Good morning, Nigeria! You’re welcome to the Lagos Post Online News Roundup of today’s top newspaper headlines for Thursday, September 11th, 2025.
The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering three individuals from the Southern region for its 2027 presidential ticket.
Moro stated that the party is considering former President Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State
Speaking during an appearance on AIT’s programme, Focus Nigeria, he stated that other names of more prominent politicians will also begin to appear soon.
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, arrested a self-acclaimed traditional ruler who paraded himself as the “Obi of Lagos” along with three accomplices, thereby foiling their attempt to mislead the public through an unlawful installation ceremony.
This was revealed in a statement by the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Babaseyi B. Oluseyi on behalf of Commissioner Of Police, Lagos State Command on Wednesday.
The principal suspect, Engr. Chibuike Azubike ‘m’, aged 65 years, an indigene of Obodoukwu Ancient Kingdom, Ideato North LGA of Imo State, was arrested alongside three co-conspirators: Chief Chibuzor Ani ‘m’, aged 57 years; Chief Martins Nwaodika ‘m’, aged 65 years; and Mr. Ikechukwu Franklin Nnadi ‘m’, aged 41 years. All four suspects are presently in custody at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja.
President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee on food security to expedite actions to lower food prices nationwide.
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, confirmed the President’s directive in Abuja on Wednesday at a capacity-building workshop for Senate correspondents.
Abdullahi said the President’s new directive centres on ensuring the smooth and secure transportation of farm produce across the country to cut down logistics costs, which have been a major driver of food inflation.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) denies any knowledge of a leadership dispute being litigated against the party.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known on Wednesday, after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognised the leadership of the ADC, with former Senate President David Mark as its National Chairman and former Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola as the National Secretary.
While responding to questions in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Abdullahi said, “We are not aware that anybody is in court against ADC. What we have is the completion of the administrative process of changing the leadership of the ADC.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has instructed airlines and pilots to ground their aircraft if there are unruly passenger(s) on board.
The NCAA Director of Public Relations and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, announced the decision on Wednesday during a meeting with all domestic airlines in Abuja.
The Aviation Authority said that with the risks involved in the airline business, it was unacceptable that passengers who are unruly to pilots or cabin crew are allowed to fly without resolving the issues at stake.
David Mark has been officially recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the new National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola confirmed as the National Secretary.
This comes after weeks of controversy surrounding the leadership of the coalition-led ADC following the stepping down of Ralph Nwosu.
However, in a post via 𝕏 account on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, confirmed that INEC has recognized the new executives of the party led by former Senate President, David Mark.
An Abuja Federal High Court has denied bail to five suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists accused of attacking a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
The terrorists’ attack reportedly led to the death of over 40 church worshippers.
Justice Emeka Nwite, who dismissed their bail application, held that the terrorism charges against them were capital in nature.
The former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office on Wednesday.
Kyari arrived at EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja at about 2:15pm.
He was invited to answer questions on financial and technical matters during his time in office.
The Federal Government has officially gazetted new tax reform laws, marking what it describes as a historic restructuring of the nation’s financial system.
The reforms, which were signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 26, 2025, introduce new structures for taxation, administration, and revenue collection.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, Kamorudeen Yusuf, the new fiscal regime is anchored on four legislations:
Nigeria was once again plunged into darkness on Wednesday as its national electricity grid collapsed, causing widespread power outages in major cities.
Data obtained from the Independent System Operator (ISO) revealed that power generation plummeted from 2,917.83 megawatts (MW) at 11:00 am to a shocking 1.5MW by 12:00 pm on Wednesday, September 10.
This is the latest in a string of nationwide grid failures under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, has announced that Nigeria is implementing measures to protect its oil and gas industry. By learning from expensive global divestment scenarios, the nation has secured over $400 million in decommissioning liabilities and established more stringent regulations for recent asset transfers.
The CCE made the disclosure on Wednesday during his remarks at the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Companies Forum, held in Lagos.
The CCE who was represented by the Deputy Director, Human Resources, Corporate Services & Administration, Efemona Bassey, spoke on the theme, “Divestments, Liabilities, and the Impact of Ongoing Reforms on Extractive Companies in Nigeria.”
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