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Newspaper Headlines: Boko Haram kills 63 in Borno as troops launch nationwide offensive

byAyomikunle Daramola
September 7, 2025 7:00 am

The spate of gunmen attacks in Nigeria’s northern region suffuses the dailies today. 

 

Independent reports that concerns have heightened over the federal government’s alleged increasing recourse to propaganda. The paper says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated emergency response over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 
Punch says fuel marketers have begged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Refinery. The newspaper reports that some Nigerians in the United Kingdom are seeking legal means to remain in the country as the expiration of their student visas draws near.
The Nation says Boko Haram fighters killed more than 60 people in Darul Jamal, near Banki in the Bama LGA of Borno, on Friday night. The newspaper reports that Taiwo Oyedele said the 5 percent surcharge on fuel is neither recent nor intended to add to the prevailing economic hardship. 
Vanguard reports that at least 102 people died over the weekend in a series of violent incidents reported in Borno, Sokoto, Edo and Katsina states. The newspaper says a move for emergency rule extension in Rivers has collapsed as the sole administrator received orders on handover notes.
Tribune says the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that 231 Nigerians have died, 114 are missing and 113, 387 have been displaced by flood in eight months. The newspaper reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) said Biodun Oyebanji must be re-elected to continue his “good work” in Ekiti.

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