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Newspaper Headlines: Bandits kill three, abduct 64 in Zamfara

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
November 17, 2025 7:00 am

Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup dominates the cover pages.

Blueprint newspaper reports that President Bola Tinubu has sent Abiodun Essiet, a peace emissary, to Plateau state to restore calm and deepen inter-communal harmony amid recurring violence across several local government councils. The paper adds that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will miss the 2026 World Cup following defeat to the DR Congo on Sunday.
Daily Trust reports that Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party is open to a broad opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 elections. The paper adds that bandits reportedly killed three persons and abducted at least 64 others on Saturday at Fegin Baza village in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state.
New Telegraph reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), seven days to explain the missing or diverted N3 trillion flagged in the 2022 audit. The paper adds that Senate President Godswill Akpabio says he usually cries whenever someone is killed in Plateau state.
The Nation reports that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have disrupted a high target arms supply network linked to terrorist activities in Plateau and neighbouring states. The paper adds that Bisi Akande, former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Ondo state is evolving from a civil service stronghold into an industrial hub.
Guardian reports that Pope Leo XIV has named Nigeria as one of several countries where Christians suffer discrimination and persecution. The paper adds that the Abia state house of assembly has formally written to Tinubu to appeal for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
PUNCH reports that the United States house of representatives sub-committee on Africa will hold an open hearing on November 20 to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC). The paper says federal civil servants have called on the federal government to urgently clear the outstanding three months of the N35,000 wage award, citing the rising cost of living and the critical role the arrears play in alleviating financial pressures.
Daily Independent reports that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the organisation is not a militia, armed group or religious movement, but a socio-economic association en­gaged in lawful trade representation. The newspaper reports that Sheikh Gumi, popular Islamic cleric, has lashed out at persons calling for his arrest over his continued commentary on banditry and national security.
Daily Sun reports that Kanu has faulted the medical report presented by a team of experts constituted by the president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to ascertain his health status. The paper says the federal government on Saturday said it has earmarked 40,000 hectares of land for the 2025/2026 dry season wheat production and registered 80,000 farmers, with an expected output value of approximately N160 billion.

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