Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers;
1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday summoned the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibas was accompanied to the meeting by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukayede.
2. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has presented cheques worth a total of N2,171,124,041.87k to 1,574 beneficiaries and next-of-kin of deceased police officers. Egbetokun said the development is in continuation of efforts to support families of fallen heroes, under the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Schemes.
3. The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the commencement of electioneering campaigns for political parties participating in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections. According to the directive, campaigns are allowed to resume on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, and terminate at midnight on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
4. Bandits, on Tuesday, launched a deadly attack on some villages in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a pregnant woman and others. Residents said the attackers abducted eight people and left several others injured.
5. An angry mob, on Wednesday, set ablaze a lady accused in a failed child kidnapping attempt in Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. An eyewitness claimed that the lady hid the seven year old boy she allegedly abducted in a sack, adding that she was even carrying a Bible on one hand.
6. The Naira on Wednesday appreciated to N1,515 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,518 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,486.8 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).
7. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged that the interest of the Yoruba will “occupy a topmost place” in his administration’s policies if elected President in 2027. He described as unfounded the narrative or fear that his presidency, if elected, “might lead to Hausa/Fulani domination over Yoruba or other ethnic groups.”
8. The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the alarm that the abuse and poor handling of naira banknotes are significantly increasing the cost of printing and replacing them. The warning came on Wednesday during the launch of a nationwide sensitisation campaign on proper naira handling, held in Abuja.
9. Five members of the same family were discovered unconscious in their home at Akaajime community, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, on Wednesday, with one confirmed dead. The victims – a mother and her four children – were found in a coma before neighbours rushed them to a private hospital in Gboko. One of the children, a four-year-old boy, was reported dead before help arrived.
10. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA is proposing mandatory drug integrity tests for drivers seeking licences. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa disclosed this in a goodwill message at the National Summit of the Special Marshals of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC on Wednesday in Abuja.
