Nigerian newspapers review: Presidency, Makinde in verbal war over N250bn NLNG dividend

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Presidency dismissing Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s latest claim that the federal government was withholding N250 billion in NLNG dividend windfall for each state in the federation.
Another headline features Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ruling out withdrawal from the 2027 presidential race in favour of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying the opposition party offers no better alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Vanguard also reports that revenue collected by Nigeria’s electricity Distribu...