Top 10 stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, April 16

Here are the top ten stories from across the country

1. In 2027 my last chance will be president of Nigeria – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said on Wednesday that the 2027 presidential election would be his last attempt to rule Nigeria.Read more

2. ‘No Rauf, the real fraudster is in the ADC’, Tinubu’s aide answered Aregbesola

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu comes down hard on former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola over calls for Tinubu to resign.Read more

3. Former AGF Malami, son, is back in court, pleading not guilty to amended charges

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to five amended charges bordering on alleged possession of illegal firearms filed against them by the Federal Government.Read more

4. Senate summons NNPC boss, others over N210tr flagged in audit report

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday gave the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) until April 29 to account for the N210 trillion flagged in the audit report from 2017 to 2023.Read more

5. Nigeria’s debt stands at N159.3tn

Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to reach N159.28 trillion as of December 31, 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the Debt Management Office (DMO).Read more

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6. Nigeria’s inflation is up to 15.38 percent

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for March 2026, released on Wednesday in Abuja.Read more

7. NCDC warns 10 states about cholera and flood-related disease outbreaks

The Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned 10 states of the high risk of cholera and other disease outbreaks.Read more

8. Actress Victoria Inyama links circumcision to sexual control, sparking controversy

Nollywood actress, Victoria Inyama, courted controversy after describing her experience with female genital mutilation as the “best thing” that happened to her during a live Instagram conversation with media personality Daddy Freeze.Read more

9. Students accused UNILAG lecturers of rape in court

A 20-year-old student of the University of Lagos told the State High Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday that she was allegedly raped by her lecturer, Dr. Samuel Ojogbo.Read more

10. Arsenal, Bayern advance to Champions League semifinals

Arsenal have progressed to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League despite playing out a goalless draw with Sporting CP in the second leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday night.Read more