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Newspaper Headlines: Former INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu says technology can’t fix all flaws in Nigeria’s elections

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
October 12, 2025 8:17 am

Comments by Bala Mohammed, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on tensions surrounding the party’s convention, defections, and preparations for the 2027 elections pervade today’s newspaper headlines.

The Punch reports that Mahmood Yakubu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says technology has improved Nigeria’s elections but cannot eliminate flaws undermining their credibility. The paper reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into two travellers found in possession of undeclared foreign currencies totalling over $6,000 and £53,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Terminal 2 in Lagos.
Vanguard reports that the Super Eagles of Nigeria have been forced into an emergency landing in Angola after the team’s aircraft suffered a cracked windscreen mid-air. The newspaper adds that Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, says he has no plans to dump the PDP.
New Telegraph reports that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production fell to an average of 1.58 million barrels per day (mbpd) in September. The newspaper also reports that Ishola Williams, retired major general, says government and army’s conspiracy of silence has hindered Nigeria’s fight against insurgency since 2009.
Daily Independent reports that dozens of convicts and ex-convicts were granted pardon by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, following the approval of the national council of state. The newspaper says operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested 12 suspected armed robbers over alleged involvement in the incident that led to the death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television.
The Nation reports that Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the national assembly will not be held hostage by the “disruptive instincts” of any of its members. The paper adds that David Umahi, minister of works, has responded to comments by Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, over the cost per kilometre of the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway.
THISDAY reports that a federal high court in Abuja has declined to grant an interim order stopping the PDP from holding its planned meetings and national convention. The newspaper adds that chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, says “no jupiter” will stop the the parties national convention scheduled for November 15.

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