A legal practitioner, Obunike Ohaegbu, has sued the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the alleged failure to declare the result of the party’s primary election for the Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in Anambra State.   Ohaegbu filed the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1219/2026, at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the primary held on May 29, 2026, to select the NDC’s candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election. He listed NDC, Ebere Onunkwo, Socrates Ebo, INEC and Peter Uzokwe as the first to fifth defendants. In the originating summons, Ohaegbu claimed that he participated in the primary and scored the highest number of lawful votes. He is asking the court to determine whether, based on the votes he allegedly secured, he should be recognised as the validly elected and nominated NDC candidate for the constituency. The lawyer is also challenging the party’s alleged failure or refusal to collate, announce and publish the primary result despite the conclusion of the voting process by its appointed electoral officers. Ohaegbu further challenged an alleged NDC directive that the result should not be announced at the venue of the primary but only at the party’s national headquarters. He wants the court to determine whether such a directive could be used to suppress, alter, substitute or refuse to declare the lawful winner of the primary. The plaintiff is also challenging the process through which Uzokwe was recognised as the NDC candidate. Among the reliefs sought, Ohaegbu wants the court to declare him the validly elected and nominated candidate and order the NDC to formally declare and return him as the winner of the primary. He is also seeking an order preventing the party from substituting his name with another candidate and directing the NDC to submit and upload his name and particulars to INEC. Ohaegbu further wants INEC restrained from accepting, recognising or publishing the name of anyone other than him as the NDC candidate, should the court determine that he lawfully won the primary. At Monday’s proceedings, the case could not proceed because the second, third and fifth defendants had not been served with the mandatory hearing notice and were absent from court. Counsel to Ohaegbu, Ifeanyi Nrialike, told the court that the parties had filed and exchanged the relevant processes. The court directed that hearing notices be served on the absent defendants and adjourned the case until October 14, 2026. The judge also ordered that proof of service on all parties must be presented before the next hearing.

Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have entered the 32nd day of their industrial action over outstanding welfare and payment issues.   The doctors, under the Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, said their demands include the implementation of the Professional Allowance Table, payment of outstanding Medical Residency Training Fund and settlement of six months of Minimum Wage arrears. In a statement signed by the association’s President, Dr Mustapha Adedapo A., and Secretary, Dr John Stephen, the doctors said the strike resumed after an eight-week ultimatum issued to address their concerns expired. The association acknowledged recent steps towards resolving some of the issues, including efforts to establish a legal framework for the Medical Residency Training Act and part-payment of the Medical Residency Training Fund. However, it said several outstanding demands remained unresolved. The doctors particularly called for the implementation of the Professional Allowance Table, stating that Oyo State was the only state in the South-West yet to implement the table. They also warned that poor welfare conditions could affect the retention of skilled medical personnel at the teaching hospital. According to the association, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital provides specialised services in orthopaedics, urology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and serves patients from Oyo State and beyond. It said the continued loss of skilled personnel could affect both specialised healthcare delivery and residency training. The doctors urged the Oyo State Government to settle the outstanding payments and introduce competitive welfare packages to help retain and attract specialist medical personnel. The association expressed optimism that continued engagement with the state government and other stakeholders could resolve the dispute and bring the industrial action to an end. The strike followed an earlier five-day warning strike, which was suspended after appeals from the hospital management and its board. The doctors later issued an eight-week ultimatum before resuming the action. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has expressed solidarity with the LAUTECH doctors, listing the payment of residency training funds, implementation of the corrected Professional Allowances Table and Minimum Wage arrears among the outstanding issues.

The Federal Ministry of Education has released the final ranked and approved list of textbooks authorised for use in Nigerian schools from 2026 to 2028.   According to PUNCH, the ministry announced the release in a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, after completing the first phase of the national textbook ranking exercise. The first phase covers textbooks for Primary 1, Primary 4, Junior Secondary School 1 and Senior Secondary School 1. Each approved textbook has been assigned a unique Ranking/QR Tracking Code, alongside details including the title, author or authors, publisher and year of publication. The ministry said the system would make it easier to identify, monitor and account for approved instructional materials. The exercise was conducted under the guidance of the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, with the final list approved by Alausa. The ministry said the introduction of the tracking codes was aimed at improving transparency in the selection, procurement and use of textbooks in schools. It also explained that generating and assigning the unique codes contributed to the time required to complete and validate the final lists. Second phase to cover four class levels The textbook ranking exercise will be implemented in phases. The ministry said preparations would now begin for the second phase, covering Primary 2, Primary 5, JSS 2 and SS 2. The same identification and tracking measures will be applied to textbooks approved under the second phase. The ministry urged publishers, schools, education authorities, procurement agencies and other stakeholders to consult the approved list when selecting and procuring textbooks for the affected classes. It said the exercise formed part of the Federal Government’s efforts to ensure that teachers and learners have access to quality, relevant and curriculum-aligned instructional materials while improving transparency and accountability in textbook provision. The complete 2026–2028 approved textbook list, including the Ranking/QR Tracking Code for each title, has been made available by the Federal Ministry of Education.

Several parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been hit by flooding after about three days of persistent rainfall across the city.   According to Channels Television, floodwaters have been reported in New G.R.A., parts of the Eliozu–G.U. Ake Road, Eneka, Elimgbu, Odili Road, SARS Road and sections of Rupokwu. The prolonged rainfall has left water stagnant in some areas, while significant flooding has been reported in several communities. The situation is reportedly more severe around the Eneka axis, where residents are dealing with floodwaters entering their homes. Videos circulating on social media showed some residents appealing for help as floodwaters overwhelmed parts of their homes. An eyewitness described the situation as alarming, particularly for residents in areas already affected by rising water levels. The continued rainfall has raised concerns that more communities could be affected if the downpour persists. Residents in affected areas are calling for urgent intervention, particularly in communities where floodwaters have entered homes and disrupted normal activities.