Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 26 June 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN    

Messi breaks World Cup scoring record as Argentina beat Austria to reach round of 32

Demand for lithium to surge 353% by 2040 amid scramble for Nigeria’s deposit

Spike in bus fares, rents force Nigerians to live in cars, offices, shops

Ondo confirms release of abducted nine-year old, commends security agencies

MFB raises N6 billion from commercial paper to boost SME financing

Inflation may ease to 15.8% in June despite cost pressures, say analysts

Firm spotlights women farmers on World Milk Day

How AI can deepen agricultural extension in Nigeria, others

How African businesses can survive sustainability test

Worry as investors lose N5.64 trillion to equity sell-off in one week

AfDB commits $100m to EBIDs clean energy agenda in West Africa

NESG flags export rerouting as major trade growth constraint

How improved seed varieties, biotechnology impact agricultural productivity

Zamfara Govt partners hold emergency preparedness on Infectious diseases.

Fixing the refineries: Let there be accountability, transparency

PUNCH      

 Nigeria hosts over 100,000 refugees, asylum seekers FG

US opens applications to support Nigerians seeking admission abroad

Messi sets World Cup scoring record with 17th goal

Coalition wants mandatory genotype tests before marriage to curb sickle cell

Insecurity: IG calls for stronger community collaboration

Gombe to get 1,056 officers of 50,000 police recruitment DIG

Drivers death: Family lawyer queries NAF prolonged probe

Ghanaian priest vows to work on Harry Kane ahead of England clash

Delta varsity student stabs younger brother to death in hostel fight

Police arrest man for selling expired powdered milk in Katsina

Benue doctor dies of Lassa fever as state records fresh outbreak

US introduces $750 to fast-track visa interviews for applicants

EFCC arrests two over N68m visa fraud in Enugu

Extortion, rights abuse signs of unprofessionalism in police DIG

2027: Abia APC insists Opah remains governorship candidate

Iran conflict sends Canada inflation to two-year high

SERAP urges FG to release Sowore, drop charges

Oyo issues seven-day ultimatum on unclaimed corpses, plans mass burial

Tinubu names ex-UNILAG VC Ogundipe NUC chairman Stephen Angbulu

Following UKs Starmers exit, Peter Obi demands Tinubus resignation, cites governance failure

UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham sworn in as MP

APC chieftain urges Kwara gov to reconcile aggrieved party members

Ex-US Fed Reserve chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100

Sowore supporters accuse DSS of arresting, injuring activist

US suspends sanctions on Iranian oil until August 21

Manchester United secures land for new 100,000-seater stadium

Reduce cement prices now, Umahi tells manufacturers

Why Lagos is Nigerias toughest state to police DIG

Court replays El-Rufai interview in NSA phone tapping case

Traders Are Underestimating Event Risk Again and Why It Matters

A terrible PM, Badenoch slams Starmer following shock resignation

Run inclusive govt after Ekiti re-election, Cleric urges Oyebanji

Zimbabwean court acquits journalist of hostility towards president

Soldiers repel terrorist attack, rescue abductees in Sokoto, Katsina

Retirement bombshell: Five DCGs to lead 1,516 officers out of Customs

Insecurity: Centre faults Reps minority leaders call to suspend election activities

Cybercrime trial: Court remands Sowore in Kuje prison

THISDAY    

Court Remands Sowore In Kuje Correctional Centre, Dismisses Recusal Application

Presidency Bureau Confers Award on Ogun LG Boss

INEC Warned against Collusion with APC onPVCs Release in Osun

Funding Pressures Wont Stop Polio Fight, Rotary President-Elect, Babalola, Vows

AA Candidate Describes Rivers By-Election as a Charade

2027: Court Hears Suit against Donald Dukes Emergence as PRP Presidential Candidate Today

More Trouble for Tinubu as Group Reopens Chicago Varsity Certificate Saga

Breaking: Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister, Labour Party Leader

FGN Bonds Lead Fixed Income Market Activity as Turnover Hits N1.16tn

SUN           

US opens fully funded pathway for top Nigerian students seeking admission abroad

Kogi intercepts large cache of arms for criminal networks

Tinubu says era of neglect of satellite towns over, commissions Karu water network

Tinubu appoints exUNILAG VC Ogundipe as chairman NUC governing board

Kuje feels like vacation Sowore

UK congratulates Oyebanji on re-election

El-Rufai admits wiretapping NSAs phone on TV, DSS witness testifies

Nigerians protest delayed evacuation flights in South Africa

Oyebanji commends Ekiti people for his victory at guber poll

Reduce cement prices now, Umahi tells manufacturers

Oyo abduction: Protesters demand release of 39 pupils, teachers

Insecurity, impunity threatening religious freedom in Nigeria UN envoy

FG opposes bail for alleged terrorist/oil bunkerer Ugochukwu Ibekwe

FG stops IbadanIfeIlesa road work pending technical review

3,000 Nigerians repatriated from Chad, Niger, Cameroon in 6 months FG

No plans to install my cousin as Customs CG Lawmaker

Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa tighten grip on food production amid insecurity

World Cup: Egypt 3-1 New Zealand as Salah inspires historic victory

World Cup: Cape Verde hold Uruguay to thrilling 2-2 draw

2026 World Cup: Mbapp scores longest-range goal

Nigeria, RwandAir launch expanded cargo corridor to boost exports across Africa

FG cornered 32% of May FAAC revenue, Oye alleges

Stock market loses N5.6trn as investors sell shares, await Dangote IPO

Oriire abduction: Hope rises for abductees as security operatives intensify rescue efforts

Flood, windstorm destroy shops, farmlands in Ebonyi communities

UK to host Nigeria, Germany, Japan, Brazil, China, India, Mexico on climate change discourse

VANGUARD                     

Release Sowore now, drop all charges SERAP tells Tinubu govt

I warned about Buharis govt, but Nigerians didnt listen – Oritsejafor

Peter Obis call for Tinubus resignation childish, hollow Presidency

2027: Security, LG autonomy top my agenda for Ogun, says Adebutu

EFCC begins civil service verification in Delta State

Okowa visits EFCC office in Lagos amid ongoing probe

Bomb blast rocks Lagos material market, police assure residents of safety

Wizkid to host pre-release party for new album in Paris June 25

Man City close in on 17m deal for Maresca as Guardiola successor

Italy elect new football chief after third straight World Cup no-show

Diezani Acquittal: CISLAC/TI demand stronger anti-corruption action in Nigeria

Terrorists abduct OPC chieftain, two others during ransom delivery in Kwara

Abe urges Nigerians to trust electoral process, commends INEC on Rivers bye-election

Police not absorbing repentant terrorists DIG Onwuemelie

Petrol depot prices slide in Lagos as Dangote Refinery maintains stability; diesel drops sharply

SDP reclaims national secretariat as INEC recognises Gombe-led leadership

Herdsmen attack Delta community, one injured as residents seek security intervention

My son was shot while helping his mother escape Father of Osun teen victim

Three feared dead as flood sweeps through Onitsha after heavy rainfall

UK extends Ayrton fund, boosts energy access with 88m

Falling Aid: IMF urges Africa to build internal capacity

Why Nigerians smuggle cars via neighbouring countries Stakeholders blame high clearing costs

NSCDC drills 106 officers on pistol safety, says no room for trigger errors

US offers fast-track visa interviews within 10 days for applicants who pay $750

Bello Turjis alleged sophisticated weapons raise fresh security concerns in Nigeria Experts

Catholic Bishops condemn reintegration of repentant bandits

Man Utd secure land for proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium

190 players jostle for N8m at Prime Atlantic Squash tournament

Lassa fever death toll hits 214 as fatality rate rises to 25%

Phone-tapping charge: Witness denies hearing El-Rufai admit to hacking NSAs line

How I became successful Tony Elumelu reveals

As 190 players jostle for N8m at Prime Atlantic Squash tournament

South Africa to step up security ahead of anti-migrant deadline

Alleged national security breach: Deji Adeyanju testifies in El-Rufais trial

Plateau attack death toll rises to 22, health workers, security personnel among victims

Starmers Resignation: Obi asks Tinubu to resign over failure in governance

JD Vance hails good foundation for Iran deal after direct talks

FG to engage cement producers July 1 over high prices Umahi

Starmer was terrible Prime Minister Badenoch reacts to resignation

Oyo abducted pupils, teachers will regain freedom soon DIG Fayoade

Katsina Govt extends automatic jobs to first-class graduates

Okada, tricycle riders defy Plateau govt, security agencies ban in Jos

Securitys national duty, not ethnic battle, Igboho fires back at critics

           

LEADERSHIP       

FG Mulls Reintroducing Cashless Policy To Tackle Kidnappings

Oyo Issues 7-Day Ultimatum For Unclaimed Corpses, Plans Mass Burial

Obi Calls On Tinubu To Resign, Cites Governance Failures

Evacuation Delays Spark Protest By Nigerians In South Africa

Death Toll Rises To 22 After Plateau Village Deadly Attack

DSS Witness Claims El-Rufai Admitted NSA Phone Tapping On TV Interview

3 Students Killed, 7 Injured As Teenagers Open Fire In Philippine School

South Korean Ex-Justice Minister Jailed 25 Years Over Martial Law Plot

US Introduces $750 Premium Service To Fast-Track Visa Interviews

Navy Ship Beecroft Nabs 5 India-bound Stowaways, Hands Over Suspects To NIS

Okowa Returns To EFCC Over Alleged N1.3trn Derivation Funds Probe

US Mission Nigeria Opens 2026 Education Fund Applications

UK Raises Concern Over Vote Trading In Ekiti Governorship Election

Sahara Group Commits $5,000 To Advance Energy Journalism In Africa

Presidency Blasts Obi, Labels Tinubu Resignation Call ‘Childish’

Breaking: Messi Creates New World Cup Record As Argentina Beat Austria To Reach Knockout Stage

Sowore Clashes With DSS Operatives After Court Orders Kuje Remand

2027 Poll: INEC Disowns Purported APC Candidates’ List For Lagos Reps

Troops Kill 2 Bandits, Arrest Suspects In Kaduna

SDP Chairman Gombe Resumes Office After Supreme Court Victory

Sowore Supporters Accuse DSS Of Arresting, Injuring Him Despite Court Remand Order

Lukarawa Terrorists Block Major Niger Road, Cause Panic

US Suspends Iran Oil Sanctions Until August 21

US Set To Charges $750 To Fast-Track Visa Interviews

PRP Dismisses Claims Kwankwaso Bought 69 Nomination Forms

Sowore Vows To Continue Mobilisation After Court Orders Remand In Kuje Prison

DAILY TRUST     

DLA condemns Sowores bail revocation, incarceration

Lagos: Bomb explodes in commercial area

Messi becomes World Cup record goalscorer

PRP denies selling nomination forms to Kwankwaso

FACT CHECK: Video of Mass Killing Falsely Linked to Recent Attacks in Nigeria

Uba Sanis Bridge Project Revives Communities After Years of Isolation

Tinubu Appoints Ex-UNILAG VC, Ogundipe, as NUC Chairman

Minister disowns alleged aide who appointed seven advisers

Emulate UK PM by resigning, Obi tells Tinubu

Edo: NSCDC Rescues Abducted Teenage Girl, Arrests 3 Suspects

Lassa fever kills doctor in Benue

Katsina to offer automatic jobs to first-class graduates

Troops kill two bandits, rescue kidnap victims in Sokoto, Katsina

Rainstorm destroys hospital, houses in Ondo

Court remands Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre

Lassa fever death toll hits 214 NCDC

18 farmers killed, others injured in fresh Plateau attack

Presidency: Obi’s Call for Tinubu’s Resignation Childish

NEW TELEGRAPH

Terrorists Presence Causing Panic In Niger Communities

Oku Ibom Ibibio Calls For Peace, Inclusive Devt

Mummy Wa Speaks On Why Shes Still Single At Almost 30

Group Tackles Critics Over N110b SUV Procurement For NASS Members

Tinubu Appoints Ex-UNILAG VC, Ogundipe As NUC Chairman

Group Faults Obi Over Planned N5bn Defamation Suit Against Okonkwo

Trump Warns Of Jail Term After Vandalism At Reflecting Pool

Obi Calls For Tinubus Resignation Over Monumental Failure In Governance

NLNG Trains 7, Delivers 70 New Talents To Nigerias Oil, Gas Industry

Struggle Continues Sowore Speaks On Prison Remand

Delta Govt Defends Oborevworis Record

Fathers Day: U.S. Economy Best Ever Trump

Troops Neutralise Two Bandits, Recover Rustled Livestock In Kaduna

Customs Moves To Retire 1,516 Personnel In Two Years

 

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