Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning

Good morning! Here are today's key developments from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has threatened to resign from the Federal Executive Council if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election in FCT and Rivers State. He made this statement during a meeting with leaders from the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja.

2. The Federal Government has firmly rejected the idea of reintroducing the petrol subsidy regime. Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator George Akume stated that President Tinubu's recent reforms were essential to prevent Nigeria from collapsing.

3. Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, has been charged with forgery, fraud, and impersonation. He was arrested on July 14 and has been in detention since then. Adeyemi appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.

4. Amnesty International has disputed the Nigerian Police Force's claim that five men arrested in Maiduguri were in possession of drugs. They say the detention was unlawful and that the explanation given is an attempt to justify the arrests. The Borno State Police Command denies that politics played a role in the arrests.

5. The village head of Aujarawar Alkali in Kano State's Gezawa Local Government Area, Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Ahmad, was reportedly killed by his abductors. He was abducted on Tuesday, September 17, and his body was found after he was killed by his captors.

6. Suspected hoodlums attacked and murdered Igbu Job Terhemen, Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress Fiidi Council Ward in Benue State. Terhemen was tied with ropes, injected with a suspected poison, and abandoned near his residence on the NNPC depot along the Makurdi-Otukpo Road.

7. African Democratic Congress Presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers State, has warned that many opposition party leaders may be retired from politics if Tinubu wins re-election. Amaechi made this claim during a meeting with ADC party leaders in Abuja.

8. The family of late singer Mohbad, whose real name is Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, has requested a fresh and comprehensive investigation into his death. Mohbad's lawyer, Oladayo Ogungbe, revealed this in a statement dated September 29, while mentioning that the police investigation into his death is ongoing despite a recent dismissal of a suit in Abuja.

9. Female police inspector Mercy Bassey died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while on route-lining duty before President Tinubu's arrival in Lagos. Bassey was hit by a black Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle, according to a security source who spoke anonymously.

10. The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, and other coalition leaders met privately with Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, in Abuja. The meeting took place at Atiku's residence on Tuesday night and included members of his campaign council as the opposition coalition continues to prepare for the 2027 general elections.