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Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu’s successor tussle fuels 2027 vice-president slot battle

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
June 25, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the senate’s approval of a second extension of the 2024 capital budget implementation to December 2025 pervade the front pages.

The Punch reports that despite the presidency saying President Bola Tinubu will pick his 2027 running mate after the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention, the battle for the vice-president slot persists. The newspaper says the president and members of the national assembly are facing criticisms from various quarters over the decision to extend the 2024 budget implementation.
Nigerian Tribune reports that a delegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met with the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Tuesday. The newspaper adds that senators on Tuesday faulted yet another request to extend the capital component of the 2024 budget by six months.
Daily Independent reports that President Bola Tinubu declined assent to a bill seeking to establish the National Assembly Library Trust Fund, 2025, into law. The newspaper says Barau Jibrin, deputy president of the senate, has distanced himself from northern groups urging Tinubu to choose him as his 2027 running mate.
The Nation reports that Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to Brazil ties, highlighting the $1 billion Green Imperative to transform agriculture through technology and capacity building. The newspaper says Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has announced the arrest of 28 suspects linked to the deadly attack in Yelewata LGA of Benue state.
Daily Trust reports that INEC has asked the PDP to adhere to the supreme court judgment on the position of its national secretary.
Vanguard newspaper reports that strikes have continued in both Iran and Israel, despite United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between the parties. The newspaper adds that Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, says the federal government under Tinubu is distracted by 2027 political activities, while the capital component of the 2024 budget remains largely unimplemented.
THISDAY reports that the Kaduna government has blasted Nasir el-Rufai, former governor, over claims that projects inaugurated by Tinubu during his visit to the state were initiated and completed by his administration. The newspaper adds that the Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a public procurement advocacy group, has accused the national assembly of promoting fiscal indiscipline by repeatedly extending the implementation period of national budgets.

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