be supported for the Presidency from the South East.
Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
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