Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, 15 March 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH       

US embassy in Iraq hit as Middle East war enters third week

Explosion hits Jewish school in Amsterdam

Bandits killed 20 soldiers, others in Friday attack – Plateau group

Reconciliation: Wike, PDP govs’ camps hold talks Monday

Nigerians hit as Iran rains missiles on UAE

NYSC delay traps thousands of poly graduates

Impatience behind high divorce rates – Octogenarian married for 53 years

Nigerian football mourns as 1980 AFCON hero Nwosu dies

Why B’Haram, ISWAP are after military bases

No stranded passenger in London-Abuja flight, Air Peace reacts to NCAA summon

Osimhen scores as Galatasaray beat stanbul Baakehir 3-0

US hoists flag over embassy in Venezuela after seven-year hiatus

German philospher Jurgen Habermas dies at 96

Opposition leader Bobi Wine flees Uganda, says deputy to lead party

Army foils ISWAP attack in Borno

Benue gov calls for rescue of abducted girl, missing villagers

Army arrests suspected attacker in Benue community

Two police applicants arrested with forged NECO results in Bauchi

Fire guts motor park in Kwara, destroys two vehicles

19-year-old Mercedes Antonelli becomes youngest pole-sitter in F1 history

Anambra arrests native doctor for unlawful practices

Police recover four stolen vehicles, arrest suspects in Kano

Thugs attack Benue PDP media consultant, set car ablaze

Anambra, Saudi firm sign strategic MoU to accelerate technology investment

BREAKING: Ex-Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu dies at 62

THISDAY    

NUC Approves More Programmes For Newgate University Minna

Tunji-Ojo: We Cant Surmount Insecurity, Achieve Economic Aspirations Amid Inefficiencies in Public Service

NILDC Backs Salihu Bakari Girei for Adamawa Gov

Soludo s Wife Inaugurates 100 Anambra Ladies for Skills Training in CCTV, AC, Tricycle Repairs

NDDC Sensitises Youths, Stakeholders on Community Ownership, Protection of Facilities

Kaduna Polytechnic Reacts to Viral Video Alleging Unfair Dress Code Enforcement

Plateau Court Declares FourYear Tenure for LG Chairmen, Strikes Down States TwoYear Provision as Unconstitutional

VC Warns 4,355 ATBU Matriculating Students Against Cultism, Hard Drugs, Malpractices

NAMA Explains Delay in Deployment of Mobile Control Tower at Lagos Airport after Fire Incident

Aikpokpo-Martins Vs Deputy Speaker Kalu: A Prosecution That Should Never Have Been

IMN, Others Stage Pro-Palestine Protest in Kano, Condemn Attack on Iran

GUARDIAN    

APC defends Tinubu reforms amid rising poverty concerns

NCAA summons Air Peace over passenger complaints, flight disruptions

Lagos resumes monthly sanitation exercise, urges residents’ compliance

Oil Crisis: Group Backs Tantita Security Services on Pipelines Surveillance

Nigeria needs a clean political break from the past to solve its problems — Adebayo

Public-private sector collaboration will deepen Nigeria’s response to security challenges – Igbodipe

VANGUARD

Explosions rock Baghdad as security sources say US embassy attacked

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

Middle East War: No petrol, no food for Nigerians

Middle East war: Nigeria earns more dollars as Nigerians reel under staggering cost of living

NCAA summons Air Peace over stranded passengers, flight disruptions

You must confront Tinubu over Nigerian Christians’ killings – UK lawmakers tell Starmer

Nigerias future at risk over neglected boy child Aregbesola

No problem with Iranian supreme leader after reported injuries Minister

German philosopher Jurgen Habermas dies age 96

Ignore purported dissolution of Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo excos, Turaki-led PDP tells members

Terrorists kill 20 security operatives in Plateau ambush

Video: Pope Leo meets second group of Nigerian bishops in Rome

Fuludu hails Tinubu for sustaining Tantita contract, calls for continued artnership

Iran ambassador calls for global action on Palestinian crisis

How microchip exposed use of racehorse meat in beef meal

Superhighway projects will attract economic benefits for SEast Umahi

2027: Well work hard to ensure Obi emerges ADC presidential candidate Okonkwo

Alia condemns Apa killings, assures Benue communities of improved security

I have no problem with Reps Deputy Speaker Orji Kalu

Nigerian student, one other die after plasma donation in Canada

18-yr-old boy stabbed to death by friend in Ondo

EFCC hands over $225,895, 62.79m to foreign victims of fraud

Presidency takes direct control of Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau

Iran says museums and historic sites damaged in war

Trump administration lashes out at CNN over Iran war

Trump says Iran totally defeated, wants a deal he wont accept

LEADERSHIP

ADC Announces Timetable For 2026 Nationwide Congresses, National Convention

Rick Ross Lists Fela Kuti, Burna Boy As Dream Collaborators

ADC Disowns ‘Nationwide Aspirants’ Seminar’ Notice, Warns Against Fake Communication

ADC Holds National Convention On April 14

Stakeholders To Brainstorm On Regional Development At West Africa Infrastructure Expo

Oil, Gas Communities Urge Tinubu To Seek Second Term, Vow 10m Votes

FAAC Disburses N1.894trn February Revenue To FG, States, LGAs

ADC Mischievously Misleading Nigerians On 63% Poverty Rate – APC

Strengthen Citizens’ Participation In Democracy, IPAC Chair Urges

NUPRC Activates ‘Drill Or Drop’ To End Dormant Oil Licences

Akpabio Inaugurates APC Convention Sub-Committee on Programmes, Events

NAFDAC Denies Ban On Large Bottled Alcohol, Says Enforcement Targets Sachet Drinks

Benue Attack: Police Recover 6 Bodies Of Apa Farmers

NATION         

NCAA summons Air Peace over flight disruptions, stranded passengers

JUST IN: Wikes ally emerge Bayelsa PDP chairman

BREAKING: Fayoses ally emerges new Ekiti PDP chairman

Confusion at Osun INEC office as IPAC electoral committee fails to show up for election

APC accuses ADC of misleading Nigerians over poverty report, defends Tinubus reforms

Delta CP seeks partnership with traditional institutions to tackle crime

Women empowerment key to mechanized agriculture growth Gov Sani

DHQ: Troops firmly in control of North-East bases

Fuel price hike: Presidency counters Obi, says strategic reserve not solution

Stakeholders launch mobile app to track fake antibiotics, boost access to genuine drugs

NEMA warns against fire disasters, health risks as temperature rises

Appeal court ruling does not affect our leadership, says ADC

BREAKING: Nigerian football legend Henry Nwosu dies at 62

Troops repel gunmens ambush after responding to communal dispute in Cross River

Group backs Tantita, demands sustained pipelines surveillance

Oyo APC boss Adeyemo urges APC LG chairmen to uphold loyalty, fairness

Rick Ross lists Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Burna Boy as dream collaborators

DAILY TRUST

Thugs attack PDP chieftain, set car ablaze in Benue

1,300 per litre: Tinubu saved Nigeria from global fuel crisis, says Uzodimma

PDP: Wikes faction holds congress in Kano

Kwara: Fire guts motor park housing 38 vehicles

Casualties as Bandits, Soldiers exchange gunfire in Plateau

Bandits gun down Soldiers, vigilantes in Plateau

Lagos resumes monthly environmental sanitation after 10 years

Nigeria back from the brink, says Tinubu

Mining Marshals Commander Files N20bn Defamation Suit Against Lawyer, Journalist

Divide and Conquer: The US and Israels Detrimental Influence in Nigeria

Court jails 5 for exhuming corpse, removing eyes in Gombe

US offers $10m reward for information on Irans Supreme Leader Khamenei, others

NOA, ICRC canvass quick treatment of gunshot wound victims

3 to die by hanging for murdering pharmacist

Tinubu relocates NSIB from Aviation Ministry to Presidency

Stakeholders advocate access to justice for women

CSO backs NASS probe of NNPCL pipeline surveillance contract

2027: If opposition is serious theyll put Amaechi or Obi forward Akande

Navy seizes 17,500 litres of stolen crude, destroys illegal refinery

How Middle East tensions should force a rethink of Nigeria, Africas oil dependency

Arik Airs engine failure damaged 23 aircraft components Investigators

Privacy Violation: FG Threatens Sanctions Against Content Creators

Health facility project started 16 years ago abandoned in FCT community

AUTHORITY

Police Conference Funds Not Diverted, Says Conference Organizer, Shina Philips

Health: Glaucoma causes irreversible blindness if not diagnosed on timeExpert

Nigeria needs a clean political break, not a historic disaster like Tinubu Adebayo

Oyebanji lauds Ekiti citizens for States top rating in fiscal transparency

DisCos face liquidity pressure as NERC orders N20.33bn meter refunds

BUSINESSDAY

Henry Nwosu: 10 things to know about Nigerian football legend

NCAA summons Air Peace over flight disruptions, delayed refunds, others

20 soldiers, vigilantes killed in Plateau as military denies beheading claim

TCN to cut power to parts of Lagos for line maintenance

Naira gains N27 in weekly trade as external reserves cross $50bn

Tinubu reveals economy was too broke to pay airline debts

Profit rebound unlocks N1.7trn windfall for shareholders

AFRICA FINANCE IN BRIEF: Bank earnings rise, gold surges, inflation risks return

CBN caps new mobile banking transfers at N20,000 for 24 hours

Nigeria’s import lifeline faces shock as strait of Hormouz closure disrupts global trade

Global mobility: How Africans can navigate the new era of citizenship, access and opportunity – Nechi
Middle East crisis could hand Nigeria up to N30trn in oil windfall

NEW TELEGRAPH

Heatwave: NEMA Cautions Nigerians On Fire Outbreaks, Health Risk

Nigeria Highlights Gender Equality Efforts At UN Womens Commission

Troops Thwart Boko Haram Attack In Bita Community

Wike Camp Elects 39 New PDP Executives In Kano

Ex-Super Eagles Midfielder, Henry Nwosu Dies At 62

2027: PDP Slams APC Over Economic Hardship In Lagos

Lagos Govt Resumes Monthly Environmental Sanitation April 25

Anambra Security Arrests Native Doctor Over Illegal Practices

BUA Cement Donates N400m Farming Inputs To Communities Displaced By Sokoto Operations

Herdsmen Kill 20 Cashew Farmers, Abduct Young Girl In Benue Community

FG To Strengthen Partnership With Indigenous Contractors In Roads Construction Umahi

U.S. Places $10m Bounty On Irans Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei

BLUEPRINT

ADC adopts consensus model for congresses, opens membership registration

KadPoly clears students barred over dress code, orders probe

State congress: Kano PDP announces concensus leadership

Group unveils digital platform for skilled professionals in Edo

2027: South-east youth group backs Ned Nwokos Senate return

Anthony Joshua set for ring return after challenging months

Referees committee chairman resigns over corruption allegations

FGs road projects to open economic corridors in south-east Umahi

U.S place $10m bounty on Iran Supreme Leader, others

 

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