The top 10 stories from all Nigerian newspapers, Tuesday, May 20

Here are the 10 top stories that become headlines throughout the country today.

1. The Itipsed Government of Buhari, the Eighth National Assembly

The former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, claimed that on Saturday the eighth National Assembly “was intimidated and squeezed” by the government of the former President Muhammadu Buhari.

2. Obidient movement rejects the claim of Peter Obi to accept the Slot VP 2027 offer

The Obidient movement has firmly rejected media reports that show that the principal, Peter Obi, has approved political arrangements to serve as a running partner for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election. Read more

3. The court rejects the Shaibu N50BN lawsuit against the former Gov Obaseki

Judge Peter Lifu from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday rejected the lawsuit for upholding the N50 billion fundamental rights submitted by the former Deputy Governor of the State Edo, Philip Shaibu, against his boss, Godwin Obaseki and others read again again

4. ‘Not a political journey,’ Peter Obi defended the presence of Pope Leo’s inauguration

Presidential Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Election, Mr. Peter Obi, has returned from what he calls a “very reflective” visit to the Vatican, where he attended the new inauguration ceremony held by the Holy throne. Read more.

5. Southeast Representatives Demanding Resignation of Jamb Registrar, Cancellation of 2025 UTME

The Southeast Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the resignation directly from the Clerk of the Joint Revenue and the Board of Matriculation (Jamb), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, following what the group described as “Institutional Failure”.

Also read: Top 10 Stories from All Nigerian Newspapers, Monday, May 19

6. Nafdac clarified the prohibition of alcohol sachet, said the temporary appointment until December

National Agency for Administration and Control of Drugs and Medicines (Nafdac) has issued a formal clarification regarding the status of a small sachet and alcohol prohibition, emphasizing that the suspension while law enforcement is only valid until 31 December 2025. Read more

7. NGX: The equity market starts on Sunday with N7BN losses for investors

The Nigerian equity market began trading week on Monday, May 19, 2025 with N7.89BN losses for investors. Read more

8. OpenAI develops a new coding agent for software development

American -made intelligence research organization, OpenAI, has launched an autonomous AI coding assistant designed to exceed only automatically or coding. Read more

9. Want to be suspected of being arrested in the Abuja Hajj camp

A suspected kidnapper, Yahaya Zango, was arrested by security operators on Sunday at the Abuja Hajj camp during routine screenings of pilgrims who intend to pilgrimage this year in Saudi Arabia. Read more

10. S’Africa defeated Morocco to win the Afcon U-20, Nigeria Clinch third place

South Africa emerged champions of the African CAF U-20 (AFCON) Cup with a 1-0 victory that was fought with difficulty over Morocco in the final at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday. Read more

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