Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 19 June 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 VANGUARD

Israel-Iran war: Khamenei vows Iran’ll never surrender, warns US against interference

Benue killings: We’ll confront land-grabbing head-on to bring peace — Tinubu

Mrs. Tinubu: I’ll continue to pursue programmes that will promote girls education

INEC denies registering 2 new political parties

PDP crisis not about Atiku alone, it’s an ego battle  —  Gov Lawal

15% tariff reduction: Labour rages over non-implementation

USSD: Telecom subscribers welcome end-user billing model, charges telcos on quality service

I wasn’t prepared to rule, but had good upbringing, training – Gowon

Tor Tiv to Tinubu: Benue facing well-planned genocidal invasion by terrorists, not farmer-herder clashes

Kanu’s incitement led to violence in South East, DSS tells court

Major Al-Mustapha declares intention to contest 2027 presidential election

Resurgence of idol worship in Igbo land: Bishop indicts church leaders

CNG: FG secures agreement for additional 20mscf gas supply

How mobile tech lifestyles reduce life expectancy to 55 in Nigeria

Why I regret campaigning for Tinubu in 2023 Veteran Actor, Alapini

USSD Services: Telcos to charge subscribers directly from June 18

Resurgence of idol worship in Igbo land: Bishop indicts church leaders

Tinubu reiterates commitment to fast-track approvals for viable projects

Benue Attacks: Nobody can eliminate any tribe on earth SGF

PUNCH

Tinubu assembles top brass, ex-govs to end Benue killings

Soldiers foil B’Haram attack on Lake Chad naval base, kill dozens

Anambra teacher bags 12-year jail for defiling 11-year-old male student

Nigerian arrested with N214m drug in India

Iran arrests five for ‘tarnishing’ country’s image

US court jails five Nigerians 159 years for $17m fraud

Lagos orders church building demolition after worshippers escaped death

The menace of windstorms in Northern Nigeria

Nigerians, youre on your own!

Low funding, vandalism limit TCNs power transmission efforts

Cash crunch looms over CBNs 50% CRR on banks Report

Benue killings: I expect arrests, Tinubu directs security chiefs

‘Gun-like object’ in Adefarasin’s video is a prohibited stun gun – Police

Senate screens Tinubu’s 17 nominees for key Rivers agencies

Benue bloodshed: Gov, Assembly at odds as SGF, ex-generals move in

Benue killings: ‘This is genocide, not a dispute’, Tor Tiv tells Tinubu

Akwa Ibom communities sue oil firm over toxic discharge

Anambra teacher jailed 12 years for defiling 11-year-old male student

Lifeless body of two-year-old Oyo girl recovered from well

Police probe woman’s death in Abuja hotel

Lagos seals hotels, lounges over noise pollution

Enugu confirms herdsmen attacks, arrests suspected informants

Let AI assist, not replace you, CJN warns judges

Troops kill 12 bandits, recover livestock in Katsina

Climate change fuels conflict, displacement in Nigeria – IPCR

Flooding: Kaduna sets up seven safe centres

Tinubu’s nominees vow overhaul of Rivers LG workforce

Delta community tackles Chevron over divide-and-rule tactics

INEC fires back at coalition over 2027 party registration delay

Tinubu proposes Benue peace committee, orders arrest of killers

Reverse degradation, poverty, Senate tells new SSDC board

Tinubu ready to integrate hunters into national security, says Ooni

Avoid abuse of social media, NYSC DG counsels corps members

Behind the throne: Obasanjo narrates Ooni Aderemi, Olunloyo’s influence on Alaafin Adeyemi’s choice

FG warns against fragmented gas plans, seeks continental synergy

Kanus radio transmitter import was unauthorised, DSS tells court

INEC debunks report on registration of two new political parties

THISDAY

TCN: FG Owes Us N457bn in Shortfall, Legacy Debts

FG, States, LGs, Others Share N1.659tn May Federation Revenue

Tuggar: US Visa Ban on West African Countries Unfortunate

Abiola’s Son Recovers N30bn Queen’s Drive Property from GTB over Alleged Forgery

CUPP Faults FCDAs Role in Construction of INEC Headquarters

2025 UTME: 11 CBT Centres Risk Blacklisting Over Fingerprint Malpractice

NDelta Group Alerts FG to Brewing Ethnic Crisis in Warri

Retired Generals Call for Review of Existing Laws Governing Military Operations in Nigeria

Navy: Hydrography, Bedrock of Maritime Safety, Economic Devt, Ocean Governance

Gov Eno’s Defection to APC a Good Step

Tinubu Orders CDS to Flush out Criminals from Benue

FG, UNICEF Endorse Three Handbooks as Guide on Climate Change, Mitigation of Violence in Schools

Food Sufficiency: Kwara Distributes Farm Inputs to 3,000 Farmers

FG to Sign Over 30 MoUs as 2nd Nigeria-Brazil Dialogue Kicks off Monday

NGX Explores Areas of Collaboration with Shanghai Stock Exchange

UNICEF, Unilever Empower Over 600,000 Nigerian Youths Through Career Devt Program

Fanimokun Calls for National Reorientation, Entrepreneurial Focus to Tackle Nigerias Devt Challenges

Faulty Toilets: NRC Boss Inspects Coaches, Facilities at Abuja Train Station

SUN   

APC Chieftain urges Tinubu to declare national emergency on unemployment

Osimhen still in talks with Chelsea

Paul Onuachu agrees 3-year contract

FIFA soon to decide on South Africa World Cup blunder Dikko

Benue crisis: Tinubu demands arrest of Yelewata killers, calls for inclusive peace committee

Saudi Arabia to drill 78 solar-powered wells across 10 Nigerian states

UNIPORT awards Wike Honorary Doctorate for outstanding leadership, contributions

Benue Massacres: NEF faults FG inaction, demands immediate security intervention

IPOB: Kanus incitement led to killing of 200 security agents in SEast DSS witness

FG moves to end building collapses in Nigeria

Why Nigeria judiciary system must embrace technology Kekere-Ekun, CJN

FG seeks varsities support on climate change, renewable energy solutions

 GUARDIAN  

60 migrants feared dead after Libya shipwrecks

Ghana cuts power supply to debt-laden public bodies

Nuclearisation: Ex-foreign minister, Akinyemi, slams West over double standards

WhatsApp concerned services to be blocked after Iran calls to delete app

BOI reaffirms commitment to empowering over 12 million artisans

FG to raise N100b from June 2025 FGN bond auction

External vulnerabilities pose risks to Nigerias outlook, says Afreximbank

Weak justice system frustrating N1.5 trillion bad loan recovery, judges told

Enugu among safest states in Nigeria, says Mbah

ECOWAS: Tuggar, Touray lament U.S.-planned visa restrictions, lack of regional framework

Senate raises alarm over N200 trillion unaccounted funds in NNPCL accounts

Ex-vice president, Sambo, dumps PDP for APC

Benue killings: How come no arrest has been made, Tinubu asks police

Reps uncover N9.4tr oil sector debt, summon 13 firms over

Group honours 12 teachers with N2.4m endowment trust

CIT, VAT boost May revenue as FG, states, LGs share N1.659tr

Umahi terminates Levants Benin-Sapele-Warri road contract

Makindes wife urges orphanages, disability homes to register for govt support

GWR names Usain Bolt record icon for fastest 100m sprint

Itsekiri demands pipeline surveillance contracts for host communities

EFCC arrests ex-Plateau speaker, 14 others over alleged money laundering

Oyo approves 63.4b to upgrade govt house

Coalition slams Akpoti-Uduaghan for not suing Akpabio over harassment claim

Benue Massacre: CRiver Assembly urges FG to take action against senseless killings

LEADERSHIP

NEF Condemns Benue Massacre, Accuses Gov’t Of Betrayal, Inaction

Benue Killings: Gov Alia Rejects Self-Defence, Hints At Community Policing

Audit Reports: Senate Gives NNPCL 1 Week To Account For ‘Missing’ ₦210trn

12 Suspected Bandits Killed, Weapons Recovered In Katsina

Ex-VP Sambo’s Ally Sidi, Supporters Defect To APC In Kaduna

Tinubu Set To Assent Tax Reform Bills

Federal Gov’t, States Share N1.659trn May Revenue

Tinubu Orders Security Chiefs To Arrest Killers Of Benue People

Again, Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha’s Family Home In Kogi

3 Bodies Recovered From Fire Incident, Well In Oyo

Ogbomoso Monarch Takes Dev’t Plan To Grassroots, Holds Town Hall Meetings

NANS Tasks Tinubu, Benue Gov’t To End Killings

EFCC Arrests Ex-Plateau Speaker, Others Over Alleged Money Laundering

IPOB: 200 Security Agents Killed In South-East, DSS Witness Tells Court

Federal Gov’t To Sign 30 MoUs As 2nd Nigeria-Brazil Dialogue Kicks Off Monday

MACBAN Condemns Benue Killings, Demands End To Ethnic Profiling Of Fulani Herders

DAILY TIMES

Zenith Bank Exits Regulatory Forbearance, Meets 500bn Capital Target

FG, Brazil Hold Strategic Talks in Abuja Next Week, Seal 30 MoUs

Tinubu in Benue: Meets Victims, Convenes Emergency Security Summit

544 killed in Benue in 2025 alone as CSOs raise alarm against govt inaction

FG equipping INEC for excellence, electoral confidence-Tinubu

Overcrowded INEC office forced us into rented spaces for decade Yakubu

NATION   

EFCC vows never to allow re-looting of recovered assets

How to achieve food security, by Don

Public experts demand urgent action on clinical malnutrition

Don Jazzy reveals regrets over missing out on signing Simi, Teni, Davido, Falz

WOFAN, Mastercard Foundation launch support initiative for hearing-impaired youths in agriculture

Church extends monthly food bank outreach, serving hundreds in need

How P-Square inspired my music journey Flavour

DAILY TRUST

Women may hold the key to Africa’s economic prosperity

Deaths recorded as Angry vigilantes flush out bandits from Plateau forest

Tinubu: Some Persons Hate Me Like Hell But I Am President

Tinubu to Alia: You werent elected to bury people

Benue killings: I expect arrests, Tinubu tells security agencies

Woman strangled inside Abuja hotel

DSS witness: How IPOB members killed Gulak

Two years to go, Makinde earmarks N63.4bn to upgrade Oyo Govt House

AUTHORITY

Cashew Farmers, Processors, Marketers To Host Maiden Cooperative Summit In Abuja

NCSCN Counsels Nigerians: Avoid Influencing Akpabio-Natasha Case

Wike bags Uniport honourary doctorate degree

Without credible, fair elections, local gov risks being independent entity KAS

NEF condemns Benue killings, rejects ethnic framing, calls for swift govt action

Imo Deputy Governor thumbs up Ophelia Medical Diagnostic Center

IPOB: About 200 security agents killed in SEast -DSS Witness

IGR: 259 CSOs Urge Tinubu to replicate Customs template in other agencies

BUSINESSDAY

Proposed bill to reform MOFI faces pushback over power clash
N’Assembly proposes tougher tax rules for foreign shipping, aviation companies

Access Holdings says it can still pay dividends despite CBN restrictions

Tinubu sets up committee of elders in Benue

Nigeria, others risk losing gas resource gains as stakeholders decry gas pipeline deficit

West Africa’s first LNG-powered ship berths in Lagos

US regulators approve a twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV infection

Reps threaten sanctions as 13 oil firms shun summons over N731.1bn debt to FG

Senate gives NNPCL one week to account for missing ₦210tn in audited reports

‘This is war, not a clash’: Tor Tiv challenges official narrative on Benue killings

Dangote to export maiden petrol cargo out of Africa

Wilmar to acquire PZ Cussons’ 50% stake in PZ Wilmar JV for $70m

CBN reaffirms banking sector resilience as forbearance ends

NEW TELEGRAPH

Senate Screens Nominees For SWest Devt Commission

FG, APPO Advocates Energy Sovereignty, Infrastructure Investment To Build Resilient Gas Economy

Weve Not Registered Any New Party INEC

Benue Crisis: Iyanya Dedicates Song To Victims (Video)

Benue Killings: Tinubu Announces Leadership Committee To Bring Peace

Osun NULGE Raises Alarm Over Attempt To Divert LG Funds

Threat To Bury Critics: CP-PDP Reports Wike To ICC

Revenue: FG, States, LGs Share N1.659tn In May

Pharmacists Decry Marginalization In Health

BLUEPRINT

NBC didn’t issue license to Kanu to import radio transmitter – Witness

Lower corporate tax rates’ll stimulate investment – Oyedele

Rivers: Service commission chairman vows to end indolence, vows tough time for LG Workers

FDI flows to developing economies drop to lowest level in 20 years-World Bank

NNPCL partners FIRST E&P, Baker Hughes for oil, gas industry growth

Air Peace gets UK authority for Abuja-Heathrow flight

CBN affirms strength of banking sector, issues routine transitional guidance for select institutions

Sexual harassment: Women group dares Natasha to prove allegations

Lagos taskforce raids V/I criminal hideouts, arrests 49 suspects

Alleged harassments by Police:  Ghanaians protest, demand Tinubu,  Mahama’s interventions

Arrest those responsible for kill!ngs in Benue, Tinubu orders IGP, other security chiefs

We’ll never allow relooting of recovered assets again — EFCC

Arrest those responsible for kill!ngs in Benue, Tinubu orders IGP, other security chiefs

Anambra: Male teacher sent to jail for raping 11-year boy in school

Gusau: NFF President attends NNL awards, harps on grassroots football development

Student Loan NELFUND directs institutions to verify, upload beneficiaries data

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