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Newspaper Headlines: APC in high-stakes push to sway five opposition governors

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
June 30, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the drama surrounding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national executive committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June 30 dominate today’s cover pages.

Daily Trust reports that Abubakar Dangiwa, former military governor of old Kaduna state, has asked President Bola Tinubu to shun sycophants ahead of the 2027 general election. The newspaper reports that Saudi Arabian authorities have approved the burial of Aminu Dantata, the renowned Kano businessman, in Madina, near the grave of his late wife, Rabi’a Dantata, who passed away in 2023.
The PUNCH reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has boasted of plans to woo at least five more governors to its camp, amid a wave of defections by opposition bigwigs, federal lawmakers, and endorsements for Tinubu’s re-election. The newspaper adds that as the crisis within the PDP worsens, rival factions plan separate national executive committee (NEC) meetings today in Abuja.
THISDAY reports that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has returned two Benin Kingdom artefacts to the Oba of Benin in New York. The newspaper says Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, a retired colonel and prominent June 12 advocate, has revealed names of 38 unsung military officers who supported MKO Abiola.
Daily Independent reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked all state governors to explain security vote spending since May 2023. The newspaper says Fredrick Nwabufo, senior special assistant to the president on public engagement, criticised Peter Obi for his comments on Tinubu’s foreign engagements.
Blueprint Newspaper reports that Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu, says he supports the position of the national working committee (NWC), board of trustees, and south-east zonal executive Committee (ZEC) of the PDP regarding the crisis affecting the party. The newspaper says the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested ex-footballer Segun George Hunkarin and Ntoruka Chinedu for smuggling cocaine through the Lagos airport.
New Telegraph reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) faction led by Agbo Major says Rabiu Kwankwaso, the party’s standard bearer in 2023, is free to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The newspaper says Tinubu has approved a new policy authorising the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to independently approve Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects below N20 billion —removing the need for federal executive council (FEC) clearance in such cases.
Vanguard Newspaper reports that despite nearly N1.5 trillion invested in electricity metering programmes, Nigeria’s metering gap remains due to poor execution and weak regulation.

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