In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, the party’s national chairman, David Mark, and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke fuming over the court order to deregister ADC, Accord Party and two other political parties.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise.

The Nigerian naira traded relatively stable against the United States dollar on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) window and the parallel market.

THE Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,400 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,390 per dollar last weekend. However, the naira appreciated to N1,356  per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM.

By Progress Godfrey ABUJA — Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 15.93 per cent in May 2026, up from 15.69 per cent in April, as persistent price pressures continued to impact household spending, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Monday showed that the index climbed […]

The Nigerian naira maintained relative stability against the United States dollar at both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market

“Ojukwu refused to recognise the new head of state, insisting that in the absence of Aguiyi-Ironsi, the next in command was Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe”

US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen after the planned signing of an Iran peace deal on Friday, apparently contradicting an earlier statement that the crucial waterway would open immediately

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has warned that Nigeria’s worsening security situation could deteriorate further if urgent and decisive measures are not taken, cautioning that political leaders, including ministers, senators, and governors, may become targets of bandits and insurgents.

He said some officers initially penciled for retirement escaped because the late General Sani Abacha was devoted to his friends.

Representatives of the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities in Delta State have agreed on a power-sharing arrangement for the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu aimed at resolving the lingering dispute over electoral ward delineation in the area. The agreement was reached  after a meeting convened at the Office of […]

The current spike in kidnapping across the country took a frightening dimension as abducted former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, retired Major General Abubakar Rabe,   died  in the custody of bandits who abducted him in Katsina State.

Leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said Nigeria’s vast oil resources have failed to translate into reliable electricity supply, arguing that poor government policies have prevented the country from fully benefiting from its natural wealth.

“Kola was already in Abuja to pick up his father when the unexpected happened. I remember you telling me on the telephone, ‘Our man is dead.'”

“His abduction and subsequent death are not only a loss to his family and Katsina State but a monumental loss to the entire country.”