1. Many of the terrorists dislodged from Zamfara and Sokoto states have been relocating to the South-East and South-South regions, security and intelligence sources have revealed to Saturday PUNCH.
The insurgents, according to the sources, are utilising interconnected forest corridors and riverine routes stretching through Niger, Kogi, and Anambra states to escape military pressure in the North.
2. As the countdown to the submission of the list of candidates for 2027 poll approaches, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is taking a second look at candidates that have been nominated in some key states to be sure that they are popular with voters. The move is informed by the need to quickly resolve the crises that have trailed the primaries in the states, particularly Kwara, Nasarawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Benue , Rivers and Bauchi
3. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the 46 pupils and teachers abducted by suspected bandits on May 15 are still within the Old Oyo National Park corridor. Makinde disclosed this while giving an update on the rescue efforts in his Newsletter No. 140, released on Friday.
4. Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 repentant Boko Haram members, alongside 992 women and 2,050 children, into their communities after completing a rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme. Speaking at the event, the Special Adviser to Governor Babagana Zulum on Security, Brigadier General Abdullahi Ishaq, said the graduates had willingly surrendered to the military.
5. The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has said the fight against terrorism, banditry and insurgency in the country remains difficult because of the active support criminal groups receive from their sponsors and some members of the public. Musa spoke on Friday at the 2026 edition of The Platform Nigeria, an annual national discourse held to celebrate Democracy Day.
6. Former Vice president and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria’s democracy is yet to translate into prosperity for the citizens. He also blamed some political actors for their behaviour, saying it has betrayed the ideas of those who fought and died for democracy in the country..
7. Senator Seriake Dickson has met with the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Mr. Peter Obi, following recent controversies sparked by comments he made regarding attacks from some of Obi’s supporters. Dickson disclosed the meeting in a statement on Thursday, saying Obi visited him alongside other leaders of the party for a closed-door meeting that lasted about three hours.
8. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested five suspected kidnappers in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement on its official Facebook page on Friday, the Nigerian Army said the suspects were members of a kidnapping syndicate responsible for terrorising innocent civilians in the area.
9. A former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that legislative oversight and institutional accountability remain the bedrock of Nigeria’s democracy. Oshiomole spoke on Friday at an ongoing public lecture titled: “June 12 and Beyond: Reflecting on the Progress of Democracy and Security Concerns,” organised by the Ondo State government to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration held in Akure, the state capital
10. Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says more personnel of the Nigerian Army will be deployed in the state soon to beef up the fight against insecurity. Soludo made the disclosure in Awka on Friday during the third anniversary celebration of the Eighth Anambra House of Assembly.
