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Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the major stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Friday morning.
2027: Makinde picks former DSS DG Daura as running mate
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, yesterday announced former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura, as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Read more here.
NAFDAC sets new safety rules for blood, blood products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has moved to strengthen regulatory oversight of blood and blood products in Nigeria as part of efforts to protect patients and ensure the availability of safe, quality-assured and affordable blood. Read more here.
TSC: FG gives airlines one week to submit debt repayment plans
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other heads of aviation agencies to, within a week, obtain a schedule of payments from airlines, spread over a reasonable timeframe, taking into account the airlines’ cost of operation and current economic realities. Read more here.
Fadahunsi: Osun AG seeks order compelling police probe over ‘Kill Accord members’ threat
The Osun State Government has approached the court seeking an order of mandamus to compel the police to investigate Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged threats against supporters of the Accord Party days before Saturday’s governorship election. Read more here.
2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi face tough questions
Campaigns for the 2027 general election open officially next Tuesday, August 19. Under the timetable released by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, presidential and National Assembly candidates now have until January 14 to make their case. Governorship and state assembly contests follow from September 9. Between now and polling day, three tickets will crowd the airwaves with slogans. Beneath the slogans sit a smaller set of hard questions that will decide how Nigerians will vote. Read more here.
