Good morning! Here are the top 10 stories making headlines in Nigerian newspapers this morning, curated by CDA News Nigeria.
1. DHQ dismisses reports of civilian casualties in Zamfara airstrike
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports alleging that civilians were killed during a recent military air strike on Tumfa market in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State. The military insisted there is no credible evidence to support claims of civilian casualties arising from the operation carried out on Sunday .
2. Court sentences former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in absentia
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment in absentia over N33.8 billion money laundering offences. Justice James Omotosho, who convicted Mamman on all 12 counts, ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively and not concurrently .
3. Ex-IGP Usman Alkali Baba withdraws from Yobe APC governorship race
A former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has withdrawn from the race for the APC governorship ticket in Yobe State. Baba announced his withdrawal in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday .
4. Tinubu arrives in Rwanda for Africa CEO Forum
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday. He was received at Kigali International Airport by Foreign Minister Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu and Rwanda’s Defence Minister Juvenal Marizamunda .
5. Wike dismisses insinuations over visit to APC chairman
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed insinuations following his recent visit to APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, stating that he does not practise “politics of enmity.” Speaking during a project inspection, Wike clarified that his interaction was a matter of personal association and professional courtesy rather than a formal political meeting .
6. Troops rescue six kidnapped women, children including three-month-old baby in North-East
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued six kidnapped women and children, including a three-month-old baby, during separate operations across the North-East. The troops also arrested three suspected terrorist associates during clearance operations on May 12, according to a statement by Lt. Col Sani Uba .
7. Tension in Ijebu-Jesa as police clash with students over fatal road accident
Tension gripped Ijebu-Jesa in Osun State on Wednesday following a clash between police operatives and students of Interlink College of Health Technology after the death of a student in a road accident. The deceased was reportedly returning on a motorcycle when he was hit by a bus .
8. Ondo Police arrest 24 suspected cultists during initiation ceremony
Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested 24 suspected cultists during an initiation ceremony in Ile-Oluji, headquarters of Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo LGA. The suspects, all alleged members of the Aiye confraternity, were arrested on Sunday during the initiation of new members, according to DSP Abayomi Jimoh .
9. APC Delta disqualifies 36 House of Assembly aspirants
Delta State chapter of the APC has disqualified 36 aspirants seeking to contest the party’s House of Assembly primaries ahead of the 2027 elections. The screening committee cleared 46 aspirants while screening out 36 others over alleged irregularities ranging from bribery attempts to document inconsistencies and zoning violations .
10. EFCC arrests Energy Commission DG over money laundering allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested and detained the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi. An EFCC official said the D-G, arrested on Wednesday in Abuja, was being held over allegations of money laundering .
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