Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 24 August 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

THISDAY    

Iran Parliament Dares Trump, Approves Strait of Hormuz Fee for Ships

Iran Warns Any Country Supporting US Sanctions Considered Enemy

NAF Vows to Deny Extremists, Hostile Elements Freedom to Threaten Vulnerable Communities in North-West

Tinubu’s Campaign List is an Assembly of Discredited Yes Men, Says Opposition APM

2027: YPP Raises Concern over Citizens Exclusion, Urges Extension of Voter Registration

Onoja: We Must Cut Sources of Funding to Bandits, Terrorists to Deny Them Freedom of Action

Abuja Continental Hotel Workers Reject TUCs Planned Picketing, Cite Section 12 of Unions Constitution

Atiku: Tinubus Removal of Oil Subsidy is Economic Fraud Against Nigerians

Presidential Campaign Council: Niger Delta Youths Laud Tinubu, Shettima over Idagbos South-South Appointment

Suspected Bandits Abduct Monarch, Others in Kwara Communities

Afolabi Kazeem: From Luxury High Life to NDLEA Spotlight

David Adeleke: Parlaying Influence and Social Impact

SEC Proposes N30m Registration Fee, N2bn Capital Requirement for Crypto Firms

What Nigerian DNA Reveals About Crime, Identity and Our Shared Ancestry

Tinubu Asks APC Campaign Council to Defeat Forces Seeking to Take Nigeria Backwards

Wike: I Wont Risk Losing Rivers, FCT for APC Presidential Campaign DGs Job

Stock Market Sheds N2.1tn as Investors React to CBNs Revised Open Market Operation Framework

Discos Embark on Load Shedding as Power Grid Suffers Partial Collapse, Generation Plunges to 1,132MW

US Lawmaker Fumes over Plateau Killings, Accuses Nigerian Government of Failure to Protect Citizens

Obi Targets Youths in 150-day Campaign, Says Biggest Match is in Nigeria

Post-election Reconciliation Deepens in Osun as Adeleke Welcomes Oyebamijis Call for Peace

FG Engages Israeli, French Manufacturers to Produce Two Next-generation Communication Satellites

LCCI Calls for Strengthening of Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity for Health Care Delivery

2027: Oborevwori will Campaign on Performance, Not Promises, Says Delta Govt

IPMAN Urges Dangote to Deliver Fuels Directly to Northern States for Uniform Prices

Troops Intercept 180 Units of Superpower Explosives Bound for Terrorists in Zamfara

PENGASSAN Pushes for Consolidation of Reforms in Oil, Gas Industry

Ogoni Youths Demand 500 NNPC Jobs as Oil Exploration Resumption Sparks Divisions

US Judge Strikes Down Trumps Visa Ban against Nigeria, 74 Other Countries Nigeriapolitical analysis

2027 will Be Fight Between Nigerians and Oppressors, Says Kwankwaso

Terrorists Commanders, Fighters in Disarray as NAF Airstrikes Pound Enclaves in Borno Forests, Kill Over 26

PUNCH      

Tinubu to chair Africa minerals summit in New York

Panic as petrol tanker falls, causes obstruction on Anambra road

FAAC bonanza: Govs face questions as payouts hit N47tn

Insecurity: Sokoto govs aide urges unity against banditry

BREAKING: Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan Ogogo is dead

Plateau denies scrapping tourism ministry in cabinet reshuffle

YPP urges INEC to extend voter registration

Police arrest two kidnappers in Ondo

Osun calls for reconciliation, warns against post-election violence

Soldiers kill kidnapper, arrest two in Benue

Ekiti monarch honours Oyebanji, Bamidele with chieftaincy titles

Woman born without fingerprints recounts JAMB, NYSC biometric struggles

2027: PRP chieftain urges issue-based campaigns

Insecurity: Nigeria must not become a killing field, Obi tells FG

N25bn First Ladys gifts, TETFund funds pooled to revive abandoned National Library Alausa

Fake presidential agency: Bureaucratic weaknesses allowed fraud to thrive Ex-perm sec

Chinese humanoid beats Usain Bolts record at World Robot Games

2027: Political contests shouldnt divide Nigerians, APC chairman warns

Police rescue woman after weeks in kidnappers den in Bayelsa

Anambra security forces kill six suspected secessionists, lose operative in gun battle

Calling South Africa xenophobic is unfair Envoy, Moroe

101-year-old great-grandma arrested for selling drugs in sachets

Fake agency boss insists office legitimate, provides more documents

FULL LIST: FIFA releases 2027 Womens World Cup playoff fixtures

Resist foreign scrutiny over 33-year-old allegations against Tinubu, Buratai tells Nigerians

Publish political donation limits for 2027 elections, SERAP tells INEC

2027: Tinubu demands victory as Yari, Uzodimma lead campaign

2027: Melaye vows to sue over Zacch Adedejis role in Tinubus campaign

[VIDEO] Calabar mall fire: Trader narrates how blown bulb, power fluctuation preceded inferno

Why Kebbi govs labour background suits Tinubus campaign role Aide

Iran executes man accused of aiding US, Israel

SUN          

Police hierarchy under fire over Bellos First Lady ADC appointment

Bandits have no party, unite against insecurity Sokoto Security Adviser tells political leaders

SERAP urges INEC to publish political donation limits, party finances

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight signed, awaiting date Hearn

Nigerian Newspapers: Major stories on Sunday morning

Tinubus reforms reducing, not inducing poverty APC chairman, Yilwatda

Tinubus absence from peace accord meeting shows hes not committed to peace Adebayo

Life hard under Buhari, but worse under Tinubu Oibe, Chairman, Northern Christian Elders

VANGUARD        

Canada retaliates as trade war with US escalates

Iran executes man accused of aiding US, Israel in anti-govt protests

Iran president admits country facing many problems

Ondo Assembly Crisis: Speaker safe for now as APC begs 24 lawmakers to sheathe sword

Terrorists abduct monarch, others in Kwara

Hardship: TUC demands decent jobs, fair distribution of wealth

Dangote Refinerys free fuel delivery expands to Kano, Imo, other states

NGE Conference: Onaiyekan, Mbah, Osigwe, others to speak in Enugu

Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan Ogogo is dead

I was born without fingerprint Nigerian lady recalls JAMB, bank biometric issues

UniCal VC defies court injunction, bars worshippers from chapel again

Targeted Subsidy: 100 million Tinubus cant stop me Atiku

Court discharges 4 in Royal Anchor estate electricity dispute

Six armed suspects killed, security operative dies in Anambra

Oil Crisis: FG not under obligation to solve all Ogoni problems MOSOP

Tinubus Group to Atiku: Leave foreign interference, campaign on policies

FG moves to ensure textbooks reach learners, tackles learning poverty

FG offers 5m grant to young Nigerian entrepreneurs how to apply

Ranching: FG wont force policy on Benue Alia

Insecurity: Nigeria must not become a killing field Peter Obi

Amnesty raises alarm over missing persons, police abuse in SEast, demands Justice

101-year-old woman arrested for selling cannabis in Ogun

DSS rescues kidnap victim, neutralize 2, recover arms ammunition in Orlu

15 escape death as trailer crashes along Kano-Zaria road

Contract signed, Joshua vs Fury fight still on, Eddie Hearn insists

Ronaldo becomes first player to score in 25 consecutive league seasons

Atiku is father of subsidy removal in Nigeria Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim

Oil Resumption: Group warns against threat to ongoing peace dialogue

Itsekiri youths fault PAP over 2026 scholarship list

Canada raises alert, warns visa applicants against 4 fraud signs

Troops dismantle kidnappers roadblock, arrest two in Benue

2027 Elections: SERAP urges INEC to publish political donation limits, party finances

I love Osun State, I no go lie Dele Momodu

Canada grants permanent residency to 182,100 immigrants in first half of 2026

 LEADERSHIP   

Niger Mosque Abduction: We’re Yet To Ascertain Number Of Victims – State Govt

Task Force Applauds Proposed Amendment To Mental Health Bill

Otti Presents N85m, 850 Laptops To Graduating Students

NDLEA Arrests 101-Year-Old Great-Grandma, Intercepts Cocaine In Fufu

ICPC Recovers N2.06bn From Kaduna Constituency Project Tracking

Why Nigeria Must Not Return To Fuel Subsidy – Information Minister

Ex-Liberian President, Weah, Demands Independent Judiciary To Safeguard Democracy

Alia Has Never Cut Monthly Allocations To 23 LGAs – Benue ALGON

Soldiers Intercept 3 Canoes Meant For Terrorists Kingpin Bagewaye In Zamfara

Bandits Kidnap Kwara Community’s Traditional Ruler

Tinubu Reappoints Dembos As NTA DG, Ali As NAN MD

Duke: Nigeria’s Economy Won’t Benefit From Continuation Of Tinubu’s Policies

 DAILY TRUST     

Adamawa reaffirms commitment to flood disaster preparedness

Two children die as heavy rainfall destroys houses in Jigawa

Edo: Police rescue victim after gun battle with kidnappers

20-year-old miner found dead in Plateau

7 Killed in NigerRoad Crash

2027: Row Over NRS Boss Adedejis inclusion In Tinubu Campaign

Troops gun down bandit, arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Benue

Benue medical lecturers begin indefinite strike over unpaid salary, promotion arrears

Fake agency: Soludo nominated me Anambra SSG clarifies role

Coordinator of fake agency shares appointment letter bearing OSGF letterhead

NEW TELEGRAPH

Alia Breaks Silence, Says FG Is Not Forcing Ranching On Benue

2027: Omo-Agege Seeks Media Attention With Mudslinging Against Oborevwori Aniagwu

Bandits Have No Party, Unite Against Insecurity Sokoto Security Adviser

Ogun 2027: Yayi Remains APCs Only Legitimate Candidate, Hunyes Action Vexatious Oladele

2027: Yilwatda Pays Courtesy Visit To Emir Sanusi In Kano

Nigeria Must Accelerate Cocoa Traceability As EU Deforestation Rules Approach Adeyemi

Nigerian Scientist Ajao Taiwo Honoured For Contributions To Drug Devt, Laboratory Medicine

Nigeria Must Accelerate Cocoa Traceability As EU Deforestation Rules Approach Adeyemi

Nigerian Scientist Ajao Taiwo Honoured For Contributions To Drug Devt, Laboratory Medicine

Gunmen Attack Southern Kaduna Community

BLUEPRINT           

US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

Restoring fuel subsidy will reverse Nigerias economic gains

Remi Tinubu distributes food items, cash to vulnerable persons in Bauchi

FCC remains committed to advancing constitutional mandate Commissioner

Etsu Nupe orders peace committees to end farmer-herder clashes

Police rescue 75 kidnap victims in Kaduna state

Osun government warns against fresh post-election violence

Terrorists kill, abduct 4 in Kaduna community

Breaking: Popular Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan Ogogo is dead

UBA trainee controversy reflects class war, not cultural clash Sowore

Fans, police injured as pitch invasion mars 2026 German Cup clash

Group, EU seek unified action to protect child rights

Edo speaker, commissioner chart new course for education development

Police dislodge bandits hideout, rescue 3 victims in Kaduna

Arewa group to UK, others: Give Nigeria breathing space over travel warnings Nigerian travel guide

Canadian prime minister calls new U.S. tariffs miscalculation

EFCC withdraws cybercrime charges against Maryam Shehu, Abubakar Abdulhamad

Cubian,Eritrean immigrants deported by U.S. to Central African Republic cry out, we cant leave

Prince Harry, 6 others to pay $13m over failed invasion of privacy case

Nigeria police, ICAN seek stronger partnership on forensic accounting, financial crimes

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