Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today, Monday, 13th October, 2025. The Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Monday (today) commence a two-week warning strike after the ultimatum issued to the Federal Government elapsed on Sunday. The announcement was made by the National […] The post Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Monday, 13th October, 2025 appeared first on Naija News.
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Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has disclosed that he deliberately refused to sue the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) despite being owed $26,000 in unpaid salaries from his stint as national team coach between 2015 and 2016. Sunday Oliseh made the revelation while speaking on the Home Turf podcast, explaining that his decision was born […] The post Sunday Oliseh Refuses To Drag NFF To Court Over Unpaid $26,000, Says He Won’t Fight Nigeria appeared first on Naija News.
The immediate past Minister of Transport under the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has declared that he has no intention of leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sambo, who also served as the Taraba State Coordinator for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign in 2023, made his position clear through his Senior Special […] The post Buhari’s Ex-Minister Vows To Remain In APC appeared first on Naija News.
Kelvin Oniarah Ezigbe, the convicted kidnapper behind the abduction of human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, in 2013, has had his jail sentence reduced under the presidential pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu. Naija News reports that Ezigbe was among the 175 persons granted clemency following the National Council of State’s […] The post Tinubu Grants Notorious Kidnapper Who Abducted Mike Ozekhome In 2013 Presidential Pardon appeared first on Naija News.
President Bola Tinubu has granted clemency to Major Suleiman Alabi Akubo, a senior officer of the Nigerian Army who was sentenced to life imprisonment for selling over 7,000 stolen military weapons to Niger Delta militants. Akubo, 62, was among the 175 persons who recently benefited from a presidential pardon and other forms of clemency, following […] The post Tinubu Grants Presidential Pardon To Army Major Jailed For Selling Weapons To Militants appeared first on Naija News.
There was pandemonium in Igbo-Ora, Ibarapa area of Oyo State, on Saturday, when some youths blocked the convoy of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, during the yearly World Twin Festival in the town. Naija News learnt that the incident disrupted the closing moments of the colourful cultural celebration as the monarch attempted […] The post Pandemonium As Youths Block Alaafin’s Convoy In Igbo-Ora appeared first on Naija News.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have stayed focused on their World Cup qualification mission despite a travel setback that briefly disrupted their flight plans on Saturday ahead of Tuesday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Benin Republic. Naija News reports that the Super Eagles’ chartered ValueJet aircraft, which departed Polokwane, South Africa, encountered a cracked […] The post Super Eagles Maintain Plans Despite Setback In Flight Arrangement Ahead Of Benin Clash appeared first on Naija News.
Ahead of the reported defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah and Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), tension has gripped the political space in both states. Naija News reports that Mbah and Diri, who were elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are said to have concluded plans […] The post Disquiet As Enugu, Bayelsa Governors Plan Defection To APC appeared first on Naija News.
Nigerian singer Peter Okoye has narrated his experience with a waitress in the United States who complained about the tip he left after a meal. According to a post seen by Naija News on his Instagram story, Okoye, during the visit reportedly spent about $1,000 at a restaurant and left a $60 tip for the […] The post Una Dey Craze For This Yankee – Peter Okoye Fires Back At US Waitress For Mocking Him Over $60 Tip appeared first on Naija News.
The Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has dismissed claims that he mocked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its ill-fated plane crash of 2006. The clergyman asserted that he was misquoted, maintaining that his reference to the ADC plane crash was a metaphor and not intended to mock the victims […] The post Tunde Bakare Breaks Silence On Controversial ADC Plane Crash Comment appeared first on Naija News.
