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Newspaper Headlines: EFCC recovers billions in refinery fraud as ex-NNPCL officials face prosecution

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
August 17, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the outcome of Saturday’s by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states dominate the front pages of the dailies.

The Punch reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N5 billon and $10m from contractors and officials indicted in “fraudulent” refinery maintenance schemes. The newspaper adds that the Ondo police command has arrested 29-year-old Bello Azeez for allegedly staging his own abduction to extort money from relatives and acquaintances.
The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved N16.7 billion for the immediate reconstruction of the collapsed Mokwa Bridge in Niger state. The newspaper adds that a 50-year-old man, Modu Isa, on Friday, attempted suicide in Bama, Borno, after his ex-wife rejected reconciliation efforts.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Ogun police command says two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others have been arrested for alleged electoral offences in Iperu Remo. The newspaper says that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked INEC to cancel the by-election for the Shanono/Bagwai state constituency and the rerun for the Ghari constituency in Kano.
Vanguard reports that Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), says security forces have arrested two top leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group suspected of masterminding the 2022 Kuje prison break. The paper also reports that the electoral umpire says over 100 suspected political thugs were arrested in Bagwai LGA in Kano during the by-election in the state.
Daily Times reports that a federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted four men for cybercrime after EFCC arrested them among 93 suspects at Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun state. The paper says despite high expectations, talks between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader, ended without an agreement on Ukraine, dampening hopes for a breakthrough in the protracted war.
THIS DAY reports that Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, minister of budget and economic planning, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration welcomes ideas, avoids blame games, and prioritises effective governance. The newspaper adds that Vice-President Kashim Shettima has praised Zenith Bank at 35, saying the institution has entrenched innovation and integrity in Nigeria’s financial system.
New Telegraph reports that Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has alleged that Felix Odimegwu, the state’s commissioner for environment, was assaulted by suspected political thugs during the senatorial by-election. The newspaper adds that the Kaduna police command says its operatives have arrested a man with N25.9 million cash allegedly for vote-buying in the state’s by-election.

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