Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Wednesday, 16 February, 2022

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Wednesday, February, 16th 2022.

Police investigations have revealed how members of a syndicate led by international scammer, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi paid N235, 120, 000 to a younger brother of a former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, The PUNCH reports.

According to The Guardian, the near-term inflation outlook appears increasingly unpredictable, as the petrol shortage crisis and the rising cost of diesel have added to other challenges driving up prices of essential commodities in the country.

Fresh facts emerged yesterday on how the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National   Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, retd, met at Force Headquarters, Abuja, to decide the fate of the suspended commander of the Police Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, over his involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal, according to Vanguard.

The Nation reports that Whether the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention will hold on February 26 remained hazy last night. A crucial meeting between President Muhamadu Buhari and governors elected on the platform of the party to fine-tune the zoning and other matters in the convention failed to hold.

Commuters and motorists are lamenting as the scarcity of petrol bites harder across the country, Daily Trust reports. Findings reveal that a litre is sold for as high as N600 at the parallel or ‘black’ market in Abuja instead of between N162 and N165.

Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.