Top stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday 23 June

Here are the top stories from across the country

1. 2027: A crisis occurs in the PRP, when presidential candidates urge the courts to cancel Donald Duke as a presidential candidate

A crisis may be brewing among the opposition People’s Redemption Party (PRP) as presidential candidate, Yakubu Kingsley has approached the Federal High Court to seek to disqualify former Governor Donal Duke as the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election.Read more

2. The SDP leadership crisis ended when Gombe took control of the national secretariat

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Monday entered a new phase in its leadership journey when its National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, has officially taken over control of the party’s national headquarters in Abuja after receiving official recognition from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Read more

3. EKITI ELECTION: ADC Rejects Oyebanji’s Victory, PDP Still ‘Study of Results’

The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) party rejected the results of Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Ekiti State and won by incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji.Read more

4. Court order detains Sowore in Kuje prison

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to be detained at the Kuje Correctional Center until Wednesday.Read more

5. Phone Tapping Trial: Court replays El-Rufai’s TV interview as Adeyanju testifies against former governor

The trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on charges relating to wiretapping of telephone conversations involving National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, continued on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, and the court replayed a controversial television interview that formed part of the prosecution evidence.Read more

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6. NCC, CAC introduce new rules for ownership structure in telecommunications companies

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have introduced new compliance requirements requiring licensed telecommunications companies to obtain regulatory approval before implementing significant changes in their ownership structure.Read more

7. Customs lost 1,516 officers to retirement

The Nigerian Customs Service has registered 1,516 officers who will retire over the next two years based on their age or length of service.Read more

8. Keir Starmer resigns as British Prime Minister

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is stepping down as British Prime Minister and Leader of the Labor Party, less than two years after leading the party to a landslide victory in the 2024 general election.Read more

9. The cleric was found dead in the hotel a few hours before his installment as Head of Prayers

Police are currently working hard to unravel the mystery behind the sudden death of an elder of the Church of the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S), Elder Omotayo Ezekiel Fajana, 71, who was found dead in a hotel room just hours before his inauguration as the Head Pastor of the Prayer Warriors (Baba Aladura) of a church faction.Read more

10. Peller’s video of the emotional moment his new wife, Jarvis, almost cries after paying the dowry

Peller has shared a video of the emotional moment his new wife nearly cried as they left her home in Edo State for Lagos after he paid her dowry.Read more