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Newspaper Headlines: Anxiety in APC as Soludo, Adeleke court Tinubu ahead of guber polls

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 8, 2025 8:42 am

Reports on coalition dialogue among opposition politicians and the move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop defections dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun and Anambra states have been unsettled by President Bola Tinubu’s ties with their governors. The newspaper says the PDP is set to overhaul its south-south zonal and state structures in a bid to flush out disloyal members and forestall further defections.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Imaratus Sanan Hotel in Makkah in Saudi Arabia, which accommodates about 484 Nigerian pilgrims, was on Saturday gutted by fire while the pilgrims and others from around the world were at Mina performing their Hajj rites. The newspaper says Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state, has described the Nigerian civil war as the most difficult period of his life.
Daily Independent reports that most opposition leaders prefer an alliance featuring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Labour Party (LP) instead of using one party for the coalition. The newspaper says Nigerians have rejected the recent suggestion made by Chris­topher Musa, chief of de­fence staff (CDS), that the nation’s bor­ders be fenced to check terrorist incursions.
THISDAY reports that the race for the chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has assumed another dimension as the battle is now being hinged on a power rotation arrangement rooted in the 2027 presidential election permutations. The newspaper says the opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election is facing fresh hurdles as a clash of interests has stalled the group’s final decision on the choice of its adopted political party.
Vanguard reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan is among eminent Nigerians asking President Bola Tinubu to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, on or before June 12 in the spirit of democracy. The newspaper says Neda Imasuen, senator representing Edo south senatorial district, has concluded plans to dump the LP for the APC.

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