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Newspaper Headlines: 10 herders killed, 80 bandits neutralised in Kebbi

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
October 28, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of its national convention dominate the frontpages of today’s newspapers.

Blueprint newspaper reports that Paul Biya has been announced as winner of Cameroon’s heavily disputed presidential election. The paper reports that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has refused to open his defence in the terrorism charge filed against him.
Daily Trust reports that 10 herders were killed during a reprisal attack carried out in error, with over 80 bandits “neutralised” on Sunday in Tilli community, Bunza LGA of Kebbi state. The newspaper says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti, as its consensus candidate for the 2026 governorship election in the state.
Punch reports that the attorney-general’s office has defended its defamation suit against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi lawmaker, saying her actions against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Yahaya Bello, ex-governor, breached the penal code. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the State House.
The Guardian reports that residents of the Bazar community and surrounding villages in the Yabo council area of Sokoto state have raised the alarm over a N15 million levy allegedly imposed on them by suspected bandits. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Tinubu administration of manipulating food prices and weaponising hunger against Nigerians amid the worsening economic hardship across the country.
New Telegraph reports that Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau, says he is facing pressure from political figures to defect from the PDP to the APC. The paper adds that the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has accused the federal government of owing doctors and other health workers across the country an estimated N38 billion in accumulated allowances.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved the admission of 85 candidates who were under 16 years old by September 2025. Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa, has vowed to take legal action against the PDP if he is prevented from obtaining the nomination form to contest the party’s national chairmanship position.
Daily Sun reports that the national convention organising committee (NCOC) of the PDP has postponed the screening of aspirants for the national convention. The newspaper adds that power generation companies say discussions with the federal government on the N4 trillion legacy debt are still ongoing.
THISDAY reports that Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says he will collaborate with the national assembly to deliver a “credible, fair and free” electoral process in the country. The newspaper reports that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says the body is often taken for granted despite playing a vital role in global trade.

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