Top 10 Stories From Nigerian Newspapers Today – Tuesday, November 18,2025

1. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday that Nigeria’s inflation rate declined to 16.05% in October 2025, down from 18.02% recorded in September 2025. This was disclosed in the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report, which also showed that the CPI rose to 128.9 in October, representing a 1.2-point increase from 127.7 in the previous month.

2. The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has stated that the party’s presidential ticket is not reserved for any aspirant. Speaking at the inauguration of the party’s new national secretariat in Abuja, Mark dismissed reports that the property was donated by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, clarifying that he leased the building during his campaign, and that the tenancy has since expired.

3. Armed bandits in the early hours of Monday abducted 25 students of the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Kebbi State, and killed the school principal during the attack. Sources confirmed that the assailants also killed the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, before fleeing with the students.

4. Two children have been confirmed dead following a nighttime fire outbreak in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Sunday in the Rumuola area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.

5. United Nigeria Airlines on Monday handed over social media influencers Martins Otse (VeryDarkman) and Freedom Atsepoyi (Mr Jollof) to airport security after they allegedly engaged in a physical altercation while boarding Flight UN0523 at Asaba International Airport, Delta State.

6. Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has assured parents of the 25 abducted students that his administration is working closely with security agencies to ensure their safe return. The governor, who cut short an official engagement in Abuja to visit Maga in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area, pledged that the state government is committed to securing the release of the girls.

7. Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has called for a coordinated joint military offensive involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force in the Lake Chad region. He made the appeal on Monday while receiving the new Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, in Maiduguri.

8. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, to five years in prison without an option of fine. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) successfully proved the allegations in counts one and two beyond reasonable doubt.

9. The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy on Monday received two repatriated Benin bronzes—a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head—from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The return marks a major step in Nigeria’s efforts to reclaim cultural artifacts looted during the 1897 British invasion of the Benin Kingdom. The items were repatriated from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States.

10. The National Conscience Party (NCP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have formed a political alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections, expressing readiness to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Both parties criticised the Federal Government for worsening economic hardship, increasing poverty levels, and escalating insecurity across the country.