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1. Borno, Zamfara lead the way where Nigeria recorded 792 deaths due to insecurity in one month
A report from SARI Global, a risk intelligence and security analysis firm specializing in providing operational data, climate intelligence and crisis management support to organizations working in the world’s most volatile environments, said at least 792 people died in 882 security incidents across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in June 2026.Read more
2. Director General of fake agents, 2 other people will appear in court on Tuesday on charges of forgery, impersonation
The Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) which the government considers a sham, Adeniyi Adeyemi, will appear before the Federal High Court on Tuesday.Read more
3. 2027: Governor Makinde selects his running mate for the presidential election
In his race to occupy Nigeria’s seat of power, the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Governor Seyi Makinde… Geographical ReferenceIn his race to occupy Nigeria’s seat of power, the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has chosen Ibrahim Adamu Bala as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election.Read more
4. ADC moves to the Supreme Court, insisting the Court of Appeals ruling will not affect 2027 candidates
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja issued on Monday regarding its party congress, and stressed that the decision does not invalidate the direct primaries from which its candidates for the 2027 general election emerged.Read more
READ ALSO: Oyo government assumes responsibility for rescue of Oriire students, teachers, promises full recovery support
5. Oyo government assumes responsibility for the rescue of Oriire students, teachers, and promises full recovery support
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has assured that his administration has taken full responsibility for the welfare of the teachers and pupils rescued after spending 56 days in the captivity of the kidnappers, promising comprehensive medical, psychological and educational support until they fully recover.Read more
6. Customs: £34tn of duty relief reduces revenue as Senate probes government agencies
The Nigerian Customs Service attributed the significant drop in potential revenue to the Federal Government’s extensive import duty exemption program, suggesting that approvals granted under the Import Duty Exemption Certificate (IDEC) scheme rise to ₦34 trillion by 2025.Read more
7. A man beats his wife to death for not cooking food
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, for allegedly killing his 20-year-old wife at Angwan Yahaya, Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the state.Read more
8. Rescued Oyo school principal details horrors of 56 days in captivity, says ‘they gagged crying children, chained male teachers’
The Principal of the Community Secondary School in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has narrated the traumatic experience she and dozens of abducted teachers and students underwent during their 56-day captivity, revealing that the kidnappers gagged the mouths of young children, brutally beat them to keep them quiet, and chained the male teachers while moving the captives from one hideout in the jungle to another.Read more
9. Kidnappers executed two Oyo teachers to pressure government, rescued school principal says
The Principal of the Community Secondary School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has revealed that the two teachers murdered by their kidnappers were deliberately murdered in an attempt to force the government to comply with the kidnappers’ demands.Read more
