Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 3 JUNE 2026

JUST-IN: 274 New Cholera Cases Recorded In Borno Within 24 Hours As Toll Hits 4,204

China Deploys Medics To DR Congo As Ebola Outbreak Worsens2027 Poll: Defence Minister Matawalle, Maradun Emir Lead Prayers For Tinubu

UK To Release Second Batch Of Mandelson Documents

Atiku Responsible For ADC Crisis in Adamawa — Wakili

Tinubu’s Government Has Made Poverty A Tool Of Control — Adebayo is

PDP To Keyamo: You Lack Moral Authority To Advise Jonathan On 2027 Presidency

Why Schools In Borno Are Not Shut Despite Insecurity — NUT

NUPRC Suspends Workers’ Industrial Action After Talks With Unions

FCT Natives Seek Inclusion Of Communities In Abuja Master Plan Review
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Teachers Protest In Borno Over Students’ Abduction, Picket Govt House

Telcos Back FCCPC Retreat on Lending Rules, Seeks Regulatory Clarity

Nigeria’s Fortunes Declining Since 2015 Under APC — Wabara

ASUU Strike Grounds Activities At Benue University

CSO Demands EIA Report On Oil Firm Operating In Niger Delta

‘If There Wasn’t A Breach, Who Leaked Voter Information From INEC Database?’ — Atiku Demands Answers

Imo APC Seeks Reconciliation After Primaries, Rallies Support For Tinubu

EFCC Declares Foreigner, 2 Others Wanted Over Alleged Fraud, Breach Of Trust

Green Economy Drive In Yobe Targets Insecurity Through Youth Engagement, Waste Recovery

Tinubu Commissions 3 New Warships, Says Navy’s Anti-Piracy Success Boosting Economy

Nigeria’s Data Center Market Expansion Projected To Surpass $1trn By 2031

INEC Launches Probe Into Alleged Leak Of CVR Database Information

Tears As 8 Victims Of Plateau Attack Are Buried

Police Uncover How ‘One Chance’ Gang Killed 2 Nurses After N3.5m Ransom

‘Get Rid Of Terrorists Within 90 Days Or Resign’ — RCCG Overseer Adeboye Tells Security Chiefs

Blood Donor Day 2026: Yuguda Seeks Stronger National Blood Supply System

OMO Bills Dominate Fixed Income Market as Investors Stake N913bn

FG Targets Faster Housing Delivery As Darma Inspects 1,500-Unit Kano Estate

NAPTIP Seeks Special Court For Human Trafficking Cases In Bayelsa

INEC Investigates Alleged CVR Data Access, Rules Out External Hacking

Tinubu Hails Fund MREIF Amid N128bn Mortgages Delivery To 1,859 Families

FIFA To Enforce Strict Time-Wasting Rules At World CupIran Set For Spain Stopover As Visa Delays Disrupt World Cup Plans

Chinda Resigns From House Of Reps Minority Leader Position As 13 Lawmakers Switch Parties

Amnesty International Condemns Kogi Mass Abduction, Urges Urgent Rescue of Victims

Nigeria’s Assets Under Management Triples To N10trn In 2 Years

Declare state of emergency on insecurity, CAN urges FGCrowds besiege Jigawa LG over fake N75,000 COVID-19 grant

Kebbi gov unveils plans to review primary school teachers salaries

Lukaku scores on international return as Belgium defeat Croatia 2-0

Ex-lawmaker claims hijack of Imo NDC structure

Osun: Adeleke mobilises hunters, security forces to protect schools, communities

Full squads of African countries at 2026 World Cup

Police arrest suspected drug baron, recover hard drugs in Sokoto

NDLEA arrests 48 traffickers in Edo, recovers 541.47kg of drugs

Police debunk bandit attack rumours in Ogun, say state safe

Voter database leak: Atiku demands answers from INEC

Police dismiss threat claims in Ondo, say schools remain secure

NDC aspirant petitions party over Delta Reps primary result

Osun poll: Bury plans to defect, back APCs Oyebamiji, Senator tells supporters

JUST IN: Tinubu returns to Abuja after Lagos holiday

Police Trust Fund seeks better funding to tackle insecurity

2026 World Cup: FIFA releases full squads, confirms 1,248 players, 891 debutants

Insecurity: CAN declares three-day national mourning

Ebola: FG intensifies border screening, orders isolation for high-risk travellers

FULL LIST: FIFA new rules ahead of 2026 World Cup

Benue, Adamawa teachers join rallies against school abductions

First Bank and Federal Ministry of Housing Expand Access to Home ownership Through Single-Digit Mortgage Financing

Tinubu celebrates longtime ally Yusuf Ali at 90

Anambra NUT cries out over stalled rescue of Oyo, Borno abductees

Stakeholders urge youths to fight for political spaces

FG inaugurates Democracy Day committee, hails MKO Abiolas sacrifices

Osun teachers protest, demand rescue of abducted Oyo pupils

Tinubu hails MOFIs delivery of N128bn mortgages to 1,859 families

End terrorism within 90 days or quit, Adeboye tells service chiefs

Reps demand rescue of 42 abducted Borno schoolchildren

Japan defeat Iceland 1-0 in friendly after new FIFA substitution rule

Oyo abductions: Reps decry math teachers death, seek state police

Chinda dumps PDP for APC, resigns as Reps Minority Leader

Norwegian football federation asks FIFA to probe Trump peace prize

UK police under fire over handcuffing of dying student

Amnesty Condemns Killing Of 17 In Sokoto Bandit Attack, Demands Probe

Enugu teachers besiege govt house, demand release of abducted Oyo pupils

APM raises the alarm over rising security challenges in Lagos

Trump names Bill Pulte acting intelligence director

Omo-Ageges resignation from APC didnt come as surprise Delta gov

Visa issue prevents Switzerlands Embolo from boarding World Cup flight

Oyo abduction: Parents reject govts rice, money, demand childrens returnMonarch

Teachers, students protest in Taraba, demand release of abducted Oyo pupils

NAF chief says civilian casualty allegations hurt militarys image

Iran plans three-day funeral for late supreme leader

Osun begins distribution of 2.8 million mosquito nets to fight malaria

Senate condemns Oyo school abduction, warns against divisive comments

Insecurity: Plateau teachers protest school kidnappings, present demands to govt

INEC probes leak of voter data, traces user account

Wike assures safe return of abducted students, teachers as NUT protests

No doctor should earn below N1m monthly OOUTH ARD

Lagos teachers protest as Obasa faults content creators over abduction coverage

UK Athletics fined 350,000 over death of Paralympian

Foreign aid cuts put HIV, TB, malaria gains at risk, Ex-minister warns

FG distributes ICT equipment to 15 colleges of education

Oyo abduction: Kwara teachers protest, say no school safe

Uzodimma urges unity after APC primaries

Adeleke dismisses rumoured bandits invasion as Osun schools shut in panic

Nigerias Jimoh Ibrahim Elected Chair of UN General Assemblys Fifth Committee, Pledges Reform, Fiscal DisciplineTinubu Returns To Abuja After Eid-El-Kabir Holiday in Lagos

2027: Denila Emerges Youth Party Delta Guber Candidate

Tinubu Lauds MREIF For Delivering N128bn In Affordable Mortgages To 1,859 Nigerian Families

Bariga APC Youths Reject Moves to Challenge Assembly Candidate, Warn Against Internal Crisis

President of Benin, Wadagni, Meets Tinubu in Abuja Over Trade, Security, ECOWAS

Makinde: Stop Apportioning Blame Over Teachers, Students Abduction, Support Govts Efforts in Their Release

INEC Probes Unauthorised Access, Disclosure of Information from CVR Database

2027: Kwara South Monarchs Endorse Igbomina Bloc for Senate Seat

House Minority Leader, Chinda, Quits PDP, Joins APC

NBS: Food Prices Increase in April 2026

NSCDC Intensifies Digital Transformation, Trains Officers on Research, Operational Excellence

FRSC Makes 1,691 Arrests Nationwide in Crackdown on Overloading, Others

Weve Lost Over 1,200 Persons to Banditry Attacks Under Tinubu, Say Kwara North Elders

6,000 Manholes Exposed in Lagos

Gunmen Kill Several in Night Attack on Plateau Community

CAP Unveils Spruce Paint Brand to Expand Access to Affordable Quality Solutions

Jigawa Gov Suspends Four Political Aides Indefinitely

Bandits Kill One, Kidnap 30 Others in KogiCommunity

DSS Clarifies Reports on Okey Ndibe, Says Airport Interaction For Watchlist Delisting Process

Ugo Udezue to Host South-East Basketball Tournament in Ebonyi

Multichoice Rolls Out Special DStv, GOtv World Cup Offers

Serena, 44, to Return at Queens Double Club after Four Years Absence

Cross River NUT protests rising insecurity, demands action on abductionsINEC has questions to answer over CVR database leak

Boko Haram: NAF Chief assures of people-centred air operations

Navy Inaugurates multinational maritime task force to secure Gulf of Guinea

Tinubu back to Abuja after Eid-el-Kabir break

UN: Jimoh Ibrahim appointed Chair of 5th committee of General Assembly

Fubara assures NUT of security of schools in Rivers

Protesters storm Ogun govt secretariat over abducted Oyo schoolchildren

Nnamdi Kanu: US Congress directs Secretary of State to engage Nigerian Govt

Oyo abductions: Plateau teachers protest, demand action

Rep calls for rescue operation of 42 abducted Borno schoolchildren

June 12: FG inaugurates inter-ministerial committee to coordinate 27th Democracy Day events

Plateau: Anguish, anger as eight victims of Barkin Ladi attack laid to rest

Illicit arms fuelling terrorism in Africa, Nigerias envoy warns UN

AfCFTA takes shape as farmers, commodity aggregators join cooperative initiatives

Oyo/Borno abductions: We may soon withdraw our services nationwide over unsafe schools NUT

Insecurity: NPA ED Badmus laments withdrawal of armoured vehicles in Osun

We wont relent until abducted Ogbomoso pupils, teachers regain freedom Makinde

Insecurity: End terrorism in 90 days or step down Adeboye to security chiefs

NUT takes protest to Lagos Assembly, demands release of abducted Oyo teachers, pupils

NIMC warns Nigerians against fake NIN correction portal

Jurist pushes for technology driven reforms in justice administration

Tinubus Aide faults Nasbois terrorist video, warns against inciting fear

Adeboye never campaigned for government, RCCG fires back at critics

Peter Obi was wise to leave ADC, says Pat Utomi

Oyo ADC governorship candidate Alagbe laments plight of abducted Oriire pupils, teachers, calls for urgent action

Oyo school kidnappings may have been politically motivated FayoseADC crisis deepens as Momodu blasts Lawals anti-Atiku allegations

INEC guidelines rank above Electoral Act in elections Maduabuchi

2027: Those projecting Jonathan should be arrested over political crisis Wike

If rigging decides 2027, Tinubu will win easily Babachir Lawal

Fayose accuses Makindes govt of orchestrating Oyo abduction to tarnish Tinubu

2027: Igbo group warns against electoral manipulation, calls for issue-based campaigns

Insecurity: Kwankwaso dismisses reports linking him, NDC to protest

International friendly: Super Eagles opens Poland camp with 18 players

FIFA introduces new refereeing rules ahead of World Cup

Osimhen happy at Galatasaray amid PL links Gala insider

NUPRC operations shut as oil workers begin indefinite strike over training dispute

CAN declares June 14 Black Sunday over widespread insecurity

Many killed as Sokoto records second attack in 48 hours

Akpabio: We’re pushing for return tickets of some senators who lost primariesRural Communities Risk Stagnation Without Investment, Government Collaboration 106-Year-Old Monarch

Under Tinubu, Bandits Have killed Over 1,200 people in Kwara North Commission

INEC probes leak of voter data involving Wikes aide

Plateau teachers protest, demand urgent action on insecurity

We Dug Over 30 Boreholes To Get Water Amid Funding Strain Ilorin Central Mosque Cttee

Questions as Flood Persists in Abuja Despite N1.24bn Ecological Fund

Cholera: Borno records 274 new cases in 24 hours

Ondo LG chair shuts schools over security concerns

NUPRC unions end strike

Eight victims of Plateau attack laid to rest amid tears

WHO Unveils blood Campaign Slogan as FG Calls for Increased Voluntary Donation

Ex-army spokesman loses wife to heart attack

5 police officers remanded over musicians death

Police officers mistaken for kidnappers escape mob attack in Ogun

Police launch manhunt over reprisal attacks in Kwara

Gunmen ambush, kill 2 police officers in Anambra

Childrens Day celebration: 3 bouncers arrested over pepper spray incident

DSS nabs 2 foreigners, 3 others over Niger school abduction

Gunmen kill 24 in Sokoto, Plateau communities

Gunmen kill 2, abduct many travellers in Kogi, 23 rescued

Windstorm, rain destroy over 400 houses, schools in Zamfara, Plateau, Sokoto

Angry mob detains police officers mistaken for Kidnappers

Cholera kills 40 in Borno

School children abductions: Borno parents slam FGs silence as protest rocks Oyo

Bandit leader contacts abducted Generals family, seeks release of gang members

How Babachir fell out with Atiku

Questions over Chindas position as minority leader, APC govship candidate

2027: Why Badagry got Lagos deputy govship slot

Benue: Labour Partys govship candidate unveils female running mate

ADC primary: Hayatu-Deen rules out court action, calls for united opposition

2027: LP presents Okereke as presidential candidate

Parallel guber candidates emerge for PDP in states

Kano PDP endorses Jonathan as partys presidential candidate

DLA dismisses female presidential aspirants allegations of irregularities

Agbese secures LP rep ticket for second term

Primary: Wadada appeals for unity, says no victor, no vanquished

Abuja motorists battle flooded roads as rainy season sets in

Wike takes responsibility for cows roaming Abuja streets

NGX opens June on a bearish note as investors lose N1.8trn

Nigeria transits to T+1 settlement cycle as NGX eyes N300trn market cap

CBN targets 95% financial inclusion with vision 2028