published on June 13, 2026 By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Prominent lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, his Afrobeats singer son, Mr Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, alongside civil society organisations, youth groups, among others, on Friday staged a protest in Lagos. They demanded urgent action to address worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country. 2. Former Vice president and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria’s democracy is yet to translate into prosperity for the citizens. He also blamed some political actors for their behaviour, saying it has betrayed the ideas of those who fought and died for democracy in the country. 3. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the 46 pupils and teachers abducted by suspected bandits on May 15 are still within the Old Oyo National Park corridor. Makinde disclosed this while giving an update on the rescue efforts in his Newsletter No. 140, released on Friday. 4. Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 repentant Boko Haram members, alongside 992 women and 2,050 children, into their communities after completing a rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme. Speaking at the event, the Special Adviser to Governor Babagana Zulum on Security, Brigadier General Abdullahi Ishaq, said the graduates had willingly surrendered to the military. 5. Veteran Nollywood actor, Kola Oyewo, has been announced dead. He was 80 years old. Nollywood actor Kunle Afod confirmed Oyewo’s passing in an Instagram post. 6. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M. Doro, has called on citizens, corporate organisations, development partners, state governments across the federation to lend a helping hand to Nigerian nationals who just returned from South Africa. It may be recalled that some 258 Nigerians recently returned from South Africa following escalating xenophobia attacks by citizens against foreigners especially of Nigerian extraction. 7. Senator Seriake Dickson has met with the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Mr. Peter Obi, following recent controversies sparked by comments he made regarding attacks from some of Obi’s supporters. Dickson disclosed the meeting in a statement on Thursday, saying Obi visited him alongside other leaders of the party for a closed-door meeting that lasted about three hours. 8. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested five suspected kidnappers in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement on its official Facebook page on Friday, the Nigerian Army said the suspects were members of a kidnapping syndicate responsible for terrorising innocent civilians in the area. 9. The African Democratic Congress on Friday described President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day address as an admission that the All Progressives Congress has failed to deliver on its promises after more than a decade in power. The opposition party said Tinubu’s speech was “another campaign speech masquerading as a presidential address,” arguing that Nigerians deserved concrete results rather than fresh assurances on economic recovery, security and job creation. 10. Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says more personnel of the Nigerian Army will be deployed in the state soon to beef up the fight against insecurity. Soludo made the disclosure in Awka on Friday during the third anniversary celebration of the Eighth Anambra House of Assembly. Follow me for more News and updates
