Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Sunday May 18

Here are the top ten stories from across the country

1. Presidency defends delay in budget reports, says fiscal year Is determined by law, not calendar dates

The Presidency has defended the delayed publication of recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports, insisting that Nigeria’s fiscal year is defined by legal authorisation and not strictly by the January-to-December calendar cycle.Read more

2. Atiku slams Tinubu over planned World Bank loan, describes debt culture as

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a fresh attack on the administration of President Bola Tinubu over reports that the Federal Government is seeking another $1.25 billion facility from the World Bank, warning that the country’s rising debt profile is becoming unsustainable.Read more

3. Afenifere laments, says terrorists now laying siege to south-west, lists attacks

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lamented the spate of terror attacks on parts of the south-west region, saying that terrorists have laid siege on the zone.Read more

4. Group condemns Gov Mutfwang’s ‘shoot on sight’ order, say it’s targeted at fulanis

A Fulani group, under the auspices of Concerned Amalgamated Fulani Association, has warned Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang to retract the recent shoot-on-sight order he gave security agencies in the state against anyone found destroying farmlands in the state.Read more

5. ‘Probe alleged N800bn FAAC diversion for campaign funding’, SERAP urges INEC

SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), “to promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, transparently and effectively investigate the allegations that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted N800 billion for political and campaign purposes.”Read more

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6. Labour Party disowns Abure’s nomination forms, declares them invalid ahead of 2027 polls

Fresh cracks have emerged within the Labour Party as the leadership of the party has cautioned aspirants and supporters against purchasing nomination forms from former National Chairman Julius Abure, insisting that such documents have no legitimacy.Read more

7. Man rescued alive after 9 hours under collapsed 3-storey building in Abuja (Video)

A man has been rescued alive after being buried in the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building for more than nine hours.Read more

8. Seyi Tinubu consoles Cubana Chief Priest after losing APC reps ticket in Imo

Son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi, has consoled businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest after the latter lost in his bid to clinch a ticket to contest for the House of Representatives.Read more

9. Team Nigeria secure women’s 4x400m relay gold in Accra

Team Nigeria secured gold in the women’s 4x400m relay at the African Athletics Championships held in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday.Read more

10. Alonso to take over as Chelsea manager from July

Xabi Alonso has been appointed as new manager at Chelsea Football Club and will be resuming the job in July, 2026.Read more

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