Newspapers reported on topics ranging from Politics to the Econony, Entertainment and Others….
Newspapers reported on topics ranging from Politics to the Econony, Entertainment and Others.
Other issues from the Sports sector and Security also got prominent mentions.
1. The Punch frontpage report focuses on the marital woes of Pastors despite the fact they are Men of God and counsel people on marital relationships.
The recent remarriage of the Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, has reignited controversy over divorce among pastors, with religious leaders expressing divergent views on the growing number of failed marriages involving prominent clerics.
Saturday PUNCH gathered that at least eight marriages involving prominent Nigerian pastors, including Chris Oyakhilome, Chris Okotie, Joshua Iginla and Olumide Emmanuel, ended in divorce or separation between 2012 and 2026.
In 2016, the divorce between Christ Embassy founder Oyakhilome and his wife, Anita, was finalised, while Household of God Church founder Okotie separated from his second wife, Stephanie, in 2012.
Similarly, the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Iginla, announced the breakdown of his marriage to Yemisi in 2020. Read more in Saturday Punch
2. Saturday Vanguard in a report in its metro section details a bitter sweet experience of passengers in a Yellow public Bus who witnessed a fellow passenger go into Labour and successfully delivered a baby boy.
Passengers inside a commercial bus, popularly called Danfo in Lagos were stunned when a fellow passenger suddenly went into sudden labor and successfully gave birth to a baby boy on board.
According to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, the woman was traveling across the state when labor began unexpectedly mid-journey.
In the process, fellow commuters and onlookers quickly assisted her through the delivery inside the vehicle while others went into prayer session for safe delivery.
Medical responders and local commuters assisted in securing the mother and child immediately following the emergency delivery.
Fortunately, after few minutes, the baby boy was delivered safely. In viral footage capturing the moments following the birth, witnesses suggested naming the child Abiona—a traditional Yoruba name commonly associated with a child born on a journey or along the road. Read more in Saturday Vanguard
3. Saturday Sun in one of its lead stories in its Business section reports on the promise by the Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, that Power supply will improve within the next 72 hours.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said electricity supply is expected to improve within 48 to 72 hours as the Federal Government moves to resolve generation and transmission challenges responsible for recent outages across the country.
Tegbe attributed the worsening power situation to scheduled maintenance at Egbin Power Station in Lagos, described as Nigeria’s largest thermal power plant, which contributes about 16 per cent of electricity supplied to the national grid.
The minister disclosed this in a statement titled “Update on Power Situation,” shared on his Facebook page on Friday. Read more in Saturday Sun
4. The Guardian leads its Saturday Edition with a report on the cobtriversy surrounding the funds accruing to LG’s in Osun State.
When Suliat Oyetunji went into labour, the health facility closest to her home in Oore, a village near Iragbiji in Osun State’s Boripe Local Council, could not provide the care she needed.
For months, she had struggled to access reliable antenatal care at the Oore Primary Healthcare Centre. Health workers, she said, were rarely available whenever she visited, leaving her to seek medical attention in Iragbiji, a town about four kilometres away.
When the time came to be delivered of her set of twins, there was no dependable care at the facility. She eventually gave birth at home. Read more in The Guardian
5. The Nation leads its Saturday Edition with the APC PCC rally in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital and the barbs directed at both Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was back on the campaign trail yesterday, firing broadside at former vice president Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi.
President Tinubu, addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, dismissed both men as lacking the leadership qualities required to rule Nigeria.
He cited Obi’s alleged inability to deal with the erosion problem in Anambra State while he held sway as governor.
Drawing a comparison between his own record as Lagos State Governor and Obi’s administration in Anambra, the President said effective leadership required the courage to confront difficult situations rather than abandon them. Read more in The Nation
