Here are the top ten stories from across the country
1. ‘It won’t work, they all want to be president’, APC scribe knocks Ibadan opposition summit
National Secretary, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ajibola Basiru has described the outcome of the Ibadan Summit by opposition political parties in the country as a ruse.
2. Bauchi guber hopeful, Tuggar, identifies land as reason for rising insecurity in Bauchi, others
The immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has pointed to access in land use between herders and farmers as being behind the rising cases of banditry in Bauchi State and other parts of the country.Read more
3. Atiku raises alarm over proposal to halt campaigns in Northern states amid insecurity
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against any move to suspend political campaigns in parts of Northern Nigeria, cautioning…Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against any move to suspend political campaigns in parts of Northern Nigeria, cautioning that such actions could erode constitutional rights and heighten fears of voter exclusion in regions already grappling with insecurity.Read more
4. INEC kicks off recruitment of ad-hoc staff for Ekiti governorship race
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) began recruitment of ad-hoc staff for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election.Read more
5. Sowore explains absence from Ibadan opposition summit, says Nigeria needs fresh leadership
Activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has explained his decision to turn down an invitation to an opposition summit held in Ibadan, insisting that Nigerians deserve a genuine alternative rather than a return of familiar political figures.Read more
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6. NRS debunks viral claim of new vehicle tax, labels infographic misleading
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has dismissed as false a viral infographic claiming that the Federal Government plans to introduce a new vehicle tax from July 1.Read more
7. State Police Plan: Committee recommends strict oversight system to prevent political abuse
A steering committee working on the proposed State Police Service (SPS) has recommended a comprehensive and independent oversight structure designed to guard against political interference and abuse of power.Read more
8. Three mourners killed, two abducted as gunmen attack burial returnees in Benue
Gunmen on Saturday night ambushed a group of mourners returning from a burial in Sati-Ikov Council Ward of Ushongo Local Government Area, killing three people and abducting two others.Read more
9. Viral 394 UTME score debunked as JAMB flags result slip as fabricated
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed a widely shared result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), describing the document as entirely fake.Read more
10. Ndume vies for fifth term in Senate, groups raise N38.5m for ticket
Senator Muhammadu Ali Ndume representing Borno South district is to view for a fifth term at the Senate, as youth groups from the nine (9) local government areas of the district said on Saturday that they contributed N38.5 million for the purchase of expression of interest and nomination forms for him.Read more