Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
- The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, has pushed back against a statement by U.S. Congressman Riley Moore, insisting that the recent abduction of Maga schoolgirls has no religious undertone and should not be framed as such.
- A landmark terrorism trial reached its climax as a Federal High Court ordered the imprisonment of a feared Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Hussaini Ismaila, following his admission of guilt to a string of violent offences.
- Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday arrived in Kebbi State as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to rescue students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended his scheduled trip to South Africa for the G-20 Summit as he awaits a comprehensive briefing from Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is currently in Kebbi State on an assessment visit.
- Legendary Nigerian music star, Olamide Adedeji, well known as Baddo, has said his colleague Wizkid is older than him in the music industry.
- The Nigeria Police on Wednesday sealed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, following renewed tension between the party’s rival factions.
- Eruku town in Kwara State was thrown into fear and confusion on Tuesday evening following a violent attack that left several residents injured and others abducted.
- Talented Nigerian music video director, ThankGod Omori has claimed that his safety and security have been threatened after he publicly shared his opinion on same-sex relationships.
- Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has greenlit the issuance of permanent and pensionable appointment letters to 1,600 newly hired watchmen, who will be deployed across secondary schools in the state.
- The Independent National Electoral Commission has said poor telecommunications connectivity remains the major hurdle to real-time transmission of election results despite improvements recorded with the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System.

