Nigerian Newspapers Summary
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Daily News 24. Stay informed with the top stories making headlines across Nigeria, including INEC declaring Charles Soludo winner of the Anambra governorship election, UK’s travel advisory on 21 Nigerian states, Fayose reconciling with Obasanjo after years of feud, and NDLEA arresting a drug kingpin at Lagos airport.
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1. UK warns citizens against travel to 21 Nigerian states
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has cautioned its nationals to avoid 21 states in Nigeria over rising insecurity, citing risks of kidnapping, banditry, and communal violence across regions.
2. INEC declares Soludo winner of Anambra governorship election
Governor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been declared winner of the Anambra State governorship election, defeating candidates of the APC, PDP, and Labour Party.
3. Protest erupts in Kogi after bandits kill elderly woman
Residents of Ilafin-Isanlu community in Kogi State took to the streets on Sunday after gunmen suspected to be bandits killed a popular elderly woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Olorunshola, in a night attack.
4. Fayose reconciles with Obasanjo after years of feud
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has ended his long-standing political rift with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo after visiting him at his Abeokuta residence for reconciliation talks.
5. Lagos APC advises Peter Obi to drop 2027 ambition
The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Labour Party’s Peter Obi to reconsider his 2027 presidential ambition following the party’s poor outing in the Anambra election.
6. Troops kill seven terrorists, arrest 27 in nationwide raids
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of seven terrorists and arrest of 27 others in coordinated operations nationwide, part of renewed efforts to dismantle criminal and insurgent networks.
7. Terrorists kill Customs officer, burn camp in Kebbi
Suspected terrorists believed to be members of the Lakurawa group have attacked a Nigeria Customs Service camp in Bagudo, Kebbi State, killing one officer and setting the facility ablaze.
8. NDLEA arrests drug kingpin at Lagos airport en route to Saudi Arabia
NDLEA operatives have apprehended 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, a notorious drug trafficker, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.
9. Wike gives Abuja property owners 14 days to pay N5m violation fee
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has issued a final 14-day grace period to Abuja property owners violating land use terms to pay a N5 million penalty or face demolition, effective November 11, 2025.
10. Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko trade drug allegations amid marital crisis
The marital dispute between actress Regina Daniels and her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, has intensified as both accuse each other’s relatives of introducing drugs into their relationship.
