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Newspaper Headlines: Gunmen kill two evangelists in fresh Plateau attack

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
July 15, 2025 7:00 am

Developments on the death and funeral of late former president Muhammadu Buhari continue to dominate the dailies.

Daily Independent reports that Nigeria’s Personal Pension Plan (PPP), formerly Micro Pension Plan (MPP), has recorded low enrolment, stalling progress seven years after its 2019 launch. The paper adds that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the closure of its national secretariat in Abuja in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Guardian reports that gunmen have killed two preachers after a church service in Gwon community, Riyom LGA of Plateau, sparking fresh mourning on July 13. The newspaper says Godswill Akpabio, senate president, has approached the appeal court to challenge a ruling ordering Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall after her suspension.
The PUNCH reports that soldiers, on Monday, barred suspected Osugbo cult members from attending the Muslim funeral of Oba Sikiru Adetona, late Awujale of Ijebu land. The newspaper also reports that organised labour in Ogun, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), has begun strike over N82bn pension deductions.
Vanguard Newspaper reports that Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, had pledged loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite backing David Mark’s African Democratic Congress (ADC). The newspaper adds that President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that the national summit on Nigeria’s constitutional democracy has been postponed by one day to honour late Buhari and Adetona. The newspaper also says that Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has berated Rauf Aregbesola, ex-governor, over his comment to unseat him in the 2026 gubernatorial polls.
THIS DAY reports that Tinubu will lead a federal government delegation to Buhari’s burial and also receive his remains at Katsina Airport later today. The newspaper adds that Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has applied to build a seaport near his refinery to ease export of goods and liquefied natural gas.

 

Daily Trust reports that four persons have died and many remain trapped after an uncompleted three-storey building collapsed on Abedi Street, Sabon Gari area of Kano on Sunday. The newspaper also says that six farmers were killed and several others injured during a fresh bandit attack in Rijau, headquarters of Rijau LGA in Niger.
The Nation reports that Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT, has cautioned Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, against probing Godwin Obaseki, urging focus on the state development instead.

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