Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning 

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

1. Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday confirmed that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission forcefully evicted him and his family from their Abuja residence despite ongoing court proceedings over the property. Malami disclosed this while addressing journalists at a press conference, stating that EFCC officials stormed the premises on Monday and returned on Tuesday with armed personnel to complete the takeover.

2. A former Appeal Court President, Justice Isa Salami (rtd), has claimed that Peter Obi was not eligible to contest in the 2023 presidential elections. He was speaking in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, during a courtesy visit by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

3. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has apologised to Nigerians over the ongoing power challenges across the country, assuring that the situation is temporary and efforts are underway to restore stable electricity supply. He tendered his apologies during a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

4. The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has expressed outrage over the alleged invasion of its national secretariat in Abuja, describing the incident as illegal and disturbing. The union’s General Secretary, Mr Kayode Agbeyangi, made the statement while addressing newsmen on Tuesday, stressing that the alleged takeover violated due legal process.

5.Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, told the defense counsel in the ongoing trial of five persons accused by the Department of State Services (DSS) of carrying out the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State to properly guide defense witnesses while testifying in the matter. The Judge’s directive to Abdullahi Mohammed followed the complaint by the counsel to the prosecution, Ayodeji Adedipe, SAN, that, the pattern of evidence by the defendants was the same and has been taking too much time of the court.

6. Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Political Matters, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria is currently in deeper trouble than when Tinubu came as president in 2023. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on Trust TV, insisting that even Tinubu himself knows that he has failed.

7. Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has intensified its clampdown on illegal commercial motorcycle operators, impounding 70 motorcycles during a fresh raid along the Mile 2–Badagry Expressway. In a statement released on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the agency confirmed it conducted a cleanup exercise along the Iyana-Iba axis. This follows a similar raid carried out just last weekend, signaling the government’s plan to maintain pressure on those breaking traffic and security laws.

8. The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would receive its 32nd governor into the ruling party on Wednesday ahead of its National Convention. The leadership of the subcommittees on Digital and Media made this known in a statement on Tuesday.

9. The Director, Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, says in 2027, Nigeria will have a democracy that would be worse than it is at the moment. Amadi made this statement on Tuesday during an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television.

10. Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended 18 suspects in connection with a violent confrontation in Ilemba Hausa, a community within the Ojo area of the state. Confirming the development on Tuesday, the command’s spokesperson, Adebisi Abimbola, said the suspects had been taken into custody.

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning