Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD       

Trump backtracks on plan to toll Hormuz ships

World Cup: Spain name unchanged XI for semi-final against France

DHQ engages military veterans on welfare, national service

Alias former allies, Benue APC chieftains declare support for Akume

NCC moves to make digital educational platforms data-free nationwide

France has no skin colour Spain apologises over ex-PMs remarks

Presidential Poll: Court slates Wednesday to hear Olawepo-Hashims suit against INEC

Engineering Key to Nigerias Development, Economic Growth APC Chairman

Appeal Court reserves judgment on appeals against deregistration of ADC, 4 others

Two APC lawmakers defect to SDP over primary election outcome in Nasarawa

Nigerian woman welcomes quadruplets at 50 after marrying at 48

Nigerian woman who moved to UK on skilled worker visa dies by suicide

Benue: One killed as suspected herdsmen attack another Otukpo community

Senate urges FG to intensify military operations against terrorists, bandits

Breaking: Court orders arrest of alleged fake PFIPC DG Adeyemi

I may be uneducated, but I know more than graduates MC Oluomo

Tinubu sends state police bill to Reps for constitutional approval

Iran slams UK plan to ban support for Revolutionary Guards

Panic as beheaded mans body is discovered inside UNIJOS

FBI labels England vs Argentina highest risk World Cup match

Reps demand details of CBN, NNPCLs unremitted operating surplus

PUNCH       

Trump pays $5m to writer for assault, defamation

Botswana bid to legalise same-sex marriage draws church opposition

Spain tame France, qualify for World Cup final with 2-0 win

VIDEO: Rescued Oyo kidnap victims reunite with families

Bode George warns against using judiciary, INEC to destroy PDP

Police arrest 10 suspected cultists over deadly Bayelsa attack

Man Utd sign Aston Villa midfielder Tielemans

NSCDC denies shielding officers, rift with security agencies in Akwa Ibom

FCCPC seals three milk factories, arrests owner in Anambra

Super Falcons to face Ghana in WAFCON friendly

2027: Adebutu receives defectors from APC, ADC, rallies Ogun residents for PDP

Fight misinformation, Customs CG urges 70 new NIPR inductees

Police arrest suspected bandit, recover ammunition in Kano

Pension assets rose 51% to N31.48tn in two years PenCom DG

Tinubu declares end to raw cocoa exports, unveils plan for local processing

NSCDC apprehends two suspects for vandalism in Kwara

FG unveils advisory committee to review economic reforms

BREAKING: Police confirm arrest of fake agency DG Adeyemi in Osun

Senate identifies soldiers, policeman killed, injured in Oyo rescue operation

NANS declares national emergency over dilapidated campus hostels

Sanwo-Olu mourns Rhodes-Vivours mother, urges family to take heart

I ask my wife to pray Tinubu keeps backing me Wike

Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest 66-year-old suspect in Anambra

Nigeria, Egypt partner to fight drug cartels, sign anti-narcotics MoU

Gunmen kill Lagos NURTW organising secretary

Tinubu promises clean water supply to all FCT area councils

Police confirm death of Kwara farmer, begin probe

Efforts ongoing to ensure implementation of approved salary increase DHQ

Why we rescinded state police bill for Tinubus proposal Reps

BREAKING: Court orders arrest of Fake agency DG, Adeniyi

VIDEO: Were a generation of jokers, not builders Flutterwave co-founder

Court voids FGs eight-year retirement policy for education directors

THISDAY    

US Judge: Trump Sought to Manipulate Judicial Process with Attempted $1.8bn Fund

INEC Joins Presidential Aspirants Suit against Accord

NRS, DigiTax: E-Invoicing Will Boost Tax Compliance, Curb Revenue Leakages

FCC, NRC Deepen Partnership To Promote Fair Federal Representation

Oriire: Senate Urges Tinubu to Sustain Anti-Terror Offensive, Advocates Prompt Compensation for Fallen Troops

France, Nigerian Universities Turn Plastic Waste into 949m Green Economy Opportunity

Nigerias Improved Global Stock Market Standing Confirms Tinubus Reform Agenda, Says Senate Panel

Tinubu Transmits State Police Bill to House

Dogara Denies Leaving APC Over Tinubus Muslim-muslim Ticket

Wole Soyinka @92: Varsity Don Calls for Democracy that Delivers Security, Economic Prosperity

Oyo: Terrorists Killed Michael, Deacon to Force Govt to a Deal, Oriire Principal Says

Appeal Court Affirms Ruling Barring INEC from Recognising Mark-led ADC Congresses

Atiku: INEC Backing Tinubu to Undermine Opposition as ADC Faction Uploads List

Poll Violence: Adeleke Seeks Economic Sanctions, Visa Ban on Oyetola and Others

Mark Condemns Benue, Plateau Killings, Demands Decisive Action Against Criminals

House Committee Chairman: Illegal Mining, Weak Enforcement Fuel Insecurity, Revenue Losses

Nigerias Oil Benchmark, Brent, Jumps to Over $80 as Trump Reimposes Iran Blockade

Senate Probes N34tn Import Duty Exemption Certificates, Seeks Accountability for Revenue Losses

SUN           

FCC, NRC strengthen partnership on compliance as Peter Eze-led FCC insists on equity in recruitment, promotions

FG launches three digital platforms to modernise public service, boost transparency and accountability

Benue APC leaders pledge loyalty as Akume vows to restore states glory ahead of 2027 polls

CSOs reel out 15-point roadmap to push for Nigeria First, others

INEC chairman decries poor funding, staff welfare

PINL, task force prosecution of oil thieves continues December

How Taraba LG funds for Christmas grains were withdrawn in cash witness

31 rescued Oriire pupils discharged from LAUTECH Teaching Hospital

Poor funding may cripple NCDCs mandate, Senate warns FG

Natasha seeks mental support for rescued Oyo students, teachers

FG sets up independent committee to review Tinubus economic reforms

Tinubus two-year pension reforms lift assets to 31.48tn, add 938,229 contributors PenCom boss

FG sets up decarbonisation team to drive cleaner oil, gas industry

Atiku demands independent probe of corruption allegations against Gbajabiamila

Journalists had more freedom under military than democratic rule Ubani

Oyo abduction: How kidnappers beat children, chained teachers Principal Alamu

ADC: Fresh trouble for Atiku, Mark, others

Mass defection looms in Niger APC, 3 ex-commissioners, councillors dump party

Kano guber: Yusuf nominates Garo as running mate for re-election bid

After 3 years of lethargy, Reps minority caucus revs up opposition role

We need state police to fight insecurity in Benue Gov Alia

2027: Olu Martins writes NDC leader, Dickson, demands zoning equity in Edo Central

Argentina makes strange kit request ahead of England clash

Dollar demand pressures naira despite CBNs $250m intervention

Separating real farmers from ghost beneficiaries with NIMCs digital identity

High feed costs push fish farmers to insect-based alternatives

30,000 farmers, 10,000 youths to benefit from NWDCs intervention projects

Renewed US-Iran tensions threaten higher costs for Nigerian firms

GUARDIAN    

Traders lament N500m losses in Mowe-Ofada market demolition

VAR, cables & red cards: Why World Cup needs clearer trust before its biggest matches

Fire outbreak kills at least 28 in Bangkok bar, injures 25

Rights groups warn of growing goonculture in Kenya

Aid cuts leave one million women, girls without critical support

Borno sports commissioner faults proposed 2m salary for NPFL players

Taraba 2027: Kefas Support group accuses ADC guber candidate of politics without results

ADC faction uploads 2027 presidential, national assembly candidates to INEC Portal

Atiku accuses INEC of unlawfully granting ADC faction access to candidate portal

Police launch rescue for abducted Oyo farmer, arrest armed suspect

Lagos task force arrests 309 commercial motorcyclists

Three killed, five injured in Ibadan lone-vehicle crash

Group celebrates release of 500 inmates, commits to justice, rehabilitation

Negative sentiments resume as capitalisation dips by N1.32tr

FG unveils national food procurement framework for NYSC, others

81 new metrics deployed to track digital economy performance

Economic reforms meaningless without positive impacts on poverty

Strict enforcement, not governance code, required to reduce corporate misconduct

CBN cautioned against premature easing amid fresh energy pressure

Dirty streets: How poor infrastructure, policy inconsistency worsen Lagos waste crisis

NECA tackles unemployment with market-ready innovations

Nigeria must implement governance reforms to curb systemic corruption

LEADERSHIP         

BOI Launches €85m Loan Facility To Boost Nigeria’s Cocoa Processing Industry

FG Charges New NANS Leadership To Champion Safer Campuses

UN Envoy Jimoh Ibrahim Urges Makinde To Apologise To Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers

Abduction: Makinde Names 8 People Killed, Says They Are Heroes

Offa Robbery: Saraki Asks Judge To Recuse Himself Over Alleged Conflict Of Interest

Police Arrest Suspected Bandit, Recover 109 Rounds Of Ammunition In Kano

Tinubu Vows Clean Water For All FCT Satellite Towns, Commissions Bwari Water Network

Spain Outclass France To Storm Into World Cup Final

Porro Doubles Spain’s Lead As European Champions Close in on World Cup Final

Lassa Fever: 4 States Record 31 New Cases As Death Toll Hits 221

Ukraine Prime Minister Resigns As Zelensky Orders Government Reshuffle

Iran Condemns UK Plan To Criminalise Support For IRGC

US, Nigeria Deepen Security Cooperation, Target ISIS, Perpetrators Of Anti-Christian Violence

2027: Don’t Help Tinubu Undermine Nigeria’s Democracy — ADC Tells Judiciary

Plateau Killings: Gunmen Used Drones Before Attack, Community Leader Alleges

2027: INEC Raises Alarm Over Staff Exodus, Seeks Better Funding, Welfare

FG Launches Fresh Flood Monitoring, Targets Rapid Intervention In Disaster-Hit Communities

Communal Tension: Eleme Groups Urge Rivers Govt To Demarcate Eleme-Okrika Boundary

PFIPC Scandal: Court Orders Arrest Of Adeyemi Over Failure To Appear For Arraignment

Delta Records 138% IGR Growth Through Fiscal Reforms

BREAKING: Police Arrest PFIPC’s DG Adeyemi

France Star Olise Has Nigerian Sporting Roots As Father Represented Country In Cricket

Apapa Port Command Busts N26.5bn Cannabis Shipment Hidden in Imported Cars

Atiku To Tinubu: Suspend Gbajabiamila To Allow Probe, As Buhari Did Babachir Lawal

JUST IN: Senate Rejects Makinde’s UN Probe Call Over Oyo School Abduction

ADC Urges INEC To Prosecute Factional Chairman Over Alleged False Candidate Upload Claim

Smartphone Shipments Drop 4% as Memory Chip Crunch Drives Up Prices

Confusion As Beheaded Man’s Body Is Found Inside UNIJOS

JUST-IN: Reps Withdraw State Police Bill, Adopt Tinubu’s Proposal

I Fled South Africa Without My 2 Daughters After 3 Xenophobic Attacks — Returnee

 DAILY TRUST    

ICPC chair: Nigeria cant achieve lasting peace Without tackling corruption

APC woos Senator Hanga, accuses Kwankwaso of humiliating him

Troops rescue Policeman, 6 passengers kidnapped in Plateau

Court orders arrest of phantom council DG

Bayelsa: Police arrest 10 suspected cultists over killing of scavenger

Xenophobia: Final batch of Nigerians to arrive from South Africa on Wednesday

Abducted Oyo headmaster regains freedom

Beheaded womans corpse found in Ondo

EXPLAINER: What Dangotes sale of PMS in dollars means for Nigerians

Man allegedly beats lover to death in Rivers

Voting commences for 1st batch of Daily Times @100 Heroes Awards

Murder trial: There are Coordinated Efforts To Undermine AIG Olohundare, says group

Political interference, gender bias hinder womens rise in Sokoto judiciary FIDA

APC stakeholders petition Tinubu over Jos North assembly primary

Navy dismantles crude oil storage infrastructure in Rivers

Residents call for urgent security measures in troubled FCT community

Council chair urges calm as man dies in farmers, herders clash

Flood: Council chair orders clearing of drainages

Over 2,700 may have died due to England heatwaves

Price hike looms as Dangote begins sale of PMS, diesel in dollars

Nigeria imports $1bn worth of fish annually Dangote

AUTHORITY        

Dont Politicise School Kidnappings, Odih Tells Makinde After Oyo Abduction

South-South Development Act Amendment: Pondi Hailed As New Champion Of Development

FCT Fire Service reviews router operations

Ebonyi: Ezza elite group targets 2031, backs PDP guber candidate for 2027

Customs declares N34trn duty waivers In 2025 as Senate threatens agencies over no-show

ADC dismisses parallel INEC portal upload by Nafiu, urges INEC to probe claims

Youth Group Condemns Coordinated Effort To Undermine AIG Olohundare And The Rule Of Law

NEW TELEGRAPH

NURTW Lagos Organising Secretary, Ajiboye Dies Days After Alleged Gunmen Attack

APC Primary: Why We Reject Abubakars Emergence As Bauchi Govship Candidate For 2027 Tuggar Foundation

PenCom: Police Exit From Contributory Pension Scheme Unnecessary

NEast APC Youth Parliament Pledges Mobilisation For Tinubu/Shettima Ticket

Gbajabiamila Charges National Assembly On Transparency, Inclusion

Bode George Alleges Plot To Undermine Democracy

Tinubu, Yilwatda Push Stronger Engineering Standards, Quality Infrastructure At COREN Assembly

2027: Jubilation As APC Supporters Welcome Adefarati After Securing Second-Term Ticket

NewsTinubu, Yilwatda Push Stronger Engineering Standards, Quality Infrastructure At COREN Assembly

Senate Passes 3 Concurrence Bills, Advances Bill For FMC Argungu

Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 221 As NCDC Records Fresh Rise In Infections

University Of Abuja, NiMet Strengthen Partnership On Smart Climate Project

Tinubu: Abujas 198km Water Pipeline Network Reflects My Administrations Unyielding Commitment

Wike: How I Ask My Wife To Pray For Tinubus Continual Support

FG Inaugurates Independent Economic Advisory Cttee To Strengthen Policy Decisions

2025: Shell Awards $518m Contracts In Nigeria

Senate Urges FG To Intensify Military Operations Against Terrorists, Bandits

Again, Terrorist Herders Attack Otukpo 48 Hours After Sundays Deadly Invasion

FG Targets 100,000 Affordable Homes Under Renewed Hope Cities, Estates Programme

Atiku Demands Probe Of Gbajabiamila Over Alleged N52bn Oil, Gas Royalties

AIbom Rebuilding Tourism For Global Competitiveness, Says Udoh

Credibility Of Elections More Critical Than Number Of Parties On Ballot Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

Anambra Police Foil Kidnap Plot, Arrest Alleged Fraud Syndicate Leader

Bayelsa Police Arrest 10 Cult Suspects After Deadly Attack

Rivers Assembly Threatens To Sanction Oil Firm For Shunning Invitations

BLUEPRINT

FG opens doors to investors as Chinese firm proposes 10,000 housing units

Operation surplus: Reps demand remittance details by CBN, NNPCL, others

2027 elections: INEC canvases for improved funding, staff welfare from RMAFC

TCN, transport ministry partner to power Kano railway infrastructure

Fintiri commissions reconstructed Yola market

Breaking: Police arrest fake PFIPC DG Adeyemi

Police investigating death of South Africas Jayden Adams after World Cup 2026

Defence minister in China to drive tech transfer, local weapons production

Why FAANs Canada mission matters, by Muhammad Garba

Tobi Amusan qualifies for 2026 Diamond League final in Brussels

Ukraine Prime Minister resigns

Beheaded body found at UNIJOS

House of Representatives withdraw state police bill

No immigrant should automatically remain in UK permanently, Badenoch tells Labour

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