Morning recap: Obasa, Buhari's son secure reps ticket, APC declares Rivers Assembly Speaker, loyalists winners, other top stories

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, were among prominent figures who secured All Progressives Congress tickets to contest the 2027 House of Representatives election. This is just as the ruling party declared the results of the election primaries conducted in the 12 federal constituencies in Rivers State, with Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, leading the pack. These and many more top stories lead today’s headlines. 1. Reps: APC bars 14, Obasa, Buhari’s son win tickets The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, were among prominent figures who secured All Progressives Congress tickets to contest the 2027 House of Representatives election. The APC held its House of Reps primary on Saturday across the 360 federal constituencies nationwide. Ahead of the primary, the party had disqualified 14 aspirants from contesting the primary across Ondo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kogi, and Rivers states. Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/reps-apc-bars-14-obasa-buharis-son-win-tickets/ 2. APC declares Rivers Assembly Speaker, other Wike loyalists winners The All Progressives Congress has declared the results of the election primaries conducted in the 12 federal constituencies in Rivers State, with Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, leading the pack. Recall that the APC had disqualified four aspirants loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including three serving members of the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, while 20 others were cleared to contest Saturday’s election primaries. Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/apc-declares-rivers-assembly-speaker-other-wike-loyalists-winners/ 3. Mothers wail as terrorists abduct over 45 Oyo pupils No fewer than 45 pupils have been reported abducted during the Friday attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The schools attacked were Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School. Sunday PUNCH gathered that tension is rising in the state following the incident. Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/mothers-wail-as-terrorists-abduct-over-45-oyo-pupils/ 4. Real reason Tinubu appointed homeland security adviser President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointment of the first-ever Special Adviser on Homeland Security was driven by pressure from service and intelligence chiefs over what they considered the National Security Adviser’s Office’s overreach into operational military matters, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/real-reason-tinubu-appointed-homeland-security-adviser/ 5: 17 policemen confirmed killed in Yobe The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the death of 17 police officers following a terrorist attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the officers were undergoing special operational training when the attackers struck the facility in the early hours of May 8, in what authorities described as a coordinated assault. Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/17-policemen-confirmed-killed-in-yobe/