Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
- In a bold move to reenergize Nigeria’s fight against insecurity, President Bola Tinubu has approved a complete overhaul of the nation’s military leadership, appointing new Service Chiefs to lead the Armed Forces.
- Nigeria has officially been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist, a major step that signals renewed international confidence in the country’s financial integrity and its fight against illicit money flows.
- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reacted to reports naming him as one of the witnesses in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
- There was a mild drama on Friday at the premises of the Kuje Magistrate Court, Abuja, as police officers allegedly assaulted and re-arrested activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, shortly after he was granted bail.
- Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his witnesses will come from across the world, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and the United States.
- Former US President, Barack Obama, has paid tribute to Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti in a new podcast series detailing the musician extraordinary art and activism.
- Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the arrest of human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, accusing the government of suppressing voices that demand justice.
- The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the release and delivery of Certificates of Exemption for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II to corps-producing institutions nationwide.
- Public affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has accused the National Assembly of playing politics with its plan to probe the $460 million Chinese loan secured by former President Goodluck Jonathan for the Abuja Metropolitan CCTV project.
- Grammy-nominated Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke well known as Davido on Thursday met with French President, Emmanuel Macron in Paris, the capital city of France.