Good morning! Here are the top stories making headlines across Nigerian newspapers today:
- The All Progressives Congress has postponed its House of Representatives primary election earlier scheduled for Friday to Saturday, May 16, 2026. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, announced the adjustment late Thursday, while confirming that dates for Senate, governorship, presidential and state assembly primaries remain unchanged.
- Governor Seyi Makinde officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under a coalition involving the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples’ Movement. Makinde made the announcement during a rally at Mapo Hall in Ibadan attended by a large crowd of supporters.
- The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper while allegedly attempting to collect a N10 million ransom linked to the abduction of Alhaji Bagudu in Otefon Village, Atiba Local Government Area. The victim was reportedly kidnapped from Ilowa Village last week and held captive in a nearby forest.
- A High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Pastor Amos Isah over allegations of raping a 14-year-old church member. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi directed that the cleric remain in custody pending the submission of his previous bail documents.
- Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed on Thursday that he nearly lost his position last year due to the alleged role played by actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot during the Lagos State House of Assembly speakership crisis involving Mudashiru Obasa.
- A United States lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., disclosed that representatives of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met with aides to US Congressman Riley Moore to discuss election integrity and security concerns in Nigeria.
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi have submitted their presidential nomination forms at the national headquarters of the African Democratic Congress in Abuja.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria has attracted nearly $20 billion in foreign direct investment this year. Speaking at the ongoing Africa CEO Forum, Tinubu credited recent economic reforms for boosting transparency, efficiency and investor confidence.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reiterated that Nigeria recorded close to $20 billion in foreign investments in 2026, stressing that the administration’s reform agenda is yielding positive results in attracting global investors during remarks at the Africa CEO Forum.
- Members of the All Progressives Congress in Oluyole Federal Constituency, Oyo State, staged a protest on Thursday over the alleged imposition of a candidate ahead of the House of Representatives primary election. The protesters gathered at the APC secretariat in Oke Ado, Ibadan, to register their grievances against the party leadership.
