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Newspaper Headlines: Despite peace deal, bandits kill two community leaders in Katsina

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

The dailies dwell on President Bola Tinubu’s response to the threat of military action in Nigeria by United States President Donald Trump.

The Nation reports that Tinubu says his administration remains determined to defeat terrorism and deliver a secure, prosperous Nigeria despite “political headwinds”. The paper adds that Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo, says the state will explore opportunities in the aviation industry to boost its economic development.
PUNCH reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has commenced a sweeping retrenchment exercise affecting about 800 employees, even as Nigerians continue to reel under rising inflation, soaring living costs, and erratic power supply. The newspaper says part of the campaign office of Tinubu in Makurdi, capital of Benue, has been demolished by officials of the Benue state Urban Development Board.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Agbu Kefas, governor of Taraba state, is set to resign from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 19. The newspaper says PDP state chairmen have declared support for the Umar Damagum-led national working committee (NWC) amid the leadership crisis rocking the main opposition party.
New Telegraph reports that Damagum, the embattled national chairman of the PDP, has cautioned the party’s state chairmen against disloyalty. The newspaper reports that Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says Anambra’s persistent voter apathy threatens the state’s democratic progress and the credibility of Saturday’s governorship election.
Guardian reports that the senate has issued a firm directive to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) not to extend the December 31, 2025 deadline for the prohibition of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET bottles. The paper adds that Tinubu has issued a firm directive barring the sale or transfer of properties belonging to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) within and around airport premises, reinforcing that such assets are strictly reserved for aviation use.
Daily Trust reports that a violent mob in Edu LGA of Kwara state lynched Abdullahi Audu, the area’s chief imam, over allegations linking him to the spiritual death of a resident, Ibrahim Gana. The newspaper reports that bandits have attacked Doguwar Dorawa, a farming community in Bakori LGA of Katsina state, killing two elders and abducting several residents.
Blueprint newspaper reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says that the Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria has risen to 176. The paper reports that Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says Nigeria’s national defence must rely on the unity of its people, education, and moral discipline, rather than military force alone.

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