Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 17th June 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 17th June 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Group Threatens To Sue Matawalle Over Certificate Controversy
Zamfara State Concerned Citizens has announced plans to institute legal proceedings seeking judicial clarification on issues it says relate to the educational credentials of Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The group, led by Musa Abdullahi, said it intends to approach the courts to determine whether the educational qualification presented by Matawalle for previous…
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target=_blank>21 UNIOSUN Students Receive ODF Scholarships As Group Celebrates Academic Excellence
No fewer than 21 students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) on Tuesday received scholarships and educational endowments from the Osun Development Forum (ODF), a United States-based socio-cultural organisation committed to the development of Osun State. The scholarships were presented during an award ceremony held at the university, where ODF also honoured a total of 56…
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target=_blank>NDA Opposes Bill Granting Automatic Admission To Military School Graduates
Stakeholders on Tuesday opposed a proposed amendment to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Act that seeks to grant automatic admission to graduates of military secondary schools, warning that it could undermine constitutional principles and shut out more qualified candidates. The opposition was presented by the Director of Military Training, NDA, Brig.-Gen. Taiye Ahmed, during the…
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target=_blank>Ekiti Guber: Shettima Drums Support For Oyebanji’s Reelection At APC Mega Rally
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday embarked on a last-minute campaign for the reelection of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, for a second term in office ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. He told the people of the state that the joint ticket of Governor Oyebanji and his…
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target=_blank>IGP Charges Zamfara Police Not To Run Away From Bandits
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has charged police personnel operating under the Zamfara State Police Command not to be scared, retreat, or surrender to criminals whose activities deny citizens in the state the opportunity to enjoy peace. IGP Disu made the charge at the Zamfara State Police Command on Tuesday after the…
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target=_blank>Gombe 2027: PDP Insists Pantami Has Left APC, Declares Him Bona Fide Member
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has maintained that its governorship candidate, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is a duly registered member of the party, dismissing claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he remains within its fold. Speaking at a press briefing in Gombe on Tuesday, the PDP State Public Relations…
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target=_blank>Senate Clears Customs Of N62.2bn Under-Remittance Query
The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) on Tuesday cleared the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of an N62.2 billion under-remittance query raised by the Auditor-General of the Federation in the 2019 audit report. The committee, which held an investigative session with the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on 77 queries from the 2019 and 2020…
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target=_blank>Bauchi Invested N872m In Primary Healthcare, Partners With UNICEF On Nutrition – Mohammed
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has disclosed that the Bauchi State Government released more than N872 million as counterpart funding to support primary healthcare programmes in the state in 2025. The governor made the disclosure on Tuesday during the Fathers for Good Health Award Ceremony in Bauchi, where he outlined his administration’s investments in healthcare delivery…
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target=_blank>Party Deregistration: ‘Court Stay Of Execution Welcome Dev’t’ – Atiku
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay execution of the Federal High Court judgment seeking the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties is a welcome development. Atiku, in a statement on X on Tuesday, noted that the application was even…
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target=_blank>Nigeria Still Under Civilian Rule, Not True Democracy – Adebayo
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has said Nigeria is yet to attain true democracy, arguing that the country is still operating under civilian rule despite over two decades of uninterrupted democratic governance.. Adebayo stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja, saying democratic principles such as accountability, credible…
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