Top 10 stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday 19 May

Here are the top ten stories from across the country

1. Abure Takes Labor leadership battle to Supreme Court, announces free forms for 2027 candidates

The chairman of the Labor Party’s National Fraction, Julius Abure, confirmed that his camp had filed an appeal with the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision to recognize Nenadi Usman as the party’s national chairman.Read more

2. Jonathan, AGF takes action to stop lawsuit seeking to bar former president from contesting 2027 presidential election

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, have urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the lawsuit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election.Read more

3. Alleged security breach: The court granted bail to El-Rufai

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in his trial for alleged national security offences.Read more

4. FG launched a free tax dispute resolution platform to protect taxpayers

The Federal Government has launched a series of new digital platforms designed to enable Nigerians to resolve tax-related disputes free of charge as part of ongoing reforms aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and trust in the country’s tax administration system.Read more

5. Berger Paint, SCOA, Daar Comm and others lead the stocks to watch this week

Investors earned N3.32 trillion last week as equity markets continued to boom.Read more

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6. Naira lost N2.67 against the dollar at the official window

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, dipped slightly against the US dollar at the official window on Monday.Read more

7. Kidnapping in Ibadan: Makinde confirms murder of teacher, arrest of six suspects

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the killing of one of the teachers and the arrest of six suspected kidnappers at tertiary institutions in the state.Read more

8. Fights broke out at APC Lagos West senatorial election in Alimosho

At least 15 people were injured in a brawl that broke out during the All Progressives Congress (APC) West Senatorial District primary election in Alimosho local government area of ​​Lagos on Monday.Read more

9. Police officer killed in Lagos Third Mainland Bridge accident

A police officer died in a fatal crash on the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday.Read more

10. ‘Pity My Soul’ — Chike shuts down rumors of his affair with Frank Edoho’s wife

Nigerian singer Chike reacts emotionally to the social media backlash over rumors linking him to Frank Edoho’s second wife, Sandra.Read more