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Newspaper Headlines: LP rules out automatic ticket for Obi

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
December 12, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the ambassadorial screening sessions at the senate, and the planned arraignment of Chris Ngige, former governor of Anambra, dominate the cover pages of today’s newspapers.

The Punch reports that the federal government will recruit over 94,000 personnel into Nigeria’s security services as part of measures to tackle rising insecurity across the country. The newspaper says the Labour Party leadership has ruled out handing automatic tickets to any aspirant ahead of the 2027 general election, insisting that even its most recognisable figure, former presidential candidate Peter Obi, must go through competitive primaries if he chooses to return to the fold.
The Nation reports that Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, deputy governor of Bayelsa, has died of cardiac arrest. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Ngige before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, on Friday.
The Guardian reports that experts have warned that Nigeria’s goal to mobilise nearly $2 billion this festive season may falter without urgent fixes to chaotic pricing, weak infrastructure, flawed data systems and overstretched airports. Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said poor telecommunications connectivity remains the commission’s toughest challenge in achieving real-time upload of election results from polling units across the country.
Daily Trust reports that nine students of the University of Jos, Plateau state, died during a road accident along the Zaria road in Jos north LGA of the state. The newspaper says Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, said Nigerian soldiers whose aircraft made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso, are still in the West African country.
THISDAY reports that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has launched the country’s first gas trading licence alongside a new clearing house and settlement system. The newspaper says Remi Tinubu, the first lady, has appealed to Nigerians to take it easy with her husband, saying he works hard to keep the nation safe.
Vanguard reports that the United States Coast Guard, in collaboration with the US Navy, has intercepted a Nigerian-owned supertanker, Skipper, over allegations of crude oil theft, piracy, and other transnational crimes. The newspaper says the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) headquarters in Lagos for allegedly violating consumer rights.
New Telegraph reports that Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, and Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, clashed on Thursday over the ambassadorial nomination of former presidential aide Reno Omokri in Abuja. The newspaper says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said the Tinubu administration has turned the anti-corruption war into a political witch-hunt.

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