Good morning! Here are the top 10 stories making headlines in Nigerian newspapers this morning, curated by CDA News Nigeria.

1. Wike vows to resign if Tinubu loses FCT and Rivers in 2027
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike on Wednesday vowed to resign from the Federal Executive Council if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election in the FCT and Rivers State. Wike made the declaration during an engagement with leaders and members of the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja.

2. FG rules out return to petrol subsidy regime
The Federal Government has ruled out a return to the petrol subsidy regime, insisting that the reforms introduced by President Tinubu were necessary to save Nigeria from imminent collapse. SGF Senator George Akume made the declaration at the 66th Independence Anniversary Lecture in Abuja.

3. PFIPC DG Adeyemi arraigned, remanded in Kuje Prison
The self-styled Director-General of the alleged “non-existent” PFIPC, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, was on Wednesday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi, who has been in detention since July 14, was docked on an eight-count charge relating to forgery, fraud and impersonation, and was sent to Kuje Prison after pleading not guilty 

4. Amnesty International rejects Police claim on arrested Maiduguri men
Amnesty International has rejected the Nigeria Police Force’s claim that five men arrested in Maiduguri while wearing “Tinubu Must Go” T-shirts were drug suspects, describing the explanation as an attempt to justify what it called their unlawful detention. The Borno State Police Command denied that the motive for the arrests was political.

5. Village head killed by abductors in Kano
The village head of Aujarawar Alkali in Gezawa LGA of Kano State, Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Ahmad, has reportedly been killed by his abductors. Ahmad was abducted on September 17, 2026, when gunmen stormed the community at night. His body was reportedly recovered after his abductors killed him.

6. NDC ward chairman murdered in Benue
Unknown assailants on Wednesday reportedly murdered Igbu Job Terhemen, Chairman of the NDC, Fiidi Council Ward, Makurdi LGA of Benue State. Terhemen was allegedly tied with ropes, injected with substances suspected to be poisonous, and abandoned near his residence along the Makurdi-Otukpo Road 

7. Amaechi warns ADC leaders many will be retired from politics if Tinubu wins
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the ADC and former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has told leaders of the opposition party that many of them will be retired from politics if President Tinubu is re-elected. Amaechi said this while addressing the ADC National Women’s League Conference in Abuja.

8. IGP approves fresh investigation into Mohbad’s death
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved a petition by the family of the late singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, seeking a fresh and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The family disclosed this through its lawyer 

9. Female police inspector killed in Lagos hit-and-run
A female police inspector, Mercy Bassey, has died after she was reportedly knocked down by a hit-and-run driver while on route-lining duty ahead of the arrival of President Tinubu in Lagos on Tuesday. She was hit by a black Highlander SUV .

10. PRP chairman, coalition leaders meet Atiku in Abuja
The National Chairman of the PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, and other coalition leaders have reportedly held a closed-door meeting with former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in Abuja. The meeting was attended by members of his campaign council as the opposition coalition intensifies consultations ahead of 2027.

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