Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. President Bola Tinubu has submitted the name of Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 Presidential election. On Friday Ibrahim Masari, Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, submitted the nomination forms for Tinubu and Shettima to APC leaders at Continental Hotel, Abuja.
2. Teachers and pupils abducted from three schools in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained freedom. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed their release in a post on his X handle on Friday.
3. A Federal High Court in Abuja has again rescheduled its planned judgment in the suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for the final forfeiture of about 57 properties allegedly acquired unlawfully by a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), to July 15. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik had earlier fixed the judgment for July 6 after taking final arguments and submissions from lawyers for the parties in the case.
4. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has demanded a public apology from the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, over claims that his vehicle was unfairly clamped at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister while clarifying the incident insisted that CCTV footage belied Obi’s allegations of political persecution.
5. Nigeria is witnessing a renewed surge in Lassa fever infections, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, reporting 66 confirmed cases and seven deaths within three consecutive epidemiological weeks. Meanwhile, the NCDC’s latest report also showed that the outbreak continued to spread across 23 states and 111 Local Government Areas.
6. Three Mexican nationals and seven other suspects have been remanded in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos. The defendants, including a 63-year-old alleged drug baron, Anochili Innocent, were arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki on Friday on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful production and possession of methamphetamine valued at N480bn, operation of a drug trafficking organisation and unlawful possession of precursor chemicals.
7. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in the early hours of Friday, repelled an attempted infiltration by Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists into three communities near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Muhammad Goni, said in a statement that the affected communities were Muna Garage, Shuwari Village and the Ajilari Cross area.
8. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the powers of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate consumer complaints over airline ticket pricing, ruling that the commission’s authority to conduct investigations is distinct from its statutory power to regulate or fix prices.
9. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on Friday presented the 2026 appropriation bill of N1.85 trillion to the Rivers State House of Assembly. The bill, tagged ”Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development.” Fubara said that the proposed total operating revenue for 2026 was projected to increase by 24.49 per cent over the 2025 adjusted budget projections.
10. President Bola Tinubu has expressed joy over the successful rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Tinubu commended the military, the Department of State Services, DSS and the Nigeria Police for securing the victims’ release after 56 days in captivity. The commendation is in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Friday in Abuja.
