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Newspaper Headlines: Presidential jets gulp N26.38bn in 18 months

idris.shehu@thecable.ng'byIdris Shehu
August 6, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on first lady Remi Tinubu donating N1.5 billion to victims of flooding in Niger and Adamawa states, and the federal government’s flood alert, permeate the frontpages. 

Punch reports that the federal government spent about N26.38 billion on the presidential air fleet within the first 18 months of the Bola Tinubu administration. The newspaper says Nkiru Chima, a 60-year-old Nigerian woman, has been found dead with multiple stab wounds in her apartment in Romford, UK.
Daily Trust reports that suspected bandits have abducted at least 150 people in just four days in Zamfara. The newspaper says at least 22 people have been confirmed dead and another 20 injured in a vehicle accident that occurred on the Lambata-Lapai road in Niger state.
The Guardian says some civil society organisations (CSOs) have raised the alarm that about 1.5 million Nigerian children die annually from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccines. The newspaper reports that Tinubu has signed the Nigerian insurance industry reform bill 2025 into law.
The Nation reports that the Lagos government has issued a relocation notice to residents of Lekki and Ikorodu areas of the state over incoming flood. The newspaper says the federal capital territory (FCT) police command has arrested two sisters and two accomplices for allegedly faking abduction in a bid to extort N5 million from their father.
Daily Times says a federal high court in the FCT has convicted 21 foreigners for high-level cybercrime and ordered their deportation. The newspaper reports that flood has destroyed 50 houses, school and churches in Plateau state.
Platform Times reports that Bello Turji, a notorious terror kingpin operating in the north-west, has released 32 kidnap victims and surrendered some of his weapons. The newspaper says the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has listed 32 states that attracted zero foreign investments in 2024.
Vanguard says the Church of Nigeria has officially cut ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. The newspaper reports that a high court in Niger has restrained the state government from shutting down Badeggi FM, a radio station, for allegedly broadcasting treasonable content.
Blueprint reports that the Benue state house of assembly has suspended five of its lawmakers for three legislative sittings for allegedly withholding vital information in the probe of Otukpo LGA. The newspaper says Dangote Refinery and Afreximbank have signed a $1.35 billion refinery refinance deal.

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