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Newspaper Headlines: Combatants strategise for make-or-mar PDP NEC meeting

byAyomikunle Daramola
August 23, 2025 6:28 am

The dailies dwell on the recent by-elections and the controversy surrounding the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national executive committee (NEC) meeting.

Punch reports that some operators of computer-based test (CBT) centres accredited by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been alleged to be involved in large-scale malpractices during the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The newspaper says the traditional religion worshippers association in Osun said Abimbola Owoade, Alaafin of Oyo, and Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife, may be under a spell due to repeated clashes between them.
The Nation says Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of the federation, said he is not under pressure from President Bola Tinubu to drop charges against friends of the government. The paper reports that the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared a record N2.001 trillion from the July 2025 federation account revenue to the three tiers of government, making it the highest monthly allocation so far this year.
Daily Trust reports that despite multibillion-dollar investments in rice mills to boost local processing and production, many mills are closing or producing below capacity due to several factors. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Bashir Haske, a businessman, was not declared wanted due to his affiliation with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
Tribune reports that the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the south-west said if political officeholders jack up their pay, workers, pensioners will demand living wages. The newspaper says the United States government has suspended the issuance of work visas to Nigerians and other foreign truck drivers.
Vanguard says feuding camps in the PDP are locked in a deep battle for the soul of the party ahead of Monday’s 102nd NEC meeting. The newspaper reports that Dumebi Kachikwu, 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said he will restore fuel subsidy if voted president in 2027.

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