ElohimTov Naija News. (Copyright ElohimTov.com). *NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 9TH JUNE 2026* *THE NATION* Kebbi sets up panel to probe teachers' salaries Kano police arrest 345 suspects, seize 270 weapons in statewide crackdown Kwankwasiyya dismisses reports of Kwankwaso threatening to quit NDC Oyo abduction: new video surfaces, principal says bandit not asking for money, weapons, sharia Bamidele: Senate will pass Bill on State Police this week Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians annually, causes 50 million illnesses — FG Zamfara Police to rescue 39 persons kidnap in Magami Dididi IGP Disu calls for stronger West African security cooperation against transnational crime Three dead, four coaches affected as Warri-Itakpe train derails Gov. Otti sets Dec. 2026 deadline for completion of new Governor's office Power sector challenges will be fixed, Tegbe assures Nigerians  Nigeria not happy with South Africa over treatment of citizens, says Odumegwu-Ojukwu  Governors, deputies elected under 1979 Constitution not entitled to pension  EU, FG push 'Whole-of-Society' plan to tackle insecurity in Northern Nigeria Shettima: investment, enterprise key to Nigeria's $1tn economy INEC clears Maku, Ombugadu, 18 others for June 20 bye elections 2027: INEC denies issuing access code to political parties ‎LASHMA enrols quadruplets, family on free health insurance after mother's death Gunmen abduct RCCG Pastor in Ondo  Tinubu urges Nigerians to support security agencies in anti-terror war Major projects ready for commissioning by Tinubu - Wike ADC crisis: Judge to rule June 16 on whether or not to withdraw from Nafiu Bala Gombe's suit  Tinubu swears in Tegbe, Enikanolaye as new Power, Foreign Affairs ministers Niger deploys joint security forces to flush out bandits in Borgu Property destroyed in Anambra building collapse Three bandits neutralise as police launch offensive operation in Jangebe DSS arraigns man over alleged coup calls Data Commission, Meta launch initiative to strengthen Data Protection in Nigeria Our greatest asset is youths, not oil — Defence Minister Group lauds Wike, mobilises diaspora support for national development FG unveils framework to guide regional commissions, drive balanced development Female hit-and-run victim rescued on Lekki-Epe Expressway How scan detected my baby had no nose - Judikay opens up on pregnancy scare 'Acting is my life, not a hobby,' Nancy Isime reflects on 'Blood Sisters 2' role   *PUNCH* Suspected kidnappers kill soldier, injure another in Ogun LP sues INEC over Enugu North by-election exclusion Jigawa ADC governorship aspirant rejects primary, petitions appeal panel Lagos stakes claim as Africa's gateway for global investment Plateau FRSC: Cycling answer to rising fuel cost Yola Catholic Diocese launches programmes for N'East IDPs Yobe residents beg Buni for dialysis centre as kidney disease crisis persists Gawuna seeks ADC gov ticket as defection talks advance June 12: Anyaoku, Sanwo-Olu for Lagos Democracy Day discourse Christians in Nigeria face killings, forced conversion - UN Iyabo Obasanjo quits APC over 'disrespect' Muslim community pledges votes for Oyebanji Kukah decries insecurity, urges stronger leadership Tax expert seeks S'Court verdict on VAT dispute Army chief asks banks to disrupt terror financing Senate to debate State Police bill this week Lagos APC unveils 41-year-old Sonayon-James deputy gov pick African Church Primate urges Tinubu to end terrorism, banditry Kwara targets 1.2 million women, children for free healthcare programme Ogun waste collectors warn of service disruption over rising costs Bandits ambush reconciliation meeting, abduct 39 in Zamfara forest Ekiti 2026: INEC to deploy over 2,400 BVAS, 9,500 staff Oyo abduction: Kidnapped principal denies bandits' sharia demand NEMA deploys emergency response as passenger train details in Delta LP presidential aspirant dumps party for YPP after disqualification Don't carry your burdens in silence, speak up, Soludo's wife urges men Xenophobia: Nigeria not happy with South Africa — FG Cut off terror financiers, COAS urges banks Bandits kidnap 50 elders during peace meeting in Zamfara FG yet to pay N3.3tn power debt approved by Tinubu — GenCos Ohanaeze bans use of unauthorised traditional titles outside Igboland Senate to consider state police bill Tuesday *LEADERSHIP* Contractors Protest At Finance Ministry, Reject FG's N700bn Payment Claim Police Arrest 345 Suspects, Recover 270 Weapons In 3-Day Operation In Kano Our Children In Captivity While Politicians Chase Election - Dakpokpo Friendly: Omewa Bags Brace As Clinical Super Falcons Thrash Senegal 3-0 In Ikenne Borno Govt Denies Paying Ransom To Free 360 Victims Lagos AG, Coroner Oppose Bid To Stop Chimamanda Adichie's Son Inquest Ritchie Returns To Bournemouth As New Technical Director Power Minister Tegbe Assumes Office, Vows Visible Power Gains, Not Empty Promises Nigeria Posts N7.55tn Foreign Trade Surplus In Q1 Woman Who Faked Abduction, Demanded N50m Ransom, Found With Lover In Delta Hotel ‎'Acting Is Life For Me, Not A Hobby Of Moneymaking Scheme' - Nancy Isime Don Jazzy Opens Up On Childhood Rejection, Reveals Secondary School Experience Left Him Traumatised Sky B Calls Out Burna Boy, Accuses Fellow Artistes Of Ingratitude After Career Decline Rita Edochie Blasts Judy Austin Over Red Cap Comments, Calls Out Hypocrisy Nancy Isime Opens Up On Deep Commitment To Acting, Reveals Emotional Toll Of Blood Sisters 2 Role FCCPC Shuts PWAN MAX Office For Alleged Non‑compliance Federal Government Mulls Retaliation Against South Africa Over Attacks On Nigerians Glasgow 2026: Judo Federation Targets Podium Finishes As Oshodi Backs NSC's Medal Ambitions Data Depletion: Unlimited Data Not Sustainable on Mobile Networks, Telco CEO Insists Eriksen Should Retire After Second On-Field Collapse - Townsend Again, Tinubu Says Terrorists, Bandits Won't Define Nigeria FG Targets Aviation Hub Status, Plans Rail Link To Lagos Airports Regulators to Deploy AI Against Illegal Financial Operators, Cyber Threats Southend Appoint Former England international Dyer As Head Coach *THE SUN* Borno: How abductors killed my husband, molested me - Rescued victims recount ordeal Insecurity: NLC, TUC threaten nationwide strike Stop branding tribes with criminality - Peter Obi to Nigerians 2027: I would have asked Obi to step aside for Atiku - Datti Borno: How abductors killed my husband, molested me - Rescued victims recount... EPL: Chelsea block Maresca move, seek compensation from Man City Burna Boy's grandfather hails Nigeria's dominance in Afrobeat Gov Alia assents to electricity law, says law to deliver... IGP hosts INTERPOL heads in Abuja to fight trans border crimes Invest Lagos Summit: Sanwo-Olu woos global investors, secures commonwealth backing UPDATED: WAEC addresses reasons behind WASSCE exam delays False Alarm: Enugu government dispels fake UNN attack viral post Dangote named Africa's most admired brand for 8th consecutive year WAEC links exam delays to insecurity, fatal crash Nasarawa North decides: over 300,000 voters set to choose Akwashiki's successor Ijaw protesters shut down 9 major flow stations in Delta over Warri delineation crisis Presidency: Northern youths insist on 2031 return to North PDP Bayelsa Central senatorial candidate, Akinaka, woos elders, unveils trust fund 2027: Dele Momodu rules out Peter Obi, says race between Tinubu, Atiku NDC stakeholders demand release of election results 10 days after primaries 2027 will be WWE-style fight, Tinubu must face reality - Ndume ADC chairmen demand respect for Lagos governorship primary result Threat letter: Lagos police say no evidence bandits plan to attack school 3rd year-anniversary: Tinubu begins commissioning of major roads across Abuja - Wike Oyo NURTW announces return to motor parks as Appeal Court voids suspension Woman fakes kidnapping, found in hotel with lover after demanding N50 million from family Police arrest social media influencer for raising false security alarm in Akwa Ibom Oyo govt demolishes house used to hold Adelabu's abducted sister, nephews Troops foil multiple abductions, rescue victims in Plateau, Kaduna Lagos: Uzodimma woos investors ‎United Nigeria Airlines salutes Ibom Air on 7th anniversary Nigeria among world's most expensive countries for airline operations, says IATA Total imports in Q1 2026 drop to N13,619.33bn from N16,644.42bn in Q12025 NGX sheds N4.9trn in first week of next-day settlement rollout Abbey Mortgage Bank gets regulatory nod for commercial banking operations Capital market should build lasting wealth, not quick gains -Popoola FIFA World Cup 2026: iLOTBET Is Giving Away a ₦150 Million Duplex and You Could Be the Winner TENDER OPPORTUNITY: PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT SERVICES EPL: Chelsea block Maresca move, seek compensation from Man City Spain receive World Cup boost as Yamal nears return from injury Tuchel to Bellingham: Earn your World Cup spot or sit out Burna Boy's grandfather hails Nigeria's dominance in Afrobeat I went back to search for girls who rejected me before fame - Don Jazzy Ayra Starr addresses criticism over recent outfit Why I kept my daughter's birth secret — Adunni Ade Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Talay Riley stabbed to death in UK Bayelsa Beauty Queen Tamunosoye Karibi-George crowned Miss World Nigeria 2026 *VANGUARD* Nigerians should rethink as leadership is influence, not office Bishop Kukah US judge blocks Trumps $100,000 fee for skilled visa applications Bandits abduct Zamfara elders, Police launch rescue operation Countdown to 2026 FIFA World Cup: DR Congo return with fearless ambition Fear grips Ondo community as gunmen kidnap council worker Contractors debunk FGs N700bn claim, resume protest at Finance Ministry Xenophobia: Were considering retaliatory measures against South Africans FG Shettima, Sanwo-Olu, Oyedele pitch Lagos as top investment hub Sugar Tax May increase pressure on manufacturers LCCI Kanu death penalty bid could affect Nigeria-UK relations Lawyer Police allege insider role in Adelabu family abduction Super Falcons complete Senegal double with 3-0 win in second friendly Man City, Chelsea locked in compensation talks over Maresca move Countdown to 2026 FIFA World Cup: Ghana seek to rediscover spirit of 2010 Agada defects to YPP after Labour Party exit ALTON: NBS data undercounts telecom investment FG to extend Lagos Red Line rail to MMA terminals Keyamo Warri-Itakpe train derails, four coaches affected NRC West African INTERPOL Chiefs meet in Abuja, seek stronger crime-fighting cooperation Ijaw communities protest, disrupt operations at Delta Flow Stations FCT CP warns officers against misconduct, launches crime response unit Labour Party sues INEC over exclusion from Enugu by-election Warri Ward Delineation: Oborevwori wades into ward delineation crisis Israel to reopen schools starting Tuesday Xenophobia: Nigeria not happy with South Africa Ojukwu 39-year-old Giroud pens one-year Lille contract extension Denmarks Eriksen doing well after collapsing during friendly My purpose fulfilled, Liverpool hero Origi retires from football at 31 2027: Lagos APC unveils Sonayon-James as Hamzats running mate Kidnappers want release of their members, not N1bn ransom Abducted Oyo principal Police neutralise three suspects in anti-banditry operation in Zamfara Boko Haram killed my husband, molested me; Ngoshe abductees recount ordeals ADC leadership crisis: Judge fixes June 16 to rule on recusal motion Itsekiri youth vows to reduce oil production to 500 barrel per day 2027: Lagos APC unveils Sonayon-James as Hamzats running-mate Israel, Iran must immediately stop shooting Trump Insecurity: Osun police dispel alleged arrest of banditry suspects Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce set for star-studded New York wedding Report Portugal vs Nigeria date, time, venue and where to watch Liverpools Konate agrees four-year deal to join Real Madrid AIbom Police nab influencer over security scare on social media Trump calls Netanyahu after Israel-Iran clashes Tinubu hosts Madagascan President at Aso Villa Credible poll: Lawyers must rise above fat fees, fight for justice Mekwunye, SAN World Cup: Bellingham not guaranteed a start for England Tuchel Enugu Govt dispels viral post suggesting imminent attack on UNN Atiku condoles Okonjo-Iweala over death of younger brother Democracy Day: Our institutions growing stronger Deputy Speaker, Kalu Video: Why should lawmakers trek to work'-Sen Umeh justifies official vehicle allocation Tinubus personal assistant receives birthday tribute from Senator Adeola Yayi WAEC blames exam delays on crash that killed three officials I have no regrets choosing Nigeria, says Iwobi ahead of 100th cap Chimamandas son: Lagos AG, coroner challenge suit seeking to halt inquest Breaking: NLC, TUC threaten nationwide strike over worsening insecurity Reps move to replace 2007 Statistics Law with new data framework Kebbi NBA Chairman: No corruption in judiciary Heavy rain triggers building collapse in Anambra, no casualties reported Oyo govt demolishes building used by Adelabu familys kidnappers FG approves payments to 1,240 contractors, processes over N700bn claims *THISDAY* Tinubu Administers Oath of Office On Two Ministers FG Protests Ill-Treatment of Nigerians in South Africa League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland Disown Groups, Individuals Promoting Division, Extremism DSS Arraigns Man Over Alleged Call for Military Coup Against Tinubu Tinubu: We Wont Succumb To Fear Or Allow Terrorists, Bandits, Violent Extremists Define Our Identity As Nigerians Court Decides Whether to Withdraw from Suit against David Mark-led Executive June 16 Tinubu Hosts Madagascan President at State House Democracy Day: Our Institutions Growing Stronger, Says Deputy Speaker Kalu WED: Students Plant 400 Trees in Enugu, Nsukka Oyo Govt Demolishes Building Used by Kidnappers of Adelabus Sister, Sons Onigbongbo LCDA, Brampton Partner on Youth Devt REDEFINING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY Popoola: Capital Market Must Drive Inclusive, Responsible Wealth Creation Anambra Lawmaker Sues APGA, INECOver Primary Election Cracks in Osun APC as another Omisores Ally Resigns from Party Stop Scaring Travellers Away From Plateau, Group Tells Dalung Troubling Silence Before the 2027 Polls Optiva Capital Partners Drives Wealth, Global Access, Social Impact Across Africa Onigbongbo LCDA, Brampton Partner on Youth Devt Optiva Capital Partners Appoints Red Media Africa to Lead Strategic Communications, Drive Transformational Business Growth Nigerian Navy @70: Celebrating Seven Decades of Operational Excellence Police Confirm Rescue of Abducted Woman, Twin Sons in Ibadan, Neutralise Two Suspects FTC AND THE RISE OF INDIGENOUS STOCKBROKING Sanwo-Olu, Oyedele, Others to headline Invest Lagos Summit 3.0, slated for June 8-9 The Adelabu Rescue: How IGP Disu Tactical Command Dislodged A Sophisticated Kidnapping Syndicate FMDA Sees N10.9tn June Liquidity Inflow as OMO Maturities Dominate Market Outlook Q1: 27 Blue-chip Firms Declare N3.8tnProfit, N1.02tn Tax Expense MTN Defends Data Depletion, Assures Customers of Better Service Quality Stock Market Depreciates by N4.91trn in First Trading Weekof June Experts AdvocateRegulatory,Policy Practice to Support Business Resilience ITGOV to Drive Critical Conversations on Nigerias Digital Infrastructure ESET Strengthens Cybersecurity Awareness across Lagos MDAs FAAN Commences Management Retreat to Promote Efficiency Massimo De Luca: Nigeria and Europe Must Build Long-term Investment Partnerships CETA Bill at Third Reading: Is Nigeria About to Tax Away Jobs, Investment and Growth Banks Expand Naira Card Limit Abroad as Foreign Direct Investments, FX Inflows Rise Sterling One Foundation, Others Launch1M Trees Initiative Omosehin: Insurance is Important to Traders, Transporters,Others TVETConference to UnlockOpportunities for NigerianYouth Optiva Capital Partners Appoints Red Media Africa to LeadStrategic Communications, Drive Transformational Business Growth WHAT TELECOM MEANS TO THE ECONOMY REDEFINING FINTECH TECHNOLOGY What will you vote for This Has Got to Work As a New Enugu Rises Tinubu: We Wont Surrender to Terrorists, Bandits, Well Rout Them, Free Our People ADC: Court Begins Accelerated Hearing in Suit against David Mark Leadership Today Supreme Courts Verdict Restores Nestoil, Necondes Control, as Senior International Lenders Move Against FBN Trustees Adeniyi Courts Diplomats, Top Govt Officials as Customs Expands Global Partnerships, Trade Cooperation Lawal: Certain Interests Plotted My Removal as SGF, ADC Must Remove Atiku Vacate Wadata Plaza Now, PDP Professionals Tell Members Loyal to Wike Saraki Tackles PDP Factional Guber Hopeful, Candidate Reacts, Discloses Plan Uzodimma, Ododo Mobilise Igbo, Kogi People in Ekiti for Oyebanjis Second Term PDP Expresses Concern Over Political Climate Ahead of Ekiti Governorship Poll Disease Eradication: Harvard Varsity Lauds Floating of NASENI-Troment Factory 2027: Accord Party Unveils Lagos Guber, Senatorial Candidates Adeleke: We Shall Win August 15 Election Kano PDP Deputy Guber Candidate Quits, Joins APC, Cites Better Platform for Devt Alliance Report Carpets Banks for Sterilising N91.1tn at CBN, Starving Economy of Credit *DAILY TRUST* Married woman who faked kidnap nabbed with lover in hotel Tinubu swears in new power, foreign affairs ministers Osun APC demands account of security vote Nigeria records N7.54tr trade surplus as importation drops by 18% in Q1 2026 Insecurity: We dont take your sacrifices for granted, Tinubu tells security agencies Fake Soldier Nabbed for Defrauding POS Operator in Kwara Don: Africa must develop AI tools to meet local needs Adamawa Govt Summons Contractor Over Delay in Gulak Technology College Project Nigerian-British singer, Talay Riley, stabbed to death in UK Couple arraigned over alleged N1bn contract fraud Unpaid Allowances: Dont push us to the wall, ASUU tells Kano, FG Health worker beheaded in Benue NASENI-TROMENT: Building Africas Healthcare Sovereignty Through Innovation FG: What we are doing to tackle school abductions Banditry: Stop stereotyping Fulanis, Obi tells Nigerians Bandits kidnap 50 Zamfara elders on reconciliation mission Revamping Nigerias industrial value chain: NASENIs role from R&D to market FG approves payment to 1,240 contractors Ondo court dissolves 12-year marriage over domestic violence PHOTOS: Oyo govt demolishes building where Adelabus sister, sons were held captive Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Livestock as PPR Outbreak Hits Ondo Lagos Police tighten Security Over School Abduction Threat I couldnt sleep after killings, suspected cult leader tells police NDLEA arrests 75-year-old man, 4 female drug suspects Pastor, accomplice remanded over alleged ritual activities Woman arrested over false kidnap alarm in Edo Police recover 85 railway sleepers, arrest 5 suspects in Yobe Court remands man over alleged murder in Kano Police arrest 2 suspected drug traffickers ADSU and MAU Sign MoU to Strengthen Academic Collaboration The Significance of Fintiris Visit to Scholarship Students in Turkey Zamfara hands over five armoured vehicles to police to boost security operations Zamfara, partners review PHC performance, seek improved healthcare delivery Zamfara warns health workers against absenteeism, threatens sanctions on erring private hospitals How Gov. Lawal reformed health sector in three years Uba Sani Invests Over N1 Billion in Scholarships in Three Years Perez defeats Riquelme to secure re-election as Real Madrid president Iyabo Obasanjo quits APC two months after losing govship ticket Imams go spiritual as Christian youths rally over abducted pupils, teachers Refugees Commission Ambassador Urges Investment in Talents at IDP Camps, Vulnerable Communities Black tax, social pressure trapping Nigerian workers in debt Sokoto approves 35% salary rise for college lecturers FG kicks off $100m energy project to light up Kogi FG seeks global support to tackle desertification in North NIGERIA DAILY: Why School Abductions Persist Years After Chibok FCSC to conduct CBT for shortlisted candidates soon Olaopa Taraba, Yobe, Adamawa record lowest enrolment for 2026 common entrance examination Harvard malaria experts back local production of diagnostic kits in Nigeria Trump urges more surgical strikes against Hezbollah Primaries: NDC sets up reconciliation committee FG wont surrender to terrorists, bandits Tinubu We are not Special Purpose Vehicle for elections NDC Kano, Katsina communities protest closure of FUDMA study centres Police: How We Killed 2 Kidnappers, Arrested 4 While Rescuing Adelabus Sister, Twin Sons We are being tagged bandits, Boko Haram Northerners in South-West B/Haram holds teenagers as 360 regain freedom Video of our abducted brother, wife broke us General Rabes family PDP: Kwara govship candidate breaks ranks with Saraki after 25 years Ahidjo sues INEC, NDC, wants party deregistered *NEW TELEGRAPH* Maku Pledges To Set Up Foundation In Late Sen Akwashiki's Name Fire Razes 16 Shops In Ibadan Heirs Insurance Marks Five Years, Positions For Growth Under Recapitalization Reforms C'River To Establish Hospital Management Board Extremists, Bandits Targeting Young Northern Nigerian Youths - NSA Abe Alleges Sponsored Attacks Over Anti-Ogoni Gov'ship Stance Oyo Govt Demolishes Building Used By Kidnappers Of Adelabu's Sister, Sons  Police Debunk Rumours Of Bandits In Lagos FG Postpones Evacuation Of Nigerians In S'Africa Over Logistical Challenges Heirs Insurance Marks Five Years, Positions For Growth Under Recapitalization Reforms Nigeria Posts Stronger Trade Balance In Q1 2026 As Imports Decline United Capital Expands Into East Africa, Secures Licence To Operate In Rwanda, Ethiopia NYP Alleges Manipluation Of Aniocha South APC Primary 2027: Ilorin Youth Groups Back Kwara Speaker's Guber Bid Abe Alleges Sponsored Attacks Over Anti-Ogoni Gov'ship Stance World Cup Group Standing Betting Tips Spain Coach Compares Yamal To Messi, Says He Has Special Gift Leao To Miss Friendly Against Nigeria 'I Accidentally Became An Actor' - Nkem Owoh Shift From Radio To Streaming Affected My Fanbase' - Lizzo After Fame, I Located Girls Who Once Rejected Me - Don Jazzy Peller Introduces Jarvis To Family For Engagement Ayra Starr Addresses Criticism Over Recent Outfit *BLUE PRINT* Oyo government demolishes building used as hideout in Adelabu's sister, twin sons kidnap Florentino Perez secures landslide re-election as Real Madrid President Makinde takes fresh action amid schoolchildren abduction in Oyo Rivers United players, officials escape death in road accident ahead of Federation Cup clash Database leak: Police, DSS launch probe, quiz Wike's aide, INEC official Gunmen kidnap ex-power minister Adelabu 's sister, children in Ibadan FCTA officials demolish Durumi, Abuja's bubbling community Nigeria's Super Eagles maul Jamaica to retain Unity Cup Ogun: Obasanjo dumps APC 4 months after joining ruling party FG begins evacuation of 270 Nigerians in South Africa US, Iran trade fresh strikes near Strait of Hormuz Israel investigates how strike killed 3 Lebanese soldiers Nigeria: How Tinubu's legacy projects will link 6 geopolitical zones - Umahi Tinubu swears in new minister of power Zaina Marwa set for confirmation as NDDC board member Again, Warri-Itakpe train derails, passengers injured We are not in support of organisations, individuals promoting extremism in South-west -  Imams, Alfas  Super Falcons lash Senegal's Lionesses in International Friendly Nasarawa bye-election: Maku promises to complete late Akwashiki's  projects if... Delta: Ogwashi-Uku community mourns as royal family loses Prince Rescue of 360 victims: Group lauds military, urges sustained operations against criminals Set aside arrest warrant against me, Sadiya ex-humanitarian minister tells court Youths Nigeria's greatest asset, not oil - Defence Minister Musa *GUARDIAN* Government urged to invest in Technology-Driven Learning Tinubu's legacy projects will link six geopolitical zones - Umahi N700bn Debt: Indigenous contractors begin fresh protest, shut down finance ministry Indigenes fund N1.3bn infrastructure projects in Ile-Oluji community WAEC cracks down on extortion of WASSCE candidates by schools, supervisors Shettima, Sanwo-Olu, Oyedele maintain Lagos is investors' haven FUTATH uncovers illegal sale of employment letters, rallies against racketeering EFCC arraign man, wife over N1b fraud Ohanaeze Ndigbo bans monarchical titles in Edo Nigeria weighs retaliatory measures as xenophobic attacks escalate in South Africa Shettima: Investment, enterprise key to Nigeria's $1tn economy No safe haven for criminals in Lagos - LNSA ADSIEC declares readiness for June 13 Adamawa LG elections Northern youth backs power shift to North by 2031 FCT Police launches violent crime response unit LP sues INEC over exclusion from Enugu North Senatorial By-election FG targets new tools to tackle malaria scourge IGP assures efforts to extend INTERPOL communication network NAF deploys surveillance aircraft to aid rescue of abducted Oyo teachers, pupils Oyebanji promises more impactful second term *THE AUTHORITY* Set aside arrest warrant against me, ex-Humanitarian minister tells court Promote Collective Interest Of Peace, Unity, Progress — Former Bauchi Lawmaker NUJ FCT Council Urges Ethical Reporting on Child Protection in Armed Conflict QNET commends NSCDC's action, reaffirms zero tolerance for fraud, human trafficking NSITF secures landmark judgment against Anambra over compliance with Employees' Compensation Act Retired Anglican Archdeacon, Emmanuel Ajayi dies at 86 Igwe Orizu's position on Nnewi North LGA polls Is sacrosanct, group insists 2027: NDC national movement, party of choice, says PANDEF Nwafor-Orizu dumps APGA Primaries: NDC moves to enforce discipline, strengthen internal structures Tinubu Gains Support as Bridge for Renewed Hope Calls *SAHARA REPORTER* BREAKING: Police Withdraw Murder Charge Against Enugu Businessman After Probe Exposed Alleged Torture, Staged Confession By Officers BREAKING: Nigeria Police Summon Ex-Ogulagha Chairman Over Alleged Diversion Of Billions Meant For Host Community Development EXCLUSIVE: Despite Court Injunction In $186Million Dispute With Nigerian Firm Acouns, Abbott Diagnostics Set To Launch Determine HIV Test Kit Project Sources EXCLUSIVE: Detained Soldiers Accused Of Coup Plot Against Tinubu Losing Sight, Developing Lung Diseases, Trauma, Wives Allege Torture Nigerian Court Declares N110Billion National Assembly Vehicle, Allowance Scheme Unlawful, Violates Procurement Act EXCLUSIVE: Court-Martial President Declares Prima Facie Case Against 36 Military Personnel Accused Of Plotting To Overthrow Tinubu's Govt Before Trial Begins BREAKING: Nigerian Police Rescue Ex-Minister Adelabus Sister, Twin Sons, Kill Two Suspected Kidnappers BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills Eight Soldiers, Beheads Victims In Early Morning Attack On Borno Army Base U.S. Court Again Dismisses Ex-Nigerian Ambassador Lilian Onoh's Defamation Lawsuit Against SaharaReporters BREAKING: Families Of 15 Abducted Kwara Worshippers Fear Loved Ones May Be Dead After Weeks Of Silence From Kidnappers BREAKING: Two Children, Shoemaker Still Held By Terrorists After Rescue Of Kogi Mother, Four-Month-Old Baby BREAKING: Tinubu Govt Deploys Heavy Security Around Presidential Villa Ahead Of Protest Over Abducted Schoolchildren, Others BREAKING: Fire Guts Female Hostel At Bayelsa Medical University, Destroys Students Valuables BREAKING: Lecturers Shut Enugu Federal College, Begin Two-Week Strike Over Provosts Refusal To Address Grievances BREAKING: Terrorists Invade Kogi Community, Abduct Woman, Toddler In Fresh Attack BREAKING: Four NYSC Members, Soldier, One Other Burnt Alive As Military Truck, Bus Collide In Adamawa Federal High Court Sentences Four Al-Shabaab Terrorists To Death Over Owo Catholic Church Massacre BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Younger Sister Of Ex-Minister Adelabu, Twin Sons In Ibadan Amid Fresh Attacks In Oyo EXCLUSIVE: How Nigerian Soldiers Abandoned Yashikira In Kwara During Terrorists Attack, Relocated To Checkpoint To Extort N100 From Motorists Documents Show Shell Kept Nigerian Oil Pipeline Running For Years Despite Evidence Of Pollution Report EXCLUSIVE: Terrorists Lured Vigilantes Away With False Threat Before Attacking Kwara Emirs Palace Survivor EXCLUSIVE: Police Fled, Terrorists Stole Abandoned AK-47s Before Attacking Us: Yashikira Emir Palace Source Blows Lid Off Kwara Assault BREAKING: Nigeria Introduces Border Screening, Temperature Checks For Arriving Travellers As Ebola Threat Looms EXCLUSIVE: I Cannot Be Blackmailed: Senator Kawu Fires Back As Senate Leadership Exposes N90Billion Secret Deal After Criticism Of Unpaid Contractors, Tinubu Loans BREAKING: Nigerian Union Of Teachers, Take-It-Back Activists Lead Massive Protest Over Abduction Of Schoolchildren In Oyo EXCLUSIVE: How Bandit Leader Kachalla Muhammadu, Once Involved In Govt Peace Deal, Reportedly Abducted Retd Maj. Gen. Abubakar BREAKING: Boko Haram Plans Quranic Graduation For Over 100 Women, Children Abducted From Kwara Community, Families Reveal EXCLUSIVE: Kwara Terrorists Threaten To Marry Off Kwara Emir Of Yashikiras Abducted Wives Over N150Million Ransom Delay BREAKING: Bandits Attack Kaduna Mosque, Kill Worshipper, Abduct Several Others BREAKING: Olawepo-Hashim Emerges Accord Party Presidential Candidate With 423,902 Affirmation Votes BREAKING: DSS Operative Killed, Two Injured As Suspected Oil Bunkering Gang Attacks Security Base In Imo *PREMIUM TIMES* NDC okays its nationwide 2027 primaries, begins reconciliation of aggrieved members EFCC moves to re-arraign three top National Assembly officers for N337m fraud National Assembly to approve state police this week Senate Leader ADC Leadership Crisis: ADC, Aregbesola ask judge to withdraw from suit, Nafiu-Bala Gombe opposes call Nigeria 3-0 Senegal: Super Falcons crush Lionesses in Ikenne Ladies sing along, men keep straight faces at Chikes first Lagos performance since Edoho saga Zadok Yohanna: What we know about Nigerian teenager just signed by Brighton Police arrest man over Facebook post alleging plan by bandits to attack Akwa Ibom NDC entrenches party supremacy, moves to strengthen internal structures Kebbi State raises retirement age bar for doctors High-volatility trading strategies 2027: Dele Momodu lobbies ADC to consider him as Atikus running mate Niger establishes agency to regulate private healthcare facilities Not a fodder for politics: Oriire abduction and security challenges, By Tunde Rahman Police dismiss alleged bandit attack threat on Lagos schools Resident doctors declare industrial dispute, give FG 21-day ultimatum Federal Government approves payments for 1,240 contractors across ministries and agencies Government alone cant fund education- Uba Sani From Marafan to Marafan, By Femi Fani-Kayode Three days to the World Cup: Meet the only nation with three world titles Iwobi ready for landmark 100th cap as Nigeria take on Portugal NASS Roundup: Minority leadership tussle, NILDS DG probe, Security concerns, other stories from House of Reps Police chief decries high rate of violation of widows rights in Anambra NASS Roundup: Party primaries, Oyo abduction, other top stories from the Senate Oyo govt demolishes building linked to abduction of Adelabus sister, sons Lawyer alleges illegal detention, torture, N180,000 bail extortion by police Warri Ijaw, Urhobo groups accuse Tinubu of interfering in INEC delineation exercise Karibi-George wins Miss World Nigeria 2026 NDPC, Meta launch initiative to strengthen data protection in Nigeria Residents decry shortage of doctors, infrastructure in Taraba hospitals Court remands businesswoman for alleged human trafficking Elections 2026: Is Zambias democratic success story beginning to fray Illegal Dumping: Lagos Waste agency condemns attack on enforcement officers Tinubu vows to tackle insecurity, secure release of abducted persons 2027: Ebonyi commissioner resigns, rejoins PDP ANALYSIS: ADC primaries expose fault lines in major opposition party Iyabo Obasanjo resigns from APC two months after losing governorship ticket Olympic Day: NOC extends preparations, moves celebration to 4 July Ghana evacuates 1,000 citizens from South Africa as xenophobic attacks increase Ex-SSS boss rejects Katsina ADC primaries Troops arrest suspected terrorist informants in Niger Africas many tribes, By Uddin Ifeanyi Otti threatens lawsuit against Abia APC chieftain over alleged plot to destabilise party Africas many tribes, By Uddin Ifeanyi Xenophobia: Nigeria reschedules airlifting of citizens from South Africa Israel, Iran trade strikes, completely shattering ceasefire Feyenoord sack Robin van Persie despite Champions League qualification Zverev ends Grand Slam heartbreak with historic French Open triumph over Flavio Cobolli INTERVIEW: Why I built free cybertools for British organisations Nigerias Abdulsalam Consortium of Lenders Rejoinder on Nestoil Super Eagles forward Rafiu Durosinmi celebrates wedding after impressive international break Africa Prudential, AIICO Insurance, C & I Leasing top stock pick this week TRIBUTE: The Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali (1957 2026) I knew IVLP 2025: Re-imagining Trade, Travels and Transatlantic Insights EDITORIAL: Pope Leo and the global charge for AI regulation Reps panel recovers 521.8m VAT from CBN, pursues additional 33bn claims Police name key suspects, roles in abduction of ex-Minister Adelabus relatives How abduction of ex-Minister Adelabus relatives was plotted and executed Police What makes the Yorubas tick (9), By Sunday Adelaja The church in the hands of angry youths, By Ayo Akerele Should Jonathan run (away)', By Wole Olaoye FIFA World Cup 2026: Durable themes in troubled times, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Open Letter to President Tinubu on need to respect Rule of Law in delineation of Warri Federal Constituency Iran attacks Israel for the first time since ceasefire Adelabus Sisters Abduction: Oyo police chief worried over failure of neighbours to report kidnappers hideout Panic as Eriksen collapses during Denmark friendly UBA wins 2026 Banker Technology Award for AI innovation, launches upgraded mobile app Ekiti Poll: PDP alleges abductions, intimidation of members, fingers government Zedvance to triple lending after disbursing N120bn to SMEs in 2025 Sunday IgbohosIru EkunasSb, the guinea worm, By Festus Adedayo Article of Faith: By the stripes of the prophet, By Femi Aribisala Saraki urges investment in youth sports after Yohannas remarkable rise to the Premier League Beyond tribe and emotion: Why Nigeria must learn to vote for competence and consequence, By Kayode Adebiyi FCCPC denies a hand in the reported airtime credit overhaul Mr President, the enemy is betting Nigeria will come apart; prove them wrong, By Oludare Ogunlana The politicisation of security: When insecurity becomes an instrument of political contestation, By Akin Olukiran MOVIE REVIEW: 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new six-month work visa for international graduates Japan city closes nearly 100 schools as bear roams streets for days FG pushes speedy completion of Abuja-Keffi road project as Umahi commends contractors How a Reps investigation uncovered ₦521m in unremitted VAT at CBN Plant a tree, win ₦2.5m: Lagos launches campaign as residents battle rising temperatures Food safety is not optional, Lagos tells vendors as compliance drive intensifies '₦110bn for cars and allowances while hospitals have no drugs' — Nigerians react as court declares National Assembly's ₦110bn vehicle and allowance scheme unlawful Ayra Starr performs on NPR Tiny Desk, previews unreleased track from upcoming album Starrgirl 10 Nigerian celebrity besties we can't stop gushing over Who was Talay Riley? British-Nigerian songwriter behind hits for Britney Spears and Khalid dies at 35 Nollywood icon Nkem Owoh AKA Osuofia says he never planned to be an actor, shares how fame robbed him of freedom Why Nollywood star Adunni Ade kept her daughter hidden for two years National Best Friends Day: 8 friendship red flags you should stop excusing Bubble Up turns the fresh up with new can range 7 types of best friends everyone has (and why life would be boring without them) 7 dangerous ways anger affects your health, from hypertension to depression Denmark's team doctor confirms Eriksen's health status after another collapse Bayern president warns Florentino Perez about Michael Olise THE NEW MAHREZ? 18-year-old Zadok Yohanna rejects Lamine Yamal, Olise comparisons in viral video Mourinho to Real Madrid set as Florentino Perez wins elections *AFRICA* Activists protests over Nairobi National Park plan - Africanews As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa - Africanews DR Congo court sentences 54 to death in final verdict on murder of UN experts - Africanews Ebola outbreak could exceed 20,000 cases, CDC warns - Africanews South Africa's President Ramaphosa moves to diffuse anti-immigrant tensions in TV address - Africanews Reimagining African storytelling through video mapping in Burundi - Africanews Pointe-Noire celebrates African textiles at 13th International Fashion Carousel - Africanews ENERGY WATCH: Mideast flare-up - Reuter Stocks bounce back, oil pares gains as Iran and Israel signal a pause - Reuter Stocks bounce back, oil pares gains as Iran and Israel signal a pause - Reuter Dollar falls from highs after Iran halts Israel strikes; yen clings to 160/$ - Reuter WHO's Tedros says Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola - Reuter Egypt inflation seen easing to 14.5% in May, analysts warn of rebound ahead - Reuter Oil prices pare gains after Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks - Reuter Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex chief justice at national park protest - Reuter Mauritius has not received US proposal on Chagos Islands - Reuter Technip Energies wins Mozambique LNG contract for Eni, partners - Reuter South Africa: Over 1,800 Child Rape Cases Dropped As DNA Labs Fall Behind - allAfrica Zambia: Elections 2026 - Is Zambia's Democratic Success Story Beginning to Fray? 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