Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers:

  1. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Governors and other political leaders have continued to send congratulatory messages to Adeleke.

  2. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday said the outcome of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election affirms Nigeria’s flourishing democracy. The President, who phoned to congratulate the re-elected Governor Ademola Adeleke hours before he was declared the winner, said in a statement that the outcome of the keenly contested poll demonstrated a fitting assurance that democracy would continue to thrive in the country.

  3. Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said it is reviewing the results of the 2026 governorship election across the state’s 332 wards, with a view to exploring available legal avenues, including challenging the outcome at the election tribunal. The party, in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, said it was consulting its legal team before deciding on the next step.

  4. The detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N10 billion suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), alleging gross violation of his fundamental rights. In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026, which he lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the embattled former governor accused the ICPC of denying his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and son, Abba El-Rufai, access to him.

  5. The presidential candidates of the Accord Party, African Action Congress, AAC, and Social Democratic Party, SDP, have resolved to work together towards a common force ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The three candidates—Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim of Accord, Mr. Omoyele Sowore of AAC, and Prince Adewole Adebayo of SDP—reached the resolution after a meeting in Port Harcourt at the weekend.

  6. Heavy rainfall disrupted movement across parts of Abuja on Saturday as floodwater swept through major roads and residential areas, leaving motorists stranded and forcing some businesses to close. Several locations recorded severe flooding, including Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse 2, the area around Delight Event Centre in Gudu, and parts of Efab Estate in Lokogoma.

  7. The National Democratic Party, NDC, vice-presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, says political appointments under the party’s government will be based primarily on competence and the needs of the country. Kwankwaso said that if the NDC wins the 2027 presidential election, the administration will not appoint people merely because of political affinity or personal connections.

  8. An unidentified woman has been found dead inside a church premises in the Obelewo area of Osogbo, Osun State, with her left wrist reportedly cut off. It was learnt from a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, on Sunday that police detectives visited the scene following the discovery of the body.

  9. Two suspected kidnappers were neutralised while two victims were rescued during a gun duel between security operatives and kidnappers in a forest in Imo State. It was learnt from a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, that the operation followed an intelligence report. He noted that the report prompted police operatives and local vigilantes to mobilise to the forest where the victims were being held.

  10. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Nwankwo Onyebuchi, with 1.550 kg of cocaine concealed in the walls and railings of his luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.