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Newspaper Headlines: FG tightens border control over fresh Ebola outbreak

byAyomikunle Daramola
September 6, 2025 7:00 am

The dailies report rising bandit attacks in Katsina, Benue, Niger and Kaduna states.

Punch reports that the federal government has tightened border control over a fresh Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The newspaper says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the federal government of intimidation and witch-hunt following police invitation of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, and his allies over allegations of criminal conspiracy.
Tribune says 46 suspected bandits have been arrested in Kwara state. The paper reports that former president Goodluck Jonathan said most Nigerian politicians are not dependable.
Guardian says Lagos assembly lawmakers are expected to receive N155 million house each as parting gift. The newspaper highlights south-south Nigeria as an “oil-rich region with dunghills of abandoned projects”.
Daily Trust reports that bandits killed six and kidnapped 130 in three days in Katsina. The newspaper adds that internally displaced persons (IDPs) have taken over schools in Benue, Niger and Kaduna states following an uptick in gunmen attacks.
THISDAY reports that Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing Sokoto south district, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of working to destabilise opposition parties in Nigeria. The newspaper says the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed 26 suspected traffickers with 41,410.53kg of illicit drugs.
The Nation says Rivers is set for the return of Siminalayi Fubara as governor, with the emergency rule sole administrator preparing his exit report. The newspaper says the Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against Ansaru leaders linked to the recent Kuje prison break.

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