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NEWS HEADLINES 04 JUNE 26

NATIONAL

Democracy Day: Tinubu to address N’Assembly June 12. 

FG warns Nigerians against harassing mining marshals.

NEPZA, 20 other MDAs set to join FG’s Revenue Optimisation Platform. 

Why Nigerians aren’t feeling Tinubu’s economic reforms - Bwala. 

Adelabu Family Abduction: Atiku insists no one is safe under Tinubu’s watch. 

‘I’m independent, Peter Obi doesn’t own me’ — Datti Baba-Ahmed. 

Datti Baba-Ahmed: I Teamed Up With Obi After 3 Others Rejected Him In 2023. 

Politicians benefit from insecurity, Buratai alleges. 

2027: Accord disowns Olawepo-Hashim’s candidacy, refunds N50m nomination fee. 

ADC Primary Row: Returning Officer slams Babachir Lawal. 

ADC Leadership crisis: Court fixes June 8 for hearing. 

Hajj 2026: 560 Nigerian pilgrims depart Saudi. 

‘Don’t test us, minimum wage is constitutional matter,’ Labour cautions governors over N100,000 proposal. 

Senate passes bill to establish malaria elimination agency. 

Senate hopeful Asikhia seeks to translate boardroom success into legislative impact. 

Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show. 

Obi, Senate demand rescue of abducted Oyo schoolchildren. 

2027: I endorse Obi, but I still support Tinubu’s policies — Omo-Agege. 

Court sentences four to death by hanging over Owo church attack. 

NCAT explores Chinese companies to boost aviation training. 

NDLEA, group warn against abuse of substances, alcoholic beverages. 


BUSINESS

FG moves to accelerate mini-grid deployment with new guidelines. 

Ecobank launches world’s first commercial bank-issued nature bond. 

NGX Group advocates stronger capital market integration into monetary policy framework. 

40% of Nigerians use cryptocurrency for cross-border transfers. 

Free Trade Zones Capital Investments Hit $35bn. 


ACROSS THE STATES

LASG expands retirees’ welfare support. 

Police arrest alleged cultists, hitmen in Lagos. 

Ogun Community raises alarm over company’s pollution of water source, demands sanction. 

Aiyedatiwa hails death sentence for Owo church killers. 

Ondo Amotekun debunks bandit attack, directs 24-hour patrol. 

Jega, Fayemi to lecture at NPSA Conference in Ibadan. 

Gunmen Attack Immigration Office In Ogbomoso, Disarm Officers. 

Court Ruling: Rivers APC leadership nullifies primaries. 

Navy hands suspected militant collaborator to DSS in Calabar. 

Labour orders workers to boycott verification exercise In Calabar. 

Suspect arrested after attack on Anambra gov’s aide’s convoy kills four. 

Anambra Attorney General reviews land dispute cases to decongest prisons. 

Senate worried over attacks, abductions in Kwara North. 

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani battles internal revolt over APC primaries. 

Kebbi Assembly elects Dangoje as new speaker. 

Kidnappers abduct polytechnic students, district head, others in Zamfara. 

Gov Buni reduces tractor hiring services by 50% in Yobe. 

Many Killed In Fresh Attacks On Taraba Communities. 

Police arrest 11 suspected Shilla gang members, recover weapons, illicit drugs in Adamawa. 

Borno residents fault FG’s response to abduction of pupils, students. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Adelabu’s Sister, Children Abducted In Ibadan. 

Man dies in well while retrieving phone in Kano. 

Prostitution’s no job, trafficking survivors warn Nigerian girls. 

Criminal allegations: Police invite man who shared video on extrajudicial killing of Oghenemine. 

‘Forgive me’ — Yinka Alaseyori apologises over remarks on Oyo abduction. 

Full list: Phones with 1TB internal storage in 2026. 

Kanye West offends ‘spiritual sensitivities’ with ‘I Am a God’ song, says Turkish govt. 

Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan. 

Oscar-winning Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas dies aged 80. 

Celine Dion 'heartbroken' by death of Beauty and the Beast singer Peabo Bryson. 

Marilyn Monroe 'lookalikes' gather to celebrate her 100th birthday. 


INTERNATIONAL

The end of Trump's 'weaponisation' fund is another sign Republicans are fighting back. 

Man shot dead by FBI after taking hostages at California bank. 

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens. 

Henry Nowak's arrest very difficult to watch says Hampshire police chief, as he apologises to family. 

One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport. 

Foreign nationals among at least 21 killed in Delhi fire. 


SPORTS

Forget Commonwealth Games if you miss trials,’ AFN tells athletes. 

Mbah rewards Rangers players, management with plots of land, N150m for winning NPFL. 

Super Falcons camp reaches full strength ahead of Senegal friendlies. 

French Open quarter-finals: Cobolli wins third set against Auger-Aliassime. 

‘Dad, you need to come back’, Ex-Chelsea star recalls the moment his heart stopped. 

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