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Newspaper Headlines: Five arrested over killing of two Kano youths in Benue

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
June 26, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the reinstatement of Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffuse the cover pages of today’s newspapers. 

 

The Punch reports that tensions in the PDP escalated as Seyi Makinde and Nyesom Wike clashed over the national executive committee (NEC) meeting date and the reinstatement of Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary. The newspaper adds that President Bola Tinubu says his administration has strengthened the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) into a key driver of public-private partnership projects nationwide.
Daily Trust reports that five persons have been arrested over the killing of two Kano youths in Benue. The newspaper adds that Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, says he will do whatever Tinubu asks of him ahead of the 2027 poll.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Umar Isa, former chief finance officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says he was not arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged $7.2 billion refinery fraud. The newspaper adds that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received letters of intent from 110 associations that want to register as political parties ahead of the 2027 polls.
The Nation reports that Tinubu will commission the Kugbo bus terminal today.
The Guardian reports that Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, says Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful progress without an efficient, effective, and well-functioning civil service system. The newspaper says no fewer than 17 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gun duel with suspected bandits in Bangi, Mariga LGA of Niger state.
Tinubu has said opposition leaders planning a coalition to unseat him in 2027 are “politically displaced persons”, according to Vanguard. The newspaper says the PDP NWC crisis worsened as some members rejected Umar Damagum’s decision to reinstate Anyanwu as national secretary.
Daily Independent reports that the Labour Party (LP) caucus in the house of representatives has condemned the demolition of a property belonging to the brother of Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. The newspaper adds that the senate has passed the N1.48 trillion appropriation bill for Rivers state.
THISDAY reports that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the country is projected to attract investments of up to $16 billion in the two-year period spanning 2023 to 2025. The newspaper adds that Damagum, acting national chairman of the PDP, says the proposed 100th national executive council (NEC) meeting of the party will no longer hold due to procedural irregularities.

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