Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Saturday morning

Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.

1. The executive Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged residents to reflect on the lessons of the six-month emergency rule, stressing that “the costliest peace is cheaper than the cheapest war.”

2. The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that seven primary school pupils sustained injuries following the detonation of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) in Ukum Local Government Area.

3. The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) has called off its indefinite strike, paving the way for medical services to resume across hospitals in Abuja.

4. Talented Nigerian singer, Olusanmi David, well known as Spyro, announces engagement.

5. Celebrity disc jockey and billionaire heiress, DJ Cuppy, has revealed her perspectiom on marriage, describing it as one of the most powerful unions in human life.

6. Activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has intensified his clash with Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, by releasing an audio recording in which Wike is allegedly heard threatening to kill Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials during a by-election in Rivers State back in 2016.

7. Oyo state has emerged as the best state in Nigeria to live in, according to the pcl. 2025 State Performance Index (pSPI) report.

8. The Imo State Police Command says it has dismantled a child trafficking syndicate, arresting a self-acclaimed pastor and three others for allegedly stealing and selling a one-month-old baby.

9. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he personally visited Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s residence in the middle of the night to discuss the recently conducted local government election in Rivers State.

10. The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) member, Shamsideen Adio, for allegedly beating a dispatch rider to death in Tapa Street, Lagos Island.