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Nigerian newspaper review for February 14: Fears over Obasanjo's link with foreign poll observers

The main headlines of the mainstream Nigerian newspapers for Thursday, February 14, 2019, are focused on the alleged link between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and foreign poll observers.

Nigerian Newpaper, The Nation, reports that there is anxiety in political circles over the composition of some of the international observer missions deployed in the country for the general elections. The presidential election is slated for Saturday.

The newspapere said the popular thinking is that former President Olusegun Obasanjo may have been influential to the composition and emergence of some of the chairmen of some of the observer groups.

The ex-President, who is backing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is suspected to have sold an agenda to these observers, based on a perception of what a source described as a “willy-nilly” regime change.

Nigerian Newspaper for February 14: The Nation Newspaper

Nigerian Newspaper for February 14: The Nation Newspaper
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The Guardian reports that the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and produce the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, in court within 48 hours.

The Chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Umar, issued the bench warrant against Onnoghen for being absent from court where he was to face arraignment, against earlier warning.

Nigerian Newspaper for February 14: The Guardian

Nigerian Newspaper for February 14: The Guardian
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The Punch reports that the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday ordered the police and the Department of State Services to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and produce him before it on Friday.

But Onnoghen hurriedly headed for the Appeal Court in Abuja on Wednesday and asked the court to stop his arrest as ordered by the CCT.

Nigerian Newspaper for February 14: The Guardian

Nigerian Newspaper for February 14: The Guardian
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Vanguard reports that the the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, fixed February 25 to hear an appeal Onnnoghen lodged against his trial.

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The development came on a day the National Judicial Council, NJC, said it was satisfied that allegations against Onnoghen and the Acting CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, deserved to be investigated.

Nigerian newspaper review for February 14: Vanguard

Nigerian newspaper review for February 14: Vanguard
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This Day reports that Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state Wednesday cheated death, missing a hit by Boko Haram, which attacked his convoy on his way to Gamboru-Ngala for a political campaign.

The governor, who confirmed the incident last night, said his convoy ran into an ambush between Dikwa and Gamboru on Tuesday evening, saying he was only saved by God.

Nigerian newspaper review for February 14: This Day

Nigerian newspaper review for February 14: This Day
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