Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Thursday morning

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

1. The Senate has confirmed General Olufemi Oluyede as Nigeria’s new Chief of Defence Staff, officially kicking off the screening process for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recently appointed service chiefs.
2. In a bold assertion of justice and public accountability, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revoked the pardons of Maryam Sanda and over 140 other convicts previously cleared under the presidential prerogative of mercy.
3. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State has arrested five men allegedly operating as fake private security guards in Awka and recovered a pump-action rifle from them during a coordinated crackdown.
4. There was a brief scene on Tuesday in Abuja as Philip Shaibu and Omobayo Godwins engaged in a heated exchange over who should represent Edo State at the Former Deputy Governors’ Forum’s fourth annual national conference.
5. Public affairs analyst, Mahdi Shehu, has cautioned Nigerians in the diaspora not to be swayed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s recent comments about the country’s situation, describing them as misleading and contrary to reality.
6. The Niger State government has announced a two-day public holiday to allow residents to prepare for and participate fully in the upcoming local government elections scheduled for Saturday, November 1, 2025.
7. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that four sitting governors from opposition parties are in advanced discussions to defect to the ruling party before the end of 2025.
8. An aide to former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has denied reports linking his principal to an alleged coup plot.
9. Six newly graduated police constables have sustained injuries in a motor accident at Rijiyar Gwangwan village, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State.
10. Legendary Nigerian hiphop musician, Innocent Idibia prominently known by his stage name, 2Baba has celebrated 25 years in the music industry.