Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 LEADERSHIP        

Trump Orders US Flags Lowered In Honour Of Dolly Parton

No Threat To Residents Over APC Support, Kuje Chairman’s Aide Insists

Katsina APC Rift Deepens As Radda’s Security Aides Detained In Abuja

I’ll Restore Subsidy To Cut Your Costs, Atiku Tells Nigerians

Kano: Man Shoots Wedding Guest Dead Over Loud Music

‘Grief Of Many Colours’: World Mourns Dolly Parton

Eid-el Maulud: President, Govs, Others Felicitate Muslims

Niger Abductees: DHQ Says Tinubu’s Rescue Order Being Fully Implemented

Rising Interbank Activity Pushes Forex Turnover Up 142% To $5.28bn

Kanye West’s Russia Concerts In Doubt As St Petersburg Stadium Withdraws Venue

Tinubu Can’t Boast Of Completing 250km Roads In The South West, APM Claims

2027: Come Out, Face Nigerians, Obi Challenges Tinubu

Nigeria’s Envoy To India Presents Letters Of Credence To President Murmu

2027: PRP Candidate Pledges Effective Representation For Oji River/Awgu/Aninri

APC Reopens Membership Registration Exercise August 31 Ahead Of 2027 Elections

Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs On Canadian Cars, Trucks From 2027

2027: Atiku Vows To Boycott Presidential Debates Unless Tinubu Participates

US Plans Mass Visa Revocation For Up To 200,000 Asylum Seekers

Nigeria, Other African Countries Among World’s 60 Poorest Countries By GDP Per Capita

State Police Must Come With Human Rights Safeguards — Ojukwu

Asset Recovery Key To Crippling Drug Trafficking – NDLEA Chairman Marwa

What Immigration Rules Say About Age Limit For Children On US Family Visas

Nigeria Drawn Against Ghana In Beach Soccer AFCON Qualifiers

NBA Confab: VDM, Sowore Raise Fresh Concerns Over Insecurity, DSS Surveillance

2027: Katsina ADC Begins Grassroots Mobilisation For Atiku

Fixed Income Trades Rise 30% to N10.5trn

PUNCH   

 Trump mourns Dolly Parton, orders US flags lowered

Police detain officers accused of N40,000 extortion in Abuja

Governors spend N512bn on travels, offices

19 oil block licences to expire this year

States’ IGR soars 34% to N2.43tn despite economic hardship

JUST IN: Country music icon Dolly Parton dies at 80

Nigeria must regulate AI before its too late, LASU don warns

Sokoto govs aide urges North-West unity to fight banditry

VIDEO: Umahi inspects Benin-Agbor-Asaba expressway, apologises to commuters

NBA Confab: NDDC boss advocates diversification of Niger Delta economy

NDC candidate warns Lagos faces rising flood risk over blocked drains

Alaafin unveils 37-member Oyo Empire Day celebration committee

Funke Akindele sponsors videographer to study at London film academy

Osinbajo, UNILAG urge wider distance learning to bridge university access gap

Nigerias envoy to India presents credentials, seeks stronger trade ties

Delta inaugurates new hospital, unveils free medical care programme

Sunday Igboho, residents foil police arrest of Tani Olohun in Oyo

Mob justice is murder, perpetrators will face death penalty, IG warns

VIDEO: Support APC or leave Kuje, council chairman threatens residents

Benue partners Egyptian firm to revive moribund mills factory

65 Nigerians to return from South Africa Wednesday FG

Eid-el-Maulud: Nigerians are tired of promises, CAN urges good governance

Eid-el-Maulud: Natasha urges Muslims to promote peace, compassion

APC reopens membership registration exercise August 31

Tinubu condemns mass abduction in Niger, orders immediate rescue operation

New Edo speaker denies stripping assembly, judiciary of financial autonomy

BREAKING: London court confirms Poco Lee to appear for assault trial September 15

VeryDarkMan highlights insecurity concerns, attacks on judiciary at NBA conference

Oyo empowers 80 civil servants with digital skills

FULL LIST: Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy lead nominations for 2026 Headies

THISDAY    

Atiku: My Proposed Subsidy Regime Will Reduce Production, Transport Costs, Strengthen Domestic Refining, Restore Purchasing Power

2027 presidency: ACF, PANDEF, MBF, demand scrutiny of candidates’ history

Highways of horror: Motorists wail, spend 4 days on Benin-Asaba road

2027: Tinubu Should Speak to Nigerians, Defend Record, Says Obi Media Office

APC Petitions IGP, Demands Investigation, Arrest, Prosecution of Hunye for Impersonation

NBC: Stronger Border Cooperation Needed to Tackle Africas Security Threats

AAU ASUU Embarks on Strike over Non Implementation of Agreement As Management Claries Issue

NUJ Decries Ikire Killings, Tasks New Osun CP on Security

SUN          

Hormuz traffic surges nearly 400% as Irans grip weakens

Tinubu: Government must be judged by what it delivers, not what it announces

VDM accuses security agencies of inaction on unknown gunmen at NBA confab

Eid-el-Maulud: Kalu tasks Muslims on prayers for peace, national prosperity

American companies among Nigerias largest investors Envoy

Tinubu orders security chiefs to account for every victim of Niger mass abduction, vows perpetrators wont go scot-free

Insecurity: Defence Minister backs inclusion of local communities in security architecture

Military records 202% surge in terrorist surrenders in North East

Eid-el-Maulud: Wike urges FCT residents to make dialogue first response to differences

US intensifies military training for Nigerian troops in Bauchi

Lagos-Calabar Highway is Tinubus best gift to Nigerians Umahi

2027: If we cant perform, dont vote for us Amaechi

Obi faults focus on new road projects, urges govt to fix existing ones

FG targets $21bn investment, 175,000bpd from Bonga Southwest

Nigeria needs $23bn to address electricity challenges REA MD Exploring

Customs, WCO, UK deepen anti-corruption drive with risk mapping, SOPs

Anti-corruption body raises alarm over extortion, cargo delays at ports

US pledges $125,000 to preserve 4,000-year-old Enugu iron-smelting site

VANGUARD     

US to revoke visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers

US immigration arrests hit record 49,571 in one month under Trump

Police arrest five over alleged robbery, recover pistol in Niger

Dolly Partons death sparks outpouring of grief in divided America

Photos: Motorists trapped in Benin-Agbor-Asaba gridlock for days

Atiku: Ill restore subsidy to cut your costs, not to feed Tinubu and friends

VDM urges security agencies to tackle unknown gunmen proactively

FG to review concessioned roads, apologises to Nigerians on Benin-Asaba road

Subsidy removal must benefit Nigerians, not worsen hardship PeterObi

Troops rescue 6 victims, nab terrorists in North-West

2027: Ijaw leader urges politicians to focus on issues

Lagos retirees protest pension arrears, Govt says N168bn paid

Two suspects arrested over 55-year-old mans abduction in Ondo

Marwa: Drug barons must lose wealth to be defeated

NBA Conference: Osinbajo calls for people-centred justice system

Police arrest two suspects as kidnapped victim escapes in Ondo

PANDEF backs call for transparency in leaders past

Obasanjo to chair Asaba Massacre Memorial as Asagba marks 2nd anniversary

NDC dismisses purported suspension of SKC Ogbonnia in Enugu

Burna Boy, Wizkid, others nominated for 2026 Headies Awards

Crude imports by domestic refineries jump 151.5% in July NMDPRA

Benin Road: Truck drivers lament 3-day journey from Lagos

2027: Amaechi blames personal ambition for coalition failure

Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Grant Nnamdi Kanu presidential amnesty Oluwo begs Tinubu

Terrorists hide funds in womens bank accounts NFIU

2027: Obi media office dares Tinubu to engage Nigerians directly

Police arrest 2 suspects as kidnapped victim escapes from hideout in Ondo forest

Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US goods

2027: Atiku will restore petrol subsidy, phase it out gradually says aide

Kuje Chairman: Amnesty condemns alleged threat against non-APC supporters

DAILY TRUST     

APM: Tinubu cant boast of completing 250km roads across South West

Kuje Area Council Chairman asks non-APC residents to leave

EU, UNIDO Train Stakeholders on Small Hydropower Initiative to Enhance Agriculture

2027: Repair abandoned bridge if you need our votes, Kano villagers tell politicians

Eid-El-Maulud: Barau Urges Nigerians to Promote Unity Ahead 2027 Africans& Diaspora

Diphtheria kills 50 children in Kano

Maulud: Yusuf Urges Muslims to Emulate Prophet Muhammad

Kuje Area Council Chairman asks non-APC residents to leave

Kidnappers arrested during ransom negotiation in Ondo

FG eyes unclaimed dividends, dormant funds for NELFUND

Gov Buni, Tinubus adviser donate N600m for JIBWIS varsity

NEW TELEGRAPH

2027: ADC Rejects 500 Clerics Endorsement Of Tinubus 2nd Term

Benin-Asaba Expressway: Umahi Berates BAECC Over Incompetence

ASUU AAU Begins Indefinite Strike Over 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement

Nigeria Has Everything It Needs To Prosper Obi

Fuel Subsidy: Ill Not Return Import-Subsidy Regime Atiku

APM Demands Immediate Payment Of Lagos Pensioners Outstanding Entitlements

Eid-el-Maulud: Dont Divide Nigerians Along Religious, Ethnic Lines, CAN Warns Politicians

Alaafin Lauds Baptist Conventions Giant Strides For Natl Devt

Eid-el-Maulud: Dont Divide Nigerians Along Religious, Ethnic Lines, CAN Warns Politicians

Gridlocks As Muslims Marks Eid-el-Maulud In Kaduna

Eid-el-Maulud: Dont Divide Nigerians Along Religious, Ethnic Lines, CAN Warns Politicians

 

 

                           

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