Nigeria Today — Tuesday, 9th June 2026 From food safety crises to security crackdowns, bandit abductions to new ministerial appointments — today's headlines capture a nation in motion. Stay informed. Stay aware.

*THE NATION*

Kebbi sets up panel to probe teachers’ salaries

Kano police arrest 345 suspects, seize 270 weapons in statewide crackdown

Kwankwasiyya dismisses reports of Kwankwaso threatening to quit NDC

Oyo abduction: new video surfaces, principal says bandit not asking for money, weapons, sharia

Bamidele: Senate will pass Bill on State Police this week

Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians annually, causes 50 million illnesses — FG

Zamfara Police to rescue 39 persons kidnap in Magami Dididi

IGP Disu calls for stronger West African security cooperation against transnational crime

Three dead, four coaches affected as Warri-Itakpe train derails

Gov. Otti sets Dec. 2026 deadline for completion of new Governor's office

Power sector challenges will be fixed, Tegbe assures Nigerians 

Nigeria not happy with South Africa over treatment of citizens, says Odumegwu-Ojukwu 

Governors, deputies elected under 1979 Constitution not entitled to pension 

EU, FG push ‘Whole-of-Society’ plan to tackle insecurity in Northern Nigeria

Shettima: investment, enterprise key to Nigeria’s $1tn economy

INEC clears Maku, Ombugadu, 18 others for June 20 bye elections

2027: INEC denies issuing access code to political parties

‎LASHMA enrols quadruplets, family on free health insurance after mother's death

Gunmen abduct RCCG Pastor in Ondo 

Tinubu urges Nigerians to support security agencies in anti-terror war

Major projects ready for commissioning by Tinubu - Wike

ADC crisis: Judge to rule June 16 on whether or not to withdraw from Nafiu Bala Gombe's suit 

Tinubu swears in Tegbe, Enikanolaye as new Power, Foreign Affairs ministers

Niger deploys joint security forces to flush out bandits in Borgu

Property destroyed in Anambra building collapse

Three bandits neutralise as police launch offensive operation in Jangebe

DSS arraigns man over alleged coup calls

Data Commission, Meta launch initiative to strengthen Data Protection in Nigeria

Our greatest asset is youths, not oil — Defence Minister

Group lauds Wike, mobilises diaspora support for national development

FG unveils framework to guide regional commissions, drive balanced development

Female hit-and-run victim rescued on Lekki-Epe Expressway

How scan detected my baby had no nose - Judikay opens up on pregnancy scare

‘Acting is my life, not a hobby,’ Nancy Isime reflects on 'Blood Sisters 2' role  


*PUNCH*

Suspected kidnappers kill soldier, injure another in Ogun

LP sues INEC over Enugu North by-election exclusion

Jigawa ADC governorship aspirant rejects primary, petitions appeal panel

Lagos stakes claim as Africa’s gateway for global investment

Plateau FRSC: Cycling answer to rising fuel cost

Yola Catholic Diocese launches programmes for N’East IDPs

Yobe residents beg Buni for dialysis centre as kidney disease crisis persists

Gawuna seeks ADC gov ticket as defection talks advance

June 12: Anyaoku, Sanwo-Olu for Lagos Democracy Day discourse

Christians in Nigeria face killings, forced conversion – UN

Iyabo Obasanjo quits APC over ‘disrespect’

Muslim community pledges votes for Oyebanji

Kukah decries insecurity, urges stronger leadership

Tax expert seeks S’Court verdict on VAT dispute

Army chief asks banks to disrupt terror financing

Senate to debate State Police bill this week

Lagos APC unveils 41-year-old Sonayon-James deputy gov pick

African Church Primate urges Tinubu to end terrorism, banditry

Kwara targets 1.2 million women, children for free healthcare programme

Ogun waste collectors warn of service disruption over rising costs

Bandits ambush reconciliation meeting, abduct 39 in Zamfara forest

Ekiti 2026: INEC to deploy over 2,400 BVAS, 9,500 staff

Oyo abduction: Kidnapped principal denies bandits’ sharia demand

NEMA deploys emergency response as passenger train details in Delta

LP presidential aspirant dumps party for YPP after disqualification

Don't carry your burdens in silence, speak up, Soludo’s wife urges men

Xenophobia: Nigeria not happy wi

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