Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Bauchi State Government has suspended Alhaji Aliyu Lame, the Emir of Lame in Toro Local Government Area, over allegations of misconduct. The government also approved the constitution of a 12-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the allegations against the traditional ruler.
2. Reports emerged on Saturday indicating that South Africa and Nigeria are drawn into a fresh diplomatic controversy after the spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa accused Nigeria’s High Commission of lying over claims that the South African leader intervened in the omission of Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode’s speech from a televised diplomatic ceremony.
3. President Bola Tinubu has assured residents of Plateau State that his administration will rebuild communities attacked by gunmen and ensure the return of internally displaced persons, IDPs, to their ancestral homes. Tinubu gave the assurance on Saturday while speaking at the APC North-Central Presidential Campaign Rally at the Zaria Road Stadium, Jos.
4. The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Mr Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, flagged off his statewide campaign in Oyo town, with a pledge to reset the country if allowed to govern Nigeria. Makinde thanked all the people who attended the programme, assuring them that they would all reap the dividends of democracy.
5. A factional leader of the African Democratic Congress, Nafiu Bala Gombe, has extended an olive branch to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark and other chieftains of the party following a court judgment that affirmed his faction’s position in the party’s leadership dispute. Bala, who spoke on BBC Hausa on Saturday while reacting to the judgment, said the ruling had vindicated his faction as the authentic leadership of the ADC, insisting that its position was based on the provisions of the party’s constitution.
6. Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar has promised to restore fuel subsidy and tackle insecurity if elected president. Atiku pledged on Saturday during the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, where he urged residents to vote for candidates of the party across all elective positions.
7. The divorce crisis between Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, and his wife, Zainab, has reportedly led to the arrest of three security personnel attached to the governor’s wife. It was learnt that the arrests followed Zainab’s departure from her husband’s residence amid the breakdown of their marriage, which has now resulted in a divorce suit before an Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja.
8. The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the deaths of 16 Nigerians who reportedly suffered health complications while transiting through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this year, warning travellers with underlying medical conditions to exercise caution. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a travel advisory issued on Saturday, said the fatalities were recorded by Nigeria’s diplomatic mission in the Ethiopian capital and were reportedly linked to health complications associated with the city’s high-altitude environment.
9. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two persons allegedly involved in obstructing a major road and extorting motorists and pedestrians under the guise of Ekpo masquerade activities. The suspects were arrested on November 14, 2026, at about 2 pm, when police operatives on routine patrol intercepted two Ekpo masquerades allegedly blocking a section of the Etim Ekpo-Azumini Road, disrupting vehicular and pedestrian movement.
10. The Federal Fire Service, FFS, FCT Command, has condemned the attack on some firefighters by residents of the Gwarimpa area during a fire emergency on Friday. A statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the command’s spokesperson, Barnabas Anyam, denounced the assault on the first responders, which left one firefighter with a head injury.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Sunday morning
