1. The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, has continued to rise across states, with the product selling for as much as N1,500 per litre in Kano, Yobe, Sokoto, Borno, Taraba and Zamfara, while prices have also risen sharply in other parts of the country.
This came as the Nigeria Labour Congress called on the Federal Government to urgently introduce measures to cushion the impact of the rising price of petrol, including the payment of reasonable wage awards to workers and the sale of crude oil to local refineries in naira.
2. The Department of State Services will today (Thursday) re-arraign five suspected members of the Ansaru terrorist group over their alleged involvement in the May 15 abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and the subsequent killing of two of the victims. The suspects are to be re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/438/2026, filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, on behalf of the Federal Government.
3. The Presidency on Wednesday challenged the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, to make good his threat to quit the 2027 presidential race if claims that he left Anambra State without outstanding debts and financial liabilities were proved wrong. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, threw down the challenge in a brief comment on his verified X handle, following fresh claims by the Anambra State Government that liabilities dating back to Obi’s tenure as governor remained outstanding.
4. Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that only six of the 19 northern governors supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid during the 2023 election. He said the opposition did not stop Tinubu from pursuing his ambition. According to him, several obstacles were placed in Tinubu’s path in 2023, but he remained determined to press ahead.
5. The Federal Government is facing mounting pressure over petrol pricing as opposition politicians warn of further increases under current policies, while labour demands intervention to shield households from the inflationary impact of deregulation.
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, yesterday warned that petrol prices could rise to N5,000 per litre if President Bola Tinubu secures a second term.
6. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted an application by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to serve court documents on President Bola Tinubu through the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by Atiku’s counsel, O.T. Omotayo-Ojo, seeking an order for substituted service of the processes on the President.
7. The Supreme Court has ended the leadership tussle in the Social Democratic Party (SDP), dismissing an appeal by former National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, and affirming Prof. Abubakar Sadiq Gombe as the party’s authentic national leader.
A five-member panel comprising Justices Adamu Jauro, Haruna Tsammani, A.A. Adumein, Jonah Adah and Joseph Oyewole ruled unanimously against Gabam. In the lead judgment, Justice Jauro held that the appeal lacked merit and had become irrelevant, bringing a final end to Gabam’s challenge against the Court of Appeal’s August decision.
8. The Anambra State Government on Wednesday escalated its dispute with former governor Peter Obi over the state’s financial inheritance. It put the balance of eight external loans it says were contracted under his administration at N127.4 billion as of June 30, 2026. The government also disputed Obi’s claim that he left about N2.1 billion in an ecological fund account for his successor.
9. The Federal Government has said it will proceed with the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos, despite mounting opposition from workers, parents and other stakeholders. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing reporters.
10. A major step in the move to establish state police was taken yesterday with the National Assembly transmitting the Constitution Alteration Bill to state Houses of Assembly for concurrence. The Constitution requires the concurrence of two-thirds of the 36 state Houses of Assembly to alter any provision after passage by the National Assembly. Not less than 24 states are required for the concurrence.
