Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 20th June 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 20th June 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Tinubu: Abuja’s Real Life Returning, Criminal Hideouts Disappearing
…commissions Collector Road CN2 in Katampe District, declares Nigeria working again …urges residents to pay taxes. ground rents President Bola Tinubu has observed that social life in Abuja, the nation’s capital, was gradually returning, while criminal hideouts were disappearing. He attributed the development to good governance that delivers security, mobility, and dignity, just as he…
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target=_blank>Osun 2026: Ooni Charges Politicians To Shun Violence As Adeleke’s Campaign Team Seeks Royal Blessings
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has charged politicians and their supporters in Osun State to shun violence and embrace peace ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. The monarch gave the charge on Friday at his palace in Ile-Ife while receiving the reelection campaign team of Governor Ademola Adeleke, led by the chairman…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Grants Customs CG, Adeniyi Six Months Tenure Extension
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday granted a six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller General of Customs, CG Adewale Adeniyi. New Telegraph reports that Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026. The six-month extension, which will expire in February 2027, is to enable him to consolidate the implementation of the…
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target=_blank>House Of Reps Reaffirms Commitment To Security
…Urges Minority Caucus to offer legislative solutions The House of Representatives, on Friday, said it has taken note of concerns raised by its Minority Caucus on Nigeria’s security situation, while reaffirming that parliament bears collective responsibility for national security beyond public statements. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Akintunde Rotimi, Jr., the green chamber…
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target=_blank>Keyamo, Oduwole Flag Off RwandaAir’s First Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Cargo Flight
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, on Friday flagged off RwandaAir’s first dedicated cargo flight on the Nigeria–East/Southern Africa route. This is contained in a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja by Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Assures Of Commitment To Mobility, Dignity Of Abuja’s Residents
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured continued commitment to mobility and the dignity of Abuja’s residents through the provision of infrastructure. Tinubu, who declared this in Abuja on Friday when he inaugurated the newly completed Collector Road CN2 in Katampe District, noted that quality infrastructure represents the core essence of good governance. Represented by Vice…
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target=_blank>AFRIMA Embarks On Strategic Visit To Morocco Ahead Of 10th Edition
As part of event lined up for the 10th edition of the the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), the organisers of the awards and the Africa Union Commission (AUC) will embark on Strategic Casablanca City Visit from June 21 to June 26, 2026. According to the statement, the six-day strategic visit is to engage key…
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target=_blank>Mutfwang, Lalong, NUJ Celebrate Emir Of Wase At Birthday
Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, former governor and Senator representing Plateau South, Sen. Simon Bako Lalong, and the Plateau State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have showered encomiums on the Emir of Wase, Alhaji Muhammadu Sambo Haruna II, as he marked his birthday on Friday. The trio described the monarch…
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target=_blank>Edo: Kidnap Syndicate Kingpin Arrested As Govt Demolishes Houses
…As Govt Demolishes Houses The Edo State Government has arrested an alleged kingpin of a kidnapping syndicate linked to several abduction cases in Uromi and surrounding communities. The suspect, identified as Christian Okoduwa, is currently being held by the police in Benin City, while his house located on Thursday Street, off Amedokhian Road, Uromi, was…
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target=_blank>Insecurity: Sen Ikpea Supports Okpebholo’s Stance On Speedy Trial Of Kidnappers
The Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Joseph Ikpea, on Friday threw his weight behind the proposal by Governor Monday Okpebholo to seek a speedy trial of kidnappers and cultists in the state with the aim of prompt punishment. Senator Ikpea, in a statement issued in his Ewatto country home…
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