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Newspaper Headlines: Three US-based Nigerians jailed eight years for $520,000 fraud

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
August 22, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on varsity lecturers’ pushback against staff loans, and turmoil in the main opposition party, dominate today’s frontpages.

The Punch reports that Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, says the British had signed a treaty with Alaafin, recognising the occupant of the stool as the superior head of the Yoruba nation. The newspaper says three US-based Nigerians have been sentenced to over eight years in prison for defrauding the US of $520,910 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits.
The Nation reports that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has announced new guidelines linking the disbursement of upkeep loans to the academic sessions of tertiary institutions across the country. The paper adds that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the supplementary election in Kaura Namoda south state assembly constituency.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, says his administration will reopen local government areas across the state and restore their operations. The newspaper says the Oyo state government has released N600 million as compensation to property owners affected by the ongoing Circular Road project in Ibadan.
New Telegraph reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected a proposed loan scheme for tertiary institution staff. The newspaper adds that President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to contribute their expertise and resources to drive national growth.
Daily Sun reports that the Edo government has sealed shrines, declared suspected cult leaders wanted after deadly Evboyare clash and Egbaen shrine discovery. The paper adds that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he will not “go into the gutter” with Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Guardian reports that the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says it has commenced a review of the remuneration packages for political, public and judicial officeholders across the country. The newspaper adds that Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves rose to $41 billion on August 19 — the highest in four years.
Vanguard newspaper reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has asked northern leaders and citizens to remain vigilant and united in the face of escalating insecurity threatening the stability of the region. The paper also reports that Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff (CDS), says the process of identifying and prosecuting terrorism financiers in Nigeria is ongoing.
Daily Trust reports that the lingering erosion crisis at Unguwar Wadada II Extension in Abaji, headquarters of Abaji area council in the federal capital territory (FCT), has continued to threaten houses in the area. The paper adds that no fewer than 102 foreign nationals, comprising Chinese and Tunisians, have been repatriated to their respective countries after conviction for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.

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