Gunmen raid Kogi school, abduct principal, NECO official, students
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with gunmen raiding a school in Kogi State and abducting the principal, an official of the National Examination Council (NECO) and students.
Moving to other newspapers, The Guardian reports that as the deadline for the submission of candidates for next year’s general election expired on July 15, political parties made conflicting claims over compliance with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination timetable, amid requests for an extension, court cases over candidate nominations and denials of reports that some parties failed to meet the deadline.
Lastly, The Nation leads with the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the final forfeiture of 48 assets linked to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who is facing charges of money laundering.
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