The killing of 17 persons by bandits and reawakening of President Muhammadu Buhari’s school certificate controversy by the opposition party are some of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Thursday.
The Vanguard said that no fewer than 17 persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday in an attack launched by bandits on two villages of Gobirawa and Sabawa in Safana local government area of Katsina State.
The Punch said that the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for saying his academic certificates are with the Nigerian Army.
Replying to Buhari’s response to their petition filed before the Election Petitions Tribunal, they said if it was true that the certificates existed, Buhari as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces could order the army to produce them.
The Guardian said that the May Day celebrations across the country on Wednesday gave workers yet another opportunity to vent their displeasure over the ways their state governments handle their welfare.
The Nation reported that there seems to be a link between the security vote and insecurity in the country, according to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu’s address when he interacted with the returning and newly elected governors.
The Sun quoted the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) that no fewer than 60,000 driver’s licences are yet to be collected by applicants in the state.
The Leadership newspaper said that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has made good its threat to close airports indebted to it by shutting down Gombe and Kebbi airports over N800 million debt.
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