Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
- President Bola Tinubu on Thursday administered the oath of office to Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
- Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has approved and signed witness summons requested by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to compel several prominent Nigerians, including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to testify in his terrorism trial.
- The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has officially expelled its former National Chairman, Shehu Musa Gabam, and ex-National Youth Leader, Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, after finding them guilty of financial misconduct, abuse of office, and violation of party ethics.
- The Labour Party (LP), under the leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, has demanded the immediate arrest of the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, over what it described as a “criminal conspiracy” with Julius Abure to manipulate the party’s leadership crisis through a forged court order.
- Armed policemen on Thursday arrested activist and publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja shortly after he appeared in solidarity with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed to dedicate 20 days to showcase the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the education sector, particularly within the nation’s capital.
- A dramatic twist unfolded on Thursday in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as his entire legal team, led by prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kanu Agabi, withdrew from the case.
- Former presidential candidate and leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims by political opponents that his party will be defeated in the 2027 general elections, describing such talks as mere fantasy.
- The National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the South-South region, Emmanuel Ogidi, has expressed optimism that governors and other key figures who recently defected from the opposition party will soon return.
- The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Bologi Ibrahim, disclosed in a Thursday statement that the decision followed a visit by a state government delegation, led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Murtala Bagana, to the scene of the explosion and the hospitals treating the injured.