Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 5 September 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

THISDAY    

Iran Condemns Alleged US Strike on Wedding Ceremony, Says 68 Civilians Killed or Injured

NYSC Warns Corps Producing Institutions Not to Undermine Schemes Credibility

IMF Commits to Engaging Member-Countries to Tackle Global Imbalances

Delta: Odebala Sues NDC, INEC, Four Others over Guber Primary

Banking System Liquidity Falls N930bn, Overnight Rate Rises

Defence Minister Calls for Increased Security Investment to Accelerate Technology Integration into Defence Capabilities

ARCON ASRA Awards: When Regulation Decides to Show its Human Side

Sokoto Moves to Tame Farmer-Herder Tensions

FG Announces Two Weeks Closure of First Niger Bridge for Repairs

Report: Agriculture, Manufacturing Lead in Output Expansion as Price Inflation Ticks Higher

Experts: Nigerian Airlines Can Generate $1bn Annually from Developed West/Central African Destinations

PUNCH       

Injured Osimhen scores in Galatasarays 3-2 win over Istanbul Basaksehir

Ghana gets app to check marriage, divorce status

18 children rescued from captivity in Cameroon

Outcry as fake products flood markets

INEC, JAMB deepen collaboration on biometric verification

Super Eagles legend Daniel Amokachi earns coaching licence in Morocco

NSCDC rescues 15 minors sold for N2m each in Nasarawa

FAAN not responsible for Ubers Nigeria exit MD

23-year-old microbiology student becomes traditional ruler in Delta

Dangote Refinery shares priced at 525 as SEC approves IPO

Security operatives arrest five in Oyo over illegal sand mining

Oyo APC unveils Alli, 49 other candidates for 2027 elections

Institutions recovered from crime converted to federal varsities EFCC

FG to offer 50 student entrepreneurs 50m grants

NSCDC arrests personnel over claims of sale of service rifles

Odogwu Asaba remanded over rape, death of 20-year-old in Delta

Kano rainstorms claim nine lives, displace over 4,500 in eight months Official

Tinubu, Shettima, others to chart 20-year North Central development plan

Customs Intercept 48 endangered animals in Kano, Jigawa

Suspected terrorists attack Borno APC governorship candidates convoy

Xenophobia: 1,695 Nigerians repatriated from SAfrica, says envoy

Lagos makes LASRRA registration compulsory for school enrolment

Petrol subsidy debate: Nigeria asking wrong question Makinde

Coup plot: Innocent suspects will be released after investigation Defence minister

Five killed, three injured in Sokoto bandit attack Police

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger pullout from ECOWAS created regional crisis Tinubus aide

VANGUARD        

Iran urges UN, world leaders to stop US attacks

Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing

INEC offers JAMB biometric technology

FBI Files: Unlike you, Im open to scrutiny, Atiku tells Tinubu

Meet Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu, Nigerian professor appointed dean at Canadian university GeographicReference

Blow for Super Eagles as Osimhen forced off injured after scoring

Ghana launches app to check if someone is already married

Nigeria is behind you FG tells Karibi-George ahead Miss World finale

Borno settles N622m NECO fees for 27,599 students Commissioner

2027: Benue govt, PDP clash over campaign posters, billboards

Human trafficking: NSCDC rescues 15 minors sold for N2m each

Police confirm Boko Haram attack on Borno APC gov candidates convoy

FG lauds RCCGS support for evacuation of distressed Nigerians from South Africa GeographicReference

NDU fee hike: Bayelsa govt orders immediate suspension, urges students to remain calm

FG announces 14-day closure of Niger Bridge for maintenance

Womens UCL draw: Barcelona to face Arsenal, Man City vs Real Madrid

Nigerians support for Tinubus security drive crucial to economic recovery Ogboho

Troops neutralise terrorist, nab 24 suspects in multiple operations

Fuel Subsidy: Nigerias pricing model must change Gov Makinde

Nwifurus threat to council chairmen: Ebonyi CSO alleges panic over 2027

Xenophobic attack: FG hails RCCGs $265,850 evacuation aid

2027: Not all 19 presidential candidates are contesting to win Wikes aide

2027: NDC candidate accuses LASAA of targeting her campaign banners in Surulere

Boko Haram terrorists attack APC gov candidates convoy in Borno

WAEC defends integrity as schools query 2026 WASSCE results

Fuel subsidy: Nigerians shouldnt pay more because FG cant secure borders Makinde

Atiku decries Nigerians selling kidneys amid economic hardship

Video: I wont answer questions from you Wikes aide clashes with Rufai Oseni

LEADERSHIP         

Burna Boy Reportedly Becomes First Nigerian Artiste To Reach 4 Billion YouTube Views

Delta High Court Remands ‘Odogwu Asaba’ Over Alleged Rape, Death Of 20-Year-Old

FIFA Accuses UEFA Of Orchestrated Smear Campaign Targeting Infantino

Arteta Backs Arsenal Squad Despite Failure To Land Marquee Forward

Graduate Records Must Be Verified Before Submission, NYSC Tells Institutions

Nigeria Woos Chinese Firm for Large-scale Housing Investment

Almajiri: I Established My University In Yola To Invest In North, Not For Profit — Atiku

Miss World 2026: Nigeria’s Karibi-George Battles Eritrea’s Snit Habteab In Final Voting Push

FG Opens Applications For ₦50m Grants To 50 Student Entrepreneurs

INEC Offers Biometric Technology Support To JAMB

Fuel Subsidy: Nigerians Shouldn’t Pay More Due To FG’s Border Failures – Makinde

Fuel Subsidy Removal Debate Is Over, Nigerians Must Now Reap Benefits – PENGASSAN

2027: Allow Tinubu To Complete Tenure, Kaduna Commissioner Tells Northerners

Xenophobia: Nigeria Evacuates 1,695 Citizens From South Africa

Tinubu Approves ₦515m Relief For Calabar Mall Fire Victims

Digital Technology Can Help End Avoidable Blindness In Nigeria — FG

VP Shettima Leads FG’s Delegation To Emir Of Gumel’s Burial Schedule For Today

Dangote Petroleum Refinery Set For IPO Following SEC Approval

He Did A Lot Of Terrible Things – Defence Minister Accuses El-Rufai Of Dividing Kaduna

Naomi Osaka Calls For Better Etiquette As Influencers Crowd US Open

Volkswagen To Cut 50,000 More Jobs By 2030

Fibroids Without Surgery: How Ultrasound Waves Are Giving Women Hope

Borno’s School Enrollment Hits 1.8m Despite Insurgency – Report

Federal Government Urged To Address Challenges Facing Local Refineries

BREAKING: Katsina Health Workers Reject Strike Withdrawal Before Government Commitment

Okrika Jetty Tragedy: LSWI, YEAC-Nigeria Differ Over Reported Deaths

NAICOM Targets 10% Insurance Penetration, 25m Nigerians By 2031

Three Poets, One Big Prize — And Three Very Different Ways Of Seeing Nigeria

Uber Exit Not Caused By FAAN – MD

Okrika Jetty Tragedy: Victims’ Corpses Returned Home With Foams In Their Mouths – Relatives

Social Media Users Raise N14m For Resilient Nigerian Graduate

‎“Pregnancy Hormones” – Jarvis Cries On Livestream Over Husband, Peller’s Neglect

 DAILY TRUST     

Atiku: Tinubus policies making youths sell their organs

Police confirm attack on Borno APC Govship Candidates Convoy

Army disperses protesting Ondo varsity students

NDLEA arrests 68 drug traffickers, seizes 7.5kg narcotics in Edo

Rivers: NSCDC investigates substance linked to deaths of suspected oil thieves

Explosion as Boko Haram targets Convoy of APC Govship Candidate in Borno

ICPC sacks officer for granting El-Rufais wife unauthorised access

2,971 deceased police officers families get N2.3bn insurance benefits

No release of seized bus until drug probe ends Kano task force

5 killed in fresh Sokoto attack

Police recover $33,200 fake notes, arms, stolen vehicles in Kaduna

NSA alerts Nigerians to remain vigilant

Senator narrates relationship with man who accused him of promoting banditry

Navy donates borehole for Gombe hospital

Fragmented opposition and democratic weakness in Nigerias 2027 general election

Early marriage contributing to girls withdrawal from school Niger emirate

48 inmates on death row in Cross River

French Muslims condemn political statements targeting women in hijab

FG pushes innovative financing to boost African agriculture

FCTA begins drainage clearing amidst flash floods

Campaigns: Police warn against violence, hate speech in FCT

DisCos collect N1.2trn as customers fail to pay N301bn in 6 months

Oando seeks stronger partnerships for Africas upstream growth

Stakeholders highlight OPays impact, slam misinformation

Nigerias biggest budget problem is implementation, not approval Oyedele Africans& Diaspora

N15.87bn debt recovered from international customers NDPHC

Keyamo bags Minister of the Decade Award

How Nigeria targets 2.5mbpd, $21bn investment through pipelines surveillance

AUTHORITY     

TETFund : First Lady commissions N1bn digital centre at UNICROSS

FG unveils fresh push to tackle illiteracy, expands adult education centres nationwide

LEKE ABEJIDE: THE MAN WHOSE LOVE FOR ASIWAJU DRIVES HIS BLOOD

Group Accuses NMDPRA of Allowing Continued Importation, Sale of Adulterated Fuel in Nigeria

NESREA Seeks Stakeholders Action to Tackle Plastic Waste Pollution

Archbishop Martins Ordains 20 Clergy, Urges Civic Duty Ahead of 2027

 NEW TELEGRAPH

FG Offers 50 Student Start-Ups N2.5bn Equity-Free Grants

Osun Police Arrest Three, Recover Five Bags Of Suspected Indian Hemp

Alakija Congratulates Adeleke On Re-Election, Urges Greater Services

Shettima Arrives Jigawa To Condole With Family Of Late Gumel Emir

Ugochinyere Expands Operation Light Up Ideato Initiative

Kwara North Monarchs Laud Gov AbdulRazaq For Participatory Budgeting

Remi Tinubu Commissions N1bn ICT Centre In UNICROSS

Gov Bala Urges Northern Elites To Unlock Regions Agricultural Wealth

Delta Moves To Liberalise Power Sector, Attract Private Investment Aniagwu

Dangote Refinery Gets SEC Nod For N2.15trn IPO At N525/Share

BLUEPRINT

Equities market sustains bullish run, gains N405bn

Suleja stakeholders, women group endorse Bago for re-election

Ajayi claims bronze in diamond league final as Nigerias Sprint Star impresses JoinDiaspora Networks

COSEYL condemns ethnic profiling of FCT Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwankoeze

Osimhen injury scare ahead of UEFA Champions League clash

Police confirm attack on Borno APC governorship candidates convoy

Gombe 2027: Ex-PDP governorship candidate Yayari dumps party, pledges support for APC, Gwamna

Lagos makes resident registration compulsory for school admission

2027 elections: ADC unveils governorship, deputy candidates in 28 states *Full list

Osimhen leads attack as Galatasaray unveil UCL squad

International Literacy Day: FG moves to boost fight against illiteracy, restores NMECs autonomy

Delta state: Ejaife Odebala asks court to compel NDC to declare him winner of governorship primary

NAF commissions accommodation, recreational projects to boost personnel morale, operational effectiveness

Global Governance Initiative and prospect for inclusive order

2027 election: Ill wont be stooge to Makinde if APM governorship candidate

International Youth Day: Uba Sani gives financial support to innovators

ACPN takes Nigerias community Pharmacy leadership to global stage JoinDiaspora Networks

FIBA Womens World Cup 2026: DTigresses look beyond South Korea defeat, shift attention to Hungary clash

Tinubu hails Kwara APC chieftain Femi Sanni on birthday

Galatasaray unveil Champions League squad as Osimhen leads attack

Nigerias unfinished fight against child marriage

AS passengers groan over sudden flight rescheduling, cancellations by airlines

Economic diversification: Experts urge FG on strengthening relevant sectors

Bandits release Niger electoral commissioner after 11 months in captivity

Northern coalition defends Christopher Musa over El-Rufai remarks

Court restrains Lizzy Anjorin from sharing Priscilla Ojo sons photos

Army begins promotion exercise for 1,115 warrant officers in Rivers

Atiku raises alarm over kidney sales among young Nigerians

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