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PM News - June 2, 2026
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Weeks Over School Abduction – Makinde
yo State Governor Seyi Makinde ducted pupils and seven teachers seized by has revealed that Federal gunmen in Oriire Local Government Area.
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thrown into uncertainty on P
Tuesday as teachers, students, labour leaders and civil society groups launched coordinated protests over the continued captivity of 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State nearly three weeks ago.
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Nationwide Uproar
Government to intensify rescue efforts.
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Bandit Scare Shuts Schools,
no meaningful learning could take place in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.
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Sparks Panic Across Osun - of the Nigeria Labour Congress, affil
embarking on a peaceful procession iate unions and civil society organisa- through major roads in the state capital.
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Armed with placards and banners bearing • Parents Abandon Work, Rush To Classrooms As Bandit Rumour Spreads
new approach to the rescue operation.
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• Adeleke Insists No Security Breach Recorded abducted victims, the protesters called on au-
weeks of captivity was too long and called thorities to act decisively before confidence strat- for more innovative and aggressive in the nation’s education system collapses.
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Fresh Exodus Hits PDP, Six Oyo Reps Dump Party For APM
for unity and restraint, insisting that the abduction crisis should not be turned into a political contest.
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O of God, will return safely,” he declared.
political influence ahead of the presidential ambition on the APM platform.
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Confirm No Invasion
spread of unverified information capable of causing chaos, public disorder, ethnic profiling and mob violence.
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Northern Christians Tell Authorities deliberately circulating false and
inciting information would be northern Christian or- ty and help improve safety in investigated and prosecuted.
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involved in the movement parts of the country, it voiced Court Remands Five Police Officers
of illegal weapons.
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Over Death Of Delta Musician OG Millan
focused on those carrying and ammunition would help out attacks, greater emphasis reduce the threat posed by describing it as progress in the ive police officers linked ing a package alleged to contain a also voiced frus
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inadequate communication with shal Onome Umukoro of High FG Ends Pre-Retirement Leave ists that the case would be heard
the victim’s relatives.
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Practice For Civil Servants the family complained that they THC/ASB/CR/M/66C/2026, was Alex noted that the family
had neither been given access to adjourned until June 15, 2026, arrived after the proceedings he Federal Government the autopsy report nor properly as the court awaits legal advice had ended and appealed to the has instr
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? e m o H e m o C n e r d il h C s ’ o y O ill W n e h W : y t i v i t p a C n I s y a D 8 1
ighteen days after gunmen stormed a school in Oyo State and whisked away dozens kidnappers.
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Beyond The Primaries: Uncertainty And Confusion
the Federal High Court.
Justice Mohammed Umar and SDP vs INEC by Justice JamesPage 4 - Read →
Police Debunk Kidnap Claim After
imme- Police operatives were dis- suspicion and emotional diately deployed to the scene, tress.
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Officers Mistaken For Criminals
an angry crowd and took them for remaining vigilant and into custody for verification and supporting security efforts, the investigation.
adEJokE adElEyE searched, photographed andPage 5 - Read →
T content online.
polic- strengthening community Head- the Simawa Divisional so- claims circulating on DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the Although the officers were not ing and responding promptly quarters received information at cial media that t
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N1.4m Sienna Bus Scam
a poor job of managing his principal”.
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opposition and deceives citizens with A
Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim The prosecutor claimed that Ota Magistrates’ Court in unintelligible grammar.
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Ogun FRSC Records 11 Deaths While noting that Afegbua’s responsi-
the statement added.
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the activities of the government he serves, In 19 Road Crashes In May five prominent individuals, but ended up
the CRPP stated that “Afegbua is doing being dismissed unceremoniously.
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the state but could not secure as T
says no fewer than 11 persons, mitment to enforcing traffic rules to We are also urging them to cooperate many as 10 votes.
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Alli’s ‘Consensus’ Candidacy
unofficial channels should be treated with ormer Minister of Power, Adebayo pronouncement on the matter.
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F of the party makes its official pronounce -
the All Progressives Congress has allow himself or herself to be misled by ment,” he said.
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P He said the party must not repeat the
any list of candidates being circulated for the final decision of the party’s national Secretary to the Government of the resources.
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Opposition Has Destroyed Itself - Fayose By TolUlopE okE
Despite this, several politicians have ormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp has fired back By TolUlopE okE emerged as presidential hopefuls ahead at former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, F ormer Eki
the Nigerian people,” Shaibu said. again benefit from a divided op - Shaibu said Nigerians were entitled to ask why the process wasPage 6 - Read →
Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Rages On trapped beneath the debris. More than 60
people were reported injured in the city.
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L thou- throughout the night, forcing
a precursor to any withdrawal of Israeli forces Hezbollah aimed at reducing hostilities sands of residents to seek shelter in from the country.
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A Tensions escalated further after Iranian state
injured after Russia launched of the conflict.
Ukrainian intelligence that Mos- In the capital, Kyiv, at least four peo- structure in Russia’s Krasnodar region, the Zaharani River in what analysts describe ani, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’Page 7 - Read →
Six Killed In Iowa Family Scrap Controversial $1.8bn Fund
.S.
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billion compensation fund created under the gathering as one of the most contentious Shooting; Suspect Found Dead
a settlement agreement with the Internal Revenue meetings he had witnessed during his tenure Service (IRS), as mounting opposition from in the Senate.
a domestic dispute, though inves- land had fled before police arrived. APage 7 - Read →
10 Highly Rated Best
uper Eagles head coach Eric Chelle Unity Cup in London, where they defeated Nigeri- has once again apologised to Jamaica 3-0 in the final on Saturday.
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Players Not Going To
qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while thank you for all the support.
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The 2026 World Cup on his deal with the Nigeria Football Fed-
“I want to say sorry again because we eration.
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Southampton Owner Will Not Sack Head Adeyemi at home has raised a few eyebrows. The
- pacey, direct forward offers something very dif ferent to the rest of Germany’s attacking options,
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Coach Eckert Following ‘’Spygate’’ Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade, Deniz Undav and
Maximilian Beier who are all more technically oriented and tend to operate as link-up or hold- four points for the 2026-27 season.
the play-offs after admitting Dimarco, as well as the likes of Manuel LocatelliPage 8