Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN    

Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years

OPEC+ slated to increase oil output in bid to regain market share

Burkina radio station suspended over junta Facebook post

United States break mixed 4x100m freestyle world record

US envoy meets Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv

EU condemns arrest of former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker

Trump fires US official over cracks in jobs market

Ogun PDP declares support for Tinubus second term bid

Only restructuring will curb insecurity caused by ethnic power struggle

Police arrest four over missing day-old baby in Ekiti hospital

One dies during cult initiation in Edo

APC aspirants decry imposition ahead of Ibadan North bye-election

Akpabio wins 2025 International Peace Award

Kogi ADC faction voids suspension of lawmaker Abejide

Gates Foundation announces $2.5b for research on womens health

Rivers LG polls necessary to restore democratic govt, says group

Breastfeeding: UNICEF tasks Bauchi on maternity leave, nutrition fund

Uba Sani redeploys two commissioners in Kaduna

ECOWAS Parliament rallies against drug abuse, mental health crises

PUNCH

FAAC to recover N101bn from Customs after audit report

Olubadan: Ladoja awaits Makindes nod after council nomination

$160m fraud: Vietnamese police arrest two Nigerians, five others

Arrears crisis: Protesting ex-soldiers pressure FG with Friday deadline

Freed Law school student exposes kidnappers brutality

Lagos residents urge Sanwo-Olu to halt construction on flood-control gorge

Seven cultists arrested over Rivers lawyers killing

Two police officers, nine others rescued from Benue kidnappers

Lagos seals clubhouse over traffic law violations

Court orders forfeiture of luxury vehicles, $20,000 in Lagos

Missing Lagos hotel worker feared killed by fleeing murder suspect

Ondo gov gifts Super Falcons player N30m, house

Police killed 78 terrorists, rescued 175 kidnap victims in one month – NOA

Yahoo Boy’ rams car into Edo traders, injures three

Oyebanji seeks understanding on state of federal roads in Ekiti

2026: My candidature will unite Osun APC – Ogunbiyi

BUA cement unveils vocational training for 60 youths in Sokoto

Kaduna gov reshuffles cabinet, swaps two commissioners

Tension in Anambra community as youths apprehend APC poster vandals

THISDAY

Dangiwa: Over N70bn Private Capital Mobilised to Drive Urban Housing

Manufacturers Decry Soaring Borrowing Cost,Seek Alternative Financing Solution

With 100m Barrels, Delta Retains Lead as Nigerias Top Oil-producing State, Lagos Records Zero Output

OPEC Agrees to Raise Oil Output by 547,000 Bpd

REAN, NEMSA Partner on Safe Use of Renewable Energy

NSDC Boss Urges Famers, Investors to Harness Lucrative Sugar Opportunities

Dangote Cement, 46 Others Gain N1.8trn to Push Market Cap Above N91trn

NASD Announces 646% Profit Surge,ProposesDividend, Bonus Shares

Experts: Nigeria BoP to Grow by 70%, Reserves to Hit $43bn

Banks Reduce SLF Patronage as Borrowing from CBN Plummet by 12.84%

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke Launch Major Offensive, Rescue 11 Hostages, Recover Weapons in Benue

Tinubu Splashes $100,000, Flat, OON National Honour On Each DTigress Player

Justice Obiorah to Deliver Keynote Address at Law Convention

17% of Nigerian Computer Users Affected by Cyber Crime in 2025, Says HP

After Demanding Enforcement of SCourt Judgement on LG Autonomy, Niger LG Boss Suspended

From His Desk at NNPC Headquarters, GCEO Ojulari Delivers Presentation at SPE Conference

SUN       

Wike: If I were Atikus son, I would tell him to stop switching political parties

Bye-election: INEC delisting LP illegal, unconstitutional Olorunfemi

APC brands el-Rufai real threat to Nigerias progress

2027: Drop Shettima or forget NEast, APC stakeholders urge Tinubu

How Governor Adelekes political journey to APC hits brick wall

Ogun guber: Im best person to succeed Gov Abiodun Hunye

PDP, APC trade accusation, counter-accusation over seized Osun LG allocation

Enugu residents in darkness as EEDC, EERC clash over tariff cut

Agro processing zones initiative will boost food production Shettima

INEC delisting Labour Party illegal, unconstitutional Olorunfemi

NOA gives security scorecard, says 78 terrorists killed in July

NAFDAC seizes N1.5bn banned, unregistered products at Lagos market

OPWS rescues 11, including 2 inspectors, in Benue-Taraba raid

61% fail WASSCE 2025, WAEC withholds results for fraud, debts

Kano panel submits Namadis drug baron bail probe report

Army Chief pledges commitment to provide quality, affordable housing ownership for serving, retired soldiers

VANGUARD

Flash floods ground Lagos, paralyse businesses

Those who abducted us spoke Tiv Freed Law school student

Internet fraud: Court grants final forfeiture of 2 cars

NESG: High interest rate, insecurity responsible for low economic growth

Naira appreciates to N1,555/$ in parallel market

US to intn’l students: We’ll revoke your visa if you skip classes, leave programme

Projects: Tinubu has been fair to S-East — Umahi

Health insurance: Over 190m Nigerians still uninsured – Providers

US warns international students against violating visa rules

The Secret Revolt Within: A Feminist Manifesto in The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

Internet fraud: Court grants final forfeiture of 2 cars

NESG: High interest rate, insecurity responsible for low economic growth

APC, ADC bicker over attacks on Atiku, el-Rufai, Obi, Amaechi

Entitlements: Ex-soldiers shut down Finance Ministry

Tinubu rewards D’Tigress with $100,000 each, flats, national honours for

Leadership is not measured by prolonged rule – Peter Obi replies critics

Communication lapse responsible for retired soldiers’ protest – Pensions Board

How to get a US visa appointment faster in 2025

$1trn economy impossible without competitive maritime, logistics system — Akutah

Health insurance: Over 190m Nigerians still uninsured –

Lookman can only join ‘super top club’ abroad – Atalanta CEO

Its not enough to promise single term Falana reacts to Obis pledge

2027: Early campaigns inappropriate, violate Electoral Act, INEC cautions

Tinubu greets Ambassador Dele Cole at 85

Troops neutralize 17 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, detonate 14 IEDs

I didnt revoke UniAbuja land, Wike clarifies

Communal Safety: Lagos seals nightclub over persistent traffic violations

APCs attacks on Peter Obi diversionary CUPP

One reported dead during cult initiation in Edo

LEADERSHIP

Campaigns For 2027 Totally Illegal, Diversionary — Falana

Trump Knocks India Over Russian Oil Trade, Vows Higher Tariff

2027: No Party Can Win Oyo Aside PDP — Makinde

‘Tinubu’s Harsh Economic Policies Have Erased Nigeria’s Middle Class’, Says Falana

Trade, Investment Flourish As UAE-Nigeria Relations Strengthened

Flooding: Borno Needs Modern Drainages, Not Overhead Bridges, Chinedumuije Tells Zulum

Lagos Gov’t Allays Fears As Flood Sacks Residents After Rainfall

NNPCL Boss Ojulari In Office Monday Amid Resignation Controversy

Court Jails Physically Challenged Woman, 6 Others For Drug Trafficking

1Confusion As Day-old Baby Is Stolen At Health Centre In Ekiti

LP Faults INEC Over Exclusion Of Candidates From AMAC By-Elections

WAEC Reports Decline In 2025 WASSCE Performance

1BBNaija10: Victory Emerges Head Of House After Challenger Games

Federal Gov’t Recovers N21bn, Neutralises 78 Terrorists, Saves N319bn — NOA DG

Tinubu Fair To South-East, Deserve 90% Support In 2027 — Umahi

DAILY TIMES

Lagos government declares 176 estates illegal, issues 21-day ultimatum

Tinubu confers national honours on DTigress, gives them $100,000 each

Sign of desperation Reuben Abati knocks Obi over four-year presidency vow

Olubadan-in-council nominates Ladoja as 44th Olubadan

You lied before, youll lie again Onanuga mocks Obis one-term vow

Adelabu: Nigerians will enjoy 24-hour power before end of Tinubus tenure

Keyamo defends N712bn Lagos airport project, says terminal is decrepit and smelly

Go and find a job APCs Ajibola Basiru tells El-Rufai over 2027 attacks on Tinubu

One term is enough Obi reaffirms single-term pledge, cites Lincoln, Mandela, JFK

NATION        

Trump threatens to raise tariffs on goods from India over Russian oil purchases

Kaduna ADC warns ex-governor against alleged plot to hijack party

Tinubu eulogises Dele Cole at 85

Retired soldiers protest unpaid entitlements

APC knocks El-Rufai for rating Tinubu govt low

Avoid what will lead you to jail, Justice Adejumo urges court support staff

JUST IN: 22 die, 20 injured in Niger road crash FRSC

Works minister defends Tinubus southeast road infrastructure distribution

Group urges FG to probe water resources ministry

Probe UBEC procurement process, coalition tells anti-graft agencies

Nigeria leads AfDBs agro-industrial drive across Africa

BREAKING: Tinubu rewards DTigress with $100,000, flats, OON national honour for Afrobasket triumph

DAILY TRUST

Wike threatens to seal properties of ground rent defaulters

2027: PDP intensifies push for Obi amid rising ADC momentum

Tinubu meets Kwankwasos ally, Jibrin, at Presidential Villa

Fresh crisis brews in Rivers APC over LG primaries

ADC chieftain declares self party chair

Inconclusive unknown term in Nigerias electoral law Kano REC

Falana: Tinubus harsh economic policies have erased the middle class

NSCDC official mobbed to death in Jigawa

Stop Insulting Religious Leaders on Social Media Gov. Uba Sani caution Nigerians

Atalanta CEO gives condition for Lookman to leave club

Ogun PDP, Adebutu endorse Tinubu for 2027

PVC: Multiple Registration Attracts Imprisonment INEC

Like Super Falcons, Tinubu gifts each DTigress player $100k

Tinubu hosts victorious DTigress at Aso Villa

Kaduna Islamic Scholars Advocate Child Spacing for Healthier Families

2027: Recommend your single term pledge to Atiku, Onanuga tells Obi

AUTHORITY

Group pays off twins delivery bill of blind mans wife after two months hostage in hospital

State of the Nation: Thought leaders storm Abuja Wednesday for book presentation

CEO reveals inspiration behind Shallipopis hit song, compares business environments in Nigeria, US

House Minority Whip empowers constituents

NNPCL GCEO Bayo Ojulari Sighted In Office

Cross Riverians in Diaspora Rally Behind Think Cross River Mantra at UK Convention

UniAbuja, 4 other foreign varsities-led 3m sickle cell research initiative reaches final phase

BUSINESSDAY

US plans $15,000 visa bond for high-risk countries

Pros and cons of GMO foods: What you need to know

Full list of Nigerian companies with market capitalization above $1 billion

Goldman echoes $64 oil price forecast

Palm oil makers’ sustained gains pull N2.13trn investments

Nigeria’s gas waste earns second spot globally

Nigeria’s 2025 WASSCE scores worst in 10 years

Transfer season: Nigerians’ hunt for pension returns sees 19% surge

Rental crisis forces urban exodus to insecure areas

Tinubu rewards D’Tigress with $100,000 each, national honour and houses

NEW TELEGRAPH

Floods Cripple Lagos Roads, Businesses As Heavy Rains Paralyse City

Reps To Decide On Womens Special Seats After Vacation Kalu

NEMA Conducts 4-Day Stakeholders Sensitisation On Flood Disaster In Kebbi

Ortuanya Emerges 16th UNN Vice Chancellor

Lagos Urges Calm Amid Heavy Downpour, Warns Of Possible Flash Floods

Kwara Speaker Hails Veteran Journalist, Akanbi, On Birthday

Labour Minister Lauds Faleye For Transforming NSITF

Tinubu Confers Natl Honours, Cash On DTigress Coaching Crew

2027: Atiku, Mark Selfish Politicians, Not Threat To APC In Benue Omale

2027: We Trust Nigerians To Renew Tinubus Mandate APC

Heirs Energies CEO To Advocate For Energy Sufficiency

Labour Leaders Caution Against Perm Secs Tenure Extension

Bye-Election: Makinde Canvases Massive Bottles For Folajimi In Ibadan North

Tinubu Rewards DTigress With Cash, Land, Natl Awards

PDP Now Beyond Your Control, CP-PDP Tells Wike

Drug Trafficking: Edo Court Sentences Physically Challenged Woman, Six Others To 93-Yrs

BLUEPRINT

Nigeria, U.S restate commitment to deepening trade, investment ties

Desert encroachment: FG launches 5m palm seedlings, assorted economic trees in Yobe

Buni tasks traditional rulers on fight against drug abuse

Kaduna: Religious leaderskey to peaceful coexistence Uba Sani

Troops neutralise 17 terrorists, detonate14 IEDs in Borno

XI urges studying, absorbing netizens opinions in formulating 15th five-year plan

Russia willing to strengthen all-round collaboration with China Putin

Lagos government begs LASU unions to end strike

Traders injured as yahoo boy crashes car into Edo market

2027: Prove alleged favoritism against Nasarawa AG, group tells critics

4 suspects nabbed over missing new born baby in Ekiti hospital

Northern group slams ACF for attacking Tinubus administration

NDE tasks Akwa Ibom youth on Renewed Hope EmploymentInitiative

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