The Sun
Appeal Court re-affirms David Mark’s election
THE Appeal Court sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital yesterday dismissed the petition of All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for the Benue South senatorial rerun election, Daniel Onjeh and re-affirmed the election of Senator David Mark.
Vanguard
Edo Central turns battleground for Oshiomhole,Anenih
Punch
Reshuffle of committees, fallout of APC’s intervention –Marafa
A member of the Unity Forum who has been at loggerheads with the leadership of the Senate, Kabir Marafa, has described Thursday’s reshuffle of the leadership of committees in the upper legislative chamber as a result of efforts the All Progressives Congress has been putting in place to end the crisis in the Senate.
Thisday
PDP: Nigerians Already Counting Days for APC’s Exit from Power
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday declared that Nigerians are eager to have the party back in power at the national level because of the biting scarcity, hardship and poverty in the land.
Daily Times
How Africans can compete better in export than advanced economies – Obasanjo
Guardian
Boko Haram Ambush: Military yet to confirm number of soldiers missing in action
Not less than 10 soldiers are said to be missing in action, when troops of the Nigeria Army walked into an ambush laid by Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday morning. The authorities of the Nigeria Army are yet to confirm the number.
The Nation
Kidnappers of Lagos monarch demand N500m ransom
The hoodlums who kidnapped the traditional ruler of Iba, a Lagos suburb, Oba Yashau Oseni, have demanded a ransom of N500 million, his family said yesterday.
Daily Independent
FG Told To Stop Deceiving Nigerians Over Talks With Niger Delta Militants
Niger Delta agitators including the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), have dismissed the position of President Mahammadu Buhari that he is in touch with them, telling him to stop deceiving Nigerians and the international community about talks on how to stop attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta region.
New Telegraph
Biafra-Avengers: Delta community disowns militant leader
Indigenes of Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, a boundary town to Ethiope East and Ukwuani Local Government Areas of the state have disowned a self-acclaimed militant leader, Ogone Ogochuckwu, who claimed to have hailed from the locality.