Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Saturday, October 25

Here are the top 10 stories across the country.

1. I rejected proposal to make El-Rufai president – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Friday he turned down a proposal to make the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2007 election.Read more

2. Tinubu sacks service chiefs, appoints Oluyede as CDS

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved sweeping changes in the nation’s military leadership.Read more

3. Wike denies involvement in alleged moves to draft Jonathan for 2027 presidential race

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has refuted reports suggesting his involvement in alleged efforts to persuade former President Goodluck Jonathan to return to the presidential race ahead of the 2027 general elections.Read more

4. Alleged terrorism: Kanu to call witnesses from Ethiopia, Kenya, U.S.

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, his witnesses in the alleged terrorism trial would come from Ethiopia, Kenya and the United States.Read more

5. Witness fails to link Emefiele to bank account in fraud trial

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Mshelia Arhyel, on Friday failed to link a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to accounts in Zenith Bank.Read more

6. Court grants bail to Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, brother, other protesters

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to activist Omoyele Sowore and a number of others who were arraigned before it by the police for taking part in the recent #ReleaseNnamdiKanuProtest.Read more

7. FATF delists Nigeria from money laundering watch list

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has delisted Nigeria from its “grey” list of countries with deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks.Read more

8. LASTMA arrests ‘one-chance’ robbers, recovers items

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested six suspected members of a notorious “one-chance” syndicate operating in the Ijora Bridge corridor of the state.Read more

9. ‘They will release Kanu when he is old and can’t cause trouble again’ —VDM

Social media critic, Vincent Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has predicted that the Nigerian government may only release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), when he is very old and can no longer cause trouble for the authorities.Read more

10. Super Falcons edge Benin in first leg of Women’s AFCON qualifier

Nigeria’s Super Falcons took a solid step toward qualifying for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a 2–0 victory over Benin Republic in the first leg of their qualifier at the Stade de Kégué on Friday.Read more

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