Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 19 May 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

LEADERSHIP

JUST-IN: Ex-US President Joe Biden Diagnosed With ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer

FHC CJ Redeploys Judges

Dan Etete, Pioneer Of Nigeria’s Oil Sovereignty, Local Content – Activist

INVESTIGATION…Insecurity Worsening Out-of-school Crisis

Food Security Threatened As Only 7% Of Farmers Get Bank Loans

ICPC Ignores FOI Inquiry On Hospital Contract Fraud

Ogun 2024: Tinubu Declares National Sports Festival Open

3 Workers Cheat Death, Others Trapped As Building Collapses In Lagos

Gov Zulum Spends Night In Marte, Begs Federal Gov’t Not To Allow Town Fall To Terrorists

JUST-IN: Suspected Herders Kill 15 Traders In Benue Communities

PUNCH

CBN slashes FG loans by over N4tn

FG’s electricity debt balloons by N800bn – Senate

Tinubu approves licences for North’s oil project

Resurgent attacks: FG, Borno revamp anti-terror strategy

2027 coalition: Atiku camp offers Obi VP role in one-term deal

NNPCL refineries not producing enough petrol – DAPPMAN

FG grants China approval to establish electric vehicle factories

Japa: Doctor drain devastates 12 states

Military destroys 28 illegal refineries in Niger Delta

Ondo APC demands justice for chieftain killed by kidnappers

Account for N500bn or face lawsuit, SERAP tells NNPCL

Tinubu declares National Sports Festival opened, urges competition with integrity

Nigerias diversity must be used for progress, Tinubu tells Catholic bishops

Varsity unions protest unjust distribution of N50bn earned allowances

AbdulRazaq laments painful disregard for safety in Kwara boat accident

ICPC stopped theft of N1.6bn through tech Chairman

China secures FG’s approval to establish electric vehicle factories

Army urges slain soldiers’ widows to come forward with claims

Gunmen kill 15 in fresh attack on Benue communities

Police arrest 12 suspected criminals in Ondo, rescue kidnap victim

THISDAY

Chief Judge Redeploys Enugu, Gombe, Yola, Abakaliki, Awka FHC Judges

DICON Partners D7G to Boost Indigenous Production of Arms, Ammunitions for Nigerian Military

INEC Publishes Particulars of Anambra Governorship Candidates

APC South-south Leader Urges EFCC to Ignore Naira Abuse Allegations against Tompolo

Lagos Place of Opportunity, Not Smelly, Mosquito-infested City, Says Commissioner

Labour Party Youth Leader Faults INECs Delay in Enforcing Supreme Courts Judgment

SUN     

Ward delineation controversy rages in Warri

I never thought of becoming a King Oba Haastrup

Despite defections, Cross River Labour Party remains intact State Chairman

Varsity unions threaten industrial action over unfair allocation of 50bn FG intervention fund

Tinubu reiterates Nigerias commitment to global unity, friendship

Minister urges women never to settle for less

DHQ boosts North-East counter-insurgency with new platforms

Health minister hails Dr Ihekweazus WHO appointment

Zulum declares fasting day to counter Boko Haram attacks

GUARDIAN    

Reps Deputy Speaker calls for independent audit of JAMB exam system

Police arrest two suspected kidnappers, rescue seven hostages

Kefas approves six-month recertification of land titles in Taraba

Mental health experts praise new theory on emotional resilience

APM Terminals, NPA complete Apapa port quay repairs to boost operations

33 states, FCT cut domestic debt as FG reports N1.85tr repayment in 18 months

FG finalises governance frameworks ahead of African Energy Bank launch

Months after N8b budget, TCN rallies communities against tower vandalism

VANGUARD

Preparation in top gear as Minister Lokpobiri confirms African Energy Bank launch

FHC CJ redeploys 5 judges, reassigns case files

Why Nigerians should explore citizenship investment — Olofin

One dead, 3 rescued in Lagos building collapse

7 die, 16 injured in Niger auto crash

NDLEA intercepts N3.2bn worth of Opioids in Lagos, P-Harcourt

Police arrest deposed priest, others, recover arms in Benin

Herdsmen, bandits strike in Benue, Kebbi, Imo, Ondo, Kogi, kill 33

Bank charges: More families return to thrift savings

Lawyer condemns assassination of colleague in Anambra, wants decisive action from NBA

Kidnappers kill abducted Ondo APC chairman after collecting N5 million ransom

I cant recall how many children weve abducted for ritual Suspect nabbed in Ilorin

Doctor who stole my baby during birth admitted to crime, apologised Ekwok

DAILY TIMES

Defection: Confusion as Edo Assembly appoints new PDP whip

Senate Confirms 5 As INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners

Benue Professionals ask Gov Alia, DSS, Military to end Killings

Ukum Attacks: Elders council gives Suswam 7 days to apologize

Stakeholders applaud Gov Enos commitment to Ibom Deep Seaport, Blue Economy

Hajj 2025: FCT pilgrims visit historic Islamic sites in Madina

Kaduna Farm set to launch Africas largest Centre Pivot Irrigation System

Naira outlook brightens, inflation falls amid external reserves rebound

South East Senators express concern over JAMB exam glitch

Troops embark on nationwide offensive operations to ensure safe environment for farmers

Im Very Well Wike Fires Back at Critics, Drops Hint About His Son Joining Politics

FG should declare war on human trafficking Dabiri-Erewa

Cardinal Onaiyekan Unveils How Pope XIV ll Be Inaugurated Today In Rome

FCTA to construct additional bus terminals in Bwari, Gwagwalada

Group Slams NBA President over alleged remarks on Kano govt, seeks probe

TCN to conduct routine maintenance in parts of FCT

Nigerian Customs Intercepts N1.5bn Contraband In Lagos

NATION  

37 die,16 sustain injuries in Kwara boat accident

80-year-old ex-convict, grandma, 82, arrested as NDLEA intercepts N3.2b opioids

NAF offers free medicare in Lagos community

Three rescued in Lagos building collapse

Kidnap-suspects kill APC ward chair in Ondo after collecting N5m ransom

HEDA demands speedy justice, warns lawyers against delay tactics

PSC begins promotion interviews for inspectors across 17 police zonal commands

Tuggar to attend third AU-EU ministerial meeting in Brussels

15 missing UTME candidates found in Imo, reunited with families Police

Nigerian Scientist Ojobor wins first place at American Chemical Society Symposium

Troops nab 38 oil thieves, recover 700,000 litres of stolen products in Niger Delta 

DAILY TRUST

2027: APC, PDP, LP in coalition against Tinubu-Atiku

Niger: Despite curfew, thugs kill 2, injure many

Automatic tickets, contracts fuelling defections to APC

Borno: How Boko Haram killed 90 farmers in 5 months

Bandits kill 49 in Katsina, Kebbi, Benue

My husband sleeping with our 2 daughters, woman cries out

2 Tiktokers jailed for sharing indecent pictures in Kano

Nigerias economy facing turbulence, Food Union laments

15 traders killed in fresh attack on Benue communities

Gov Yusuf suspends aide over harsh comment against Kwankwaso

Kogi: Bandits gun down residents in community where monarch was kidnapped

Insecurity: Zulum declares Monday fasting, prayer day

Kidnappers kill abducted Ondo APC chairman

Lokpobiri flags off construction of Bauchi oil and gas academy permanent site

What Tinubu told Obi, Fayemi at Popes inauguration

Rome: Nigeria remains committed to building bridges for peace, progress Tinubu

AUTHORITY

NSCDC, Nigerian Army Strengthen Partnership to Combat Security Challenges

Calls For Ogbes Sack Intensifies as Oil Sector Group Accuses NCDMB of alleges Contract Fraud, Abuse of Office

TCN engages Ahoada East, West LGAs youth against vandalism

New study reveals high blood pressure largely undiagnosed among HIV patients in Akwa Ibom

Group Slams Lagos NLC, Says Recruitment of Katsina Youths at Dangote Refinery Not Illegal

NOSTR Gives NCDMB Boss Two Weeks to Resign Over N7.7 Billion Scandal or Face Mass Protest

BUSINESSDAY

Lagos hospital pays N20m monthly for just three hours of daily power

Former US President Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Nigerian pastor deported from SA amid rape case discharge controversy

Telcos bet on IPOs to catch fintechs’ mobile money race

Nigeria’s health insurance lags peers on low funding

SERAP urges EFCC, ICPC to probe NNPC over N500bn missing funds

Abducted Ondo APC chieftain killed by kidnappers

NEW TELEGRAPH

Afenifere Deplores Abduction Of Obalohun, Adegboyigi

Many Trapped As Building Collapses In Lagos

Anambra Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Recover Victims Vehicle

Varsity Workers Reject FGs N50b Sharing Formula

BLUEPRINT

DSS arrests wanted kidnapper in Abuja Hajj Camp

SSANU, SANU rejects lopsided distribution of N50b for varsities unions

Bauchi approves new salary, welfare for doctors, other health workers

UMTE glitches: Yusuf Ali faults calls for Oloyede’s resignation

Niger Delta: Troops nab 38 ‘oil thieves’, recover over 700,000 litres

Human rights situation report for April grimmest – Ojukwu

Ogun: Tinubu declares 22nd National Sports Festival open

Seven months after 200 lost their lives, many die in fresh boat accident

How ICPC blocked diversion of N1.6bn through technology – Chairman

FHC CJ redeploys judges

Group hails Tinubu, Ribadu on Forest Guards formation

Kano varsity secures NUC accreditation for computer science, digital entrepreneurship, 5 others

2027: Kwankwaso receives 24 retired military officers into Kwankwasiyya movement

Kidnappers kill APC chieftain after N5m ransom

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