02/09/2026

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers:
1. Proceedings in a suit filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar before a Federal High Court in Abuja ended abruptly on Tuesday after his lawyer refused to serve the suit’s originating documents on President Bola Tinubu’s lawyer. Atiku’s suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026, was filed in his name and that of his party, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, seeking, among other things, to disqualify President Tinubu from contesting the January 16, 2027, presidential election.
2. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, is dead. A statement signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., on behalf of the Orbih family, confirmed his death. Orbih, the Kulukulu 1 of Ogoni Land and Oduma of Uzairue, reportedly died on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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3. A mother and four of her children have died after a section of a three-storey building collapsed on them at Popo Giwa, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. The tragedy occurred at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, beside Gogoro Mosque, where eight members of the family were trapped beneath the rubble. Three people, including the father, were rescued as emergency responders worked to reach those trapped in the collapsed section.
4. The police high command says it has launched a critical probe into the alleged inciting comments made by the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba. It also said the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Danjuma Shekwolo, and the Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, are currently
