Good morning! Here are the top 10 stories making headlines in Nigerian newspapers this morning, curated by CDA News Nigeria.
1. Tinubu swears in Abel Enitan as new Head of Civil Service
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), formally ushering in a new leadership for the federal bureaucracy. The President administered the oath at the State House, Abuja .
2. Tinubu orders comprehensive reform of Nigerian football
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday ordered a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football, following a string of disappointing outings that have seen the country’s senior men’s and women’s national teams fail to qualify for major international tournaments. The President said the overhaul had become necessary to address persistent structural weaknesses .
3. Former Ondo PDP governorship candidate Jegede resigns from party
Former PDP governorship candidate in Ondo State, Barrister Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has resigned from the crisis-ridden party. Jegede tendered his resignation in a letter dated August 7, 2026 .
4. FG, governors agree on CNG, electric vehicles for intra-state transport
The Federal Government and state governors have agreed to jointly leverage cheaper CNG and electric vehicles to reduce the cost of intra-state transport from October 1. President Tinubu disclosed this after his meeting with APC governors on Thursday .
5. House minority caucus calls on Tinubu to end Northern bloodshed
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called on President Tinubu to take immediate and decisive action to end the escalating wave of terrorism leading to bloodshed across Northern Nigeria. In a statement, the caucus decried the scale of killings and growing attacks on communities .
6. Umahi orders arrest of contractor over N14bn road project
Minister of Works David Umahi on Wednesday ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Hartland Nigeria Ltd over the alleged non-performance of an 11-kilometre road contract for which the company reportedly received about N14 billion. Umahi expressed anger that the contractor had completed only about 40 per cent of the work .
7. Man dies under suspicious circumstances at Port Harcourt hotel
It was a chaotic scene on Thursday morning after a young man, simply identified as Charles, died under suspicious circumstances at a hotel in Eagle Island Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Family members and friends stormed the hotel after learning of his death .
8. Police invite VeryDarkMan over allegation of police-kidnapper collusion
The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to provide evidence backing his allegation that some police officers at checkpoints collude with kidnappers and bandits. The Force said it had taken note of comments made by Otse at the recent NBA conference .
9. Court orders NDLEA to produce ‘KC Luxury’ in court
Justice Friday Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the NDLEA to produce Lagos social media influencer and businessman Kazeem Afolabi, popularly known as “KC Luxury,” before the court following his alleged 14-day detention without a formal charge .
10. Kaduna gov says state pays N6.7bn monthly to service inherited loans
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says his administration pays N6.7 billion monthly from the state’s FAAC revenue to service loans inherited from the previous administration. Sani disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying the payments would continue until 2048 .
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