Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Heading 4

June 13, 2026

Traders decry low sales as yam prices rise in Kwara

Another trader at the market, Taofikat Onisu, said low patronage had adversely affected the business. 

Yams
June 13, 2026

Abducted retired major-general dies in bandits’ den 

The commissioner described the late general’s abduction and subsequent death as a monumental loss.

Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar
June 13, 2026

Trump govt resumes processing immigration benefits for Nigerians, 38 other nationalities

Citing national security concerns, the policies were initially imposed on 19 countries.

U.S. President Donald
June 12, 2026

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX stock soars

The American tech entrepreneur owns Tesla, X, among other globally renowned businesses.

Elon Musk
June 12, 2026

Borno reintegrates 3,740 repentant Boko Haram members into society

Mr Ishaq urged them to go back to their various communities and be law-abiding.

Boko haram
June 12, 2026

MKO Abiola’s Hope ’93 to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope: Nigeria’s journey from promise to poverty

‘Farewell to Poverty’ was MKO Abiola’s 1993 campaign slogan. Three decades later, 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor.

MKO Abiola, Ernest Shonekan, Abacha, Tinubu
June 12, 2026

U.S. DEA intensifies operations to combat substance abuse at 2026 World Cup

“The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) remains committed to helping keep host cities safe and preventing accidental drug poisoning,” said the anti-narcotics agency.

DEA AGENTS (AP Photo/Mike Balsamo)
June 11, 2026

Nigeria exceeds OPEC quota as crude production hits 11-month high

The average crude oil production recorded during May represents 102 per cent of Nigeria’s 1.5mbpd of production quota allocated by OPEC.

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission[ Credit: Punch Newspaper]