{"id":33415,"date":"2026-06-20T00:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T00:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33415"},"modified":"2026-06-20T00:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T00:49:29","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-20-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=33415","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 20 June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>VANGUARD<\/h3>\n<p>Ex-presidents, celebrities, but no Trump, turn out for Obama Center<\/p>\n<p>US says needs $80bn for Iran war, other bills<\/p>\n<p>Israel, Hezbollah agree ceasefire US official<\/p>\n<p>Tension in Osun as PDP LG chairmen move to reclaim councils<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu extends CG Customs, Adeniyi tenure by 6 months<\/p>\n<p>ADC leadership crisis deepens as court fixes July 13 for substantive hearing<\/p>\n<p>Ignorance, misinformation fuel rising sickle cell cases in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Police debunk abduction reports in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>2014 Nyanya bomb blast: Court sentences 37-year old culprit to death by hanging<\/p>\n<p>EFCC nabs Nigerian-American over alleged $320,000 vehicle import scam<\/p>\n<p>2027: Adebutu not a threat to APC in Ogun, says youth leader<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu to Wike: Youve not disappointed me<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to gain as G7 vows tougher action on smuggling networks<\/p>\n<p>The new NRS headquarters: More than a building, a test of national discipline<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Water Transport gets 170m EU investment boost<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Oshiomhole advocates review of NSCDC Act<\/p>\n<p>Terrorism: Bandit kingpins mum, sister bag 40-year jail terms<\/p>\n<p>Court orders accelerated hearing in Wabara, Jerry Gana, others suit against INEC<\/p>\n<p>By-election: Enugu govt orders movement restriction in 6 LGAs<\/p>\n<p>Impunity fueling genocide claims in Nigeria UN expert<\/p>\n<p>How UK probe destroyed my reputation Alison-Madueke<\/p>\n<p>Security tightened at Niger airport after attack<\/p>\n<p>My anti-corruption fight upset cabals in oil sector Alison-Madueke<\/p>\n<p>University of Ibadan confirms abduction of female student<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Oshiomhole advocates review of NSCDC Act<\/p>\n<p>Terrorism: Bandit kingpins mum, sister bag 40-year jail terms<\/p>\n<p>PETROAN urges refiners, importers to reflect downward price adjustment as crude falls<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC arrests 2 for allegedly buying diesel stolen from telecom facilities<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety at UI as SUG confirms abduction of 300-level law student<\/p>\n<p>Retired military officers warn against ethnicising insecurity<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti Poll: Police warn against unofficial results, situation room flags flashpoints<\/p>\n<p>Ebola spreading fast in DR Congo, WHO warns<\/p>\n<p>Ive never stopped anybody from seeing his children Yul Edochie reacts to claims<\/p>\n<p>30% statutory fee discount to strengthen domestic airlines Keyamo<\/p>\n<p>NIPSS Attack: Security agencies arrest suspects as Shettima visits today<\/p>\n<p>SERAP raises alarm over Sowores bail revocation<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International demands reversal of Sowores bail revocation, condemns rights violation<\/p>\n<p>South Africa anti-migrant hate loses team African support at World Cup<\/p>\n<p>Kwara bans school graduation ceremonies amid security concerns<\/p>\n<p>30% statutory fee discount to strengthen domestic airlines Keyamo<\/p>\n<p>Were here for crusade: Police nab 25 illegal aliens in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Terrorists thrive on fake news, political propaganda Abdulsalami<\/p>\n<p>Confusion in court as 2 lawyers appear for PDP in Wabara, others suit against INEC<\/p>\n<p>Otti unveils aircraft named after Chinua Achebe, Obi of Onitsha<\/p>\n<p>Nasarawa North Bye-Election: NDC predicts victory, rallies support for Dodo<\/p>\n<p>Plateau killings: Mutfwang urges unified response to terrorism, banditry, cybercrime<\/p>\n<p>Why I approved US deal despite having different view Irans supreme leader<\/p>\n<p>Ebola outbreak hits 894 cases in one month<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool agree deal to sign Newcastle interest Munoz from Osasuna<\/p>\n<p>Ex-INEC boss Yakubu arrives Doha as Nigerias new Ambassador<\/p>\n<p>Lagos records lowest building collapse rate in 20 years<\/p>\n<p>Shinkafi to Matawalle: Account for Zamfara gold reserve<\/p>\n<p>Police bust telecom fraud syndicate, arrest suspects over 7.7bn data scam<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu commissions Abuja airport bypass vows no community will pay price of Devt<\/p>\n<p>Army Chief urges graduating recruits to crush terrorists, bandits, kidnappers<\/p>\n<p>Panic grips Ilorin over rumoured bandit attack<\/p>\n<p>US forces lift blockade of Iran ports<\/p>\n<p>FG assures Christians of action on security, welfare concerns<\/p>\n<p>Messi family confirms Lionels father is battling health issue<\/p>\n<p>NUGA 28th Edition: UNICAL to host 50,000 athletes from 50 universities<\/p>\n<p>FGs revenue deductions putting pressure on aviation sector, United Nigeria Chairman<\/p>\n<p>WELA seeks accountability for Safe Schools Initiative amid rising school abductions<\/p>\n<p>We wont participate Oyo APC rejects December LG election<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere warns rising insecurity threatens Nigerias democracy<\/p>\n<p>APC chieftain, 8,000 supporters defect to PDP over alleged marginalisation of Egbaland<\/p>\n<p>Bye Election: Ondo South cannot lower the bar Aiyedatiwa drums support for Faduyile<\/p>\n<p>INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials for Nasarawa North by-election<\/p>\n<p>Five things to know about blockbuster GTA games<\/p>\n<p>FG launches 200bn Capital drive for proposed cooperative bank<\/p>\n<p>FG expands support for indigenous airlines, international routes<\/p>\n<p>FG unveils national policy for regional development<\/p>\n<p>DELSUTH consultants begin indefinite strike over chairmans dismissal<\/p>\n<p>NEC okays N83.2bn flood intervention, moves to strengthen regional development framework<\/p>\n<p>ADC Youths petition NJC, demand justice Lifus removal<\/p>\n<p>Yiaga Africa, IPC raise alarm over vote buying, journalist safety in Ekiti poll<\/p>\n<p>US Supreme Court backs gun ownership by marijuana users<\/p>\n<p>Niger airport attack killed 11 soldiers, two civilians Defence ministry<\/p>\n<p>EFCC probes self-styled prophet accused of defrauding church members of N70.3m<\/p>\n<p>US backs CNG expansion, urges Nigeria to embrace alternative energy<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti 2026: INEC distributes sensitive materials<\/p>\n<p>Chiwetalu Agu, Uzor Arukwe pay tribute to Alexx Ekubo<\/p>\n<p>What Cucurella, Silva, Konate add to Mourinhos project at Real Madrid<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti Poll: Mark, Aregbesola bash APC, predict ADC victory<\/p>\n<p>2027: Lagos NDC leaders reject move to alter primary result, back Baloguns candidacy<\/p>\n<p>Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin next week<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti Poll: Police vow crackdown on thuggery, vote buying as INEC deploys materials<\/p>\n<p>Reps move to strengthen DSS operations through funding, training bills<\/p>\n<p>Panic as fire guts Polaris Bank tower on Lagos Island<\/p>\n<p>Associates of late Maj-Gen Rabe Abubakar demand stronger action on insecurity<\/p>\n<p>Tears, tributes as Abia government, Nollywood bid farewell to Alex Ekubo<\/p>\n<p>Golden Penny honours dealers, unveils new pasta variant<\/p>\n<p>Customs arrests three over smuggled rifles, seizes N3.22bn contraband in Oyo\/Osun<\/p>\n<p>Two vigilantes killed as gunmen attack Plateau community<\/p>\n<p>NHRC warns hate speech threatens democracy ahead of 2027 elections<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity near Jos worsening, Berom youth leader warns as slain vigilantes are buried<\/p>\n<p>Ghana pushes for concrete slavery reparations<\/p>\n<p>Reps move to strengthen DSS operations through funding, training bills<\/p>\n<p>Defence Ministry, NSA, NUJ seek stronger Media-Security partnership to tackle insecurity<\/p>\n<p>Faces at the burial of Alex Ekubo in Abia State<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa resolves Twon-Brass leadership crisis, orders withdrawal of court cases<\/p>\n<p>Gunfire erupts at airport in Niger capital<\/p>\n<p>EFCC asked to enforce forfeiture order on disputed Abuja property<\/p>\n<p>CUPP backs Reps Minority Caucus, urges Tinubu to lead or resign<\/p>\n<h3>LEADERSHIP<\/h3>\n<h3>Stock Market Sheds N5.64trn In 5-day Selloff<\/h3>\n<p>\u2018You Have Not Disappointed Me,\u2019 Tinubu Tells FCT Minister Wike<\/p>\n<p>Why Taraba Government Shut Down All Mining Sites \u2014 SSG<\/p>\n<p>Again, Tinubu Extends Customs Boss Adeniyi\u2019s Tenure By 6 Months<\/p>\n<p>\u2018UK Court Destroyed My Reputation, Integrity\u2019, Ex-Minister Diezani Speaks After Acquittal<\/p>\n<h3>Federal Gov\u2019t Disburses \u20a613bn Interest-free Loans To 7,450 Tertiary Institution Workers<\/h3>\n<p>Investors Stake N1.8trn on Fixed Income Bills<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United Eye Osimhen As Priority Striker Target For New Season<\/p>\n<p>UN Envoy Raises Alarm Over Insecurity, Religious Freedom Concerns In Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti Polls: SDP Accuses INEC Of Plot To Exclude Party<\/p>\n<p>NAFDAC Cracks Down On Smuggling, Seizes Vegetable Oil, N500m Soaps<\/p>\n<p>Fed. Govt Mobilises $380m For Industry Drive In 90 Days<\/p>\n<p>Drop Fuel Prices To Reflect Lower Oil Costs, PETROAN Urges Refiners, Importers<\/p>\n<h3>PUNCH<\/h3>\n<h3>Again, Tinubu extends Customs CG Adeniyis tenure by six months<\/h3>\n<p>Persecution wont stop Sowores 2027 ambition, AAC rallies support<\/p>\n<p>Algeria protest referees decision on Messi tackle<\/p>\n<p>Tension in Osun as PDP LG chairmen move to reclaim councils<\/p>\n<p>Court sentences woman to 10 years for supplying bandits arms<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity not due to weak leadership, Tinubu has political will Oshiomhole<\/p>\n<p>Edo senator backs crackdown on kidnappers, cultists<\/p>\n<p>Police dismiss Osun monarch assassination attempt, arraign suspect<\/p>\n<p>Peter Obi mourns Edo Obidient movements secretary<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest eight suspected cultists, recover firearms in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>IG replaces Placid as police spokesperson after three months<\/p>\n<p>You have not disappointed me, Tinubu tells Wike<\/p>\n<p>Family pleads for release of hearing-impaired widow kidnapped in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>Court jails terrorist kingpins mother, sister for 40 years<\/p>\n<p>Benue panel uncovers N139.8bn missing public funds<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Mother decries negligence after son sustains injury in Oyo school<\/p>\n<p>FG engages banks on digital revenue platform to boost transparency<\/p>\n<p>Court grants Anambra native doctor accused of violating security law 50m bail<\/p>\n<p>TV presenter resigns after wrongly announcing death of Lionel Messis father<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA targeting drug cartels financial empires Marwa<\/p>\n<p>IPOB warns members against defying Kanus authority on appointments<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo fans flood Bruno Fernandes Instagram, demand more respect, service for CR7<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti election: Police deploy officers to all polling units<\/p>\n<p>SDP denies withdrawing from Ekiti governorship poll<\/p>\n<p>US needs $80bn for Iran war, others Official<\/p>\n<p>NANS engages FUOYE VC over SUG presidents suspension<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arrests Nigerian-American over N434m vehicle import fraud<\/p>\n<p>US says goodbye to Air Force One as Trumps Qatari jet awaits takeoff<\/p>\n<h3>THISDAY<\/h3>\n<p>TNP: NNPCL Charges Host Communities on Vigilance Against Saboteurs<\/p>\n<p>Traditionalists Petition Makinde Over Alleged Religious Discrimination in BCOS<\/p>\n<p>Court Sentences Mother, Sister of Eliminated Terrorist Kingpin Battujo to 40 Years Imprisonment<\/p>\n<p>Safe Schools Initiative: WELA Demands Answers Over Continued Abduction of Nigerian Children<\/p>\n<p>Banditry Attack: Tinubu Directs Security Reinforcement At NIPSS, Kuru<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Embraces S-100 Data Revolution to Drive Safer Seas, Blue Economy Growth<\/p>\n<p>IPCR: Electoral Violence ThreatensDemocratic Consolidation in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>NNPC, TotalEnergies Renew Deal to Accelerate Methane Emission Reduction<\/p>\n<p>FG Flags 2,755 GBV Cases in 4 Months, Opens New Rehab Centre as Only 4% of Cases Lead to Prosecution<\/p>\n<p>FG Releases Transition Guidelines for 2025 Tax Acts<\/p>\n<p>Keyamo Reiterates FGs Support for Domestic Operators as UNA Unveils Additional Aircraft to its Fleet<\/p>\n<p>NCIS London: Connecting Nigerias Policy Progress to Global Climate Capital<\/p>\n<h3>SUN<\/h3>\n<p>NNPCL, PINL, council boss condemn multiple pipeline blasts in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>Abdulsalami calls for national unity against insecurity on 84th birthday<\/p>\n<p>Yiaga Africa urges transparency ahead of Ekiti poll<\/p>\n<p>FG publishes 560-page record of constituency projects nationwide<\/p>\n<p>NDC disowns circulating candidate lists for Imo, Abia, Anambra polls<\/p>\n<p>Xenophobia: FG to evacuate 742 Nigerians from South Africa<\/p>\n<p>2026 World Cup: Ghana matches Super Eagles record<\/p>\n<p>World Cup: Iran seeks FIFA intervention after second rejection of travel request<\/p>\n<p>Soludo injects N80m into 80 startups, targets Anambras tech economy<\/p>\n<p>I was nervous, says Tems after Obama center performance<\/p>\n<p>Accord Party presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, welcomes US-Iran peace agreement<\/p>\n<p>Why were spending millions to stop future bandits Gov. Mbah<\/p>\n<h3>GUARDIAN<\/h3>\n<p>NDLEA lists motor parks as drug shipments flashpoints<\/p>\n<p>Enugu community protests neglect, threatens boycott of 2027 campaigns<\/p>\n<p>FG issues transition guidelines for new tax regime<\/p>\n<p>Customs, BAT sign pact to tackle illicit tobacco trade<\/p>\n<p>FG claims $380m secured in strategic financing under industrial policy<\/p>\n<p>NAICOM exits African Alliance after 18-month regulatory intervention<\/p>\n<p>FG urged to fix ports, trade bottlenecks before $1b AfCFTA investment<\/p>\n<p>World Cup goals record nothing but a number, says Messi<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast secure Africas first win at 2026 World Cup<\/p>\n<p>FIFA WC row deepens as 13 Federations condemn UEFA Chief<\/p>\n<p>FIFA must never compromise footballs universality Sepp Blatter<\/p>\n<p>Partey Denied Entry Visa to Canada, Misses Ghanas World Cup Opener<\/p>\n<p>2026 World Cup: England hit by equipment theft ahead of Croatia clash<\/p>\n<h3>DAILY TRUST<\/h3>\n<p>Xenophobia: Hundreds of Nigerians stranded in South Africa<\/p>\n<p>Oshiomhole: NSCDC Cant Remain Civil While Fighting Armed Criminals<\/p>\n<p>Court jails Mother of slain terrorist kingpin<\/p>\n<p>GOGIS present alternative plots to owners of illegally obtained lands In Gombe<\/p>\n<p>Golden Penny rewards top dealers, unveils new product at 2026 sales conference<\/p>\n<p>Lagos: Weve secured 170m EIB fund to accelerate electric ferry transport project<\/p>\n<p>NIPSS Attack: FG pledges support for families of slain officers<\/p>\n<p>Iran Foreign Ministry Counters Revolutionary Guards, Says Hormuz Remains Open<\/p>\n<p>Over 100,000 Nigerians are refugees in Cameroon FG<\/p>\n<p>Come home, its time to clear your name, Akande tells Diezani<\/p>\n<p>Again, Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz, blames Israel-Lebanon conflict<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity erodes Northern households welfare Report<\/p>\n<p>Ondo by-election: Police restrict movement, deploy personnel<\/p>\n<p>By-election: Police restrict movement in 7 Rivers 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