Your Monday Morning Update: 10 Essential Things to Know

1. The Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun, in Osun State’s Boluwaduro Local Government Area, has passed away. After a brief illness, he joined his forefathers. At the end of Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration in 2022, Oba Famodun, a former Osun State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, was crowned king. However, he was later overthrown by an executive order issued by Governor Ademola Adeleke, who replaced him with Oba Ademola Makinde.

2. In response to mounting rumors that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) intends to award its 2026 governorship ticket to former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Najeem Salam, Moshood Adeoti, the former Secretary to the Osun State Government, formally withdrew his allegiance to former governor Rauf Aregbesola and left the party.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration is unwavering in its commitment to reestablishing peace and safeguarding Nigerians, and he has pledged to locate and vanquish all adversaries of the Nigerian state. Tinubu made the announcement on Sunday in Lokoja at Prince Abubakar Audu’s monument.

4. Due to insecurity, the Kogi State administration has recommended that places of worship in regions vulnerable to attacks think about moving. This came after a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, the state’s Yagba West Local Government Area, was attacked on Sunday. During an early morning service, gunmen came into the church and kidnapped the pastor, his wife, and several worshippers.

5. Chief Olisa Metuh, a former national publicity secretary for the Peoples Democratic Party, formally declared his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), claiming that the PDP had abandoned him during his struggles. About three years ago, Metuh declared his resignation from partisan politics. He made his comeback on the APC platform since its members supported him throughout his most critical moments.

6. A bride-to-be and her bridesmaids were kidnapped by suspected bandits in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area, Sokoto State, just hours before her wedding ceremony. The bride-to-be, her pals, and eight other residents were reportedly taken away by the attackers when they invaded the neighborhood at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.

7. In an attack on Yankamaye village in Kano State’s Tsanyawa Local Government Area, an old woman was shot and killed. The event, which happened on Saturday just before the people went to bed, resulted in the kidnapping of at least three neighbors.

8. Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transportation, has rejected rumors that he could run alongside former vice president Atiku Abubakar for vice president or be a part of a combined presidential ticket in the 2027 elections. Amaechi stated that he will not be a running mate for anyone and that he is a presidential candidate.

9. A new caretaker committee for Enugu State has been established by the Peoples Democratic Party’s factional National Working Committee, which is in line with the Federal Capital Territory Minister. Alhaji Abdulraham Mohameed, the factional acting PDP National Chairman, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the National Secretary, oversaw the Sunday gathering in Enugu.

10. A police officer and an unidentified guy were killed in a suspected cult altercation in the Ilese neighborhood of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. A community source who asked to remain anonymous owing to the delicate nature of the event revealed on Sunday that the altercation started on Saturday night when alleged cultists attacked the neighborhood and started firing intermittently.