Court, cinema, politics and security feature in Punch morning roundup

Possible legal disputes over political party primaries, a reported record-breaking film screening and several political and security developments featured in Punch Nigeria’s morning roundup. The report said fresh court battles could emerge ahead of the 2027 elections after the Supreme Court restored provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 concerning party membership registers and candidate nominations. It said the ruling could affect disputes over party membership and candidate selection.

The roundup also reported that more than 51,000 people gathered at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos to watch the crime thriller Black Market. According to the report, the achievement was confirmed at the event as a Guinness World Record for the largest audience at a movie screening. In Ogun State, an aide to APC governorship candidate Senator Solomon Adeola explained that the politician changed his name from Sulaimon Ogunleye to Solomon Adeola after converting from Islam to Christianity.

The report separately quoted Rev Isaac Omolehin, founder of Word Assembly Ministries in Ilorin, as saying that threats by bandits to attack his church camp in Idofian, Kwara State, forced him and his family into hiding. It also said the Lagos State Police Command arrested six suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in diverting imported goods worth more than N20bn over 19 years. The arrests followed complaints from importers about missing consignments, according to the roundup.

The roundup presented the developments as among the day’s major stories, without providing further details on the court proceedings, the alleged diversion case or the reported screening record.