Good morning! Here are five top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finalized plans to commence the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. According to a statement posted on its official X handle on Friday, the exercise will kick off with online pre-registration on August 18, 2025, via the commission’s dedicated portal: cvr.inecnigeria.org.
2. The Benue Police Command, on Friday, said it successfully rescued all the six abducted students of the Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edet Udeme, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Udeme stated that the students were rescued on Friday morning.
3. The Nigerian military says troops recorded major breakthroughs in July, killing several high-profile terror commanders, rescuing 134 kidnap victims, and foiling oil theft worth N1.3 billion across various theatres of operations. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in an update on military operations on Friday in Abuja.
4. Seven local farmers abducted in the Itaogbolu axis of Akure North Local Government Area in Ondo State have regained freedom after spending five harrowing days in captivity. It was gathered on Friday that the farmers were freed on Thursday night, according to sources close to the victims.
5. The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives says its industrial action is still ongoing. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, had announced that the association has called off its warning strike. But the association’s National Chairman, Morakinyo Rilwan, said it wasn’t true, insisting that the strike has not been called off.
