Naijaonpoint looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today, Tuesday, 4th November, 2025.

The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists.

Members of the National Working Committee, led by the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum, who have been enjoying the support of the PDP governors, were nowhere near the secretariat when the Wike-backed faction took over on Monday

The Nigerian government has denied reports making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United States for a closed-door meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance.

In a post shared on his official X handle on Monday, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, dismissed the report and described it as misleading.

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday met with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the decision of US President, Donald Trump, to move against Nigeria, following allegations of Christian genocide in the country.

Douye Diri made a triumphant entry into the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, becoming the fourth governor this year to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling party. Those who defected before him are: Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno and Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah.

A diplomat, Ambassador Suleiman Dahiru, has called on the federal government to quickly engage the American government and the American Senate, over the designation of Nigeria and potential invasion, giving them all the facts about what has been going on in the country.

Speaking on a programme on Trust TV, 30 Minutes with Mannir Dan-Ali, Suleiman who has had several postings before his eventual retirement, said the Nigerian government should have acted faster on this matter.