Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH     

Burna Boy becomes African artiste with most Billboard Hot 100 entries

Credit to manufacturers dropped 22.5% in 2025 MAN

DHQ restricts night sailing, issues rainy season safety advisory

Abure-led LP applauds ACourt for halting deregistration of ADC, others

People must trust police, IG seeks end to mutual suspicion

Three Edo Assembly members defect to NDC

Portugals Ronaldo first man to score at six World Cups

CBN warns against naira abuse, unveils students club

IG bans policemen from unauthorised content creation, live streaming

Loving children could mean not bringing them into the world Nancy Isime

FG targets oil theft through youth engagement, community development

Police dismiss claim abducted Oyo pupils, teachers flown to Kaduna

US court rules against man whose dreadlocks were cut off in prison

NBA slams tough police bail conditions

Killings: IG deploys tactical teams to Plateau to restore peace

SEC stops Dangote Refinery IPO promotions, warns investors

Police arrest four suspected telecom infrastructure vandals in Oyo, recover 8m solar equipment

Saudi Arabia executed 100 people in 2026 over drug trafficking Report

Police probe ammunition parcel delivered to bank MD in Lagos

Rivers shuts five hospitals, arrests seven over child trafficking, quackery

JUST IN: US designates Nigerian, others as ISIS financiers

Police prosecute 117 motorists over unregistered, concealed number plates in Adamawa

BREAKING: Chelle gets new Eagles contract, handed Olympic Eagles job

Overnight candle causes fire at Kwara church

Police arraign 24 for killing Kaduna woman accused of child theft

Sokoto mourns three soldiers, two policemen killed by IED, ambush

Super Falcons Plumptre debunks WAFCON exclusion over bribery demand

VIDEO: Jordan leave spotless locker room, gifts after World Cup defeat

Reps minority caucus sets Gbajabiamilas legacy as benchmark

China displaces US for worlds fastest supercomputer crown

Paternity dispute: Cubana Chiefpriest agrees to public DNA test with Kenyan woman

Akpabio rallies Senators for vote on state police bill

THISDAY    

SEC Bans Promotion of Unapproved Dangote Refinery IPO

Tinubu: Were Building Infrastructure for Knowledge-Driven Economy

Breaking: US Blacklists Nigerian Bureau de Change in Fresh ISIS Financing Crackdown, Deepens Counterterrorism Partnership With Abuja

Tinubu Transmits State Police Bill to Senate, Akpabio Pledges Swift Passage

Bago, Others Hail Igbokwe as COFFHA President

When We Laugh at the Police, Are We Really Laughing at Ourselves

Reps Minority Caucus Pledges Constructive Opposition, Sets Gbajabiamilas 2011-2015 Record as Benchmark

NDLEA Begins Trial of Billionaire, Two Others Over Alleged 322kg Tramadol Possession

NNS Delta Operatives Rescue Three From Capsized Boat In Warri River

SUN   

 Senator accuses Kebbi governor of victimising him over insecurity claims

Oba of Benin orders traditionalists to lay curses against banditry, violent crimes

Ortom fires back at Alia over financial allegations

Sowores detention condemnable, threat to free speech, fair trial Adams

Police urged to probe Matawalles NECO, SSCE results

US designates Nigerian, two others, six entities as ISIS financiers

Air Peace subsidised South Africa evacuation flight Onyema

EFCC finds nothing after screening of Delta civil servants Oseji

 GUARDIAN    

Demand for lithium to surge 353% by 2040 amid scramble for Nigerias deposit

SAHCOs revenue rises 54% to N44.46 billion

Presidency, rep dismiss calls for Tinubus resignation over economy, insecurity

How Fubaras withdrawal reopens Rivers political space

UK commends Ekiti election as CSOs decry vote-trading, BVAS delays

Adelekes campaign demands arrest, prosecution of 14-year-old killers

NDC, others reject Umahis Rainbow Coalition in Ebonyi

Troost-Ekong: Dont write off Ghana against England

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

We are with you, YCE backs Tinubus re-election ahead of 2027

21 killed as gunmen attack Plateau community

Protesters block Ibadan road, demand rescue of abducted pupils, teachers

Lagos court jails two men for drug trafficking

Two killed, four injured in Ogun auto crash as flood sweeps away teenage hawker

Police foil pastors abduction, rescue woman, two children in Ondo

Umahi queries N2.8b palliative certificate on Ibadan-Ife-Ilesha road reconstruction

Pope Leo XIV blasts bureaucracy blocking food aid to hungry millions

Five states receive 21.2 per cent of VAT disbursement in April

NUJ calls for proactive communication, ethical reinforcement

Cross-border dispute resolution, reforms dominate UK-Nigeria trade discussions

VANGUARD            

 Rivers Bye-Election: AA candidate Douglas petitions INEC, IGP, rejects result

Elimination of mother-to-child HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis achievable Soludos wife

Husband of lynched Kaduna woman alleges DPO sent her back to mob

NUPRC seeks Defence Ministry support to secure oil infrastructure

Accord Party demands redeployment of Osun CP over alleged political violence

US sanctions Lagos-based ISIS financier, bureaux de change in global terror crackdown

Shinkafi petitions IGP, seeks probe of Matawalles 2018 NECO certificate

Niger hands in formal request to quit ICC

UK flags vote trading, BVAS glitches, disability barriers in Ekiti poll

Burna Boy becomes African artiste with most Billboard Hot 100 entries

YAM demands Sowores immediate release, condemns alleged DSS actions

CRiver: NDLEA arrests 262 drug offenders in seven months, destroys cannabis farms

Rivers govt closes five hospitals over child trafficking, suspects arrested

Lawyers sue FG, army over military checkpoints in Southeast, demand 500bn damages

Osun 2026: Adelekes aides, Accord chieftains defect to APC

WHO raises alarm over birth defects, calls for wider newborn screening

Sowore: Nations strength lies in respecting dissenting voices Igbo Elders

Ex-Ondo lawmaker sues IGP, police over arrest hours before APC primaries

FG receives approval for 63 ambassadorial postings, six still pending

Sowores detention undermines fair trial, free speech Gani Adams, Odumakin

Sowores detention: Peter Obi warns against treating critics, journalists as threats

10 countries with no army, navy or air force

Police dismiss claim abducted Oyo pupils, teachers transferred to Kaduna

Tinubu sends State Police Amendment Bill to Senate

TANTITAs drones protecting Nigeria, not targeting ethnicities Stakeholders

SEC bans marketing, promotion of Dangote Refinerys IPO

Bokkos attack: IG deploys AIG, tactical teams to Plateau

China displaces US for worlds fastest supercomputer crown

Ekiti 2026: Oyebanji receives INEC certificate of return, pledges greater prosperity

Investigation into ammunition parcel delivered to FirstBank MD has begun CP Tijani

Again, court adjourns rapper Odumodublvcks assault trial

Iran says wont allow UN inspectors at bombed nuclear sites

Leave Sowore, go after bandits, terrorists, Timi Frank counsels SSS

Hardship: Civil servants demand 400% wage increase

Abia: NDLEA convicts 95 suspects in 12 months

                   

LEADERSHIP       

Trump To Co-Present World Cup Trophy With Infantino In Final

Police Intercept Military Uniforms, Cartons Of Suspected Illicit Drugs In Lagos

Nigerian Army To Conduct Live Firepower Demonstration, Field Exercise In Bauchi

Benin Oba Summons Native Doctors To Curse Kidnappers, Criminals In Edo

Insecurity: Makinde Imposes 16-Hour Curfew On 10 Oyo LGAs

Experts Raise Concerns As US Designates Nigerian, Others ISIS Financiers

Bank Credit To Manufacturing Sector Drops N1.92trn

Court Remands Fake Doctor Over Alleged N941m Investment Fraud

Kebbi Senator Rejects State Police Bill, Says Timing Suspicious

Ronaldo Leads Portugal To Emphatic 5-0 Victory Over Uzbekistan

FG Unveils PPP Framework To Bridge Nigeria’s Infrastructure Gap

Ronaldo Makes World Cup History As Portugal Captain Becomes 1st Man To Score In 6 Tournaments

FCT Police Commissioner Meets Miyetti Allah Leaders, Warns Against Night Grazing

US Moves Against ISIS Financing Network Linked To Nigeria, Europe , Middle East

Rivers, Bayelsa, Imo Suffer Power Outage After TCN Transmission Line Fault

Achebe Rejected $1m Offer, Blocked 50 Cent’s Film Title “Things Fall Apart”

Asake comes First Artiste To Hit 180 Weeks On Spotify Top 10

CBN Moves Against Naira Abuse, Unveils Ambassadors Club

Cash Outside Banks Rises to N5.19trn as Credit Rebounds

FAAN Raises Airport Cab Tariff By 200%

$20bn Dangote Refinery IPO Poised To Redefine Nigeria’s Capital Market – Analyst

US ICE Arrests Convicted NigerianFor Rape Kidnapping Faces Deportation

IGP Disu Bans Police Officers From TikTok, Facebook Content Creation, Threatens Dismissal

Obi Faults Sowore’s Remand, Warns Of Democratic Backsliding

Fitch Warns on Nigeria’s $5bn Swap Deal Risks

   

DAILY TRUST     

British Defence Chief in Maiduguri to boost Nigeria-UK security collaboration

Rivers: Police officers arrested over extortion

NAHCON Concludes Return Airlift of Nigerian Pilgrims, Begins 2027 Hajj Preparations

Tinubu: Were laying foundation for Nigeria that works for all

UK, Nigeria sign pact against terrorism financing, cyber threats

Tinubu transmits state police bill to Senate

Bandits kill six farmers in Kaduna

Kebbi APC senator defects to ADC over primary crisis

Kebbi: Eight killed in farmers-herders clash

PHOTOS: Soldiers killed in Sokoto ambush laid to rest

Zamfara Moves to Reform Education Sector, Introduces Vocational Courses

Two Herders ambushed, killed in Plateau

Troops: Weve rescued 47 captives in Borno

Zamfara Gov Hails Police Over Recovery of 504 Rustled Animals

Oyo abduction: Police vow to rescue captives

1 injured as IED explodes in Lagos suburb

NIGERIA DAILY: They Threatened To Attack If People Refuse To Listen To Them

Kaduna mob killing: Last moments of slain female teacher

Health workers, security personnel, killed in Plateau attack

7 policemen killed in Lagos in 3 months

Police suspend DPO over alleged extortion in Rivers

Kidnapped Ondo pastors son rescued 3 weeks after

14 nabbed over alleged Auchi motor park killing

Police arraign man over alleged housebreaking

FCT minister disowns aide who appointed 7 advisers

NAFDAC sensitises FCT residents on effects of drugs

2027: Clergy warns against electoral violence in FCT, states

Keir Starmer: What went wrong for UKs Prime Minister

Refugee Day: Nigeria urges new thinking in tackling global displacement

Nigeria ranks best in Africa for AI governance FG

Postal revenue hits N8.14bn in 2025 after years of decline

Umahi demands cut in cement prices as Lafarge rebrands to HBM

Wema Bank, EIB Global offer N78.5bn credit to youths, women businesses

Increased import of cooking gas will reduce cost NMDPRA

Concerns as fuel prices remain unchanged after crude oil drop

20 years after, Lagos airport resolves concession row

  

NEW TELEGRAPH

NUPRC, Defence Move Against Oil Theft With Fresh Asset Protection Framework

FG Seeks Private Capital To De-Risk Agribusiness

Stakeholders Seek Stronger Media Ethics To Drive Maritime Growth

State Counsel Play Vital Role In Justice Delivery, Says Attorney-General

NDC Emerges Main Opposition Party In Edo Assembly As Three Lawmakers Defect

NPF Launches Health Campaign In Kwara To Curb Sudden Deaths Among Officers

Oyo Police Arrest 3 Suspected Armed Robbers, Recover Firearms, Ammunition

Wike: Abujas Landscape To Transform Completely Under Tinubu

NPA Moves To Clear Traffic Congestion, Extortion Along Lagos Port Corridors

Oyo Police Debunk Viral Claim On Movement Of Abducted Children, Teachers

Ogun Attracts $250m Dairy Investment As Firm Plans Mega Farm

Civil Servants Are Engine Of Any Nation FG

Ortom Challenges Alia To Public Debate Over Allegations Of Financial Impropriety

2027: Obi Volunteers Targets 10m New Voters Nation Wide

Why I Cant Disclose My Earnings With My Partner Nancy Isime

NSITF Partners SAfricas Rand Mutual To Strengthen Africas Social Protection Systems

Zamfara Govt Explains Use Of World Bank SABER Funds

NUC Approves Five New Academic Programmes For Veritas University

2027: 10,000 Health Insurance Beneficiaries Endorse Gov Nwifuru For Second Tenure

NTDA Condemns Suspicious Death Of Church Elder In Ondo Hotel

Poor Sanitation: Lagos Govt Clears Agege, Environs Of Filth, Street Beggars

Burna Boy Becomes African Artist With Most Billboard Hot 100 Entries

Tinubu Submits State Police Amendment Bill To Senate

Illegally Constructed Plazas In 4 Anambra Markets Face Demolition As Govt Enforces Compliance

Nigeria Needs $2.3trn To Bridge Infrastructure Gap, ICRC Unveils New PPP Framework

 

                                         

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