Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Thursday 12th January 2023.
The PUNCH: The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday released the final list of voters that will cast their ballots in the elections, with the North-West and South-West having the lion’s share of the 93.4 million eligible voters. Presenting the voter register at a meeting with leaders of political parties at the INEC headquarters, Abuja, the commission’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said the number of registered youths was 37,060,399.
The Guardian: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that only 93, 469,008 Nigerians are eligible to vote in next month’s poll. The Commission also said it is not considering postponement or cancellation of the election due to security threat. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this while presenting data of registered voters to political parties in Abuja, yesterday
Vanguard: Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, traded words over their health condition and corruption-free status. Tinubu assured Nigerians of his sound health and corruption-free status, saying Nigerians should, rather, worry about the PDP candidate. 
This Day: With exactly 43 days to the 2023 general election, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has promised Nigerians that the exercise would hold as scheduled. He stressed that INEC was not contemplating postponing or cancelling the polls
The Nation: The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) yesterday asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to come clean on his alleged admission that he colluded with former President Olusegun Obasanjo to loot the treasury, using special purpose vehicles (SPVs). It also asked the 76-year-old to clarify his health status
Daily Trust: President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the forthcoming elections will hold as scheduled. The president stated this while receiving the executive members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the State House, Abuja
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
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