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Newspaper Headlines: Jonathan has not ruled himself out of 2027 contest, says cousin

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
August 30, 2025 8:24 am

The front pages of the Saturday dailies dwell on the 2027 presidential election and security concerns in different parts of the country.

THIS DAY reports that US President Donald Trump has revoked the Secret Service protection of former Vice President Kamala Harris. The newspaper reports that Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering either former President Goodluck Jonathan or Peter Obi, the ex-governor of Anambra, to possibly lead the party to the polls in 2027.
Vanguard newspaper reports that Rivers police officers have arrested youths in Nkpolu, Obio/Akpor LGA, after the assault of Joseph Nyian, an inspector accused of taking illicit drugs. The paper reports that the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Jonathan cannot unseat President Bola Tinubu if he decides to run for the presidency in 2027.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Niger Delta youths, under the aegis of Host Communities Producing Oil, Gas and Pipeline Impacted States’ Youth Council of Nigeria (HOSTCONYCN), have condemned calls for the sack of Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The newspaper said gunmen have abducted Ayodeji Akesinro, a staff member of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, Ondo state.
The PUNCH reports that the Lagos government says that a total of 8,692 cases of domestic and sexual violence were reported in the state between August 2024 and July 2025. The paper adds that residents of Onosa, Ibeju Lekki, staged a protest on Friday after policemen allegedly shot an unidentified commercial motorcyclist.
The Nation reports that four suspected members of a secessionist group were killed in a 15-hour gun duel with police operatives in Orumba North LGA, Anambra. The newspaper adds that the budget office of the federation says the full-year 2024 budget performance report will be released by the end of September.
New Telegraph reports that scores of passengers died in a boat accident on Thursday evening in Shagari LGA of Sokoto. The paper says three pro-Igbo groups in the diaspora have petitioned Trump, seeking US sanctions against five Nigerian judges over their roles in the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Daily Independent reports that Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has expressed concern over bandit onslaughts in parts of Kwara and the south-west.

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