Here are the top stories from across the country
1. Presidency, Atiku in war of words over rescue of Oyo school children, teachers
The Presidency on Saturday accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of failing to rejoice with the federal government several hours after the release of pupils and teachers who were abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.Read more
2. Security forces pressure on bandits’ families forced criminals to release Oyo kidnap victims —Army
Unknown to many Nigerians, the country’s security agencies had mounted pressure on the criminals who kidnapped 46 school children and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area (LGA) in Oyo State long before the final rescue operation took place.Read more
3. Army buries officer killed in rescue of Oyo pupils, teachers
The Nigerian Army has laid to rest, Lieutenant Felix Ademe Isaac, a 28-year-old Nigerian Army officer, who lost his life in the mission to rescue abducted schoolchildren and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.Read more
4. APC mocks opposition over INEC deadline extension, says delay exposes lack of readiness for 2027
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised opposition political parties over their inability to meet the Independent National Electoral Commission’s deadline for the submission of candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, describing the development as evidence that they are unprepared to govern.Read more
5. PRP threatens to sue Bauchi govt for alleged double standards in campaign enforcement
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Bauchi State Chapter has threatened to drag the state government and the ruling APM to court for what it described as “double standards in campaign material enforcement”.Read more
6. N868m Fraud: Ex-AGoF, Nwabuoku, to remain in prison as court rejects bail application
A three-man panel of the Justices of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, has dismissed the bail application, filed by the convicted former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku for lack of merit.Read more
7. Troops kill ISWAP cameraman, recover footage exposing foreign terrorist facilitators in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) cameraman during a failed terrorist assault in Borno State, with intelligence recovered from the operation revealing the involvement of foreign nationals allegedly providing training and medical support to the extremist group.Read more
8. EFCC arraigns GMD of construction firm for alleged $600,000 fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State.Read more
9. Atiku faults planned WAEC, NECO fee increase, warns of rising out-of-school crisis
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government over the planned increase in the cost of public education, urging President Bola Tinubu to reverse the reported approval of a uniform ₦50,000 registration fee for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) from 2027.Read more
10. Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed as US insists key shipping route remains open
Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated sharply on Sunday after Tehran announced the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while Washington rejected the claim, insisting that commercial shipping continued to move freely through the vital international waterway.Read more
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