Good morning, Nigeria! You’re welcome to the Lagos Post Online News Roundup of today’s top newspaper headlines for Friday, September 5th, 2025.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that Nigeria politics is mostly marred by betrayal.
Jonathan made the remark on Thursday, during the 70th birthday anniversary of his former Chief of Staff, Mike Aiyegbeni Oghiadomhe, in Benin, Edo State capital.
He said many Nigerian politicians were not dependable, stressing that he witnessed a lot of betrayal while seeking reelection in 2015.
The United Nations (UN) has suspended a crucial humanitarian air service in Nigeria’s embattled northeast. This decision, attributed to severe funding shortfalls, jeopardizes the delivery of aid and personnel to communities affected by the conflict.
The U.N. Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), ended its fixed-wing operations last week after nearly a decade of supporting relief efforts in Borno and Yobe states.
“In 2024, UNHAS fixed-wing flights carried more than 9,000 passengers. Already this year, 4,500 humanitarian staff have relied on the service to reach affected areas,” U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Wednesday.
President Bola Tinubu is set to begin a 10-day working vacation to Europe.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced in a statement via X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.
Onanuga said Tinubu will depart Abuja for Europe on Thursday for his 2025 annual leave, which will last for ten working days.
A Group within the Oyo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Democratic Youth Alliance (DYA), has lamented the current state of the party following the resignation of prominent members and leaders.
The Group, in a release issued on Thursday and signed by its Publicity Secretary, Comrade Akinola Adisa, said the spate of resignations from the PDP in Oyo state is giving it the fear that the ruling party in the state is not in a stable condition.
It was said in recent weeks, the party has witnessed several high-profile resignations from the PDP members in Oyo federal constituency, with members citing internal conflicts, imposition, disregard for democratic principles, marginalization, and several others.
A Nigerian migrant rescued from Libya, Mercy Olugbenga, has shared her harrowing experience in the North African country. She recounted being held captive for months, during which nurses repeatedly drew her blood to transfuse it into her employer’s ailing mother.
The rescued Nigerian migrant narrated her ordeal while speaking on the Channels Television Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday.
Mercy, who dropped out of school at the age of 20 years, said that she decided to travel to Libya after selling family property to pay for her sick mother’s treatment.
Airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Zuwa, Borno State, have successfully neutralized over 15 terrorists and destroyed significant structures.
NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement on Thursday morning, said the operation was carefully planned and executed.
“On 3 September 2025, a carefully planned and executed air interdiction mission struck a newly identified terrorist enclave west of Zuwa in the Sambisa general area,” he disclosed.
Nigeria’s non-oil revenue collections for January-August 2025 have reached unprecedented levels, a direct outcome of governmental reforms aimed at enhancing fiscal stability, boosting compliance, and modernizing tax administration. The Presidency commends these latest figures.
This was made known in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday.
President Bola Tinubu made a pointed reference to this positive growth trajectory in non-oil revenue mobilisation yesterday while addressing a delegation of the Buhari Organisation led by Senator Tanko Al-Makura, which a section of the media has reported out of context.
The National Coordinator for the Obidients Movement, Yunusa Tanko, stated that propagandists thoroughly searched for negative information regarding Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, but were unsuccessful.
Tanko, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television on Wednesday, said Peter Obi is the most highly attacked individual in Nigerian politics.
Giving a reason for the statement, Tanko said Peter Obi is changing the narrative in Nigerian politics from an old order to a new order.
A former spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has been appointed as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Hundeyin’s appointment will see him take over from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Muyiwa Adejobi, who has been redeployed to the Delta State Police Command as Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations following his recent promotion.
Police authorities described the development as a routine administrative adjustment aimed at career progression and manpower optimisation, stressing that it is neither punitive nor controversial.
Javier Bolivar, a Colombian footballer, has drawn widespread criticism after striking referee Vanessa Ceballos during a midweek match between Deportivo Quique and Real Alianza Cataquera.
The incident unfolded in the 66th minute when Bolivar, who was off the pitch, was shown a red card by Ceballos.
Before she could fully raise the card, he confronted her and, while turning away, struck her across the face with his right hand.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration is dedicated to creating a future where innovation, technology, and digital solutions fuel sustainable growth, inclusivity, and prosperity.
He said Lagos, as the economic heartbeat of Nigeria and a shining beacon of opportunity across Africa, is committed to showcasing technology, building partnerships, innovation, and laying the groundwork for Nigeria’s goal of becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke during the GITEX Nigeria Tech Expo and Future Economy Conference 2025 Ceremony held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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