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Newspaper Headlines: Atiku camp offers Obi VP role in one-term deal

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
May 19, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on rising insecurity in some parts of the country, coalition talks, and the gale of defections in opposition parties, dominate the cover pages of the dailies. 

The Punch reports that there are indications that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar may have offered Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, a running mate role ahead of the 2027 poll. The newspaper says the Lagos state government is investigating the employment of 89 labourers from Katsina state at the Dangote refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
Daily Trust reports that alleged lofty promises from the presidency and the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are driving defections from opposition parties to the ruling party. According to the newspaper, bandits killed 49 people over the weekend in communities across Katsina, Kebbi, and Benue states, with Boko Haram insurgents reportedly killing 90 farmers in Borno state over the past five months.
The Nation reports that at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria’s diversity should be harnessed to create prosperity for the people. The newspaper says China has promised to encourage its investors to establish electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plants in Nigeria.
THISDAY reports that Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has appealed to the federal government to deploy decisive strategies that would prevent Marte town from falling to Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters. The newspaper says Bukola Saraki, former senate president, said ex-president Muhammadu Buhari harassed and intimidated him because he opposed his habitual borrowings.
Vanguard reports that Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara, has mourned the death of 37 traders who drowned during a boat mishap in the Gbajibo-Mudi community of the state. The newspaper says herdsmen, bandits and kidnappers killed no fewer than 33 persons in Benue, Imo, Kebbi, Ondo and Kogi states over the weekend.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Nelson Adepoyigi, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 5, Ifon, Ose LGA of Ondo state, has been killed by kidnappers after they collected N5 million ransom. The newspaper says the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has warned that the threat of inflationary pressures on economic stability and growth remains, despite seeming stability in the nation’s macro-economic environment.
The Guardian reports that the monetary policy committee (MPC) is at a crossroads over inflationary rate amid global economic uncertainty. The newspaper says Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has called on the authorities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to allow for an independent and transparent audit of its entire examination infrastructure.

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