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Newspaper Headlines: 42 killed as gunmen attack Benue communities

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
May 27, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the sealing of buildings in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) suffuse the cover pages of the dailies. 

The Punch reports that the national caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday ended without a resolution, with the governors’ forum, the board of trustees leadership, and the peace committee set to meet on Tuesday to decide the way forward. The newspaper says the World Bank has asked the federal government to issue a presidential order raising excise duties on “sin goods” such as alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks as a key requirement under the $750 million loan granted to Nigeria to reform its non-oil revenue mobilisation efforts.
The Nation reports that incessant flight delays and cancellations in the country have negatively impacted businesses. The newspaper says the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) showed remarkable improvements in the performances of candidates in the last 12 years.
The Guardian reports that internal crises and legal battles have continued to cast doubts on the ability of opposition parties to present a formidable challenge to President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election. The newspaper says a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) in Abuja killed one and injured another.
Nigerian Tribune reports that President Bola Tinubu has given a 14-day ultimatum for defaulting property owners in the federal capital territory (FCT) to pay their alleged ground rent debts. The newspaper says 42 persons, including a police officer, have been killed by suspected herders in some communities in Gwer west LGA of Benue state.
THISDAY reports that the Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos, has successfully performed a complex open-heart surgery on a five-year-old boy. The newspaper says Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is busy endorsing Tinubu for the 2027 election instead of addressing poverty and hardship.
Daily Trust reports that the PDP headquarters in Abuja has been sealed by the FCTA, less than 24 hours before the party’s national executive council (NEC) meeting. The newspaper says a divisional police officer (DPO) has died after hoodlums attacked a station in Rano LGA, Kano, while protesting the death of a suspect.
Vanguard reports that Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, said Saudi Arabian authorities barred him from performing the 2025 hajj despite holding a valid visa. The newspaper says on Monday, gunmen attacked Grow Homes Estate in Kubwa, Abuja, and abducted a resident. 

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