Good morning! Here are six top headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today;
1. The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has debunked as false claims and insinuations making the rounds on social media, alleging that its C-130 aircraft, currently being held in Burkina Faso, was forced to land on suspicion of espionage. It also dismissed reports that the eleven crew members and engineering personnel onboard the aircraft were intelligence officers/specialists trained on espionage activities.
2. An elderly man, identified as Ladan Zubairu, was killed at Yusuf Garko Mosque in the Maraba Quarters area of Kano on Monday morning. It was gathered that the suspect behind the killing was immediately pursued by an angry mob and lynched, while his residence was set ablaze, causing panic in the area before security personnel restored order.
3. President Bola Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with the Service Chiefs at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday evening. The session began around 6:01 pm local time, with the security chiefs arriving at the forecourt before being ushered into the President’s office.
4. The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested six suspects for offences bordering on arms dealing, kidnapping, unlawful possession of ammunition and phone snatching, among others. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that the suspects were arrested during multiple operations across the state.
5. The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested over 627 suspects and recovered 144 firearms, including 27 AK-47/AK-49 rifles, in one year. The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday at the police headquarters in Asaba.
6. The Supreme Court has held that the President has constitutional power to declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The apex court, in a a majority ruling on Monday, affirmed the President’s authority under the Constitution to proclaim a state of emergency.
7. Nigeria’s Headline inflation has dropped to 14.45% in the month of November, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The report said the figure reduced from the October 2025 headline inflation rate of 16.05%.
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