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Newspaper Headlines: Gunmen crash baptism ceremony in Niger Republic on motorbikes, kill 22

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
September 18, 2025 7:00 am

The termination of the emergency rule in Rivers perfuses the frontpages today. 

The PUNCH reports that the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) says it shared N2.2 trillion among the three tiers of government in August. The paper notes that the federal government has announced the reintroduction of Nigerian History as a compulsory subject from primary to senior secondary school, 16 years after it was removed from the curriculum in 2009 during the Umaru Yar’Adua administration.
The Guardian newspaper reports that Agboola Ajayi, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 Ondo election, has withdrawn his appeal challenging the election of Lucky Aiyedatiwa as governor of the state. The paper adds that the federal government says it has disbursed up to N330 billion in direct cash transfers to poor and vulnerable households across the country as part of its revamped social protection programme.
Daily Trust reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says three Nigerians wrongly detained in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over the shipment of illicit substances, have been released. The newspaper adds that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says four of its staff members died in Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos.
Nigerian Tribune reports that President Bola Tinubu has ended the emergency rule in Rivers state and asked Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor, to resume work on Thursday, September 18. The newspaper adds that gunmen on motorbikes killed at least 22 villagers in western Niger Republic during a baptism ceremony, local media and other sources said Tuesday.
Vanguard newspaper reports that Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says Nigeria will receive its first set of dry lease aircraft on October 6. The paper also says that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has commended Tinubu for ending the emergency rule in Rivers state.
Daily Sun reports that Dangote Petroleum Refinery says the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) demanded an annual subsidy of N1.505 trillion to enable members match the refinery’s gantry prices at their own depots. The paper says the Enugu government has signed a N100 billion deal with Songhai Initiative and Tribu Limited to revive Heneke Farm into a global agro-industrial hub.
Blueprint newspaper reports that Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says affirmative action backed by law remains the most effective way of ensuring greater representation of women in Nigeria’s legislature. The paper says the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

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