Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 23 August 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN    

FBI raids home of outspoken Trump critic John Bolton

Taraba PDP in crisis over alleged LG candidate selection

Army kills seven bandits, recovers motorcycles in Katsina

Dont ignore audit query, Osun accounting officers, others warned

Federation revenue drops by N415b as FG, states, LGs share N2tr in July

Reps committee commends Kaduna govt over healthcare funding

Electing leaders without vision stalling Nigerias growth Centre

Americas ASA trains 10 young Nigerians in fish farming

Bill to establish medical university scales second reading

Alia not involved in alleged attempt to remove speaker Benue govt

Why Israel may hesitate to launch another attack on Iran

I produced six of 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All-Time Don Jazzy

Bakura: What we know about Boko Haram leader, Niger claims to have killed

Operation to resume soon on WarriItakpe train service, says NRC

Canada removing tariffs on US goods compliant with free trade deal

PUNCH

Vigilantes dragged me naked, threatened to dump my corpse in the bush Corps member, Elohor

Presidency backs EFCC on Atikus son-in-law hunt

From likes to lifelines: How Nigerian creators turn clout into humanitarian aid

Orphaned Nigerian TikToker Geh Geh goes viral, rakes in $30,000 from one live session

Kano targets 10 million voters in nationwide voters registration

NANS cautions FG, ASUU over looming strike

Nasarawa awards contract for Lafia Stadium upgrade ahead of NPFL season

WarriItakpe train services set to resume soon NRC

First lady’s delegation visits Kogi gov over father’s death

Student loans: Ministry cautions parents against paying double tuition

Suicide bombing kills police officer at Syria checkpoint

THISDAY

Trump Says 2026 World Cup Draw Set for December 5 in Washington

Will 2025 Flushing Meadows Produce Fourth Mum Grand Slam Winner

Rufai Laid to Rest as Colleagues Berate NFF Eggheads Over Shabby Treatment of Ex-Internationals

Despite Disharmony, PDP Leaders Seek to Calm Tension Ahead of 2027

Tinubu Pushes for Local Arms, Ammunition Production to Enhance Insurgency Fight

NNPC, Gas Suppliers Sign 1.29bscf/d Feedgas Supply Deals with NLNG

INEC: Over 500,000 Nigerians Pre-register Online for CVR in Five Days

FG, Japan Intensify Talks on $238m Loan for National Power Grid Expansion

Nigeria Loses Over $1.5bn Annually to Malnutrition, FG Declares

Tinubu Unveils Personal Income Tax Calculator, Urges Nigerians to Use It to Know Payment Estimate

TAMPAN Guild of Directors Secures Key Partnerships Ahead of 2025 Retreat

Reformer at the Helm: How Bayo Ojulari is Rewriting the NNPCL Playbook

NACCIMA, Afreximbank Strengthen Ties to Boost Trade, Support MSMEs, Drive Digital Transformation

PDP Govs Hold Strategic Meeting in Zamfara Ahead of National Convention

SUN  

Benue: I have no hand in any attempt to impeach Speaker Dajoh Gov Alia

Anambra: YPP Candidate Chukwuma leads as group stages Peace Walk over insecurity, Udo-ga- Achi excesses

Judicial corruption overriding voters will -Obasanjo

Benue Assembly suspend four lawmakers over attempt to cause chaos among members

Tackle economic hardship to end insecurity IDFP urges FG

Prioritise electorate over party affiliations, Tinubus wife topoliticians

Insecurity: North battered by multiple tragedies of banditry ACF

Katsina: FG vows to hunt down killers of Malumfashi worshippers

Ex-speaker Agunwa Anaekwe to be buried October 17 in Anambra

758b bond: Give President Tinubu the benefit of doubt PenCom DG tells police pensioners

President Tinubu announces personal income tax calculator to aid compliance

No political undertone over withdrawal of charges against some Nigerians Attorney General

Why every Nigerian should learn combat skills CDS Musa

VANGUARD

US Defense Intelligence Agency chief to be sacked

Any of my PAs claiming to earn less than N1m is lying Gov Eno

Customs partners ICPC in renewed fight against corruption

Buratai urges collective action on security, endorses State Police with caution

2027: ADC, a grand deception, says Obis running mate, Datti Ahmed

N142b for bus terminals instead of hospitals misplaced priority Peter Obi

Two kidnappers killed in gun duel with police, victim rescued in Ondo

Nigerian army kills seven bandits in Katsina clash

Naira depreciates to N1,550/$ in parallel market

Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Kabila in treason trial

Burkina Faso stops Gates Foundations anti-malaria campaign

2026 World Cup draw to hold Dec 5 at Kennedy Centre, Washington Trump

FG vows to hunt, bring killers of Katsina worshippers to justice

Cameroon court rejects bid to block Biya from re-election

Trump says nice that Canada removing tariffs on some US goods

LEADERSHIP

When Deals Turn Sour: The Sad Story Of Nigerian Footballers

Gov Alia Has No Hand In Any Attempt To Remove Benue Speaker — CPS

Groups Urge FG Intervention On Bwari Land Dispute

Family Of Lynched Female Destitute Demands Justice

Benue Assembly Suspends 4 Legislators Over Alleged Incitement

LP Chieftain Faults Nigeria’s Electoral Process

Troops Arrest 96 Criminals, Rescue 89 Hostages In 1 Week-DHQ

PENGASSAN Urges Policy Stability In Oil & Gas Investments

I’m Still In Delta Guber Race – Omo-Agege

US Soybean Association Expands Partnership To Nigeria

CVR: INEC Excited As 505,000 Register Online In First 5 Days

FG, States Collaboration Vital For National Devt – HOS

Ex-Army Chief, Buratai Gives Tips On How To Defeat Terrorism

Bodies Found Near Site Of Kenya’s Starvation Cult Burials

NiMet Predicts Thunderstorms, Rain Till Sunday

CDS’ Call For Self-Defence Not To Bear Arms–DHQ

Beyond The Subsidy On Kidney Dialysis

Six Dead, 10 Missing After Bridge Collapses In China

Akwa Ibom Governor Gives N239m Lifeline To 476 Rural Poor

Man Found Dead After Threatening Suicide Over Persistent Hunger

No More Work VISA For Nigerian Truck Drivers – US

FG Vows To Hunt Down Killers Of Worshippers In Malumfashi

₦142bn for Bus Terminals, Evidence of Misplaced Priority – Obi

Removing Electricity Subsidy Will Worsen Poverty Among Nigerians, Labour Tells FG

Dying In Instalments: Nigerians Suffer Silent Death From Lead Battery Poisoning

‘Nigeria Doesn’t Need Another Election Rigger’, Baba-Ahmed Seeks Credible INEC Chair

Cameroonian Court Clears Path For 92-yr-old President Biya’s 8th Term Bid

Federal Gov’t Vows To Hunt Killers Of Worshippers In Katsina Mosque

6 Die, 19 Others Injured As Bus Summersaults In Ogun Lone Crash

Nigerian Varsities Producing Graduates, Not Solutions – Ex-Minister Ogbu

Canada To Ease Retaliatory Tariffs On US Goods, Keeps Levies On Steel, Others

World Cup Qualifiers: S’Eagles Coach Chelle Unveils 31-man Provisional Squad For Rwanda, S’Africa

Tinubu Pledges To Complete Defense College’s Permanent Site

Family Of Lynched Kwara Woman Mistaken For Kidnapper Demands Justice

CDS’ Call For Self-defence Not To Bear Arms, DHQ Clarifies

Federal, State, Local Govts Share Record N2.001trn As July Allocations

Ex-COAS Buratai Urges COVID-Style Lockdown To Tackle Terrorism, Banditry

DAILY TIMES

NAFDAC raises alarm over counterfeit Cowbell 12g sachet milk in circulation

Defence Hqrts announces arrest of wanted bandit, Mai Pankshin

INEC flags off voters registration sensitization, pre- registers 505,906 in five days

FG vows to hunt down killers of Malumfashi worshippers in Katsina

NLNG signs 20-year gas supply deals with six third-party firms

Tinubu: Indigenous arms production key to Nigerias security

NIGCOMSAT eyes N8bn revenue through broadband expansion

In Lagos, the Oregun by-pass was once an industrial hub, but is now overtaken by churches

Makinde on Wike: Politics shouldnt be about going Into the gutters

EFCC declares Atikus son-in-law wanted over money laundering

South East safer after Simon Ekpas arrest, Defence Chief claims

NATION        

Im not under pressure from Tinubu to drop charges against friends of govt AGF

Peter Rufai goes home in blaze of glory, tributes

Imo: Abducted vigilante found dead, body mutilated

By-elections results: PDP, others in panic review ahead of 2027

EFCC declares Atikus son-in-law Bashir Haske wanted for money laundering

Fleeing suspect jumps from storey-building, dies

ASUP rejects FG loan offer, demands payment of outstanding entitlements

Senate committee inspects major NDDC projects in Cross River

Hilda Baci to cook largest pot of jollof rice September 12

JUST IN: Tinubu appoints new DG, executive directors for NTA

Fed Govt to ensure road safety via national land transport policy

DAILY TRUST

Police to establish Area Commands in Benue over attacks

Lock down Nigeria to tackle insecurity, Buratai tells FG

Peace deals with bandits are a costly illusion

Aftermath of by-elections: Politicians are more desperate in smaller elections Yahya Abdulkareem

Aftermath of by-elections: By-elections more difficult to conduct Nick Dazang

Aftermath of by-elections: It was easier to rig elections in the past Samaila Mohamed

Flooding: Adamawa victims speak on intervention

Accounts shutdown: Reactions trail deletion, shutdown of Nigerians social media accounts

PDP govs meet in Zamfara to strategise ahead of Monday NEC

Nigerian lawyer selected for ILFA secondment in London

Sultan of Sokoto asks Muslims to look out for new moon today

Imo, US firm launch startup scheme for 300,000 Nigerians

Support Gov Ododo in everything, Yahaya Bello tells state assembly members

RE: Analyst blames Kanus continued detention on past legal teams blunders

Japan designates Kisarazu as Nigerians hometown

Only 7 out of 774 LGs have functional websites ICPC

Pay us our outstanding liabilities before loans, ASUP tells FG

15m children still out of school in Nigeria ActionAid

Benue Assembly suspends 4 lawmakers

BUSINESSDAY

Naira ends week steady at N1,535 amid rising FX reserves

FG woos global oil giants with incentives as Vaalco eyes OML 145

Obi questions FG’s ₦142b budget for bus terminals, and less than N100b for Teaching and Psychiatrist Hospitals

U.S. to review over 55 million visa holders amid vetting efforts

Lekki Port to deliver $200bn revenue by 2060 — Oyetola

FAAC disburses N2trn to federal, states, local govt in August

Tinubu unveil personal income tax calculator

It is official: Famine has broken out in Gaza and Israel is to blame

Japan dedicates the “City of Kisarazu” to Nigerians willing to stay

NGX N6trn equities deals highest in 18 years

NEW TELEGRAPH

Prioritise Electorates Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubus Wife Urges Politicians

Ensure 10m Voters Collect PVCs, Gov Yusuf Charges Committee

Prioritise Electorates Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubus Wife Urges Politicians

NNPC Ltd, Gas Suppliers Sign 1.29bscf/d Feedgas GSAs With NLNG

Tinubu Insists On Local Manufacture Of Military Hardware To Enhance Security

Prioritise Electorates Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubus Wife Urges Politicians

Shaping Africas Media Future: How PAUs School Of Communication Is Redefining Media Education

HEFAMAA Seals 30 Health Facilities, Urges Lagosians To Shun Quacks

We Offered Support To Rufai, Chukwus Families NFF

Alia: Ive No Hand In Any Plot To Remove Benue Speaker

Well Hunt Down Killers Of Malumfashi Worshippers FG

BLUEPRINT

Police confirm one student killed in Bauchi

Nigerian varsities churning out students, not solutions Ex-minister Ogbu

Nigeria, Japan re-affirm commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation

Prioritise electorates above party affiliations, First Lady charges politicians

CRV: Over 500,000 Nigerians pre-registered in first 5 days INEC

IPCR, OSPRE, others sign MoU to strengthen partnership on conflict prevention

School Feeding Programme: FG targets 20m pupils by 2026

Sultan asks Muslims to look for new moon of Rabiul Awwal

Reps commend Kaduna govt over healthcare funding

APC sweeps Kaura Namoda South by-election

Zamfara bye election: No arrest made by police AIG Gumel

Hilda Baci eyes another world record feat

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