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Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today – 19th October 2026.
So, here are the top newspaper headlines making waves across Nigeria today, 19th October 2026.
1. The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has dismissed speculations that the party may withdraw from the presidential race in favour of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He insisted that the NDC ticket remains in the contest and expressed confidence in victory, stressing that the party is not working for President Bola Tinubu.
2. Angry youths booed the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Malam Mani Mummuni, and attacked his convoy in the Gwashi community, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Sunday. The incident occurred when the deputy governor visited the community on a condolence visit following last week’s attack which led to the killing of nine security personnel and civilians.
3. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara met in Port Harcourt on Sunday ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike arrived at the governor’s private residence in Port Harcourt at about 4:30 pm, accompanied by other politicians. The purpose of the meeting was unclear as of the time this report was filed.
4. Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari on Sunday led a high-powered delegation of prominent national political leaders on royal consultative visits to the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. The delegation also visited the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
5. Labour leaders and pro-democracy activists on Sunday called on Nigerians to unite against rising fuel prices, worsening economic hardship and government policies that have impoverished workers and the masses while enriching a privileged few. They warned that the continued increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, has eroded workers’ purchasing power, intensified poverty and pushed millions of Nigerians into a daily struggle for survival.
6. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at the Federal High Court in Abuja over its alleged failure to account for more than N126.46 billion appropriated for electoral operations. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2507/2026, seeks an order of mandamus compelling INEC to disclose details of the expenditure, utilisation and disbursement of the funds earmarked for the procurement of election materials, equipment and vehicles.
7. The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 56-year-old man, Madarikan Emehinola, over the death of his 40-year-old wife, Igbagbo Erobe, in a house fire in the Igbo-Edu area of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. According to the command, the incident, suspected to be a case of arson, was reported at the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters on Sunday following information that a house had been set ablaze, resulting in the woman’s death.
8. Two people have been killed and two others injured in a road crash involving a commercial bus and a pickup van along the Adekunle corridor, inward Iyana Oworo, in Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq.
9. A man and his son have been burnt to death in an auto crash at Sabon Barki, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, while three other people sustained injuries. The crash occurred at about 4:20 p.m. on Sunday and involved a commercial tricycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, conveying a family returning from church. An eyewitness, Kefas Gyang, who confirmed the incident in Jos on Sunday, said the tricycle caught fire after being hit by another vehicle.
10. Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has boasted that he would secure a massive vote and decisive victory in the 2027 Kogi Central Senatorial District election. Bello made the statement during an interview on Politics Sunday, a programme on TVC, while expressing confidence in his chances ahead of the election.
