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Newspaper Headlines: Many drown as residents of Sokoto community flee bandit attacks

byAyomikunle Daramola
September 20, 2025 6:45 am

The dailies dwell on the return of democratic governance to Rivers state after a six-month emergency rule period. 

Punch reports that Siminalayi Fubara, reinstated governor of Rivers, on Friday explained why he did not challenge the emergency rule in the state. The newspaper says professors have decried struggles with debts due to poor salaries.
Tribune says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has suspended gantry sale of petroleum products to promote wider adoption of the refinery’s free delivery scheme. The newspaper reports that Kwara south LGAs have shut down cattle markets over banditry.
Guardian says the police have detained 957 alleged terrorists, armed robbers, kidnappers in Imo. The newspaper reports that over 100 Nigerians were held in India for drug trafficking in 2024.
The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu said his administration would sustain and uphold the values and legacies left behind by former president Muhammadu Buhari. The newspaper says Rabiu Kwankwaso, 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has agreed to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) if certain conditions are met.
THISDAY details that foreign and domestic investors’ transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) increased by 99.03 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N6.92 trillion in the first eight months of 2025. The newspaper says Shoprite Nigeria has received new funding to boost growth.
Daily Trust details how the crumbled Kanem-Bornu empire in Borno lives on. The newspaper reports that a tragic boat accident has claimed the lives of many people in Zalla Bango, a remote village in Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto, as residents attempted to flee from renewed bandit attacks in the region.
Independent reports that Ralph Nwosu, founder of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) risks recreating the Nepal uprising in Nigeria if it compromises the 2027 election. The newspaper says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that the suspected cases of Ebola in Abuja turned out negative.

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