Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Monday 5th October 2026
Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 05/10/26
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target=_blank>NGE demands electoral reforms, 50% presidential threshold
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms, including a 50 per cent threshold for presidential elections and the resolution of electoral disputes before the swearing-in of declared winners. The Guild also called for reforms to the appointment of the Chairman, National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners of the
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target=_blank>Gbenga Hashim, Adebayo economic policies deserve public attention —NLC
•Ajaero carpets Atiku, Obi, Tinubu as ‘far-right’ market politicians President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has said the economic positions of Accord Party and Social Democratic Party presidential candidates, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim and Adewole Adebayo deserve serious public attention ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Ajaero made the remarks during an
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target=_blank>Nigeria @ 66: From lender to IMF, World Bank to heavy borrower despite rising revenue
At 66, Nigeria confronts stark economic irony, as CHIMA NWOKOJI writes on how, once an IMF and World Bank lender, the country has now become a heavy borrower despite rising revenues. NIGERIA marked its 66th independence anniversary last week, but the nation confronts a stark economic irony. A country that once stood as a lender
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target=_blank>Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s Yoruba proverb
A gentleman called Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour wants to be governor of Lagos State. But he cannot speak the language of the land. About four weeks ago, he told Arise TV that he had hired a teacher to teach him Yoruba language. Àdàgbà kọ ilà, lílé ní í lé. Tribal marks made in adulthood come out as
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target=_blank>Mr President: Without energy availability and affordability at the grassroots, your message of prosperity is delusional
THE aim of a leader should be the welfare of the people whom he leads. I have used ‘welfare’ to denote the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the people—Chief Obafemi Awolowo in his 1967 address to Western leaders of thought in Ibadan. On that premise, today’s intervention serves two purposes: a response to President
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target=_blank>Adekanmbi pledges sustained teachers’ development under Omituntun 3.0
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) in Oyo State, Honourable Bimbo Adekanmbi, has described teachers as nation builders, pledging to sustain and strengthen their development if elected. Adekanmbi made the pledge in a statement issued by Yinka Oladoyinbo, his campaign council spokesperson, on Sunday to mark the 2026 Teachers’ Day. He commended teachers for
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target=_blank>The increasing cases of adulterated palm oil
THE latest warning from the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) about adulterated palm oil should frighten every Nigerian. Food is one commodity nobody can avoid, and when those who produce, process or sell it begin to introduce dangerous substances merely to improve colour, increase volume or maximise profit, they are playing directly with human
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target=_blank>Kadara and the return of a president
President Bola Tinubu is a very lucky strongman who has die-hard supporters, even among his victims. One of my friends mounted the rooftop on Tuesday last week and joyfully announced to the president’s critics: “The man you wished would not return is back at his duty post.” He did not end his celebratory message without
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target=_blank>SG Ghana exit opens fresh expansion window for Ghanaian, Nigerian banks
THE exit of French banking group, Société Générale from Ghana is creating fresh opportunities for indigenous and other African banks to deepen their presence in the country, as global lenders increasingly restructure their African operations and focus on markets and businesses where they see greater scale and returns. Société Générale Group has agreed to sell
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target=_blank>Health tax reform: NHIA seeks coordinated action to curb NCDs, boost healthcare funding
NIGERIA needs stronger coordination across government, the legislature and the private sector to turn health-tax proposals into effective sources of healthcare financing and tools for reducing the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has said. Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, made the call
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