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Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today – Monday, May 11, 2026.
This daily compilation brings together the most talked-about stories across Nigeria’s leading media platforms, covering politics, economy, entertainment, sports, and more.
So, here are the top newspaper headlines making waves across Nigeria today, Monday, May 11, 2026.
1. The political drama in Rivers State played out in Abuja on Sunday when Governor Siminalayi Fubara appeared before the All Progressives Congress, APC, screening panel. He barely spent 10 minutes with the panel, raising questions on whether or not he was attended to.
2. Troops of the Guards Brigade have foiled a potential security breach with the arrest of a suspected spy and four impostors during separate operations in the Federal Capital Territory. This is contained in an operational report published on Sunday in Abuja. The army said the operations were conducted on May 9 by troops of 176 Guards Battalion and Guards Brigade Garrison at different locations within the nation’s capital.
3. The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has confirmed the release of its abducted member, Dr Edwin Emegakor, in Anambra State. Dr Princeton Okam, Chairman of the association’s Anambra branch, confirmed Emegakor’s freedom to journalists in Awka on Sunday.
4. Mohammed Sadis Buba, a 30-year-old aspirant from Kaduna State, has gone viral following his appearance at the All Progressives Congress screening for the Sabon Gari/Zaria Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. In a video circulating on social media on Sunday, Buba appeared before members of the party’s screening committee dressed in traditional attire, drawing widespread reactions.
5. No fewer than seven persons, including a police officer, have been killed in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Six other persons sustained injuries in the attack which happend, on Saturday night.ad reactions online.
6. Opposition political parties on Saturday raced against time to submit updated membership registers to the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the midnight deadline for the 2027 general elections. The rush followed INEC’s March 27 extension of the deadline for submission of membership registers for the 2027 general elections to May 10, 2026.
7. The Federal Government has introduced stringent new measures to combat drug and substance abuse in secondary schools, including mandatory drug testing for students and temporary suspension for those who repeatedly test positive after undergoing treatment and rehabilitation procedures.
8. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested three persons with disabilities for alleged drug trafficking during separate operations in Anambra and Kwara states. The agency also uncovered a Lekki mansion in Lagos allegedly used as a stash house for illicit drugs, where cannabis valued at over N5.8bn was recovered.
9. Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised a suspected terrorist operating within Kogi State. This came following a coordinated ambush along bandit crossing points in the Adankolo Forest Reserve, Lokoja Local Government Area of the state.
10. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says the crackdown on fake pastors targets social reformation and protecting vulnerable residents from religious exploitation. Soludo spoke on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral during the All Knights Day of the Catholic Diocese of Awka. He said several suspects had been arrested and were already in custody, assisting investigators with useful confessions.
