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Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu gets DSS-cleared ambassadorial list

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
November 19, 2025 7:00 am

The dailies dwell on the standoff at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Abuja.

Blueprint reports that there was chaos at the headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Tuesday as operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) deployed teargas to break up altercations involving supporters of both factions. The paper says a faction of the PDP backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has endorsed the expulsion of three governors over alleged anti-party activities.
Daily Trust reports that the federal government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has begun processes to introduce Tiv and Nupe languages as academic programmes in Nigerian universities. The paper says 44 members of the house of representatives have asked President Bola Tinubu to invoke his constitutional powers to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from detention.
Nigerian Tribune reports that Amina Hassan, wife of the vice principal killed during the attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Kebbi, has recounted the incident. The paper adds that Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has effectively solved the protracted challenge of identity theft in Nigeria’s elections.
The Nation reports that Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to South Africa and Angola. The newspaper reports that Seyi Makinde, Oyo governor, has opened up on what broke the ice of his friendship with Wike.
Guardian reports that Cloudflare, a web infrastructure firm, says the widespread internet disruption experienced on Tuesday was not the result of an attack but an issue within its own network. The paper adds that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it will resume its nationwide strike if an agreement is not reached with the federal government at the expiration of its one-month ultimatum.
PUNCH reports that multiple presidency sources say Tinubu has received a fresh list of ambassador-designates and is considering when to forward same to the senate. The newspaper adds that US rapper Nicki Minaj on Tuesday, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters, said Christians in Nigeria “are being targeted, driven from their homes, and killed”.
New Telegraph reports that Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves have risen to over $46 billion. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the federal government of undermining Nigeria’s democracy following the chaos at the headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Tuesday.

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