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. Contrary to recent rumours, former Anambra State governor Willie Obiano is alive and well, according to a former state official. Reports of his death in London have been dismissed as false.
2. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has extended warm birthday felicitations to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, as he turns 65, describing him as “a valuable friend and brother” whose convictions are unwavering.
3. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken credit for the Federal Government’s reversal of its plan to impose a 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel, describing the policy U-turn as proof of indecision and experimental governance by President Tinubu’s administration.
4. Delegates arriving for the Peoples Democratic Party’s national convention in Ibadan were greeted on Friday by a wave of boldly printed banners urging Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to join the 2027 presidential contest.
5. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown a major wrench into the People’s Democratic Party’s preparations for its 2025 national convention, issuing a decisive order that prevents the gathering from moving forward.
6. Legendary Music mogul and Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy, has officially signed rising Port Harcourt singer-songwriter, CupidSZN, to his label.
7. Legendary Nigerian rapper, Olamide Adedeji well known as Olamide Baddo has named Grammy-winning singer, Wizkid as the greatest Afrobeats artist after the late pioneer, Fela Kuti.
8. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he is saddened by what he described as the country’s deep-seated sentimentality, especially in public discourse.
9. Legendary Nigerian Nollywood actor, Oyewole Olowomojuore, well known as Baba Gebu, has passed away.
10. The All Progressives Congress recorded another boost in its strength at the House of Representatives as two lawmakers formerly elected on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party announced their departure and pledged allegiance to the ruling party.