Today’s Top Stories: Obi–Kwankwaso Alliance, Xenophobia Row, Fuel Price Cuts & More
Here’s your morning roundup for Sunday, May 3, 2026, from TheMatrix Newspapers. Opposition leaders Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso are engaged in talks with the NDC and PRP on possible alliances for the 2027 polls. Court rulings and internal disputes have complicated negotiations, and Kwankwaso insists he has no presidential ambitions. The Federal Government has summoned the South African envoy over fresh attacks on Nigerians and their businesses amid rising xenophobic tensions. Meanwhile, petroleum marketers have rolled back recent pump price hikes as competition stiffens. President Tinubu has postponed his foreign tour by a day. In other political moves, RCCG’s Enoch Adeboye denies any party affiliation, and ex-governor Yahaya Bello picks the APC nomination form for a Kogi Central Senate bid. Security forces in Kwara State report a gunmen raid on a police camp that killed three officers. The army defends its detention of influencer Justice Crack over alleged incitement. In lighter news, singer Portable welcomed a baby boy hours after losing a celebrity boxing match, and Victor Osimhen’s side suffered a shocking 4–1 away defeat that delayed title celebrations.
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