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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Kwankwasiyya Movement has directed its members to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC. In a statement on Saturday, Dr. Habibu Sale Mohammed, spokesperson of the Movement, said Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, National Leader of Kwankwasiya, has concluded plans to join the coalition seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu.
2. The Peoples Democratic Party faction backed by the Federal Capital Territory, Minister Nyesom Wike, has vowed to go ahead with the planned convention on Sunday, declaring that many chieftains of the party have joined them. The faction said their ranks have been boosted by the likes of former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido.
3. Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have announced the deaths of at least 38 suspected ISWAP terrorists who attacked a military base in Mandaragirau village of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State in the early hours of Saturday. The Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, said the troops decisively defeated a multi-front attack by the terrorists on its Forward Operating Base.
4. At least six health workers were abducted in the early hours of Saturday when suspected gunmen attacked a Primary Healthcare Centre in Akure, Ondo State. The assailants reportedly stormed the facility in the Oke Ijebu area of the state capital at about 2:00 a.m., catching medical personnel and patients unprepared.
5. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday paid a condolence visit to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following the death of his mother. Yilwatda visited El-Rufai at his Abuja residence to sympathise with him over the passing of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who died on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, after a period of illness.
6. The All Progressives Congress has dismissed as fake a report circulating in the media on the purported prices of expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2027 general elections. The ruling party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said in a statement on Saturday that the report did not emanate from the party.
7. Former Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Funso Doherty, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing a prolonged crisis within the party. Doherty, who joined the PDP in 2024, announced his resignation in a letter posted on his X handle on Saturday.
8. A fire outbreak in the early hours of Saturday affected a six-room bungalow at Danialu Alapata Compound in the Gaa Akabi area of Ilorin, Kwara State..The incident occurred at about 2:11 a.m., and was contained by operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service, preventing further spread.
9. Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested several armed robbery suspects, including informants linked to bandits, and recovered three locally fabricated AK-47 rifles along with other dangerous weapons. The arrests and recoveries were made during recent intelligence-led operations, the police in the state said.
10. A former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, and a stalwart of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, hosted a former Governor of Kano State and ex-presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in Abuja. Atiku, in a post via his official X handle, said that Kwankwaso was on a courtesy visit and they both had a robust discussion on the state of the country.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Sunday morning
