Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the sudden death of Ambassador Taofik Obasanjo Coker, Nigeria’s Consul General in Buea, Republic of Cameroon. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, Ambassador Coker passed away on Saturday, August 16, following a brief illness.
2. The Anambra State Government has dismissed eight vigilante operatives who assaulted a serving female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Edema Jennifer Elohor, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi disclosed this in Awka on Wednesday.
3. The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the creation of two new Area Commands and the upgrade of five police stations to Divisions in Benue State. The Benue State Police Command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, explained that the structural adjustment became necessary as a result of challenges confronting the Command in troubled areas.
4. Legendary actor Fabian Adibe, best known for his role in the NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel, “Things Fall Apart,” has died. The actor, who celebrated his 82nd birthday in February 2025, died peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday.
5. Barring last minute change, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved September 26, for the coronation of Oba Rasidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan. The day was chosen after a meeting between the governor and the former governor which held at the Ondo Street Bodija residence of the monarch.
6. Three persons died on Wednesday in an accident along Nwanwu Junction, Igbeagu along the Enugu Abakaliki Ogoja highway. According to eyewitness accounts, the crash was caused by a cement mixer truck that reportedly lost its brakes while descending from Nwezenyi.
