Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

‎‎1. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described the Federal Government’s reversal of its plan to impose a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel as further proof that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is running a government of “trial and error”. While commending the Tinubu for listening to the opposition’s advice, the ADC emphasised that policies must be properly thought through instead of being hastily announced and later reversed.

2. Four governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have arrived in Ibadan, Oyo State, as the party pushes forward with its national convention despite a Federal High Court order suspending the exercise. The South-West chairman of the party, Kamorudeen Ajisafe, on Friday, confirmed the development on Friday.

3. Serenity Royale Hospital in Abuja has denied an alleged medical report claiming that actress Regina Daniels has been battling severe substance abuse. The viral report purportedly stated that Daniels was diagnosed with a substance use disorder and placed on a home-based detox programme starting September 24, 2025.

4. A joint team of police officers and vigilantes have killed a suspected bandit during a gun battle at Adekanbi village, near Bode-Saadu in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday after security personnel launched a tactical operation based on intelligence that bandits were occupying a fortified hilltop in the area.

5. The Lagos State Government on Friday arrested 15 street beggars during enforcement operations at Ikosi Ketu and Mile 12. According to the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the operation is part of the government’s continuous efforts to uphold public order and preserve public spaces from abuse.

6. Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has dismissed reports suggesting he has withdrawn his legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party or consented to the party’s planned national convention in Ibadan. In a statement on Friday evening, Lamido described the circulating report as “fake news,” noting that it triggered a wave of calls from concerned PDP members nationwide after it spread around the proposed convention venue.

7. The National Working Committee of the Accord Party has dismissed the purported suspension of its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, describing the move by a splinter faction as “laughable” and the handiwork of “political jobbers seeking relevance.” In a statement issued on Friday, the party said the claim—announced at a stakeholders’ meeting in Keffi, Nasarawa State—was spearheaded by former presidential candidate Chris Imumolen, whom the party insists “had long been expelled.”

8. Former Ward Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Boriya–Shiya Ward, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, and renowned trader, Alhaji Abubakar Sabi Sise, has been abducted at gunpoint by suspected kidnappers. It was reliably gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday.

9. Troops of Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) have arrested a suspected major drug supplier to Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists operating across parts of Borno and Adamawa. The suspect, identified as Zubairu Muhammad, 45, was arrested at about 6:30 a.m. last Tuesday by troops of 232 Battalion (Tactical), Uba, Adamawa State.

10. Paystack, an online payment solutions company, has suspended its co-founder Ezra Olubi over allegations that border on sexual misconduct. The allegations were further boosted by the resurfacing of disturbing past tweets. Mr Olubi had posted several controversial tweets dating as far back as 2010, including sexually explicit jokes and comments that resurfaced online.