Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 27 December 2025

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Zelensky to meet Trump as peace talks gain momentum

27,416 inmates convicted in 2025 – Report

LG autonomy: Govs urged to support Tinubu

Suspected bandits flaunting arms, ransom on social media nabbed

Sheikh Gumi criticises US airstrikes in Nigeria, calls for alternative partners

FG reshuffles NCAA directors amid corruption allegations

US strike: Nigeria gave intelligence, approved operation – Tuggar

Police arrest bandit seen flaunting firearms in viral video, recover AK-47, cash

Panic as explosions hit Kwara community after US strikes

Alteration claims: N’Assembly to re-gazzette tax laws, says Reps spokesperson

FG confirms major tax reforms to take effect January 1, 2026

China sanctions US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales

US military airstrikes didn’t violate Nigerias sovereignty Tuggar

Oyedele clarifies Tax ID rules for bank accounts

Army disowns fake recruitment advertisement

Afenifere faction backs US-Nigeria Christmas Day strikes

Tinubu mourns two Kano lawmakers who died hours apart

JUST IN: Police arrest bandit seen flaunting firearms in viral video, recover AK-47, cash

Tax reform incomplete without mining sector inclusion APC chieftain

FG signals more strikes likely in ‘joint’ US operations

Tinubu hails $1.26bn funding deal for Lagos-Calabar coastal highway

Israel attacks Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Malaysias ex-prime minister found guilty of fraud

Stakeholders set agenda for new NUPRC, NMDPRA bosses

Opay debunks viral cash giveaway claim, warns users of scammers

Alteration claims: N’Assembly to re-gazzette tax laws, says Reps spokesperson

US strike: Nigeria gave intelligence, approved operation Tuggar

Sheikh Gumi criticises US airstrikes in Nigeria, calls for alternative partners

FG confirms US airstrikes on terrorists, cites intelligence cooperation

US Congressman says airstrikes first step to ending killings in Nigeria

Airstrike: Shehu Sani welcomes action, cautions on foreign dependence

Airstrikes show Nigeria, allies resolve to counter terrorism DHQ

Explosion reported in Sokoto community

THISDAY

Sokoto Govt: Airstrikes Hit Terrorists Camps in Tangaza LG, Impact Assessment Report Awaited

DHQ Confirms Collabiration With US Military, Says Attacks on Terror Camps Based on Credible Intelligence

1xBet: Where to Get and How to Activate the Bonus

Oil Theft: Task Force Arrests Four, Seizes Vessel Linked to Delta Jetty

Governor Abiodun and the Ogun LG Blackmailers

Afenifere Backs US Airstrikes Against ISIS, Urges National Unity

Tinubu Mourns Two Kano Assembly Members

Tambuwal Urges Calm over US Airstrikes against Terror Camps in Sokoto

Ogun Road Infrastructure: Relief Underway for Abandoned Communities

US Air Strike: FG Must Apologise to Peter Obi, Says Coalition

Tinubu Lauds Finance Ministry For Securing $1.26bn Loan For Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

NAssembly Directs Clerk to Re-gazette Tax Law

GUARDIAN    

Nigeria will defeat banditry in 2026, says Akpabio

DRTS moves to dismantle number plate, vehicle registration touting in FCT

Reps explain repeal, re-enactment of 2024, 2025 appropriation acts

Forex trading in Nigeria expands as market liquidity and access improve

Lagos opens parks for free entry over Christmas period

Ive stopped impregnating women anyhow 2Baba

Makinde increases gratuity payment of retirees from N1.5b to N3b

Former IGP calls for collective action against insecurity

Sovereignty without security is empty -Rights activist, experts back U.S airstrikes

Nigeria signals more strikes likely in joint US operations

U.S airstrike on ISIS terrorists timely Afenifere

Opay debunks N5,000 Christmas giveaway claim

Lagos police recover illegal fireman during stop-and-search in Ishashi

Foundation awards scholarships to students of Femi Gbajabiamila school

Araraume salutes Christians at Christmas, calls for unity among Nigerians

AFCON 2025: Nigeria, Tunisia renew rivalry in Group C clash in Fs

Foundation distributes packages to over 5,000 Ekiti residents

US airstrikes risk turning Nigeria into theatre of war Gumi

Katsina govt, UNICEF to conduct census for Almajiri, Islamiya schools

Nigeria authorised US strike Foreign Affairs Minister

NAssembly orders re-gazetting of tax laws, issuance of certified true copies

The best Christmas gift: Nigerians react after US hits ISIS hideout in Sokoto

When fear meets reform: How Kano is rewriting the narrative of security

Shehu Sani backs US airstrikes on terrorists in Nigeria

Nigerias Yakubu sets Guinness record for longest programming lesson

VANGUARD

ICYMI: Explosions rock Kwara community hours after US airstrikes in Sokoto

Reps to review, re-gazette 2025 tax laws

US drones launched 16 missiles at ISIS in Sokoto; debris landed in Jabo, Kwara – FG

When AI Agents Buy for Your Customers: A Practical Ecommerce Design Playbook for the Agentic Era

US Strike: ‘Nigeria needs all help to end terror’ – Northern Christian elders

Russia lashes out at Zelensky ahead of new Trump meeting on Ukraine plan

Fire razes three homes in Ibadan, injures residents

NAF aircraft seized by Burkina Faso finally arrives Portugal for SDM

Implementation of new tax laws begins January 1, 2026 Oyedele

US Strike: Nigeria needs all help to end terror Northern Christian elders

Fire razes three homes in Ibadan, injures residents

NAF aircraft seized by Burkina Faso finally arrives Portugal for SDM

Air Peace disembarks passengers, grounds aircraft after conveyor belt accident

US strike on terrorists in Sokoto excites Nasarawa residents

US airstrikes: Terrorists, sponsors nationwide should be targeted Middle Belt Forum

AFCON 25: Salah sends Egypt to last-16 with 1-0 victory over South Africa

Liverpool boss Slot says Ekitike reaping rewards for greater physicality

US airstrike in Sokoto is indictment of Nigerias govt CUPP

Army warns against fake DSSC recruitment advertisement

Shettima vows security boost for Borno bomb blast survivors

NAF C-130 aircraft lands in Portugal for maintenance

Tinubu hails $1.26bn highway deal as proof of surging investor faith in Nigeria

Why we repealed, re-enacted 2024, 2025 Appropriation Acts Agbese

We thought it was air crash, Sokoto residents recount U.S. airstrike

U.S. airstrike in Sokoto records no casualty Police, Base 15 EOD Commandant

AFCON 25: Nigeria vs Tunisia Preview, team news, date, time and where to watch

Judge jails ex-Malaysian Prime Minister 15 years for fraud

US intervention will send signals to terrorists to surrender or be crushed Security Expert

Christmas: Soludos son settles hospital Bills for patients in Anambra

Tinubu not relocating Nigerias capital to Lagos Onoh

Mixed reactions trail U.S. Christmas Day strike on terrorists in Nigeria

Bail Withdrawal: What goes around comes around, Kanus lawyer tells Malami

Arteta says eager to avoid repeat of Rice red card against Brighton

Murray-Bruce commends Trump-Tinubu collaboration, says Nigeria has limited resources to fight ISIS

US confirms airstrikes on IS-linked groups had Nigerian approval

No public indication that U.S. strike was jointly planned with Nigeria Rafsanjani

Oil theft crackdown: Four suspects, MT Thor handed over at Koko Port

Police arrest two notorious bandits, kidnapping Kingpins in Kwara, recover arms, cash

Obis so-called regional mythll be broken in 2027 poll Lagos APC

Air power alone cannot defeat terrorism, Olisemelogor, others react to U.S attack

US strikes shook whole town Sokoto residents

Boxing Day: FCT residents lament hike in transport fare

Benue leaders praise Trumps air strikes, urge expansion to North-East, North-Central

U.S Airstrike: Where is our Commander-in-Chief, Dele Momodu asks

8 Asian countries with longest road networks

Explosion rocks Kwara community hours after US airstrikes in Sokoto

Ogun: Eight Yoruba Nation agitators in Police net over roadblock, assault

U.S. Airstrike: Be calm, I will obtain full details of attack, Tambuwal tells Sokoto residents

Police recover locally made gun during stop-and-search in Lagos

US AIR STRIKE: FG must apologise to Peter Obi BIG TENT

Davido delivers unforgettable night in Lagos; Peruzzi, Dremo thrill fans

U.S attack: Trump peeing over Nigerias sovereignty Dele Farotimi

Odinkalu questions FGs silence as U.S. confirms ISIS presence in North-West Nigeria

Reps to re-gazette 2025 tax reform laws amid public concerns

US, not Abuja, told Nigerians about terror strike PDP slams FG

More strikes against terrorists likely in joint US operations Tuggar

Police arrest eight Democratic Republic of Yoruba members in Ogun

Malaysias ex-Prime Minister Najib found guilty of fraud

Only confirmed terrorists, logistics hubs decimated in US strikes Military Sources

Terrorists from Mali, Burkina Faso stormed Nigeria to strike four states Military Sources

Nigeria gave US intelligence for strikes on terrorists Tuggar

U.S attack on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria timely, necessary Afenifere

LEADERSHIP

You Can’t Satisfy Everyone’, Imam Tells Tinubu At Lagos Mosque

AFCON: 10-man Egypt Edge South Africa To Reach Last 16

No Delay In Implementation Of New Tax Laws Despite Controversy, Says Federal Gov’t

Finally, NAF C-130 Aircraft Arrives Portugal For Scheduled Depot Maintenance

US Airstrikes Hit Wrong Target In Sokoto — Security Expert

Afenifere Endorses US-Nigeria Joint Military Actions On Terrorists In North-West

COAS Boosts Girl-child Education In Zamfara, Commissions Remodelled School

N’Assembly Addresses Public Concerns On New Tax Laws

PDP Faults Federal Government For Allowing US To Announce Airstrikes Before Nigeria

Tinubu Mourns Passing Of 2 Kano Assembly Members

PICTORIAL: VP Shettima, Zulum Visit Borno Mosque Explosion Victims

US Airstrikes: Tambuwal Calls For Calm In Sokoto

AFCON 2025: Nigeria, Tunisia Battle For Group C Supremacy Saturday

US Airstrikes Acceptable Only With Right Targets – Rafsanjani

US Airstrikes Carried Out With Nigerian Intelligence, Approval — Tuggar

Party Registration: Allegations Of Political Manipulation Not Unfounded – Yiaga Africa

‘PDP Drifting Away, Can’t Be Fixed’, Says Baba-Ahmed

US Airstrikes First Step To Ending Killings In Nigeria, Says Congressman Moore

We’re Addressing Tax Law Discrepancies Within Our Conditional Remit — Reps

NATION         

Banditry will be defeated in 2026, Akpabio assures Nigerians

Stakeholders demand prosecution of interior ministers blackmailers

Shettima visits Borno blast survivors, vows end to insecurity

Afenifere hails U.S. airstrike on terrorists location in North-West Nigeria

Police arrest eight for unlawful assembly, assault in Ogun on Christmas Day

Lagos records gains in immunisation, maternal care

Ayoade leads La Modes content vision at NHN women retreat in Doha

Tax laws: NASS begins internal review amid controversy, orders fresh gazette publication

Tinubu hails $1.26bn financing milestone for LagosCalabar coastal highway

Police recover locally made firearm during stop-and-search in Lagos

CAS boosts morale of frontline troops at Christmas

Ogun Police arrest eight suspects on Christmas for allegedly assaulting officers

Turkey detains 115 IS suspects for allegedly plotting holiday attacks

Christmas: Kogi lawmaker Abejide distributes food, palliatives in Yagba

Tax laws: We will undertake corrective measures where necessary Reps

Christmas: Adeboye describes Jesus as priceless gift

Trump threatens further strikes if ISIS attack persists

Christmas: Bamidele urges Nigerians to embrace peace, national cohesion

CITN expresses concerns over alleged variations in Tax Act

Why most states record low internal revenue, by NEITI

DAILY TRUST

Sokoto Airstrike: US operations will make Nigeria theatre of war –Gumi

Sokoto Airstrikes: Nigerians need to know number of terrorists killed ADC

AFCON: Salahs penalty sinks South Africa

Multiple flights disrupted as equipment damages Air Peace aircraft

PHOTOS: Scenes from Sokoto communities hit by US strikes

VP Shettima, Zulum Visit survivors of Maiduguri Mosque Bomb Blast

Panic as explosion rocks Kwara community

Kaduna Councillors back Uba Sanis Re-Election bid

Barau reacts as Kano Govs aide, top NNPP official join APC

Northern CAN Demands Probe of Terror Financiers

Sokoto Airstrike: US operations will make Nigeria theatre of war Gumi

National Assembly orders re-gazetting of tax laws

Sokoto residents recount moments US airstrikes hit communities

Abducted Niger students, staff reunited with families

Edo communities lament 9-month blackout, seek governors intervention

Man denies killing son, says he wrongly buried him

FCT farmers battle bad roads to move farm produce, access water

Make good use of your position, FCT chief urges office holders

Sokoto airstrike: Merry Christmas to dead terrorists, says Trump

US confirms Sokoto as target of anti-terror strikes

Sokoto residents flee as Explosive device burst into flames amid US operation

ACF mourns victims of Maiduguri mosque bombing, condemns attack

Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue victim in Benue

11 killed, 9 injured in Jigawa auto crash

Suspected goat thief rescued from mob at FCT market

Woman charged with N870,000 fraud

2 arraigned for stealing N40.8m petrol

FRSC tests drivers for alcohol, drugs in C River

Somalis vote in Mogadishus first local election in nearly 60 years

France, UK, Germany, 11 others condemn Israels expansion of West Bank settlements

BUSINESSDAY

What to know about the militants targeted in US strike in Nigeria

America vows more pounding for terrorists in Nigeria after first Christmas day strikes

Security forces on alert as US strikes terrorists in Sokoto

Halt new tax laws, start nationwide awareness campaign – NLC tells FG

Tinubu vows full scale operations against terrorism in Nigeria

AFCON: Salah penalty sends 10-man Egypt into knockout stage

Police arrest two notorious bandit kingpins in Kwara

Air Peace Lagos–Accra flight disrupted after conveyor belt hits aircraft

Nigeria averts unilateral US action by cooperating on airstrike, says Reuters
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Year of defections, real and imaginary hunger, and political abracadabra

NAF C-130 aircraft touches down in Portugal for maintenance

US airstrikes: We cannot yet confirm whether targets were killed in Sokoto, says council chair

NEW TELEGRAPH

Nigerian Army Disclaims Fake DSSC 29 Recruitment Advertisement

Take Nigeria Back To The Golden Past, Bishop Mamza Appeals To Tinibu

Tambuwal Urges Calm After US Airstrike In Sokoto

Air Strike On Terrorists: MURIC Seeks Clarification From FG On Human Casualties

Tinubu Applauds $1.26bn Financing For LagosCalabar Coastal Highway

Tambuwal Urges Calm After Reported Airstrike

Afenifere Backs USAs Attack On Terrorists In Nigeria

PDP Faults FGs Communication Over U.S. Strike On Terrorists

PDP Reps Candidate Defects To APC In Ondo

Dele Momodu Questions Tinubus Silence After U.S. Military Operation In Nigeria

Terrorism: FG Confirms US Air Strikes In Nigeria

Akpabio, Abbas Direct CNA To Regazette Disputed Tax Laws

Insecurity: Airstrikes Hit Terrorist Hideouts In Sokoto Officials Confirm

Strange Explosion Causes Panic In Sokoto Community

Tax Reform Laws: Reps Begin Institutional Review, Order Re-Gazetting

BLUEPRINT     

10-man Egypt subdue South Africa, pick 2025 AFCON knockout ticket

US airstrike: We thought it was an air crash locals

US-based institute names Marwa security leader of the year 2025

Police arraign Beninese couple, accomplice over alleged murder of TikTok lover

AFCON 2025: Musona earns Zimbabwe draw against Angola

Nigerian Army disowns fake recruitment advertisement

Yuletide travels: Why women and childrens safety raises concerns

Christmas: Archbishop Yahaya Calls for Unity, Compassion, Prayers for Nigeria

The thrills and groans of Yuletide travels

IMILI and Nigerias global duty: Getting leadership right

Tinubus push for direct funds to LGs

                           

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