{"id":33870,"date":"2026-09-05T02:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T02:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33870"},"modified":"2026-09-05T02:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T02:01:23","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-5-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33870","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 5 September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Iran Condemns Alleged US Strike on Wedding Ceremony, Says 68 Civilians Killed or Injured<\/p>\n

NYSC Warns Corps Producing Institutions Not to Undermine Schemes Credibility<\/p>\n

IMF Commits to Engaging Member-Countries to Tackle Global Imbalances<\/p>\n

Delta: Odebala Sues NDC, INEC, Four Others over Guber Primary<\/p>\n

Banking System Liquidity Falls N930bn, Overnight Rate Rises<\/p>\n

Defence Minister Calls for Increased Security Investment to Accelerate Technology Integration into Defence Capabilities<\/p>\n

ARCON ASRA Awards: When Regulation Decides to Show its Human Side<\/p>\n

Sokoto Moves to Tame Farmer-Herder Tensions<\/p>\n

FG Announces Two Weeks Closure of First Niger Bridge for Repairs<\/p>\n

Report: Agriculture, Manufacturing Lead in Output Expansion as Price Inflation Ticks Higher<\/p>\n

Experts: Nigerian Airlines Can Generate $1bn Annually from Developed West\/Central African Destinations<\/p>\n

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

Injured Osimhen scores in Galatasarays 3-2 win over Istanbul Basaksehir<\/p>\n

Ghana gets app to check marriage, divorce status<\/p>\n

18 children rescued from captivity in Cameroon<\/p>\n

Outcry as fake products flood markets<\/p>\n

INEC, JAMB deepen collaboration on biometric verification<\/p>\n

Super Eagles legend Daniel Amokachi earns coaching licence in Morocco<\/p>\n

NSCDC rescues 15 minors sold for N2m each in Nasarawa<\/p>\n

FAAN not responsible for Ubers Nigeria exit MD<\/p>\n

23-year-old microbiology student becomes traditional ruler in Delta<\/p>\n

Dangote Refinery shares priced at 525 as SEC approves IPO<\/p>\n

Security operatives arrest five in Oyo over illegal sand mining<\/p>\n

Oyo APC unveils Alli, 49 other candidates for 2027 elections<\/p>\n

Institutions recovered from crime converted to federal varsities EFCC<\/p>\n

FG to offer 50 student entrepreneurs 50m grants<\/p>\n

NSCDC arrests personnel over claims of sale of service rifles<\/p>\n

Odogwu Asaba remanded over rape, death of 20-year-old in Delta<\/p>\n

Kano rainstorms claim nine lives, displace over 4,500 in eight months Official<\/p>\n

Tinubu, Shettima, others to chart 20-year North Central development plan<\/p>\n

Customs Intercept 48 endangered animals in Kano, Jigawa<\/p>\n

Suspected terrorists attack Borno APC governorship candidates convoy<\/p>\n

Xenophobia: 1,695 Nigerians repatriated from SAfrica, says envoy<\/p>\n

Lagos makes LASRRA registration compulsory for school enrolment<\/p>\n

Petrol subsidy debate: Nigeria asking wrong question Makinde<\/p>\n

Coup plot: Innocent suspects will be released after investigation Defence minister<\/p>\n

Five killed, three injured in Sokoto bandit attack Police<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger pullout from ECOWAS created regional crisis Tinubus aide<\/p>\n

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

Iran urges UN, world leaders to stop US attacks<\/p>\n

Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing<\/p>\n

INEC offers JAMB biometric technology<\/p>\n

FBI Files: Unlike you, Im open to scrutiny, Atiku tells Tinubu<\/p>\n

Meet Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu, Nigerian professor appointed dean at Canadian university GeographicReference<\/p>\n

Blow for Super Eagles as Osimhen forced off injured after scoring<\/p>\n

Ghana launches app to check if someone is already married<\/p>\n

Nigeria is behind you FG tells Karibi-George ahead Miss World finale<\/p>\n

Borno settles N622m NECO fees for 27,599 students Commissioner<\/p>\n

2027: Benue govt, PDP clash over campaign posters, billboards<\/p>\n

Human trafficking: NSCDC rescues 15 minors sold for N2m each<\/p>\n

Police confirm Boko Haram attack on Borno APC gov candidates convoy<\/p>\n

FG lauds RCCGS support for evacuation of distressed Nigerians from South Africa GeographicReference<\/p>\n

NDU fee hike: Bayelsa govt orders immediate suspension, urges students to remain calm<\/p>\n

FG announces 14-day closure of Niger Bridge for maintenance<\/p>\n

Womens UCL draw: Barcelona to face Arsenal, Man City vs Real Madrid<\/p>\n

Nigerians support for Tinubus security drive crucial to economic recovery Ogboho<\/p>\n

Troops neutralise terrorist, nab 24 suspects in multiple operations<\/p>\n

Fuel Subsidy: Nigerias pricing model must change Gov Makinde<\/p>\n

Nwifurus threat to council chairmen: Ebonyi CSO alleges panic over 2027<\/p>\n

Xenophobic attack: FG hails RCCGs $265,850 evacuation aid<\/p>\n

2027: Not all 19 presidential candidates are contesting to win Wikes aide<\/p>\n

2027: NDC candidate accuses LASAA of targeting her campaign banners in Surulere<\/p>\n

Boko Haram terrorists attack APC gov candidates convoy in Borno<\/p>\n

WAEC defends integrity as schools query 2026 WASSCE results<\/p>\n

Fuel subsidy: Nigerians shouldnt pay more because FG cant secure borders Makinde<\/p>\n

Atiku decries Nigerians selling kidneys amid economic hardship<\/p>\n

Video: I wont answer questions from you Wikes aide clashes with Rufai Oseni<\/p>\n

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

Burna Boy Reportedly Becomes First Nigerian Artiste To Reach 4 Billion YouTube Views<\/p>\n

Delta High Court Remands \u2018Odogwu Asaba\u2019 Over Alleged Rape, Death Of 20-Year-Old<\/p>\n

FIFA Accuses UEFA Of Orchestrated Smear Campaign Targeting Infantino<\/p>\n

Arteta Backs Arsenal Squad Despite Failure To Land Marquee Forward<\/p>\n

Graduate Records Must Be Verified Before Submission, NYSC Tells Institutions<\/p>\n

Nigeria Woos Chinese Firm for Large-scale Housing Investment<\/p>\n

Almajiri: I Established My University In Yola To Invest In North, Not For Profit \u2014 Atiku<\/p>\n

Miss World 2026: Nigeria\u2019s Karibi-George Battles Eritrea\u2019s Snit Habteab In Final Voting Push<\/p>\n

FG Opens Applications For \u20a650m Grants To 50 Student Entrepreneurs<\/p>\n

INEC Offers Biometric Technology Support To JAMB<\/p>\n

Fuel Subsidy: Nigerians Shouldn\u2019t Pay More Due To FG\u2019s Border Failures \u2013 Makinde<\/p>\n

Fuel Subsidy Removal Debate Is Over, Nigerians Must Now Reap Benefits \u2013 PENGASSAN<\/p>\n

2027: Allow Tinubu To Complete Tenure, Kaduna Commissioner Tells Northerners<\/p>\n

Xenophobia: Nigeria Evacuates 1,695 Citizens From South Africa<\/p>\n

Tinubu Approves \u20a6515m Relief For Calabar Mall Fire Victims<\/p>\n

Digital Technology Can Help End Avoidable Blindness In Nigeria \u2014 FG<\/p>\n

VP Shettima Leads FG\u2019s Delegation To Emir Of Gumel\u2019s Burial Schedule For Today<\/p>\n

Dangote Petroleum Refinery Set For IPO Following SEC Approval<\/p>\n

He Did A Lot Of Terrible Things \u2013 Defence Minister Accuses El-Rufai Of Dividing Kaduna<\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka Calls For Better Etiquette As Influencers Crowd US Open<\/p>\n

Volkswagen To Cut 50,000 More Jobs By 2030<\/p>\n

Fibroids Without Surgery: How Ultrasound Waves Are Giving Women Hope<\/p>\n

Borno\u2019s School Enrollment Hits 1.8m Despite Insurgency \u2013 Report<\/p>\n

Federal Government Urged To Address Challenges Facing Local Refineries<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Katsina Health Workers Reject Strike Withdrawal Before Government Commitment<\/p>\n

Okrika Jetty Tragedy: LSWI, YEAC-Nigeria Differ Over Reported Deaths<\/p>\n

NAICOM Targets 10% Insurance Penetration, 25m Nigerians By 2031<\/p>\n

Three Poets, One Big Prize \u2014 And Three Very Different Ways Of Seeing Nigeria<\/p>\n

Uber Exit Not Caused By FAAN \u2013 MD<\/p>\n

Okrika Jetty Tragedy: Victims\u2019 Corpses Returned Home With Foams In Their Mouths \u2013 Relatives<\/p>\n

Social Media Users Raise N14m For Resilient Nigerian Graduate<\/p>\n

\u200e\u201cPregnancy Hormones\u201d \u2013 Jarvis Cries On Livestream Over Husband, Peller\u2019s Neglect<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>DAILY TRUST \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Atiku: Tinubus policies making youths sell their organs<\/p>\n

Police confirm attack on Borno APC Govship Candidates Convoy<\/p>\n

Army disperses protesting Ondo varsity students<\/p>\n

NDLEA arrests 68 drug traffickers, seizes 7.5kg narcotics in Edo<\/p>\n

Rivers: NSCDC investigates substance linked to deaths of suspected oil thieves<\/p>\n

Explosion as Boko Haram targets Convoy of APC Govship Candidate in Borno<\/p>\n

ICPC sacks officer for granting El-Rufais wife unauthorised access<\/p>\n

2,971 deceased police officers families get N2.3bn insurance benefits<\/p>\n

No release of seized bus until drug probe ends Kano task force<\/p>\n

5 killed in fresh Sokoto attack<\/p>\n

Police recover $33,200 fake notes, arms, stolen vehicles in Kaduna<\/p>\n

NSA alerts Nigerians to remain vigilant<\/p>\n

Senator narrates relationship with man who accused him of promoting banditry<\/p>\n

Navy donates borehole for Gombe hospital<\/p>\n

Fragmented opposition and democratic weakness in Nigerias 2027 general election<\/p>\n

Early marriage contributing to girls withdrawal from school Niger emirate<\/p>\n

48 inmates on death row in Cross River<\/p>\n

French Muslims condemn political statements targeting women in hijab<\/p>\n

FG pushes innovative financing to boost African agriculture<\/p>\n

FCTA begins drainage clearing amidst flash floods<\/p>\n

Campaigns: Police warn against violence, hate speech in FCT<\/p>\n

DisCos collect N1.2trn as customers fail to pay N301bn in 6 months<\/p>\n

Oando seeks stronger partnerships for Africas upstream growth<\/p>\n

Stakeholders highlight OPays impact, slam misinformation<\/p>\n

Nigerias biggest budget problem is implementation, not approval Oyedele Africans& Diaspora<\/p>\n

N15.87bn debt recovered from international customers NDPHC<\/p>\n

Keyamo bags Minister of the Decade Award<\/p>\n

How Nigeria targets 2.5mbpd, $21bn investment through pipelines surveillance<\/p>\n

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

TETFund : First Lady commissions N1bn digital centre at UNICROSS<\/p>\n

FG unveils fresh push to tackle illiteracy, expands adult education centres nationwide<\/p>\n

LEKE ABEJIDE: THE MAN WHOSE LOVE FOR ASIWAJU DRIVES HIS BLOOD<\/p>\n

Group Accuses NMDPRA of Allowing Continued Importation, Sale of Adulterated Fuel in Nigeria<\/p>\n

NESREA Seeks Stakeholders Action to Tackle Plastic Waste Pollution<\/p>\n

Archbishop Martins Ordains 20 Clergy, Urges Civic Duty Ahead of 2027<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n

FG Offers 50 Student Start-Ups N2.5bn Equity-Free Grants<\/p>\n

Osun Police Arrest Three, Recover Five Bags Of Suspected Indian Hemp<\/p>\n

Alakija Congratulates Adeleke On Re-Election, Urges Greater Services<\/p>\n

Shettima Arrives Jigawa To Condole With Family Of Late Gumel Emir<\/p>\n

Ugochinyere Expands Operation Light Up Ideato Initiative<\/p>\n

Kwara North Monarchs Laud Gov AbdulRazaq For Participatory Budgeting<\/p>\n

Remi Tinubu Commissions N1bn ICT Centre In UNICROSS<\/p>\n

Gov Bala Urges Northern Elites To Unlock Regions Agricultural Wealth<\/p>\n

Delta Moves To Liberalise Power Sector, Attract Private Investment Aniagwu<\/p>\n

Dangote Refinery Gets SEC Nod For N2.15trn IPO At N525\/Share<\/p>\n

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

Equities market sustains bullish run, gains N405bn<\/p>\n

Suleja stakeholders, women group endorse Bago for re-election<\/p>\n

Ajayi claims bronze in diamond league final as Nigerias Sprint Star impresses JoinDiaspora Networks<\/p>\n

COSEYL condemns ethnic profiling of FCT Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwankoeze<\/p>\n

Osimhen injury scare ahead of UEFA Champions League clash<\/p>\n

Police confirm attack on Borno APC governorship candidates convoy<\/p>\n

Gombe 2027: Ex-PDP governorship candidate Yayari dumps party, pledges support for APC, Gwamna<\/p>\n

Lagos makes resident registration compulsory for school admission<\/p>\n

2027 elections: ADC unveils governorship, deputy candidates in 28 states *Full list<\/p>\n

Osimhen leads attack as Galatasaray unveil UCL squad<\/p>\n

International Literacy Day: FG moves to boost fight against illiteracy, restores NMECs autonomy<\/p>\n

Delta state: Ejaife Odebala asks court to compel NDC to declare him winner of governorship primary<\/p>\n

NAF commissions accommodation, recreational projects to boost personnel morale, operational effectiveness<\/p>\n

Global Governance Initiative and prospect for inclusive order<\/p>\n

2027 election: Ill wont be stooge to Makinde if APM governorship candidate<\/p>\n

International Youth Day: Uba Sani gives financial support to innovators<\/p>\n

ACPN takes Nigerias community Pharmacy leadership to global stage JoinDiaspora Networks<\/p>\n

FIBA Womens World Cup 2026: DTigresses look beyond South Korea defeat, shift attention to Hungary clash<\/p>\n

Tinubu hails Kwara APC chieftain Femi Sanni on birthday<\/p>\n

Galatasaray unveil Champions League squad as Osimhen leads attack<\/p>\n

Nigerias unfinished fight against child marriage<\/p>\n

AS passengers groan over sudden flight rescheduling, cancellations by airlines<\/p>\n

Economic diversification: Experts urge FG on strengthening relevant sectors<\/p>\n

Bandits release Niger electoral commissioner after 11 months in captivity<\/p>\n

Northern coalition defends Christopher Musa over El-Rufai remarks<\/p>\n

Court restrains Lizzy Anjorin from sharing Priscilla Ojo sons photos<\/p>\n

Army begins promotion exercise for 1,115 warrant officers in Rivers<\/p>\n

Atiku raises alarm over kidney sales among young Nigerians<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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