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Newspaper Headlines: Ex-ANPP members threaten to dump APC over vice president slot

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
July 29, 2025 7:10 am

Reports on President Bola Tinubu’s conferment of national honours, cash rewards, and houses to Super Falcons players dominate front pages of newspapers today.

Platform Times reports that the United States has cautioned Nigerians against travelling to the country with the primary intention of giving birth and claiming US citizenship for their children. The paper adds that Emmanuel Osodeke, former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), said the union’s persistent struggles under Muhammadu Buhari stopped public universities from total collapse.
Daily Trust reports that the former members of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) have warned President Bola Tinubu that they will dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) unless the vice-presidential slot remains with their bloc. The paper adds that Nigerian army troops, with hybrid forces and intelligence from the Department of State Services (DSS), have killed 45 bandits in Shiroro, Niger state.
THIS DAY reports that President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the Super Falcons squad for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The newspaper says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, says President Bola Tinubu has resorted to “feeding Nigerians with wrong statistics” to mask the country’s economic woes.
The Guardian newspaper reports that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has fixed August 30, 2025, for the conduct of local government elections in the state. The paper adds that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, declaring him ineligible to associate with the party in any capacity for the next 30 years.
The PUNCH reports that opposition parties have backed a proposal for same-day elections in 2027, but the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected it. The paper adds that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has killed 152 people in the country so far in 2025.
New Telegraph reports that Tinubu expressed sadness over lives lost and destruction from flooding in Yola, Adamawa, and a boat accident in Guni, Niger. The paper adds that the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has given the federal government seven days to improve nurses’ welfare, allowances, and working conditions.
Nigerian Tribune reports that concerns are growing among stakeholders over Nigeria’s chances of selecting the right successor as Mahmood Yakubu’s tenure as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman nears its end. The paper adds that the Delta police command has arrested a 29-year-old housewife in Asaba for faking her kidnap after receiving N3 million ransom from her husband.

 

 

 

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