{"id":31762,"date":"2025-08-23T05:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31762"},"modified":"2025-08-23T05:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:32:51","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-23-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31762","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 23 August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

GUARDIAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

FBI raids home of outspoken Trump critic John Bolton<\/p>\n

Taraba PDP in crisis over alleged LG candidate selection<\/p>\n

Army kills seven bandits, recovers motorcycles in Katsina<\/p>\n

Dont ignore audit query, Osun accounting officers, others warned<\/p>\n

Federation revenue drops by N415b as FG, states, LGs share N2tr in July<\/p>\n

Reps committee commends Kaduna govt over healthcare funding<\/p>\n

Electing leaders without vision stalling Nigerias growth Centre<\/div>\n

Americas ASA trains 10 young Nigerians in fish farming<\/p>\n

Bill to establish medical university scales second reading<\/p>\n

Alia not involved in alleged attempt to remove speaker Benue govt<\/p>\n

Why Israel may hesitate to launch another attack on Iran<\/p>\n

I produced six of 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All-Time Don Jazzy<\/p>\n

Bakura: What we know about Boko Haram leader, Niger claims to have killed<\/p>\n

Operation to resume soon on WarriItakpe train service, says NRC<\/p>\n

Canada removing tariffs on US goods compliant with free trade deal<\/p>\n

PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vigilantes dragged me naked, threatened to dump my corpse in the bush Corps member, Elohor<\/p>\n

Presidency backs EFCC on Atikus son-in-law hunt<\/p>\n

From likes to lifelines: How Nigerian creators turn clout into humanitarian aid<\/p>\n

Orphaned Nigerian TikToker Geh Geh goes viral, rakes in $30,000 from one live session<\/p>\n

Kano targets 10 million voters in nationwide voters registration<\/p>\n

NANS cautions FG, ASUU over looming strike<\/p>\n

Nasarawa awards contract for Lafia Stadium upgrade ahead of NPFL season<\/p>\n

WarriItakpe train services set to resume soon NRC<\/p>\n

First lady’s delegation visits Kogi gov over father’s death<\/p>\n

Student loans: Ministry cautions parents against paying double tuition<\/p>\n

Suicide bombing kills police officer at Syria checkpoint<\/p>\n

THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump Says 2026 World Cup Draw Set for December 5 in Washington<\/p>\n

Will 2025 Flushing Meadows Produce Fourth Mum Grand Slam Winner<\/p>\n

Rufai Laid to Rest as Colleagues Berate NFF Eggheads Over Shabby Treatment of Ex-Internationals<\/p>\n

Despite Disharmony, PDP Leaders Seek to Calm Tension Ahead of 2027<\/p>\n

Tinubu Pushes for Local Arms, Ammunition Production to Enhance Insurgency Fight<\/p>\n

NNPC, Gas Suppliers Sign 1.29bscf\/d Feedgas Supply Deals with NLNG<\/p>\n

INEC: Over 500,000 Nigerians Pre-register Online for CVR in Five Days<\/p>\n

FG, Japan Intensify Talks on $238m Loan for National Power Grid Expansion<\/p>\n

Nigeria Loses Over $1.5bn Annually to Malnutrition, FG Declares<\/p>\n

Tinubu Unveils Personal Income Tax Calculator, Urges Nigerians to Use It to Know Payment Estimate<\/p>\n

TAMPAN Guild of Directors Secures Key Partnerships Ahead of 2025 Retreat<\/p>\n

Reformer at the Helm: How Bayo Ojulari is Rewriting the NNPCL Playbook<\/p>\n

NACCIMA, Afreximbank Strengthen Ties to Boost Trade, Support MSMEs, Drive Digital Transformation<\/p>\n

PDP Govs Hold Strategic Meeting in Zamfara Ahead of National Convention<\/p>\n

SUN\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benue: I have no hand in any attempt to impeach Speaker Dajoh Gov Alia<\/p>\n

Anambra: YPP Candidate Chukwuma leads as group stages Peace Walk over insecurity, Udo-ga- Achi excesses<\/p>\n

Judicial corruption overriding voters will -Obasanjo<\/p>\n

Benue Assembly suspend four lawmakers over attempt to cause chaos among members<\/p>\n

Tackle economic hardship to end insecurity IDFP urges FG<\/p>\n

Prioritise electorate over party affiliations, Tinubus wife topoliticians<\/p>\n

Insecurity: North battered by multiple tragedies of banditry ACF<\/p>\n

Katsina: FG vows to hunt down killers of Malumfashi worshippers<\/p>\n

Ex-speaker Agunwa Anaekwe to be buried October 17 in Anambra<\/p>\n

758b bond: Give President Tinubu the benefit of doubt PenCom DG tells police pensioners<\/p>\n

President Tinubu announces personal income tax calculator to aid compliance<\/p>\n

No political undertone over withdrawal of charges against some Nigerians Attorney General<\/p>\n

Why every Nigerian should learn combat skills CDS Musa<\/p>\n

VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

US Defense Intelligence Agency chief to be sacked<\/p>\n

Any of my PAs claiming to earn less than N1m is lying Gov Eno<\/p>\n

Customs partners ICPC in renewed fight against corruption<\/p>\n

Buratai urges collective action on security, endorses State Police with caution<\/p>\n

2027: ADC, a grand deception, says Obis running mate, Datti Ahmed<\/p>\n

N142b for bus terminals instead of hospitals misplaced priority Peter Obi<\/p>\n

Two kidnappers killed in gun duel with police, victim rescued in Ondo<\/p>\n

Nigerian army kills seven bandits in Katsina clash<\/p>\n

Naira depreciates to N1,550\/$ in parallel market<\/p>\n

Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Kabila in treason trial<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso stops Gates Foundations anti-malaria campaign<\/p>\n

2026 World Cup draw to hold Dec 5 at Kennedy Centre, Washington Trump<\/p>\n

FG vows to hunt, bring killers of Katsina worshippers to justice<\/p>\n

Cameroon court rejects bid to block Biya from re-election<\/p>\n

Trump says nice that Canada removing tariffs on some US goods<\/p>\n

LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Deals Turn Sour: The Sad Story Of Nigerian Footballers<\/p>\n

Gov Alia Has No Hand In Any Attempt To Remove Benue Speaker \u2014 CPS<\/p>\n

Groups Urge FG Intervention On Bwari Land Dispute<\/p>\n

Family Of Lynched Female Destitute Demands Justice<\/p>\n

Benue Assembly Suspends 4 Legislators Over Alleged Incitement<\/p>\n

LP Chieftain Faults Nigeria\u2019s Electoral Process<\/p>\n

Troops Arrest 96 Criminals, Rescue 89 Hostages In 1 Week-DHQ<\/p>\n

PENGASSAN Urges Policy Stability In Oil & Gas Investments<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Still In Delta Guber Race \u2013 Omo-Agege<\/p>\n

US Soybean Association Expands Partnership To Nigeria<\/p>\n

CVR: INEC Excited As 505,000 Register Online In First 5 Days<\/p>\n

FG, States Collaboration Vital For National Devt \u2013 HOS<\/p>\n

Ex-Army Chief, Buratai Gives Tips On How To Defeat Terrorism<\/p>\n

Bodies Found Near Site Of Kenya\u2019s Starvation Cult Burials<\/p>\n

NiMet Predicts Thunderstorms, Rain Till Sunday<\/p>\n

CDS\u2019 Call For Self-Defence Not To Bear Arms\u2013DHQ<\/p>\n

Beyond The Subsidy On Kidney Dialysis<\/p>\n

Six Dead, 10 Missing After Bridge Collapses In China<\/p>\n

Akwa Ibom Governor Gives N239m Lifeline To 476 Rural Poor<\/p>\n

Man Found Dead After Threatening Suicide Over Persistent Hunger<\/p>\n

No More Work VISA For Nigerian Truck Drivers \u2013 US<\/p>\n

FG Vows To Hunt Down Killers Of Worshippers In Malumfashi<\/p>\n

\u20a6142bn for Bus Terminals, Evidence of Misplaced Priority \u2013 Obi<\/p>\n

Removing Electricity Subsidy Will Worsen Poverty Among Nigerians, Labour Tells FG<\/p>\n

Dying In Instalments: Nigerians Suffer Silent Death From Lead Battery Poisoning<\/p>\n

\u2018Nigeria Doesn\u2019t Need Another Election Rigger\u2019, Baba-Ahmed Seeks Credible INEC Chair<\/p>\n

Cameroonian Court Clears Path For 92-yr-old President Biya\u2019s 8th Term Bid<\/p>\n

Federal Gov\u2019t Vows To Hunt Killers Of Worshippers In Katsina Mosque<\/p>\n

6 Die, 19 Others Injured As Bus Summersaults In Ogun Lone Crash<\/p>\n

Nigerian Varsities Producing Graduates, Not Solutions \u2013 Ex-Minister Ogbu<\/p>\n

Canada To Ease Retaliatory Tariffs On US Goods, Keeps Levies On Steel, Others<\/p>\n

World Cup Qualifiers: S\u2019Eagles Coach Chelle Unveils 31-man Provisional Squad For Rwanda, S\u2019Africa<\/p>\n

Tinubu Pledges To Complete Defense College\u2019s Permanent Site<\/p>\n

Family Of Lynched Kwara Woman Mistaken For Kidnapper Demands Justice<\/p>\n

CDS\u2019 Call For Self-defence Not To Bear Arms, DHQ Clarifies<\/p>\n

Federal, State, Local Govts Share Record N2.001trn As July Allocations<\/p>\n

Ex-COAS Buratai Urges COVID-Style Lockdown To Tackle Terrorism, Banditry<\/p>\n

DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n

NAFDAC raises alarm over counterfeit Cowbell 12g sachet milk in circulation<\/p>\n

Defence Hqrts announces arrest of wanted bandit, Mai Pankshin<\/p>\n

INEC flags off voters registration sensitization, pre- registers 505,906 in five days<\/p>\n

FG vows to hunt down killers of Malumfashi worshippers in Katsina<\/p>\n

NLNG signs 20-year gas supply deals with six third-party firms<\/p>\n

Tinubu: Indigenous arms production key to Nigerias security<\/p>\n

NIGCOMSAT eyes N8bn revenue through broadband expansion<\/p>\n

In Lagos, the Oregun by-pass was once an industrial hub, but is now overtaken by churches<\/p>\n

Makinde on Wike: Politics shouldnt be about going Into the gutters<\/p>\n

EFCC declares Atikus son-in-law wanted over money laundering<\/p>\n

South East safer after Simon Ekpas arrest, Defence Chief claims<\/p>\n

NATION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Im not under pressure from Tinubu to drop charges against friends of govt AGF<\/p>\n

Peter Rufai goes home in blaze of glory, tributes<\/p>\n

Imo: Abducted vigilante found dead, body mutilated<\/p>\n

By-elections results: PDP, others in panic review ahead of 2027<\/p>\n

EFCC declares Atikus son-in-law Bashir Haske wanted for money laundering<\/p>\n

Fleeing suspect jumps from storey-building, dies<\/p>\n

ASUP rejects FG loan offer, demands payment of outstanding entitlements<\/p>\n

Senate committee inspects major NDDC projects in Cross River<\/p>\n

Hilda Baci to cook largest pot of jollof rice September 12<\/p>\n

JUST IN: Tinubu appoints new DG, executive directors for NTA<\/p>\n

Fed Govt to ensure road safety via national land transport policy<\/p>\n

DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police to establish Area Commands in Benue over attacks<\/p>\n

Lock down Nigeria to tackle insecurity, Buratai tells FG<\/p>\n

Peace deals with bandits are a costly illusion<\/p>\n

Aftermath of by-elections: Politicians are more desperate in smaller elections Yahya Abdulkareem<\/p>\n

Aftermath of by-elections: By-elections more difficult to conduct Nick Dazang<\/p>\n

Aftermath of by-elections: It was easier to rig elections in the past Samaila Mohamed<\/p>\n

Flooding: Adamawa victims speak on intervention<\/p>\n

Accounts shutdown: Reactions trail deletion, shutdown of Nigerians social media accounts<\/p>\n

PDP govs meet in Zamfara to strategise ahead of Monday NEC<\/p>\n

Nigerian lawyer selected for ILFA secondment in London<\/p>\n

Sultan of Sokoto asks Muslims to look out for new moon today<\/p>\n

Imo, US firm launch startup scheme for 300,000 Nigerians<\/p>\n

Support Gov Ododo in everything, Yahaya Bello tells state assembly members<\/p>\n

RE: Analyst blames Kanus continued detention on past legal teams blunders<\/p>\n

Japan designates Kisarazu as Nigerians hometown<\/p>\n

Only 7 out of 774 LGs have functional websites ICPC<\/p>\n

Pay us our outstanding liabilities before loans, ASUP tells FG<\/p>\n

15m children still out of school in Nigeria ActionAid<\/p>\n

Benue Assembly suspends 4 lawmakers<\/p>\n

BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naira ends week steady at N1,535 amid rising FX reserves<\/p>\n

FG woos global oil giants with incentives as Vaalco eyes OML 145<\/p>\n

Obi questions FG’s \u20a6142b budget for bus terminals, and less than N100b for Teaching and Psychiatrist Hospitals<\/p>\n

U.S. to review over 55 million visa holders amid vetting efforts<\/p>\n

Lekki Port to deliver $200bn revenue by 2060 \u2014 Oyetola<\/p>\n

FAAC disburses N2trn to federal, states, local govt in August<\/p>\n

Tinubu unveil personal income tax calculator<\/p>\n

It is official: Famine has broken out in Gaza and Israel is to blame<\/p>\n

Japan dedicates the “City of Kisarazu” to Nigerians willing to stay<\/p>\n

NGX N6trn equities deals highest in 18 years<\/p>\n

NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prioritise Electorates Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubus Wife Urges Politicians<\/p>\n

Ensure 10m Voters Collect PVCs, Gov Yusuf Charges Committee<\/p>\n

Prioritise Electorates Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubus Wife Urges Politicians<\/p>\n

NNPC Ltd, Gas Suppliers Sign 1.29bscf\/d Feedgas GSAs With NLNG<\/p>\n

Tinubu Insists On Local Manufacture Of Military Hardware To Enhance Security<\/p>\n

Prioritise Electorates Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubus Wife Urges Politicians<\/p>\n

Shaping Africas Media Future: How PAUs School Of Communication Is Redefining Media Education<\/p>\n

HEFAMAA Seals 30 Health Facilities, Urges Lagosians To Shun Quacks<\/p>\n

We Offered Support To Rufai, Chukwus Families NFF<\/p>\n

Alia: Ive No Hand In Any Plot To Remove Benue Speaker<\/p>\n

Well Hunt Down Killers Of Malumfashi Worshippers FG<\/p>\n

BLUEPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police confirm one student killed in Bauchi<\/p>\n

Nigerian varsities churning out students, not solutions Ex-minister Ogbu<\/p>\n

Nigeria, Japan re-affirm commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation<\/p>\n

Prioritise electorates above party affiliations, First Lady charges politicians<\/p>\n

CRV: Over 500,000 Nigerians pre-registered in first 5 days INEC<\/p>\n

IPCR, OSPRE, others sign MoU to strengthen partnership on conflict prevention<\/p>\n

School Feeding Programme: FG targets 20m pupils by 2026<\/p>\n

Sultan asks Muslims to look for new moon of Rabiul Awwal<\/p>\n

Reps commend Kaduna govt over healthcare funding<\/p>\n

APC sweeps Kaura Namoda South by-election<\/p>\n

Zamfara bye election: No arrest made by police AIG Gumel<\/p>\n

Hilda Baci eyes another world record feat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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