Nigeria brief: Kaduna violence, Naira drop, Assembly speaker standoff

More than 30 people were killed in Kaduna State’s Kauru LGA after armed men invaded Narido community, according to the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union. The naira slipped to N1,407 per dollar in the parallel market and N1,364 in the official NFEM, up from N1,400 and N1,360 the previous Friday. In Ondo State, the House of Assembly spokesman said plenary will not sit until Speaker Olamide Oladiji resigns, with 21 of 26 lawmakers backing an impeachment threat. Abuja’s Federal High Court cleared a suit demanding President Bola Tinubu provide maximum security to presidential aspirant Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 election, citing his constitutional right to life. The House ad hoc committee probing the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council said it had uncovered at least 29 forged documents linked to the self‑claimed DG Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew and ordered the IGP to produce him by Wednesday noon. In Rivers State, Bori town was thrown into panic after gunmen killed former Khana LGA CSO Letam Kine on Sunday evening; cult suspects are suspected. A three‑storey hostel, Elite Five Star Lodge, collapsed in Amaokpala, Anambra, killing two and trapping dozens of students before rescue. Finally, the ADC in Rivers State clashes with Ikwerre LGA Chairman Charles Wobodo over a ban on public gatherings, which the opposition says aims to intimidate rivals ahead of the 2027 polls.

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/28/nigerian-newspapers-10-things-you-need-to-know-tuesday-morning-138/