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Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today – May 24, 2026
So, here are the top newspaper headlines making waves across Nigeria today, May 24, 2026.
1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday described the All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries nationwide as a strong demonstration of internal democracy. President Tinubu stated this after he participated in the APC presidential primary at his Ikoyi-Obalende Ward L2 in Lagos, noting that the exercise had further deepened the democratic process.
2. President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday, today, receive the certificate and flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. This is contained in a statement by a presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday in Abuja.
3. Abdulaziz Umar Ganduje, the eldest son of the immediate past All Progressives Congress, APC national Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday obtained the nomination form to contest for the House of Representatives ticket under the platform of the National Democratic Congress, NDC. Abdulaziz is contesting for Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency in the state.
4. A 30-year-old private school teacher, Nathaniel Baiyegun, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 16-year-old West African Senior School Certificate Examination candidate identified as Florence, said to be his former student. It was learnt from a police source on Friday that the suspect allegedly lured the teenager to the scene of her death under the guise of attending an academic coaching class.
5. Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have dismantled a seven-man kidnapping syndicate allegedly responsible for the abduction of an eight-year-old boy in Katsina metropolis, recovering part of the ransom money and other exhibits during the operation. The Command disclosed that the suspects were arrested through a coordinated intelligence-driven operation led by the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit.
6. Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday departed Abuja for Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of President-elect Romuald Wadagni. The ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, will see Wadagni formally assume office as President of Benin Republic for a seven-year constitutional term.
7. The African Democratic Congress has formally announced Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe as the party’s flag bearer for the Federal Capital Territory senatorial race on Saturday. The exercise, which produced clear outcomes across senatorial and House of Representatives contests, saw Kingibe secure a commanding total of 17,535 votes, far ahead of her sole opponent, Mubarak Tijjani, who polled 806 votes.
8. Former governor of Anambra State and presidential aspirant under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has pushed back against suggestions that he is avoiding former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi made the remarks on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the Spier Dialogue 2026, a pan-African governance forum.
9. The Nigeria Immigration Service has allayed the fears that the country’s land borders can serve as unchecked entry points for the Ebola virus currently ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The NIS insisted that every border crossing in Nigeria was manned and that the service had deployed digital surveillance infrastructure to monitor routes that personnel alone could not cover.
10. Thai police have arrested six Nigerian nationals during a raid on a luxury condominium in Nonthaburi province. The suspects are accused of running a romance-scam network that defrauded victims into transferring money.
