Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday for a three-day official visit to Nigeria. Márquez’s visit, which marks a significant moment in Nigeria–Colombia relations, is expected to strengthen diplomatic and strategic ties between both nations.
2. Political tension is rising in Kaduna State after the African Democratic Congress, ADC, disowned a controversial event linked to former governor Nasir El-Rufai, while the police launched an investigation into allegations of violence and gunfire at the gathering. The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed that it received reports of political thugs firing gunshots during the meeting.
3. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the state House of Assembly will return on September 18, when the state of emergency in Rivers elapses. Wike stated this on Saturday shortly after casting his vote in the ongoing local government election in the state.
4. Nigeria’s daily gas production rose to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day, BSCFD in July 2025. In the month under review, the country recorded an energy milestone as gas flaring fell to 7.16%. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC broke the news in a press statement at the weekend.
5. Troops of Joint Task Force, North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, OPHK say they have neutralised 12 suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists after operations at various locations of Mafa local government area of Borno state. Sources revealed on Saturday that, apart from killing the terrorists’ assorted arms and ammunition were recovered by troops.
6. The governors of the six North-East states have called for subsidies on farm inputs to avert a potential food crisis across the country. The call was made in a communique issued at the end of the 12th meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum, NEGF.
7. The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested a male driver, allegedly in possession of N1,000,000 fake currency. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in the state, Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement he issued in Ibadan on Saturday. He stated that the suspect was arrested by the command’s Federal Highway Patrol Team during a stop-and-search operation on Friday.
8. At least 13 people have died and more than 20 remain missing after a boat carrying fleeing villagers capsized in a river in Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria, officials and residents reported on Saturday. The incident occurred after armed men attacked communities in Birnin Magaji ward on Friday, forcing residents to seek safety by crossing a nearby river. According to locals, the boat was heavily overcrowded.
9. No fewer than 289 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party in Sakwaya Ward, Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The defection event took place on Friday at the PDP ward office, with the party’s deputy state chairman, Umar Danjani, representing the state chairman to welcome the new members.
10. The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, says no fewer than 13,595 families are still searching for 23,659 missing persons across Nigeria. The ICRC Family Link Officer, Mr Benson Lee, disclosed this on Saturday in Yola at the commemoration of International Day of the Disappeared. Lee said 59 per cent of the missing persons were minors at the time of disappearance, and 67 per cent of the incidents occurred in Borno.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Sunday morning
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