Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

THISDAY    

Trump: Iran Ceasefire on Life Support, Peace Document Piece of Garbage

Amid Intense Pressure to Resign, UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, Weighs His Options

INEC to Mobilise 1.4m Corps Members for 2027 Polls

Amid Growth, CBN Warns Non-Interest Finance Institutions Exposed to Rising Governance, Technology Risks

The Alternative Bank Moves to Address Nigeria’s Medicine Security Crisis with Financing for Local Pharma

Dangote Plans $50 Billion IPO Valuation for 650,000 Bpd Refinery

NSCDC Cracks Down on Railway Vandals, Recovers Stolen Sleepers in Bauchi

Minister Promises Stable Service Quality of Telecoms Sector in Five Years

2027: Jonathan Asks Court to Strike out Suit Challenging His Eligibility

Tinubu Appoints Gen Fadewa Special Assistant on Homeland Security

FG Waives UTME for Candidates with Four Credits Seeking Admission into Colleges of Education

FG, NAssembly, Judiciary to Adopt Digital First Governance Across All Public Institutions

Kogi Finance CommissionerFelicitates Ebonyi Counterpart, Leonard Uguru

COAS: Civil-Military Cooperation Invaluable to National Security

Lagos-Bound Delta Flight Returned to Atlanta after 8 Hours in Mid-air, Leaving Nigerian Passengers Stranded

Troops Repel Attack on Military Base,Kill Three Terrorists, Recover AK-47 Rifle

Q1: NPA Sustains Growth Trajectory as Cargo Throughput Hits 32.38m Tons

Stock Market Advances by N1.10trn Week-on-Weekon Broad-basedGains

PUNCH      

Women protest nude at PHarcourt refinery over NNPCL-Chinese firm MoU

FG, World Bank in talks over second-largest $1.25bn loan

2027 Presidency: Atiku’s northern ticket campaign faces resistance

ISIS moves operations to W’Africa, US warns

NNPC, NUPRC remit N322bn, $116.9m after Tinubu order

Oil hits $104 as US-Iran peace deal fails

Coup plotters reached out for spiritual cover — Cleric

FG begins South-West tour to promote new Cooperative Bank

Okpebholo promises justice for slain UNIBEN student

APC screens 158 aspirants for 24 assembly seats in Kwara

One million admitted out of two million UTME candidates in 2025

CBN warns non-interest banks against governance, compliance risks

Tinubus reforms restored fiscal stability, investor confidence in Nigeria Uzodimma

Malpractice: WAEC unveils tough integrity measures for 1.9m candidates

Ijaw group protests at INEC HQ over Warri delineation report

FG, EU, WHO unveil 4.2m initiative for disease outbreak response

JUST IN: FIFA names 11-member panel for 2026 World Cup analysis, awards

Cultists kill eight in Benue community

JAMB sets October deadline for university admissions

Peter Obis exit left a void in Labour Party Spokesperson

Women take the lead as 1.9m candidates sit 2026 WASSCE

Relatives of suspected coup plotters stage peaceful protest in Abuja

Ondo community cries out over plot to dethrone monarch

Court strikes out suit against APC national congress

London Heathrow airport traffic dips due to Mideast war

JAMB announces 150 minimum admission benchmark for universities

Tinubu appoints special adviser on homeland security

UN Chief seeks deeper reform to increase African representation

ASUU warns of fresh strike over 2025 agreement delay, others

FG retains 16 years minimum age for tertiary admission

SUN           

FGs partial implementation of 2025 agreement risks chaos on campuses ASUU

Armed Forces College visits Kogi, Ododo pledges security collaboration

Kebbi INEC expresses concern over poor network on CVR

JAMB, stakeholders peg 150, 100 as cut-off for admission into uni, poly

PPP: FEC approves transport data bank to fix infrastructure challenges

Tinubu appoints Fadewa special adviser on Homeland Security

Adeleke appoints Victoria BOVAS as Chancellor of Osun State University

UPDATED: Tinubu lands in Nairobi for key Africa-France summit

Obi hails Osimhen after Galatasaray title triumph

Northern youths allege plot to destabilise APC, stop Tinubus re-election

Obis 2023 campaign coordinator Ifeanyi Ezeagu runs for Imo governor

FG introduces compulsory drug tests for secondary school students

Improve service quality or face sanctions FG to telcos

Top banks slash loans by 25% amid rising risks

Escalating vandalism, diesel theft threaten N3trn telecom assets

FEC approves transport data bank, 2 power projects to fix infrastructure deficit

Q1: NPA grows cargo volume to 32.38mt, vehicle traffic jumps 67%

NECA to NNPC: Enough of paper promises on refineries

Nigerian startups seal $4m deals despite global funding crunch

Police arrest 3, recover drones in Imo

GUARDIAN    

APC battles widening cracks over candidate selection ahead of 2027

Defectors face dual party registration sanctions, await INEC’s verdict

Rivers APC’s troubled road to 2027 polls

Court to hear suit seeking deregistration of ADC, Accord, others

Minimum Wage: Pre-engagement sessions will reduce disharmony

FG unveils Cooperative Bank, digital identity system for cooperatives

Atiku, Keyamo slam NDC’s southern ticket

Nigeria imports 1.8b litres of petrol as FX stability softens prices

UNIBEN student shot dead, police arrest 12 suspected cultists in Edo

CBN decries states’ excessive overdrafts, seeks non-interest finance governance

Nigeria’s device market changing as 5G adoption remains low

Power crisis defies 300% tariff hike as consumers pay more for less

Fubara-Wike’s rift deepens as APC rejects 32 gov-backed aspirants

NRC moves 176,820 tonnes on Apapa Port rail in Q1

VANGUARD         

Accord condemns killing of women leaders son in Osun

Panic in Makurdi as 10 killed in suspected cult war

Adeleke deposes Osun monarch convicted in USA over COVID fraud

I’ll work with Obi, anyone that emerges as NDC’s presidential candidate — Kwankwaso

Zack Orji, others list 301 reasons to re-elect Tinubu

Plateau killings: Gov Mutfwang bans night mining, grazing

Why I admire Charly Boy despite lifestyle Obasanjo

2025/2026: 10 breakout football stars this season

Full List: All 48 countries and their head coaches at 2026 FIFA World Cup

Strike: FG, varsity non-teaching staff resume negotiations today

Primaries: Behave or be suspended, APC Chair warns aspirants

2027: Jonathan didnt buy our form Wike-backed PDP

Natasha submits PDP senatorial forms, declares for 2027 race

Adeleke deposes Osun monarch convicted in USA over fraud

APC members protest alleged candidate imposition, withholding of membership cards in Ogun

2027: FNPP alerts Tinubu of plot to destabilize APC Governors Forum

Trump to suspend US gas tax as Iran war raises prices

Abducted ex-Niger SUBEB chairman released after 7 months

Why Peter Obis exit created vacuum in our party LP spokesman

JAMB to allow candidates use personal computers for UTME from 2027

Eligibility suit against Jonathan suffers setback

FG, NASS, judiciary to adopt digital first governance across all public institutions

White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Israel jails soldiers for desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

Court admits newspaper publications as evidence in Emefieles trial

Lagos set to launch own drivers license

36bn pension entitlement: Nigeria Airways ex-workers send SOS to Tinubu

Alleged N31bn Fraud: Abuja court orders arrest of ex-power minister Mamman

2027: INEC seeks 1.4m corps members for polls

9 players and the different records they could break at the 2026 World Cup

Prices of rams rise in Kaduna ahead of Eid-el-Kabir

Iran seizes assets of ex-football captain turned exiled critic

Breaking: JAMB sets 150 as cut-off mark for university admissions

Just in: Tinubu creates Homeland Security adviser role, appointing ex-army general

Repatriated US citizen tests positive for hantavirus

Breweries defy economic hardship, record sharp rise in revenue

FG exempts Colleges of Education candidates from UTME

ASUU raises fresh strike threat, accuses FG of betraying 2025 agreement

Troops kill terrorist, recover arms in Kogi forest ambush

APC rejects 32 Fubara loyalists amid deepening rift with Wike

My personal data on NDC membership card, criminal forgery Ereyitomi

                       

LEADERSHIP        

Alleged Unlawful Naira Redesign: Court Admits More Exhibits Against Emefiele

Edo Police Investigate Fatal Shooting Of University Of Benin Student

Alleged Coup Plot: Islamic Cleric Claims Organisers Sought Spiritual Support

Dollar Cycles, Middle East Tensions Keep Africa’s Industries At Risk – Manufacturers

2027: Why Northern Leaders ‘Chose’ Peter Obi — Kwankwaso

Ex-BoT Chair Welcomes Govs Bala, Makinde, Says No Legal Issues In APM

2027: I Will Gladly Serve As Peter Obi’s Running Mate — Kwankwaso

INEC Records 106, 074 New Voter Registrations In Nasarawa

FG Begins South-West Tour To Mobilise Capital For Cooperative Bank

3 Injured As NLC Pickets Lower Niger River Basin Authority In Kwara

20-Year-Old UNILAG Student Insists Lecturer Raped Her

Wike Says Rainbow Coalition Will Focus On Strongholds In Rivers

We Can’t Raise N10m Ransom For 11 Abducted Victims, Kaduna Community Cries Out

Court Fixes May 15 For Hearing On Jonathan’s Eligibility For 2027 Election

Dangote Advances Energy Footprint With Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Partnership

Oil Refiners Record Inventories Shortages As Iran War Drains Market Strategic Reserves

JAMB Exempts Education, Agriculture Candidates From UTME

DAILY TRUST     

INEC fixes June 20 for by-elections in Nasarawa, Kano, Ondo, Enugu, Rivers

How Lagos-bound Delta flight returned to US after 8 hours

Workers beaten, hospitalised as violence erupts at Kwara River Basin

JAMB fixes 150 as admission cut-off mark

Suspected Cultists Kill 8 in Benue

Zulum Establishes Zakkat Commission, Appoints Prof Bukar Chair

No more UTME for education, agriculture applicants, says JAMB

Farmers, cattle killed in fresh Plateau attack

Gunmen kill farmers, cattle in fresh Plateau attack

Police Arrest 3 Suspected Female Drug Traffickers in Delta

Kwara APC: 158 Aspirants Battle For 24 Assembly Tickets

Tinubu appoints adviser on homeland security

Bandits shoot father, son, rustle livestock in Katsina community

Rivers APC spokesman, panel scribe disagree over screening report

Edo Varsity student killed, 3 others injured in suspected cult attack

How over 50 were murdered After Tinubus promise to End Plateau killings

BREAKING: APC Panel disqualifies Fubaras loyalists, clears Wikes allies

She refused to lend me money, Ilebayes father speaks on rift with BBNaija star

Zamfara expands medical outreach, introduces uterine prolapse surgeries

Zamfara reaffirms commitment to grassroots development

Womens empowerment key to national development Zamfara First Lady

Consensus Candidacy: When Elite Imposition Overthrows the Peoples Democratic Will

Speaker Abbas staggers as stranger pulls his agbada during rally

More airlines cut flights over jet fuel crisis

Insecurity forcing health workers to relocate UDUTH CMD

Kidnappers using women to move rifles, ammunitions in Kwara Police

FUPRE secures N3.5bn solar power project

Inside FG, MMA2 dispute resolution after 20 years

Nigeria ports record 19.5% rise in vessel traffic, 32.38m tons of Cargos in Q1

AUTHORITY        

Wike dismisses claims of interference in APC screening of Fubara

Greenbonds keyto unlocking Nigerias energy access financing gap Experts

Tinubu delivering transformative projects in North, says Renewed Hope Ambassadors

Troops Neutralise Terrorist, Recover Logistics Supplies in Adamawa Ambush Operation

2027 General Election: INEC to mobilize 1.4m Corps Members

2027: Oladejo declares interest in Federal House of Rep seat for Mushin Constituency 2

VDT, Zoracom join MTN, Digital Realty to back eBusinesslife Girls In ICTCampaign

JAMB sets 150 minimum score for university admissions, fixes deadline for 2026 exercise

BLUEPRINT

Suspected cultists kill UNIBEN student, injure 3 others

2027: Uba Sani not anointing candidates in Kaduna APC support group

Unity Cup: Zimbabwe unleash killer squad for Super Eagles

FIFA unveils technical panel for 2026 World Cup awards, match analysis

Egypt to host 2026 African Senior Wrestling Championships

Eric Chelle set to announce Super Eagles squad for 2026 Unity Cup

2026 World Cup: Nigerian, global music stars set for historic showdown

2027 elections: Court fixes deadline for suit seeking to stop Jonathans bid

NSC merges, approves 20 sports for 2026 NSF Coal City Games

2026 admissions: JAMB sets cut off marks for universities, others

Nigeria to host Africas first global theatre festival in Abuja

Nigeria, Jordan sign defence, intelligence sharing agreement

UTME scrapped for Colleges of Education admission in Nigeria

Terrorists k!ll 30 on MagamiDansadau highway in Zamfara attack

NSCDC trains 200 officers for VIP protection in Zamfara

Yobe 2027: APC ready for direct primaries if Buni

NLC condoles Edo deputy governor over mothers death

Amotekun bursts criminal den in Ondo, hands over suspects to DSS

NHRC urges end to harmful practices against women

100 killed, 98,000 displaced, 217 churches destroyed in Taraba Catholic Diocese

NDLEA arrests 3 disabled persons for drug trafficking in Kwara

Nigerian equities market extends bullish run, gains N1.10trn

CBN engages state government, recommits to inflation targeting

3,000 civil servants sit for 2026 promotion examination

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