Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers:
1. Former First Lady and wife of the late President, Aisha Buhari, has visited the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar. The visit was disclosed by the former Vice President in a post on his social media platforms. The development signals Aisha’s support for the ADC, ahead of the general elections.
2. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has claimed that some electricity consumers asked him to slow down the remarkable improvement in power supply, joking that their “freezers were freezing.” Speaking at the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar-hybrid power project at the University of Abuja on Wednesday, the minister said consumers were benefiting from recent interventions by the Federal Government.
3. Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that only six of the 19 northern governors supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid during the 2023 election. He said the opposition did not stop Tinubu from pursuing his ambition. According to him, several obstacles were placed in Tinubu’s path in 2023, but he remained determined to press ahead.
4. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kano State has named Alhaji Muhammad Sani Abacha, son of Nigeria’s late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, as its governorship candidate for next year’s election. The party said the decision followed the withdrawal of the earlier nominee, Muhammad Bello Dalha.
5. The Anambra State Government on Wednesday escalated its dispute with former governor Peter Obi over the state’s financial inheritance. It put the balance of eight external loans it says were contracted under his administration at N127.4 billion as of June 30, 2026. The government also disputed Obi’s claim that he left about N2.1 billion in an ecological fund account for his successor.
6. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted an application by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to serve court documents on President Bola Tinubu through the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by Atiku’s counsel, O.T. Omotayo-Ojo, seeking an order for substituted service of the processes on the President.
7. The Department of State Services will today, Thursday, re-arraign five suspected members of the Ansaru terrorist group over their alleged involvement in the May 15 abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and the subsequent killing of two of the victims. The suspects are to be re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/438/2026.
8. The death toll from the consumption of a suspected poisonous herbal drink in Ondo State has risen to 49, with about 170 people reportedly affected by the health crisis. The incident, which was initially reported in Araromi-Obu and Odigbo communities in the Odigbo Local Government Area, has also spread to the Irele Local Government Area, where eight deaths have been reported.
9. The Federal Government has said it will proceed with the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos, despite mounting opposition from workers, parents and other stakeholders. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing reporters.
10. The Presidency on Wednesday challenged the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, to make good his threat to quit the 2027 presidential race if claims that he left Anambra State without outstanding debts and financial liabilities were proved wrong. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, threw down the challenge in a brief comment on his verified X handle, following fresh claims by the Anambra State Government that liabilities dating back to Obi’s tenure as governor remained outstanding.
