Naijaonpoint looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today, Sunday, 3rd August, 2025.

Former federal lawmakers from northern Nigeria are divided over President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, following an endorsement by the Northern Caucus Forum of the 9th National Assembly. The caucus, in a communiqué at the end of a dialogue session, convened by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, threw its weight behind Tinubu’s re-election bid, describing him as a national leader with a demonstrated commitment to equitable development across all regions of Nigeria.

Today, Nigeria stands at a political crossroads. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), under President Bola Tinubu, remains the dominant force, controlling 23 of the country’s 36 states and commanding vast federal resources.

In a decisive move seen as a derecognition of Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invalidated the list of all the candidates submitted by the faction, as well as all the candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the nationwide by-elections scheduled for August 16, 2025, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council elections.

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked northern political leaders to support President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election. Gbajabiamila, speaking during the 2025 Dialogue Session of the Northern Caucus of the National Forum of Former Legislators, which he hosted in Abuja, described President Tinubu as a leader whose track record and commitment to national unity warrant unwavering support.