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Newspaper Headlines: Coalition leaders weigh return to ADA amid ADC dispute

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
September 14, 2025 7:50 am

Reports on the developments on the political scene feature prominently on the cover pages of today’s dailies.

PUNCH reports that some African Democratic Congress (ADC) principal officers are considering joining the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) over litigation risks threatening their 2027 election prospects. The paper reports that importers claim that Dangote refinery petrol is N65 cheaper in Togo.
The Nation reports that three Nigerians who were recently deported from the United States to Ghana have approached a court in Washington DC to challenge their deportation. The paper reports that two male corpses were recovered and four men rescued from a three-storey building that collapsed while under construction on Friday in Lagos.
Daily Independent reports that Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos assembly, says his next political move depends on his party’s direction. The paper says the ADC has faulted a federal government report on project location and execution amid accusations of section­alism by opposition parties.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun state, has weighed in on the imprisonment of Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, in the US. The paper reports that Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti, has urged All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the state to maintain peace before, during, and after the party’s October 27 primary election.
Vanguard says the troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, and other hybrid forces have killed Babangida Kachalla, an alleged bandit kingpin, in Kogi state. The paper says Ibok-Ete Ibas, sole administrator of Rivers, will hold a thanksgiving service ahead of the September 18 expiration of the emergency rule in the state.
THISDAY reports that Dangote refinery and fuel marketers under the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) are at loggerheads over claims that the refinery sells products cheaper to foreign buyers. The paper reports that the forum of former southern legislators has adopted President Bola Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for 2027.

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