Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. President Bola Tinubu and members of his cabinet, as well as 32 state governors and 8,453 delegates from across the country, are expected to participate in the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress scheduled for Friday (today) and Saturday in Abuja. In addition, top party chieftains from the national, zonal, state and ward levels will also grace the convention, where new leaders of the party will emerge.
2. Brigadier General Lawal Bature Mohammed (rtd), former Commander of Zamfara Community Protection Guards (CPG), is dead. Popularly known as Dan Gusau, the late Brigadier General suffered Bandits bullet wounds during an attack by bandits last year.
3. A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mike Igini, on Thursday, described the proposed 2026 Electoral Act as the worst in Nigeria’s history. Igini said it was urgent to address what he termed the “tragedy” associated with the Act before the 2027 general elections, warning that it appears Nigerians may not be allowed to determine who governs them if the current issues persist.
5. Hafsat Yusuf, the woman who gave birth to quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, on Wednesday, has passed away. Her husband, Salisu Nafiu, confirmed the development on Thursday morning, stating that she passed away at the hospital around 1:00 a.m.
6. Factional PDP National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has confirmed that he has appealed the bench warrant issued for his arrest by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory following his absence at a scheduled court hearing. The bench warrant, issued by Justice Peter Kekemeke, was prompted by Turaki’s failure to appear in court over a one-count charge of allegedly giving false information to the Inspector-General of Police in a petition he wrote in 2022.
7. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has warned that declining voter turnout in Nigeria is evolving from a civic issue into a matter of national security. At an event on Thursday Amupitan said despite the “peaceful conduct of the FCT council polls, where turnout improved from 9.4 percent to 15 percent, voter apathy remains a sobering challenge”.
8. Nigeria loses about N40tn annually to poor electricity supply, the Nigerian Independent System Operator, an agency of the Federal Government, has said, warning that unreliable power remains one of the biggest constraints to economic growth, industrial productivity, and job creation in the country.
9. Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have intensified operations against criminal and terrorist enclaves across Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kebbi states, killing at least six suspected bandits and recovering arms and communication equipment in coordinated offensives conducted this week. In separate operations, security forces achieved significant rescues.
10. A 34-year-old female drug convict, Tope Ayanwale, on Tuesday, collapsed in court shortly after she was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with an option of a N10m fine by a Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State. Ayanwale was arraigned before the court presided over by Justice B. Quadiri on Charge No. FHC/B/21c/2026.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Friday morning
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