Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Monday morning

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

1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will not surrender to terrorists, bandits or any form of criminal intimidation, while pledging to intensify efforts to ease the economic hardship confronting citizens across the country. The assurance was conveyed on Sunday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, during the National Inter-Denominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, as part of activities marking the 2026 Democracy Day celebrations.

2. The protem Director of Organization for All Democratic Alliance, Ahidjo Karlahi, has slammed a suit against the Nigerian Democratic Congress, seeking its deregistration by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit, which was filed last week Tuesday before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1115/2026, has been assigned to Justice Mohammed Umar by the Chief Justice of FHC, Justice Tsoho.

3. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has reacted to the controversy which trailed his exit from the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Citing what he described as the party’s abandonment of internal democracy, Lawal had announced his resignation on Monday.

4. Boko Haram insurgents are still holding onto some teenage boys and girls in their enclave, even as 360 elderly men, women, and young children abducted from Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, regained freedom yesterday. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) said the victims were rescued from the Mandara Mountains, where Boko Haram fighters had been keeping hundreds of captives.

5. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has, in a landmark judgment, declared unlawful the National Assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion in support allowances for newly elected members breached procurement laws, constitutional obligations and the public trust.

6. The Indigenous People of Biafra has claimed that the Federal Government’s cross-appeal in the case involving its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has weakened the legal basis of his conviction and raised fundamental questions about the jurisdiction of the trial court. In a statement released on Sunday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the separatist group argued that issues raised in the appeal process could have far-reaching implications not only for Kanu’s case but also for the credibility of Nigeria’s criminal justice system.

7. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday, urged Nigerians not to give up hope, saying he was compelled to introduce monthly prayer sessions to tackle abduction, killings and militancy when he served as the governor of Akwa Ibom State. He said Nigerians must continue to pray so that terrorism sponsors will be exposed.

8. A United Kingdom court has remanded a 32-year-old man, Maxwell Oguanaya, in custody over the alleged murder of a 41-year-old Nigerian, Taiwo Ekerin, following an assault in Lewisham, London. The Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The police noted that Oguanaya was charged with murder after Ekerin died from injuries sustained during an altercation.

9. Troops of Operation Enduring Peace in Plateau State have thwarted multiple kidnap attempts, including the abduction of a pastor and his wife, and rescued 10 victims in separate operations across Plateau and Kaduna states. Spokesperson for the Joint Military Task Force, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, who disclosed this in a statement released in Jos on Sunday, said the operations that led to the rescue of the victims were carried out within the last 48 hours.

10. The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has accused Governor Biodun Oyebanji of intimidating opposition members in the state with security agencies and state machinery ahead of the June 20 governorship election. This is as the Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, dismissed the allegations by the PDP as “untrue, and laughable.”