Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Sunday May 3


Here are the top ten stories from across the country

1. Galadima claims Obi, Kwankwaso will dump ADC on Monday

A member member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, claimed on Saturday that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and his Kano State counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would join a new party on Monday.Read more

2. Gov Bala Mohammed dumps PDP for APM

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 general elections.Read more

3. Senator Onor joins 2027 presidential race, picks up PDP forms

A former Senator for Cross River District, Sandy Onor, has declared his intention to run for the presidency in the 2027 general elections on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Read more

4. INVESTIGATION: In Enugu, Smart Schools get all the attention, but concerns remain over quality of work, delivery timeline (Part II)

The second part of this story focuses on the new smart schools, raising questions about the quality and integrity of the projects, and the competence of the contractors handling them, following stories of collapses across the state.Read more

5. NGX ROUNDUP: Bullish sentiments persist as investors rake in N10.6tr profit in four days

Investors gained N10.5 trillion as the equity market’s capitalisation boomed in the just-ended trading week.Read more

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6. Benue Head of Service dies

The Benue State Head of Service, Dr. Agbogbo Ode, is dead. Ode died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.Read more

7. Suspected bandits attack police camp, kill 3 officers in Kwara

Armed men suspected to.be bandits have attacked the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Camp at Tenebo Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State and killed three officers.Read more

8. Three women die in Kwara auto crash

At least three women died in an accident along Oke-Onigbin and Omu-Aran road in Kwara State.Read more

9. Carter Efe beats Portable to become celebrity boxing champion

Content creator Carter Efe produced a composed and clinical performance to defeat street-hop artiste Portable by unanimous decision and claim the celebrity boxing title at Chaos in the Ring 4 in Lagos.Read more

10. Table Tennis: Team Egypt overpower Nigeria to secure spot in London

Team Egypt has advanced to the main draw of the World Team Championships following a commanding 3-0 victory against continental rivals Nigeria in the preliminary round of the Men’s Team.Read more