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Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the major stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Monday morning:
Oriire schoolchildren: How intelligence, arrest of family members of abductors facilitated rescue
Fresh details have emerged on the intelligence-led operation that culminated in the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with security sources disclosing that the arrest of family members of the kidnappers proved to be a decisive turning point. Read more here.
Why Obi refused to debate me – Umahi
Minister of Works, David Umahi, said former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, declined his invitation for both of them to engage in a public debate ahead of the election because Obi knew he would not be able to defend his record when compared with his own achievements in public office. Read more here.
5 million voters risk disenfranchisement in bandits’ ravaged Northern communities
No fewer than five million registered voters in six northern states risk being unable to cast their ballots in next year’s general elections, as bandits and terrorists have taken effective control of dozens of communities in many local government areas, findings by Daily Sun have shown. Read more here.
North Central 2027: Security, alliances to decide Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, FCT
Political alignments and realignments are already defining the direction of the pendulum ahead of next year’s general elections, with the North Central geopolitical zone emerging as one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the country. Read more here.
ICPC to arraign former minister, Nnaji, over forged credentials
Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, will be arraigned before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday over allegations of certificate forgery which led to his resignation last year. Read more here.
