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Newspaper Headlines: APC dangles national chairmanship between north-central, north-west

byAyomikunle Daramola
July 12, 2025 7:00 am

The presidency has defended Vice-President Kashim Shettima against claims of a rift with his principal, President Bola Tinubu, over the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers state governor.

Meanwhile, Lagos is set for its local government elections scheduled for Saturday.

Punch says twenty states are on edge as residents flee high risk zones prone to flooding. The newspaper says there are jitters in Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party over the prospective defection of Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun.
The Nation says the south-west caucus of the PDP insisted that it would not be part of the opposition coalition. The newspaper reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) said over six million Lagosians are to elect 57 council chairmen and 376 councillors in the Saturday LGA election.
ThisDay says the presidency has clarified that Vice President Kashim Shettima has no issue with President Bola Tinubu over the six months suspension slammed on Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, in March. The newspaper reports that Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have thrown their weights behind the federal government’s firm stance against a proposal by the United States to relocate Venezuelan prisoners to Nigeria.
Guardian reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has set 2028 as the target year for its listing on the stock exchange. The newspaper says the National Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (NARPON) have decried the meagre pensions being paid to them after decades of service, saying retired officers were receiving as low as N60,000 to N75,000 monthly.
Daily Trust reports that the APC dangles chairmanship between the north-central and north-west ahead of the party’s national executive council (NEC). The newspaper says Plateau court has remanded 20 suspects accused of killing wedding guests.
Independent says lawyers decry escalating human right abuses in Nigeria. The newspaper reports that Ohanaeze youths call for calm over Igbo leader’s installation in Ghana.

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