Monday Morning News Roundup: Osun Poll Tensions, Customs Gun Seizure and Super Falcons Exit

Here are nine major Nigerian news stories for Monday morning. In Osun, some PDP leaders have declared support for APC governorship candidate Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji. APC says it has uploaded its 2027 election candidates to INEC’s portal, while Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused the party of planning to rig the Osun governorship poll. Security developments include a Benue farmer who allegedly abandoned his farm after bandits demanded ₦500,000, Customs’ seizure of 399 firearms and rifle parts at Tin Can Island Port, and the arrest of over 30 suspects during an RRS operation along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway. Lagos police are also investigating the death of a 23-year-old Nigerian Law School student at a Victoria Island hostel. The House of Representatives is considering how to question Adeniyi Adeyemi over the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council controversy. In sports, Cameroon beat defending champions Nigeria 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

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