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NEWS HEADLINES 23JUN26

NATIONAL

Tinubu Appoints Ex-UNILAG VC, Ogundipe, As NUC Chairman. 

Court remands Sowore in Kuje prison over alleged cybercrime. 

Nigeria hosts over 100,000 refugees, asylum seekers – FG. 

Phone-tapping charge: Witness denies hearing El-Rufai admit to hacking NSA’s line. 

Emulate UK PM By Resigning, Obi Tells Tinubu. 

Okowa visits EFCC office in Lagos amid ongoing probe. 

PRP Denies Selling Nomination Forms To Kwankwaso. 

El-Rufai confessed to wiretapping NSA’s phone on TV interview- witness. 

ASJA Tackles Critics Over N110b SUV Procurement for NASS Members. 

Info Minister rallies media, DSS, security agencies against terrorism, fake news. 

South-East leaders exploring political solution for Nnamdi Kanu’s release – Umahi. 

Troops neutralise terrorists, recover arms in Sokoto, Katsina operations. 

FACT CHECK: Video Of Mass Killing Falsely Linked To Recent Attacks In Nigeria. 

State police may fail without addressing NPF’s challenges, ex-CP warns. 

NSCDC drills 106 officers on pistol safety, says no room for trigger errors. 


BUSINESS

Nigeria Industrial Policy: FG secures $380m investment commitments in 90 days. 

MFB raises N6 billion from commercial paper to boost SME financing.  

Textile manufacturers seek stronger trade protection for local industry. 

Importers pay N100,000 daily demurrage over NSW delays — Customs agents. 

WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart steps down, Kunal Shah named successor. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Bomb blast rocks Lagos material market, police assure residents of safety. 

Ogun CP visits scene of Ex-OGTV Staff, Guard’s death, recovers missing vehicle. 

Gridlock as protesters barricade popular Oyo roundabout. 

Oyo gives seven-day deadline to claim unidentified bodies, plans mass burial. 

Edo NMA Holds 2026 Leadership Retreat, honours UBTH CMD, NMA President, Others. 

Herdsmen attack Delta community, one injured as residents seek security intervention. 

EFCC begins civil service verification in Delta State. 

Rivers Police remove Oyigbo DPO over alleged misconduct. 

6 out of 7: How APC swept Ekiti gov, 5 bye-elections, lost Rivers to PDP. 

Three feared dead as flood sweeps through Onitsha after heavy rainfall. 

Coalition of election observers hails Enugu North by-election. 

Ebonyi NDC crisis deepens as deputy chairman, others resign. 

Fresh Lassa Fever outbreak claims doctor in Benue.  

Mutfwang swears in two commissioners, charges them on accountability. 

Terrorists abduct OPC chieftain, two others during ransom delivery in Kwara. 

21 feared dead in fresh attack on Plateau community. 

Uba Sani’s Bridge Project Revives Communities After Years Of Isolation. 

Kano Gov’ship: Little Kicks As ADC Stakeholders Endorse Sheikh Khalil.  

Radda offers automatic jobs to Katsina first-class graduates nationwide. 

Yahaya presents APC Gombe governorship candidate to Tinubu. 


HUMAN ANGLE

EFCC Arrests Travel Firm CEO, Suspect Over Alleged N68m Visa Scam. 

Man kills 2 farmers over cannabis farm dispute in C’River. 

Delta varsity student stabs younger brother to death in hostel fight. 

‘I don’t support any politician’ — Skales insists amid backlash. 

Actress Angela Okorie faces backlash after burning outfit worn to Alexx Ekubo’s burial. 

You were my anchor when my mother died, Alex Ekubo’s wife pens tribute. 

Nollywood actor Charles Born celebrates mum on Father’s Day. 

How I became successful – Tony Elumelu reveals. 

Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100. 


INTERNATIONAL

Vance says Iran will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country. 

Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after Starmer announces resignation. 

Russian troop build-up threatens city seen as key to seizing Ukraine's Donbas. 

Japan quintuples visa fees in first price hike since 1978. 

Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says. 


SPORTS

Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 for their first World Cup win in history. 

Italy elect new football chief after third straight World Cup no-show. 

Marcelo Houseman made my dream possible, says Ighalo.  

Messi becomes leading scorer in World Cup history with 17th goal [Top 5]. 

Mexican fans rally behind Iran as ‘our second team’ at World Cup. 

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