Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Tuesday 3rd January, 2023

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

The PUNCH: The Presidency on Monday slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for describing the seven years of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in office as horrible and hell on earth for Nigerians. It described Obasanjo’s government as corrupt, adding that the former leader was morally bankrupt.

The Guardian: With a rising debt profile and fiscal deficit, Nigerians will, this February, decide the future of subsidy at the polls, after many years of expensive spending that crossed the N3 trillion-mark last year alone, just as inflation continues to sink many into poverty. With the general elections 53 days away, Nigerians will determine at the polls, who takes critical economic decisions for the next four years, amid global challenges that continue to cast aspersions on promises of economic recovery in the country.

The Nation: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is frustrated, the Presidency said yesterday. The Presidency, which reacted to the ex-leader’s endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his attack on President Muhammadu Buhari, said Obasanjo’s constant attacks were borne out of jealousy

Daily Trust: Garba Shehu, the official spokesperson to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has reacted to the open letter released by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, endorsing the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections in February

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