Good morning! Here are the top 10 stories making headlines in Nigerian newspapers this morning, curated by CDA News Nigeria.
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1. Police rescue Adelabu’s sister, twin sons in Ibadan
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued Mrs Busayo John-Paul, the 43-year-old younger sister of former Minister of Power and APC governorship aspirant Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan. The victims were rescued alive during a late-night operation around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday .
2. Abductors of retired Major General release video showing couple in captivity
The abductors of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, and his wife released a video on Saturday showing the couple in captivity. In the four-minute viral video, the wife of the retired general was seen conveying the abductors’ demands .
3. PDP accuses Turaki-led group of twisting court pronouncements
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday accused the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led group of twisting recent court pronouncements on the party’s crisis to mislead the public. The PDP demanded disciplinary and legal sanctions against lawyers allegedly involved in fraudulent misrepresentation of a Court of Appeal judgment .
4. El-Rufai’s aide accuses ICPC of denying principal medical care
Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Adviser to former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the ICPC of denying his principal access to medical care while in custody. Adekeye said El-Rufai, who complained of itchy eyes, requested to visit the hospital but the request was turned down .
5. PRP clears Donald Duke as presidential candidate for 2027
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cleared former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Donald Duke, as the duly elected presidential candidate of the party for the 2027 election. The party also cleared 420 candidates across all positions .
6. Escaped cybercrime suspect dies as cult associates open fire on EFCC operatives
An escaped cybercrime suspect, Asar Sesugh, has died after his suspected cult associates allegedly opened fire on EFCC operatives in Makurdi, Benue State. Sesugh was among 26 suspected cyber fraudsters arrested by the EFCC’s Makurdi Zonal Directorate on April 28, 2026 .
7. Oyo abductors make four-point demand for release of teachers, pupils
The terrorists holding teachers and pupils abducted from three schools in Oriire LGA of Oyo State have reportedly made a four-point demand: release of detained terrorist commanders, payment of ransom, two Hilux vehicles and implementation of Sharia-related law .
8. Bayelsa Police dismiss alarm about bandits in school as false
The Bayelsa State Police Command has said the alarm raised about bandits in a school in Yenagoa was false. Tension led to the abrupt closure of many schools following a Facebook post by a user who claimed militants had captured bandits and were demanding N50 million ransom per person .
9. Ogun Police link two suspects to kidnapping, murder case in Edo
Ogun State Police Command has linked two suspects arrested in Ijebu-Ode to a kidnapping and murder case under investigation in the Okada area of Edo State. The suspects were arrested following intelligence-driven investigations by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit .
10. FRSC confirms five dead in lone road accident in Ebonyi
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of a female child and four male passengers in a lone road accident in Ebonyi on Friday. The accident occurred at the Nkalagu axis of the Enugu–Abakaliki Federal Highway, according to Sector Commander Daniel Asanya .
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