The Tribune says APC chairmanship aspirants are currently under scrutiny by security agencies ahead of the party’s national convention. The newspaper reports that bandits in military uniform have killed three persons and destroyed houses in Taraba.
The Punch reports that a new amendment to the electoral bill has foreclosed the possibility of voters challenging the credentials submitted by candidates to INEC. The newspaper says the Police Service Commission has summoned Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, to a meeting on the ongoing recruitment of constables.
The Guardian says gunmen have killed four miners in Plateau state. The newspaper reports that victims of Bonga oil spill have asked Shell to pay $3.4 billion fine. Daily Independent reports that despite crude oil selling at $87 per barrel, anticipated economic growth may elude Nigeria owing to scarcity of foreign exchange and political instability. The newspaper says court orders impede the removal of abandoned aircraft at airports.
The Nation says organised labour has intensified consultations ahead of its planned protest against removal of petrol subsidy. The newspaper reports that the All Progressives Congress will not hold a national executive committee meeting to ratify its February 26 national convention.
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