1. In Osun State’s Boluwaduro Local Government Area, the Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun, has passed away. After a brief sickness, he became one of his ancestors. At the end of Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration in 2022, Oba Famodun, a former Osun State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, was crowned monarch. 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 growing rumors that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) intends to give its 2026 governorship ticket to former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Najeem Salam, former Secretary to the Osun State Government Moshood Adeoti has officially renounced his allegiance to former governor Rauf Aregbesola and left the party.
3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is unwavering in its commitment to reestablishing peace and safeguarding Nigerians, and he has pledged to find and vanquish all adversaries of the Nigerian state. On Sunday, Tinubu made the statement at Prince Abubakar Audu’s memorial service in Lokoja, Kogi State.
4. Due to insecurity, the Kogi State administration has suggested that places of worship in regions vulnerable to attacks think about moving. This came after Sunday’s assault on a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, the state’s Yagba West Local Government Area. The pastor, his wife, and other worshippers were kidnapped by gunmen who had burst into the church during an early morning session.
5. Chief Olisa Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, has formally announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), claiming that the PDP abandoned him during his struggles. About three years ago, Metuh announced his resignation from partisan politics. He made his comeback on the APC platform because the party’s members supported him throughout his most critical moments.
6. Just hours before the bride-to-be’s wedding ceremony, suspected bandits stormed Chacho village in Sokoto State’s Wurno Local Government Area and kidnapped her and her bridesmaids. The bride-to-be, her pals, and eight other residents were reportedly taken away by the attackers when they invaded the neighborhood on Sunday around 1:30 a.m.
7. An attack on Yankamaye village in Kano State’s Tsanyawa Local Government Area resulted in the shooting death of an old woman. The event happened on Saturday as the villagers were preparing to go to bed, when at least three residents were abducted.
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 member of a joint presidential ticket in the 2027 elections. Amaechi announced 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 allied with the Federal Capital Territory Minister. Alhaji Abdulraham Mohameed, the factional acting PDP National Chairman, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the National Secretary, presided over the Sunday ceremony in Enugu.
10. A police officer and an unidentified guy were killed in a suspected cult clash 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 suspected cultists rushed the neighborhood and started firing intermittently.
