Check out the biggest Nigerian newspapers today as we bring you 10 top stories making waves this Friday morning across politics, news, business, metro, entertainment, and more.
Looking for the biggest Nigerian newspapers today? From politics and the economy to security, entertainment, and public affairs, today’s newspaper headlines are packed with major developments Nigerians are talking about.
Here is a quick roundup of the 10 top stories you need to know this Friday morning before you begin your day.
Nigerian Newspapers Today:
- President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, pledged that his administration would deliver stable electricity capable of powering economic growth, industrialization and national development. He acknowledged the current challenges in the power sector but said that ongoing reforms and investments would yield results.
- The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 general election. Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
- The Nigerian Bar Association has warned that it will take disciplinary action against lawyers who institute court cases aimed at drawing the judiciary into internal disputes within political parties. In a statement released amid ongoing factional and leadership crisis in the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress, the association expressed concern over what it described as a growing trend of legal practitioners and courts becoming entangled in intra-party matters.
- The Federal Government on Friday said it secured 386 convictions out of 508 terrorism-related cases prosecuted at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), disclosed this to journalists at the conclusion of the ninth phase of the mass trials.
- Suspected terrorists in the wee hours of Friday attacked the Nuku community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The gunmen killed five forest guards in the process. Dozens of the terrorists were said to have been equally neutralized.
- Nafi’u Bala, factional leader of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has insisted that party leadership cannot be assumed through informal processes, warning that due process must be strictly followed in determining membership and leadership positions. Bala, who is laying claim to the leadership of the party, made the statement during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service.
- The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 14 for the hearing of a suit filed by Nafiu Gombe, seeking to stop the African Democratic Congress leadership led by former Senate President David Mark, from parading themselves as leaders of the party. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, fixed the date on Friday, following the issuance of hearing notices to parties in the suit.
- A member of the House of Representatives representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, has endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as the next governor of the state ahead of the 2027 elections. The federal lawmaker made the declaration in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday.
- The Nigerian Railway Corporation has disclosed that no fewer than 20 persons were arrested in 2025 for vandalising railway infrastructure across the country. The Chief Public Relations Officer of the NRC, Callistus Unyimadu, disclosed this while speaking on the role of the Railway Police Command in handling vandalism cases along rail corridors nationwide.
- Personnel of the Nigerian military were seen engaging in a free-for-all in Bayelsa State during the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. In a trending 53-second video, a driver of a Hilux vehicle marked “Naval Police” was seen stepping down from his vehicle and exchanging words with another driver.
