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Newspaper Headlines: Wike’s camp conditions ignite fresh PDP feud

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
September 3, 2025 7:00 am

The newspaper frontpages are awash with political developments and updates from the electoral umpire on the voter registration drive.

The Punch reports that the national assembly has cautioned the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to tread carefully in its planned introduction of computer-based testing (CBT) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), warning that any glitch in the 2026 rollout could jeopardise the future of millions of students. The paper adds that conditions handed by the Nyesom Wike camp ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention have ignited fresh feud in the party. 
The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria has achieved its 2025 revenue target ahead of schedule, ruling out further borrowing. The paper adds that Vice-President Kashim Shettima says his loyalty to Tinubu remains. 
Daily Trust reports that a security meeting in Katsina on Tuesday was disrupted by a group of men and youths suspected to be thugs. The paper adds that Tinubu has directed the recall of Salihu Abdullahi Dembos as director-general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Ayo Adewuyi as executive director of news.
Blueprint reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has appointed Andy Odeh as its chief corporate communications officer. The newspaper says a suspected motorcycle snatcher was set ablaze by a mob along Ibrahim Kashim Road in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue, on Tuesday.
THISDAY reports that Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) will be at the forefront of Tinubu’s re-election campaign in 2027. The newspaper says the Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders, a group in the PDP led by Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has asked the party to restrict the contest for the national chairmanship position to the north-central.
Vanguard newspaper reports that the Debt Management Office (DMO) has asked subnational governments to do everything necessary to prevent a debt crisis. The paper adds that the UK Home Office says international students who overstay their visas risk deportation.
Daily Independent reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 72,274 Nigerians have either completed the voter pre-registration process or registered afresh in-person within five days. The newspaper says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Tinubu administration of manipulating infrastructure data to cover up allegations of nepotism and regional bias.

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