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Newspaper Headlines: DHQ summons, grills soldiers over Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
November 29, 2025 8:22 am

Reports on insecurity across the country and the promotion of officers in the Nigerian Army dominate the cover pages.

Blueprint reports that Nigeria has launched the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) national biometric identity card as part of efforts to enhance regional integration, improve identity management, and strengthen security across the region. The newspaper reports that troops of the Nigerian Army have killed dozens of terrorists, apprehended 57 suspects, and rescued 45 kidnapped victims in one week.
New Telegraph reports that the Nigerian Academy of Education has criticised the federal government’s decision to scrap the National Language Policy. The newspaper says that the court of appeal in Abuja has struck out an appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), challenging the alleged violation of his fundamental rights during his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS).
ThisDay reports that former President Goodluck Jonathann said the military intervention in Guinea-Bissau’s political crisis was “a ceremonial coup” and insists that the election results be announced. The paper adds that the Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers to the ranks of major general and brigadier general.
Vanguard reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigerians owe no one an apology for seeking assistance from the international community to tackle the country’s persistent insecurity. The paper reports that a Rivers state high court has sentenced Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level petrochemical engineering student at the University of Port Harcourt, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Nkemenna Otuene, a 300-level biochemistry student of the same institution.
Daily Trust reports that gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists have killed three officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) attached to Bakin Ruwa checkpoint, along the Maje border in Bagudo LGA of Kebbi state.
PUNCH reports that the defence headquarters is interrogating all military personnel attached to the Kebbi school where 26 girls were abducted, following concerns over security lapses. The newspaper reports that Nigeria has been elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) council.
The Nation reports that the Nigeria Police Force has rejected reports that officers attached to some high-profile individuals have been ordered to return to base immediately. The paper reports that Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning.

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