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Newspaper Headlines: Upsurge in Lassa fever cases as deaths hit 162 in August

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
September 17, 2025 7:00 am

The dailies dwell on the expiration of the Rivers emergency rule as Siminalayi Fubara prepares to return as governor of the state. 

Nigerian Tribune reports that Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, says the nation’s economy was on the brink of collapse before President Bola Tinubu assumed office. The paper adds that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a rise in confirmed Lassa fever cases, with 162 deaths recorded across 21 states as of epidemiological week 35, spanning August 25 to 31.
Vanguard reports Tinubu as saying that the NIN-SIM linkage has drastically reduced fraud and improved national security. The newspaper adds that Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has filed two fundamental rights suits against the Department of State Services (DSS).
The PUNCH reports that Tinubu returned to Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Tuesday evening after ending his 10-day working vacation. The paper says panic gripped Broad Street on the Lagos Island on Tuesday after a fire broke out at Afriland Tower.
The Nation reports that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the city is critical to making Nigeria a world power in the foreseeable future. The newspaper adds that Monday Okpebholo, Edo governor, has unveiled a comprehensive and transformative roadmap for education, reflecting the administration’s commitment to providing every child with access to quality, future-ready learning opportunities.
Blueprint reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has invited Fubara, suspended governor of Rivers, to join its fold on his return to power. The newspaper adds that Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers, says the declaration of emergency rule in the state was a “necessity forced upon us by insecurity and political impasse”.
Daily Times reports that Sowore has filed fresh suits at the federal high court, Abuja, against the DSS, Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp (formerly Twitter), over alleged attempts to censor his social media posts critical of Tinubu. The paper says Josephine Obanor of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court upheld the right of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe Kano scholarship funds.
The Guardian newspaper reports that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has decried the pervasive insecurity in the country. The newspaper adds that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Abuja home of Richard Mills Jr., US ambassador to Nigeria.
THISDAY reports that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says its competitive reform agenda in the oil and gas sector has unlocked $18.2 billion worth of field development plans for 2025. The newspaper says Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), has urged African countries to co-develop infrastructure and channel investments into refining, storage, transportation, and distribution, to collectively address the continent’s needs.

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