Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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Grammy-award winning Nigerian singer, Wizkid, has stirred conversation among fans after seemingly declaring himself the number one artist in the music industry.
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Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has condemned members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who have recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing their actions as “acts of cowardice and betrayal.”
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing its remaining members as “undertakers waiting to bury a dying party.”
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Fresh details have emerged revealing that former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, resigned from office after President Bola Tinubu personally directed him to step down over a growing certificate forgery controversy.
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Two people, including a young girl, were reportedly killed when bandits raided Layin Ajiya community in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on Friday evening.
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The Labour Party (LP) has ruled out the possibility of its 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, stepping down for any political alliance or rival aspirant, insisting that such a move would betray the hopes of millions of Nigerians yearning for change.
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has cautioned activist and politician Omoyele Sowore against involving himself in the campaign for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
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Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has accused President Bola Tinubu of intentionally excluding former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, from his administration to weaken his political influence and publicly disgrace him.
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The Ebonyi State Police Command has apprehended a middle-aged man, identified as Chukwuma Onwe, for allegedly selling his five-year-old son for ₦1.5 million to a woman named Mrs Chinyere Ugochukwu.
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The Presidency has explained the rationale behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to grant clemency to 175 offenders, including inmates, former convicts, and posthumously pardoned national figures.