Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Federal Government has confirmed one imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and has activated public health response measures to prevent further spread. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this at a media conference in Abuja on Tuesday, following laboratory confirmation of the infection on October 20.
2. The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council has denied that there is a plot to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2027 elections. Dele Alake, spokesman of the APC Campaign, said this while reacting to an allegation made by Timi Frank, a member of the ADC.
3. The 2020 #EndSARS protests victims’ memorial at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos was disrupted on Tuesday after police officers fired teargas to disperse participants. Those affected included the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate, Funso Doherty, who had gathered to honour those who died during the demonstrations.
4. Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the educationist who devoted much of his life to advancing the political ideals of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and who led Afenifere through one of the most consequential internal crises in its history, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. He was 100. His death was announced by Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
5. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested an Abuja-based businessman, Innocent Ezuma, 57, over allegations of defrauding a Ukrainian investor of more than $120m. Ezuma was arrested at his residence in Abuja on Monday, October 19, and remained in the commission’s custody as of Tuesday. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest to our correspondent when contacted on Tuesday but declined to provide further details.
6. Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 27 kidnapped victims in Katsina State after engaging terrorists in a gun battle in Sabuwa Local Government Area. It was learnt that the victims, comprising 15 males and 12 females, were abducted from Gamji community before troops responded to a distress call on October 16, 2026.
7. The Ogun State Police Command has rescued 11 Ghanaian nationals allegedly held hostage in Sagamu after being lured to Nigeria with promises of Canadian and Spanish visas, with each victim reportedly paying GHC40,000 for the arrangement. The victims, comprising seven males and four females, were rescued by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit following actionable intelligence received on October 19, 2026.
8. Three men have been electrocuted to death in Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State, after an iron pole they were attempting to erect for a water tank fell onto an 11kV overhead electricity line. The incident occurred on Monday at No. 123, Old Port Harcourt Road, where the owner of a two-storey building had engaged a contractor to sink a borehole.
9. The national leadership of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has described the defection of some of its members to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as good riddance to bad rubbish. In a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, they alleged that some of its candidates had been bribed by APC to defect to the ruling party.
10. The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the North will resist their vote-buying plot in the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed issued the warning on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on 'Politics Today', a programme on Channels Television.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning