Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, 8th April, 2025

Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the IDOMA VOICE News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 8th April, 2025

1. Senator Neda Imasuen advised northern politicians to delay their presidential ambitions until 2031, citing regional power rotation. He emphasized that Tinubu deserves a second term, just as Buhari was allowed to complete his eight years.

2. INEC and the Presidency have debunked viral reports claiming Tinubu sacked INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The commission urged Nigerians to ignore the false social media claims.

3. The Foreign Affairs Ministry clarified that Nigeria is not on Saudi Arabia’s entry ban list. A viral memo suggesting otherwise was deemed fake by the Saudi Tourism Centre and Nigerian authorities.

4. The Abure-led LP NEC warned Peter Obi against holding an unauthorized stakeholders’ meeting. The party also sacked its House caucus leader, replacing Hon. Afam Ogene with Barr. Ben Eternabene.

5. CORAN revealed petrol prices could fall below ₦400 if crude oil prices drop to $50 per barrel. However, they warned that without the Naira-for-crude deal, Nigerians might not feel the benefit.

6. Youth Minister Ayodele Olawande called for NYSC to start drills by 7:00 am instead of 4:00 am, to better support the health and engagement of corps members during camp.

7. Hon. Natasha Osawaru Irobosa was removed from her Minority Leader post amid an APC-led reshuffle following defections from PDP lawmakers.

8. Bobrisky revealed on Instagram that he was scammed of $990 by someone pretending to be a lover in the U.S./Canada. The scammer vanished after receiving money for an ad deposit via CashApp.

9. Chaos erupted after Ikorodu City held 3SC to a goalless draw. Players were locked in their dressing room by angry fans. Power was allegedly cut, and videos of the incident went viral.

10. After missing two penalties this season, Vinicius Jr has been replaced by Kylian Mbappe as Real Madrid’s primary penalty taker, starting with their UCL clash against Arsenal.