Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 26 February 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

UCL: Osimhen strikes as Galatasaray edge Juventus to reach last 16

Keyamo presents N184.4bn aviation budget to NASS

Disu assumes office as acting IGP, unveils reform agenda to rebuild public trust

Saudi airlines to restart flight operation from Jeddah to Abuja

UK-based Nigerian man jailed, banned from sitting near lone women after train assaults

Amend constitution for state police, Tinubu urges senators

NUPRC closes 2025 Licensing Round Pre-Qualification Friday

Ramadan: Tinubu breaks fast with Senators in Aso Villa

Humanitarian ministry seeks Senates approval for increased 2026 budget

CBN board approved AMCON takeover of Arik Air, EFCC tells court

NASS joint committee calls for funding Support for Newly Established Hospitals

Breakthrough at BSUTH: Herdsmen attack survivor receives first prosthetic arm

Police arrest 27 suspects in Plateau flashpoint raids

2027: INEC directs RECs to intensify voter education, sensitisation

2027: Faduri declares presidential bid, challenges old guard

No government can claim success if it fails to protect its people Aiyedatiwa

Disu assumes office as acting IGP, unveils reform agenda to rebuild public trust

Abia congress: No individual owns APC, not even Tinubu Kalu

Ex-ADC scribe condemns attack on Obi, Odiegie-Oyegun in Edo

Securities dealers urge caution amid Nigerian stock market rally

NDDC raises alarm over vandalism of Niger Delta projects

Rothschild bank says measures taken after Epstein links revealed

JAMB targets N23.8bn IGR in 2026, plans N6bn remittance to federation account

Reforms: Information Minister pushes aggressive public awareness drive

Two Brazil politicians convicted over murder of black councilwoman

Terrorists abduct our family members in Kwara Community

How we ll achieve $1trn economy Uzoka-Anite

Tinubu to IGP Disu: Restore peace, security, you have my support

2027: Rift deepens between Aiyedatiwa, Ondo NASS members amid replacement claims

$2.1m bribery scandal: Ex-NNPC GM jailed for 87 months inUS

Group calls for strict laws, punishment to curb harmful traditional practices

Military foils fresh attack in Plateau

Owie denies role in attack on ADC Secretariat, Odigie-Oyeguns residence

Bayelsa swears in new deputy governor

INEC swears-in new REC, Dr Chukwu Joseph

Oyo Court dismisses joinder application in 2025 PDP elective convention case

Four witnesses testify virtually as Alison-Maduekes trial opens in court

Publisher Sam Amukas WhatsApp hacked, public warned against fraudulent messages

I had affairs Bill Gates says, denies involvement in Epstein crimes

Breaking: Tinubu decorates Disu as acting IGP

Supreme Court gets full bench as CJN swears in Justice Oyewole

PUNCH       

NAssembly committee seeks take-off grants for new hospitals

Makinde, Kwankwaso in closed-door meeting

Amuneke, others warn against reliance on overseas-born players

Govt begs Delta youths to join military

Court adjourns El-Rufai’s arraignment to April 23

Edo attack: Experiences of lawlessness are not new to me —Peter Obi

Tiwa Savage unveils music foundation, partners Berklee to train African creatives

Payroll: Adelekes aide threatens suit over alleged illegal call recording

Nigeria strengthening mining reforms to attract global investment FG

SEast govs to inject N25bn into devt commission budget

Rep asks acting IG to probe attack on Obis convoy

Ogun gov hails ex-IG Egbetokun, tasks IGP Disu on intelligence-driven policing

JAMB projects N23.8bn IGR, expands UTME centres to 1,000

Man jailed 60 years for raping minor in Delta

Revenue board urges states to align with new tax regime

Gunmen kill Edo chief, abduct daughters

Obidient movement petitions IG over Edo attack, demands probe

Ex-Senate chief whip distances self from attack on Odigie-Oyeguns house

Senate backs FRSC modernisation, calls for enhanced NIPSS funding

ICPC warns Borno health officials against drug diversion, bribery

Nigeria needs to grow 12% annually to reach $1tn Minister

Im confident of winning Ogun APC gov ticket Iyabo Obasanjo

Acting IG Disu declares zero tolerance for corruption, end to impunity

Navy nabs nine suspected oil thieves in AIbom

Kwara reiterates resolve to end FGM, reviews 20262030 action plan

Ondo APC elders lament division after ward congress

Court adjourns El-Rufais arraignment to April 23

2027: LP, NLC plan grassroots mobilisation, vow to avoid past mistakes

THISDAY

FCT Bye-Law: Court Bars AMAC from Arresting Private Vehicles Not Used for Commercial Purposes

DSS Captures Sixth Owo Church Attacker

INEC: We’ll Issue Revised Timetable for 2027 General Election Inline With New Electoral Act

PCRC Tasks New IG on Community Policing, Commends Ongoing Police Reform

PDP Declares Readiness for Plateau LG Polls Despite Defections

Kidnapper Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Kidnapping an AIbom Judge

Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers, One Vigilance Group Member, Police Neutralise Seven Bandits in Bauchi

FG Denies Payment of N2 Billion Ransom to Secure Release of Students of St. Marys School

Lookman Assists Atletico Knockout Club Brugge to Berth Last 16

Encouraged by Disinflation, FX Stability, Others, CBN Cuts MPR to 26.5% from 27%

Eyesan Pledges Enhanced Transparency, Digital Transformation at NUPRC

APC Leaders, Govs, Others Recommit to Advancing Tinubus Renewed Hope Agenda

Senate Backs SEDCs 10-Year $200bn South-east Transformation Plan, Warns Against Abuse

Alleged $385,000, N165m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex-NRC MD, Okhiria

GUARDIAN    

Coroner fixes April 14 for inquest into Chimamanda Adichie’s son’s death
2027 poll will be referendum on Tinubu’s reform, courage — Yilwatda

Court rejects bid to halt playing of video Alleging judicial corruption

Okpebholo condemns attack on ADC members, says internal party dispute taken too far

Rising voter apathy threatens Nigeria’s democracy, Jega warns

Alleged Lead Poisoning: Ogun sets up 15-member committee

NAFDAC has sole authority to enforce sachet alcohol ban- Health Ministry

Guard constitution without fear, CJN charges new Supreme Court Justice

Panic as suspected poisoned meat kills five in Taraba

CBN rules out extending recapitalisation deadline, lowers interest rate by 0.5%

10 year old pupil wins N15.5 Million scholarship, laptop in Maths competition

Makinde, Kwankwaso hold closed-doors meeting in Ibadan

Coroner fixes April 14 for inquest into Chimamanda Adichie’s son’s death

LEADERSHIP

I Regret Not Learning English – Messi

Champions League Draw To Take Place On Friday Morning

NAFDAC Has Sole Authority To Enforce Sachet Alcohol Ban – Health Ministry

NAFDAC Alerts Public As Manufacturer Recalls Infant Milk Products Over Contamination Fear

Reforms Must Be Clearly Communicated To Prevent Resistance — Info Minister

JAMB Targets N23.8bn IGR For 2026, Plans N6bn Remittance To Government Coffers

FG Seeks Global Financing to Expand Clean Cooking Access for 5m Homes

Maritime Stakeholders Hail NIMASA DG’s Reform Drive, Seek Faster Economic Gains

Tax Reforms: NRS Targets N40.7trn Revenue In 2026

‘Nigeria’s Digital Economy at Risk as Foreign Domains Dominate Government Platforms’

JUST-IN: Tinubu Extends Ban On Raw Shea Nut Export For 1 More Year

Supreme Court Gets Full Bench As CJN Swears In Justice Oyewole

NUPRC Sets Friday Deadline for 2025 Bid Round Registration, Pre-Qualification

Alleged N90.4m Fraud: Court Admits More Exhibits Against Ex-NHIS Boss Prof. Yusuf

PICTORIAL: Kwankwaso Visits Makinde In Ibadan, Says They Discussed ‘Pressing National Issues’

Regina Daniels Surprises Younger Sister With Mercedes-Benz Days After Buying Herself An SUV

Naira Gains 0.7% in Black Market After CBN Cuts Interest Rate

Military Foils Attack On Plateau Community

Nigeria’s Digital Economy at Risk as Foreign Domains Dominate Government Platforms

Tax Reforms Laying Foundation For National Renewal — Joint Revenue Board Chair

Stock Market Declines By N73bn As Profit-taking Continues

Strengthen Discipline, Tackle Banditry, Tinubu Tells New IGP Disu

NLC, TUC Throw Weight Behind Labour Party for 2027 Elections

Gunmen Abduct 4 Farmers In Kwara Community

New Acting IGP Disu Vows To End Police Impunity, Says Officers Will Tackle Insecurity

Court Fixes April 14 For Inquest Into Death Of Chimamanda’s Son

Lagos Airport Fire Wiped Out Vital NAMA Tools, Disrupting Flights – MD

Megan Markle, Prince Harry Pay A Surprise Visit To Jordan

N98bn Injected Into Primary Healthcare In 1 Year, Says Tinubu

7 Killed, Many Injured As Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Adamawa Town

Court Declines To Hear El-Rufai’s Bail Plea From Anticipatory DSS Detention

NATION         

Galaxy Backbone: FG connects 9 underserved local government councils with Internet access

FG targets 1012% annual growth to achieve $1trn economy

How I rose from cyberbullying to TikTok stardom Aba Dope

Singer Market: Fed govt to enforce proactive fire safety measures, says Shettima

Fagbemi faults centralised project payment system, seeks return to direct funding of MDAs

Why appellate courts justices must not always agree CJN Kekere-Ekun

Why reforms must be clearly communicated to Nigerians Information Minister

JAMB proposes N30.6bn budget for 2026, targets N23.8bn IGR

Tiwa Savage launches music foundation to empower African creatives

Tinubu deserves second term to consolidate reforms Saidu Ugonoh

Delta police intercept large drug consignment, recover firearm

JAMB boss rejects calls to engage suspects abroad over exam malpractice

Borno govt flags off N1bn JAMB Admin, CBT Centre in Maiduguri

Pastor Dada urges CAC ministers to uphold church branding

Police arrest suspected cultist, recover firearm in Delta

Edo Chief killed, two daughters abducted

DAILY TRUST

Edo attack: APC Proving to be a terrorist organisation, says ADC

Kwankwaso speaks about meeting with Seyi Makinde

From Abuja, witnesses testify in Diezani’s UK trial

Continue with what we’ve been doing together, Egbetokun tells Successor

El-Rufai: ICPC denies nosebleeding, explains Why he’s still in detention

No individual owns APC, not even Tinubu – Dep. Speaker

US jails Ex-NNPC Executive Over $2.1m Bribe

How Sowore confronted Minister inside FCT police command

US jails Ex-NNPC Executive Over $2.1m Bribe

Tinubu to Disu: Nigeria is challenged, youve my full support to restore peace

PHOTOS: Kaduna youths hit the streets over Continuous Detention of El-Rufai

Arraign El-Rufai or set him free, MURIC tells ICPC

Tunji Disu takes charge at Force Hqtrs

Kano: Doctor suspended for reporting to duty under alcoholic influence

Amnesty Intl: Increased arrest of Kano govs critics worrisome

Killings: Plateau govt warns against self-help, reprisals

Era of impunity over in police Tunji Disu

Coroners inquest opens into death of Chimamanda Adichies son.

Adamawa Speaker leads lawmakers out of PDP as tongues keep wagging about Gov Fintiri

Peter Akpe sworn in as Bayelsa deputy gov

Acting IGP Disu arrives Presidential Villa for decoration

Akwa Ibom: Police corporal, bus conductor sentenced to death for kidnap

The Guestlist Party Conquers Nairobi

Worshippers abducted as gunmen raid Ondo church

BPP meets contractors, stakeholders in Lagos

Obasanjos daughter: Ill be the next Ogun Governor

US push to scrap Sharia sparks outrage

Bayelsa gov picks chief of staff as deputy

29 DIGs, AIGs may go as Tinubu replaces Egbetokun

BUSINESSDAY

2026 Convention: APC appoints high-powered committee, assures transparent process

Pope Leo to make history with first-ever Algeria visit

South-East governors back SEDC with N25bn additional funding for 2026

2026 Budget: N’Assembly seeks start-up funding for new hospitals

NUPRC sets Friday deadline for 2025 licensing round applications

Boko Haram kills 18 in ransacked Adamawa village, Fintiri vows justice

Tinubu charges Senators to accommodate State Police in constitution amendment

Tinubu extends shea nut export ban by one year

US sentences ex-NNPC GM Okoronkwo to 87 months in jail for $2.1m Addax bribe

Tinubu urges Disu to restore peace, assures of full support

Boko Haram, others, recruited 1,120 as child soldiers, sex-slaves in 2024 — UNICEF

CBN delivers cautious rate cut on election jitters

Palm oil growers cry foul as imports eat into profits

NEW TELEGRAPH

Justice Minister Seeks Reversal To Old Payment System For Executed Projects

NASS Assures Of Improved Funding For Information, Natl Orientation Ministry

Ramadan Palliatives: APC Chieftain, Dalori Distributes Food Items, Cash To Vulnerables In Borno

Renewable Energy: Reps Give REA Boss 48 Hours To Respond To Query

Abiodun Hails Ex-IGP, Egbetokuns Service To NPF, Nigerians

Adelekes Spokesperson Challenges Tibbot To Await Anti-Graft Agencies

Nigerias Democracy At Crossroads: Why Must It Defend Its Values Before 2027

Tinubu: Over N98bn Disbursed For Primary Healthcare In 2025

Ramadan Palliatives: APC Chieftain, Dalori Distributes Food Items, Cash To Vulnerables In Borno

Ondos Security Non-Negotiable Aiyedatiwa

Senator Alli Inaugurates Solar Dryers For Ibarapa Farmers

Ramadan Palliatives: APC Chieftain, Dalori Distributes Food Items, Cash To Vulnerables In Borno

Aradel Holdings Plc Attains ISO 45001:2018 Certification

Pastor Tope Dada Urges CAC Ministers To Uphold Church Branding

Akpe Sworn In As Bayelsa Deputy Governor

Integrity, Professionalism Defined DIG Mbas Unblemished 34-Year Service CSO

LIRS Urges Taxpayers To File Individual Annual Returns Ahead Of 31st March Deadline

FCT Poll: INEC To Probe Staffers Responsible For Shortfalls Amupitan

Attack On Peter Obi Premeditated NAC

Lagos Govt Seals Public Toilet For Raw Sewage Discharge In Amuwo Odofin

Assassination Attempt: Experience Of Lawlessness Not New To Me Obi

Army Orders Probe Into Alleged Killing At Demolition Site In Ogun

2027: Nigeriansll Vote Performance, Not Noise APC

Reps To Partner Customs To Tackle Drug Trafficking

Benue: We Lost 20 People, Millions To Terrorists Attacks In Kwande Community Leader

Ondo: Couple Regains Freedom After Ransom Payment

FCC, NRS Advance Institutional Reforms Through Strategic Collaboration

African Travel Commission Board Appoints NTDA DG, Awakan, Chairman

FG To Scale Up Regulatory Guidelines In Mining Sector

Remi Tinubu, Gowon, Obasanjo, Jonathan For NASS Christian Chapel Commissioning

Sowore Speaks On Egbetokuns Resignation

Zulum Seeks Intl License For Buhari Airport, Regional NCAA Base In Maiduguri

Foundation Distributes School Bags To Pupils In Oyo Community

Gov Idris Has Made Giant Strides In Kebbis Education

Osun 2026: Group Predicts Landslide Victory For Oyebamiji

Motorists Stranded As Protest Erupts On Owo-Akure Expressway

Soludo Sets Up 5-Man Panel Of Enquiry Into Awka Igweship Tussle

FCT Health Mandate Secretary Opens 200 Insurance Spots For NUJ Members

Youths To Benefit From RCCG Continent 3 Free Digital Skills Programme

Ondo: One Rescued As Police Intensify Manhunt For Church Kidnappers

Over 180 Benefit From Ottis CoSs Free JAMB Registration, Bursary

TAU VC To New Students: Learning Of Four UN Languages Mandatory

Okpebholo Reacts To Attack On ADC Members

BREAKING: Gunmen Invade Church, Abduct Worshippers In Ondo

BLUEPRINT

14 candidates for permanent secretary position undergo ICT proficiency test

Internal party rift responsible for attacks on ADC members, Okpebholo condemns attack

Adamawa-born scholar earns U.S. PhD at 25, aims to make Artificial Intelligence safer

An unforgettable journey with Biodun Jeyifo

Troops burnt our houses, vehicles, killed our cattle, Barkin Ladi herders allege

FG, ASUU sign pact on better public university education

Yobe: APC chairman receives ward congress reports, hails national officials for orderly conduct

No ransom paid for release of Niger school children FG

Senate fires caution as SEDC targets $200bn South-east economy, solicits support

Domestic equity market declined by N1.141trn

Monetary authorities cut interest rate by 50bps to 26.5%

U.S House Committee report on Nigeria catalyst for broader cooperation Idris

Kwara journalists mourn as The Sun correspondent goes home

We re reconstructing burnt MMIA Terminal 1 Keyamo

Phone-tapping charge: El-Rufai dares DSS, sues for N2bn damages

IPAC frowns at killings in Plateau, demands swift security response

2027: TNN moves to ratify mega coalition at Kano conference

2026 FCT polls: Why some voters experienced difficulties locating polling units INEC

Water resources ministry committed to dams, hydropower devt Minister

CBNs interest rates cut shows its been cautious Uwaleke

REA, ECOWAS sign pact to electrify 15 public institutions; partners Niger on implementation

NCDC targets reduction in Lassa fever cases in 10 years

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