Top 10 stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Monday, April 27

Here are the top ten stories from across the country

1. ‘It won’t work, they all want to be president’, APC scribe slams Ibadan opposition summit

National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ajibola Basiru has described the outcome of the Ibadan Summit by opposition political parties in the country as a sham.

2. Bauchi governorship candidate, Tuggar, identifies land as reason for rising insecurity in Bauchi, and others

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has cited access to land use between herders and farmers as the cause of increasing cases of banditry in Bauchi State and other parts of the country.Read more

3. Atiku raised concerns over proposals to halt campaigning in Northern states amid insecurity

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against any move to postpone political campaigns in parts of Northern Nigeria, warning…Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against any move to postpone political campaigns in parts of Northern Nigeria, warning that such moves could erode constitutional rights and raise fears of voter exclusion in a region already grappling with insecurity.Read more

4. INEC begins ad-hoc staff recruitment for Ekiti governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences ad-hoc staff recruitment for the upcoming Ekiti State gubernatorial election.Read more

5. Sowore explains his absence from an opposition summit in Ibadan, and says Nigeria needs new leadership

Activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, explained his decision to decline the invitation to the opposition summit held in Ibadan, and stressed that Nigerians deserve a real alternative to the return of political figures they know.Read more

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6. NRS denies the viral claim of a new vehicle tax and calls the infographic misleading

The Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS) has dismissed a viral infographic claiming that the Federal Government plans to introduce a new vehicle tax from July 1. Read more

7. National Police Plan: The Committee recommends a strict monitoring system to prevent political abuse

A steering committee working on the proposed State Police Service (SPS) has recommended a comprehensive and independent oversight structure designed to prevent political interference and abuse of power.Read more

8. Three mourners killed, two kidnapped when gunmen attacked people returning from a funeral in Benue

Gunmen on Saturday evening ambushed a group of mourners returning from a funeral in Sati-Ikov Council Ward in Ushongo Local Government Area, killing three people and kidnapping two others.Read more

9. Viral 394 UTME Score debunked as JAMB mark result slipped as fake

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected a widely shared result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), describing the document as completely fake.Read more

10. Ndume is vying for a fifth term in the Senate, the group raised N38.5 million for the ticket

Senator Muhammadu Ali Ndume representing Borno South district will seek for a fifth term in the Senate, as youth groups from the nine (9) local government areas of the district said on Saturday that they donated N38.5 million for the purchase of expressions of interest and nomination forms for him.Read more