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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has formally defected to the African Democratic Congress. Obi, who is also a former Governor of Anambra State, urged Nigerians and opposition forces to unite under a broad national coalition to “rescue Nigeria from poverty, disunity and democratic decline.”
2. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Wednesday commended President Bola Tinubu for keeping to promises he made to the people of Rivers State while campaigning before the 2023 presidential election. Wike compared Tinubu to Rivers State Governor, Similalaye Fubara whom he said has not kept to agreement made to his people.
3. A former member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Moruf Musa, has been abducted by gunmen and taken to an undisclosed location. Musa was reportedly kidnapped on Tuesday evening at about 7pm from his residence in Ibiade, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State.
4. Nigeria will face Mozambique in the Round of 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, organisers have confirmed. This confirmation followed the conclusion of match day three on Wednesday night. The knockout fixture is scheduled to take place in Fez, setting up a decisive clash as the Super Eagles continue their push for continental glory at #AFCON2025.
5. The Delta State Police Command has recovered firearms and illicit drugs during a festive-period clampdown on criminal activities across parts of the state. The operation also led to the arrest of a robbery suspect and the recovery of guns and ammunition in the Ughelli North Local Government Area.
6. Brutish-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos. Joshua, who survived an accident that led to the loss of the lives of two of his lives, was involved in the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
7. The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Wednesday nullified the purported suspension of its Kano State chairman, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, describing the action as illegal, undemocratic and of no effect. In a statement issued from the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, the NNPP said the move violated the provisions of the party’s constitution.
8. The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress as a “liberation” for the party, declaring that it regrets fielding him as its flagbearer in the last general election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued hours after Obi formally announced his defection in Enugu.
9. Senator Godiya Akwashiki (SDP/Nasarawa North) has died at the age of 52, following a protracted illness. A family source, who confirmed the incident to NAN on condition of anonymity on Thursday in Nassarawa Eggon, said that Akwashiki died in an Indian hospital on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
10. The Police Command in Ondo State says gunmen have attacked the Ipele community in the Owo Local Government Area of the state State and set a Police Station on fire. DSP Jimoh Kazeem, the command’s Sokesperson, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday night in Akure, said personnel and officers had been deployed to the community.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning
