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Newspaper Headlines: Lamido, Wike camps reject consensus deal for PDP chairmanship

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
October 26, 2025 8:43 am

Reports on developments surrounding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention dominate the cover pages of Nigerian dailies.

 

PUNCH reports that Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa governor, says late President Muhammadu Buhari was surrounded by some sycophants while in office. The newspaper says the endorsement of Tanimu Turaki as national chairman of the PDP has triggered opposition from allies of Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, and Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).
ThisDay reports that Benedict Oramah, the outgoing president of the African Import and Export Bank (Afreximbank), says the organisation’s financial position grew almost eightfold from $6 billion in 2015 to $44 billion in 2025. The newspaper adds that the joint committee of the national assembly on constitution review has approved the creation of an additional state in the south-east.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the PDP has constituted a 13-member screening committee ahead of its national elective convention slated for November 15 in Ibadan, Oyo state. The newspaper says Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, and Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, met in Lagos on Friday following a two-month rift.
New Telegraph reports that Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says Nigeria’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list reflects the country’s clear policy direction. The newspaper says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP) are currently at loggerheads over the membership of Peter Obi, former presidential candidate.
Daily Independent reports that Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says the peace efforts in the state are gradually yielding the desired results. The newspaper says the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has intensified pressure on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Abbas Tajudeen, speaker of the house of representative, over alleged procurement breaches and missing national assembly funds.
Daily Sun reports that a mass retirement of senior officers from the army, navy, and air force is imminent following President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of new service chiefs. The paper says Mascot Uzor Kalu, younger brother of Orji Uzor, the Abia senator, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 Abia governorship election on the APC platform.

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