Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, 22th March, 2026

Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the NaijaChoice News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 22th March, 2026.

1. Governor Abdullahi Sule Declares For Senate Bid

Lafia, Nasarawa – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has decided to contest the Nasarawa North senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections.

NaijaChoice News reports that the governor, now in his second and final term, has accepted what his aides describe as a strong call from party loyalists and supporters. This move comes barely two years after he publicly ruled out any return to elective office once his governorship ends.

2. New Nigeria-UK Migration Deal Revives Speculation Over Ike Ekweremadu Repatriation

A fresh bilateral agreement between Nigeria and the United Kingdom could open the door for the return of convicted Nigerians, including former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, currently serving time in a British prison.

The pact, signed during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to London this week, targets failed asylum seekers, visa overstayers and foreign national offenders with no legal right to remain in the UK.

3. Onitsha Traders Lose Billions As Fire Sweeps Through Plumbing Market

A devastating midnight fire has gutted the Plumbing Material Section of Head Bridge Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, destroying goods worth millions of naira.

The blaze broke out in the early hours of Saturday, March 21, 2026, near the Ogbo-Ogwu Medicine Market along the busy Onitsha-Awka Expressway by the River Niger Bridge. Traders woke to thick smoke and flames spreading rapidly through shops stocked with pipes, fittings, valves, and other plumbing supplies.

4. Court Restrains Akala Widown from Selling Estate Properties

Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained Chief Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, widow of late former Governor Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, from selling, disposing of, or entering any transaction on properties belonging to the deceased.

The order came in suit No 1/443/2024 filed by Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, who identifies herself as the first daughter of the late politician. She accused the widow and co-executor Olamide Alabi of already selling some assets without her knowledge or consent while pushing for more deals and joint ventures.

5. Two persons burnt beyond recognition as gas tanker collides with tipper truck in Sangotedo, Lagos

A gas explosion ripped through the Ajah axis of Lagos early Saturday, killing two people and destroying three warehouses along with 10 roadside shops.

The crash happened around 2:36am at the Tera Ahmed bus stop in Sangotedo on the Lekki-Epe Expressway.

A speeding 20-tonne tipper truck coming from the Epe direction rammed into the rear of a stationary 30-tonne gas tanker that had failed to pull off the road. The impact sparked an inferno that quickly spread to nearby properties.

That’s the top Nigerian newspaper headlines for today. Read more Nigerian news on NaijaChoice News. See you again tomorrow.