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In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard’s lead headline states that no fewer than 30 or 31 governors, 88 senators, 242 members of House of Representatives and President Bola Tinubu’s sole challenger, Osifo Stanley, and 2,620 others will know on Wednesday whether or not they will contest the 2027 elections on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Another headline features the death of popular Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo, who died at the age of 40 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Vanguard also reports that the British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Gill Lever, said Tuesday that the British government has no preferred candidate in the 2027 general elections in Nigeria.
Moving to the next papers, Daily Trust’s lead headline states that aerial bombardment occurred on Sunday, the same day another Nigerian Air Force operation targeting bandits struck Guradnayi, a settlement near Kusasu in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, where 13 civilians were reportedly killed.
The Punch reports that the Nigeria Democratic Congress on Tuesday released the schedule for the conduct of its primary elections, with presidential hopefuls expected to pay N60 million to secure their Nomination and Expression of Interest forms ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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