Good morning. Here is today’s summary from TheMatrix Newspapers:
1. 2027: INEC Defends Removal Of Adebutu, Patanmi, Gwarzo From Guber List
- Insists Parties That Fail To Submit Membership Registers Cannot Field Candidates
- Gives Parties October 24 Deadline To Lodge Official Complaint
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has defended the controversial omission of some governorship candidates from the final list for the 2027 elections, invoking a Supreme Court judgment that makes the submission of party membership registers a mandatory condition for sponsoring candidates. READ MORE
2. Tinubu To Judiciary: Probe Prosecution Strategies, Block Gaps Exploited By Criminals
- Says Victory Over Corruption Impossible Without Independent, Reform-Minded Judiciary
- Tasks Judiciary With Capacity Building To Combat AI, Blockchain-Driven Crimes
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged Nigeria’s judiciary to dismantle legal and procedural loopholes exploited by politically exposed persons and organised crime networks to delay or frustrate corruption trials, demanding a sweeping review of prosecution strategies to ensure that offenders do not escape justice through technicalities. READ MORE
3. Dangote Refinery Posts $22.5bn Revenue, $4.7bn Profit In Q3/26
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has recorded a remarkable turnaround in its financial performance, posting $22.5 billion in revenue and $4.7 billion in net profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with a loss of $117.2 million in the corresponding period of 2025, as the African industrial giant consolidates its transition into a major profit-generating industrial enterprise. READ MORE
4. Tinubu’s Re-Election Bid Gathers Momentum As APC Inaugurates Campaign Council Today
The battle for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 moves into a critical phase on Wednesday as the All Progressives Congress (APC) inaugurates its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. READ MORE
5. Fuel Subsidy: Don’t Return Nigeria To Trillion Naira Debt Trap, CPPE Warns
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government’s temporary fuel price relief initiative through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), dismissing claims that the intervention amounts to a reversal of petrol subsidy removal and warning against a return to the fiscally crippling regime that strained public finances. READ MORE
6. Shell Exits Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Distribution Market After 25 Years
Shell has announced plans to divest its entire interest in Shell Nigeria Gas Group to Vaaris Energy Limited, a Nigerian company, marking its exit from the country’s domestic gas distribution market after more than 25 years of operations. READ MORE
7. FG Dismisses Claims Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Diversion, Says East-West Road Is Additional Project
The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the discontinuation or diversion of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to the East-West Road in Edo State, insisting that both projects will proceed as planned.
READ MORE8. Court Fixes November 20 To Rule On Atiku’s Bid To Amend Certificate Forgery Suit Against Tinubu
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 to rule on an application by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar seeking to amend his suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. READ MORE
9. UCL Round-Up: Arsenal, Barcelona, Sporting CP Continue Winning Streak
Arsenal eased past Lille, Barcelona came from behind to beat Galatasaray and Sporting CP triumphed at Lens as all three teams made it two victories from two. READ MORE
10. Davido Eyes Grammy Recognition With Multiple Entries For 2027 Awards
Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has submitted several songs and his latest album, ‘Oriade’, for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards. READ MORE
