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Newspaper Headlines: Auditor-general indicts CBN over recycled N29.7bn dirty banknotes

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
November 21, 2025 7:00 am

Reports that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been sentenced to life imprisonment over terrorism, permeate the dailies. 

Blueprint reports that Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says a political solution is underway to secure the release of Kanu. The newspaper adds that the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has condemned the abduction of 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi and the attack on worshippers in Eruku town, Kwara state.
PUNCH reports that the office of the auditor-general of the federation has accused Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of re-circulating dirty notes worth N29.77 billion in violation of the bank’s ‘clean note policy’. The newspaper says a mentally unstable man has killed an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the Oba Ile community of Akure north, Ondo state.
The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu has directed Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, to relocate to Kebbi over the abduction of schoolgirls in the state. The paper adds that the Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven commanders of IPOB linked to Simon Ekpa, a separatist leader.
ThisDay reports that Abubakar Sulu-Gambari, the receiver manager of Nestoil Limited, says the assets of the company continue to remain in receivership. The paper adds that the Nigerian Army has dismissed a viral message announcing a “sit-at-home” order in the south-east, describing it as fake and the handiwork of criminal elements.
Nigerian Tribune reports that bandits who abducted about 35 worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in the Eruku community, Ekiti LGA of Kwara, have reportedly demanded N100 million ransom for each victim. The paper adds that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has shifted the commencement of its Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in full computer-based test (CBT) mode to 2027. 
Daily Sun reports that the Kwara government has ordered the temporary closure of schools in five local government areas of the state. The paper reports that Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to Kanu, says the IPOB leader will appeal the federal high court ruling that sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Daily Trust reports that Tinubu has congratulated former president Goodluck Jonathan on his 68th birthday. The newspaper reports that Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, has pushed back on claims that Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria.
Vanguard reports that Segun Awolowo, grandchild of the late Obafemi Awolowo, the eminent politician and statesman, is dead. The newspaper reports that Jonathan Pratt, senior official at the US state department’s Bureau of African Affairs, says the agency will work with the Nigerian government on measures to address alleged Christian persecution in the country.
New Telegraph reports that the house of representatives ad hoc committee on implementation and oversight of the naira-for-crude oil policy has given government ministries, departments and agencies a seven-day ultimatum to submit all documents requested for its ongoing investigation or face parliamentary sanctions.

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