2027: I might not be alive to contest – Peter Obi
When pressed on whether he would definitively be on the ballot in 2027, Obi responded bluntly: “Not even a candidate. I might not even be alive. I’m telling you. Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating it. Deliberately so. Everything. So, there is even a possibility, if they have the opportunity, I will not be alive.”
CBN revokes 46 MFBs’ licences
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of 46 Microfinance Banks (MFBs).
Oyo abduction: NUT suspends strike, directs teachers to resume work Thursday
The union directed all public primary and secondary school teachers across the state to resume official duties from Thursday, July 2, 2026, bringing an end to the industrial action that was declared in response to the kidnapping of teachers and students in Oriire Local Government Area.
Tinubu defends NYSC reforms, says scheme must meet today’s realities
“We are repositioning the NYSC from a mobilisation scheme into a national development platform for skills, employability, productivity and enterprise.”
Xenophobia: FG to seek compensation from South Africa for Nigerians’ abandoned properties
federal government has said it would seek from its South African counterpart compensation for Nigerians forced to abandon businesses and other valuable properties as they returned home, following renewed anti-immigrant tensions in the country.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s historic bid to restrict birthright citizenship.
Alleged Cybercrime: Court grants Sowore bail, orders two sureties, passport surrender
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored the bail it had earlier granted to activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore.
2027: NDC granted access to upload candidates on INEC portal – Dickson
The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Seriake Dickson, has announced that the party has been granted access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal to upload the names of its qualified candidates for the 2027 general elections. Dickson made the disclosure on Monday in a statement posted on his X […]
Remi Tinubu defends ‘akara’ comments, says FG supports tomato, pepper sellers
“We will continue to empower them by adding to their resources so their businesses can become sustainable.”
US disclosure on neutralised 199 jihadists refers to May operation – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Monday said the recent disclosure by the United States on the killing of 199 jihadists and the recovery of a massive cache of ISIS arms, ammunition and electronic equipment was not a fresh operation but the declassification of a successful joint Nigeria-US counter-terrorism mission carried out in May 2026.
Xenophobia: Over 15,000 Nigerians stranded as FG evacuates 271 today
No fewer than 15,000 Nigerians willing to come back home, Vanguard can authoritatively report, are still stranded in South Africa on the eve of June 30 deadline issued by anti-immigration groups.
