In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan; former Nigerian Bar Association President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) and political economist, Prof. Patrick Utomi, warning that democracy is weakened when the courts become the arena in which electoral victories are finally decided.

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the economic reforms being implemented by the Federal Government will eventually put Nigeria on a “cruising level”.

The former governor said he left office in March 2014 without owing salaries, pensions, gratuities or contractors whose projects had been completed, certified and verified.

The Nigerian Naira maintained relative stability across both the official and informal foreign exchange windows on Friday, September 25, 2026, as balanced supply and demand dynamics continue to anchor market performance.

…Cautions media against unofficial results…Says journalists’ welfare critical to democracy By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe ENUGU — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged editors and newsroom managers to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification mechanisms to counter the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven deepfakes ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC warned that synthetic disinformation, […]