{
  "id": 655388,
  "title": "Top stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Wednesday August 12",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/top-stories-from-across-nigerian-newspapers-wednesday-august-12",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:36:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/top-stories-from-across-nigerian-newspapers-wednesday-august-12/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1. The Inter-Party Advisory Council has expressed concerns over the increasing tension in Osun State prior to the upcoming governorship election, urging INEC and security agencies to ensure a free, fair, and credible process.\n\n2. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has authorized its members in 20 universities across Nigeria to participate in a strike over the alleged non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement by the Federal and State governments.\n\n3. Various security agencies, including the police, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have deployed a total of 25,310 personnel for the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday.\n\n4. Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, clarified his earlier statement about \"killing the Accord Party,\" clarifying that it was a political expression of defeating the party at polls, rather than a call for violence.\n\n5. The Federal Government is seeking fresh investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas value chain, emphasizing that Dangote Refinery, despite its expanding capacity, cannot alone meet Africa’s growing demand for refined petroleum products.\n\n6. The Oyo State Government has commenced a fresh phase of its investigation into the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, inviting public members to submit evidence related to the Judicial Commission of Inquiry.\n\n7. The National Population Commission (NPC) has sounded the alarm about Nigeria's birth registration data, stating that 60% of births in the country go unregistered.\n\n8. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered the identification and arrest of a driver involved in an incident where he left an Air Peace bus on the airside of the Lagos airport during an aviation workers' industrial action.\n\n9. A traditional ruler in Ajerogun community, located in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Nurudeen Salisu, has appealed for assistance following an invasion by kidnappers, who have killed residents and abducted others.\n\n10. Nollywood actress Judy Austin has filed a lawsuit against her colleague, Rita Edochie, demanding N15 billion and N50 million for alleged defamatory statements made in a public forum.",
  "summary": "Here are the top stories from across the country today. 1. OSUN GUBER POLL: IPAC worried over rising tension The Inter-Party Advisory Council has expressed worries over the rising tension in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, even as it urged INEC and security agencies to ensure that the exercise is free, fair and […] The post Top stories from across Nigerian Newspapers,…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}