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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will field candidates in the 2027 general election, its National Leader and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said last night. He also said the party would reclaim mandates allegedly taken to other parties by defectors across the states of the federation.
2. Agwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing an unspecified number of residents. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the attackers, who rode on motorcycles, invaded the community around 7:30 pm, while people were going about their normal businesses, firing bullets indiscriminately and causing panic among residents.
3. A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has formally resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing the need for a broader political realignment. Kwankwaso, who served as the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, made the announcement in a statement released on Sunday.
4. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over its alleged nervousness ahead of 2027. According to the opposition party, the ruling APC remains jittery despite controlling 31 states and commanding about 90 percent of members in the National Assembly.
5. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has directed Mobile Network Operators, MNOs, to compensate subscribers for service disruptions, marking a shift from traditional fines to direct consumer restitution. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Head of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha, the commission said the directive targets operators whose network performance falls below established standards in specific locations.
6. The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has joined the 2027 governorship race in the state. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Media, Oyetunji Oyekunle, the speaker was endorsed by Peoples Democratic Party stakeholders in Ibarapaland.
7. President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced the donation of all his salaries since assuming office on May 29, 2023, to establish a dedicated welfare fund for wounded soldiers and families of fallen military personnel. The President made the announcement on Sunday while commemorating his 74th birthday, directing the Accountant-General of the Federation to immediately establish a special account for the initiative.
8. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish, popularly known as “Okporoko,” and arrested a suspected kingpin involved in trafficking the illicit substance to India. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said that during the operation, three jumbo bags were recovered from a 36-year-old suspect, Akputa Ejike.
9. No fewer than two community chiefs, one head of hunters’ association and 15 residents have been arrested over violence linked to a long-standing boundary and land ownership dispute between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities, which allegedly led to attacks on three police officers. The arrests followed a fresh violent clash involving residents of Ifon, Ilobu and Erin-Osun, reportedly triggered by the lingering crisis.
10. The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Mr Boniface Aniebonam, says members of the party are not part of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s planned defection to the African Democratic Congress. Aniebonam made this known in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Monday morning
