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PM News - June 9, 2026
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General
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FG Confirms Four Dead, 24 Injured In Engr. Funsho Adebiyi, the accident occurred
along the Warri–Itakpe rail corridor when four coaches capsized and one coach derailed.
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Warri–Itakpe Train Derailment In Delta lives of four passengers, comprising two
adult women, one adult man and an infant.
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• Demand Forest Guards Nationwide comprehensive and aggressive se-
curity strategy to flush out bandits, terrorists and kidnappers from their hideouts across the country amid worsening insecurity.
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Ogun Horror: Gunmen Kill Soldier,
unconditional release of all citizens cur- Continued from pg.1 rently held captive by criminal groups.
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the administration fails to halt the dete- Osonwa also lamented what he de- Hunter, Three Kidnapped Victims
riorating security situation and restore scribed as the systematic targeting of public confidence within a clearly defined schools and places of worship by criminal timeframe, the nation’s service chiefs groups, noting t
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should honourably resign from office.
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rity personnel on duty, leading to the death A
that security presence in the area had been were slipping out of government control.
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gressive, unrelenting and comprehensive APC In Turmoil As Thousands Storm Lagos
insecurity, following the recent approval security strategy” to dismantle criminal of 1,000 forest guards for Oyo State.
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Secretariat Over Primary Election ‘Fraud’
The Nigerian Railway Corporation expressed housands of members of the All Pro-
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FG Confirms
deep sorrow over the incident and extended condo- gressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday
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lences to the families of those who lost their lives.
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mem- the absence of an official APC registers and widespread voter intimidation. Why We Appealed Court Judgment
bership register during accreditation.
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presenta- conducted largely through the a situation report indicated that aspirant On Election Timetable Powers - INEC
tion of APC slips without proper verifi- Ogundipe won the primary with 11,939 votes cation of membership status or identity.
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Measures Against South Africa
geria sacrificed much for the inde- South African struggle for igeria has warned that pendence.
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Tinubu, Hamzat Get Boost As
South African students.
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Group Inaugurates Canvassers
the country.
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dis- uphold the values of loyalty, of any political movement lies Ekiti Election Tension Rises As
cipline, dedication and service.
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ported economic growth and you are the first point of contact ADC, APC Trade Accusations
inclusive governance in line with the people.
residents ahead of thePage 3 - Read →
Speaking at a press 2027: ‘Don’t Repeat Our Mistake’ – Abure
inducement and the seizure as an attempt to tarnish the briefing in Ado Ekiti on of voter cards.
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Monday, the Director of Sends Strong Message To Obi, NDC
disen- “The aim is clear; outfit and create confusion Communications, Media franchise citizens, harvest among voters.
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F Organ- Bejide Campaign
thumb-printing and multiple Commander of the Ekiti lius Abure, has sent a pointed isation, Chief Gboyega warning to the leadership of the voting on election day.
the Labour Party platform language and obliged most of his all they needed in the NDC. HePage 3 - Read →
ss e n ss e l k c e R f O e r u t l u C e h T d n A s t n e d i cc A d a o R
oad accidents have become a disturbing feature of life in Nigeria.
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Insecurity: Opposition Figures Can Do More Than Whining
in- #BringBackOurGirls movement.
yEmi Kolapo ard as I have tried to be silent over the insecurityPage 4 - Read →
ernment, in collabora- Officer, Abduct Daughter
T tion with the European Union (EU) and the United cies have yet to issue a Nations Children’s Fund tified as Mr.
RichaRd ElESho State, killing a securityPage 5 - Read →
assuming office. paramount ruler of Odai, to get these children back to school. Blue Line Boost: Lagos Increases
A resource person from the “We must also improve access work- a community health National Institute for Educational to education and improve the er, and his wife abducted
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Planning and Administration quality of education. The whole Daily Train Trips, Starts Earlier
idea of developing the strategic also in Kabba-Bunu are the institute was partnering with plan and the operational plan is UNICEF to provide technical for Kano to move forward in that he Lagos Met- among those who have a
their homes in Iluke (NIEPA), Dr Lara Ogunsola, saidPage 5 - Read →
T She assured stakeholders that
According to him UNICEF is Au- Transport known criminal cells in the plan would not be “just on partnering with the Ministry of thority has unveiled a Okunland.
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- Kwankwaso Blasts FG
insurmountable,” he said.
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Fresh Shot At Atiku because criminals exploit gaps in leader-
ship and internal cohesion.
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F ormer Kano State Governor, Rabiu
befitting of a sovereign nation like ours,” Babachir Lawal has caused a reclaim territories controlled by bandits country,” Lawal said.
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stir in political circles by signalling F and terrorists. He added a controversial analogy
at the Federal Government over the etary allocations to the security sector, the support for President Bola Tinubu “The only way we can gain control to illustrate his point: “When you are country’s worsening insecurity,
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Moghalu: Nigeria’s Political Elite
and cancelled that contract,” he said.
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Fueling Insecurity, State Failure penetration, making external support
necessary in the immediate term.
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F are more concerned about gaining and
Kingsley Moghalu, has blamed Nige- Moghalu insisted that Nigeria is already who listen to the language of money.
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T “We did not have a country in which
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is cannot be separated from the absence of in- territory of its citizens,” Moghalu said.
the war against terrorism. Lots of candidates from Kano State. accused political leaders of lacking the for each position. There were no complaintsPage 6 - Read →
• A US attack helicopter crashes near Despite Iran’s Warning
Strait of Hormuz, crew rescued he Israeli military has issued an urgent evacuation order for res- T idents of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, escalating tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border despite Iran’s call fo
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Strait Of Hormuz, Crew Rescued strikes against Israel provided Israeli forc-
es stopped targeting southern Lebanon.
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A fears of renewed instability in the re-
strategically important Strait of Hor- sides during the conflict.
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Kidnapped, Tortured In Libya
States has struck down A President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the charge
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Amid Organ Harvesting Fears
amounted to an unlawful tax that was never authorised by Congress.
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Immortalise Keshi
“The existing list will now be ex- en years after his death, the tended to include the name of former name of former Super Eagles T Nigerian Green Eagles captain and coach Stephen Keshi will be
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• Opening goalscorers at previous World Cups
national team coach, Stephen Oke- inscribed on the Nigerian Institute of chukwu Keshi, CON.
the NIIA,” Odegbami said.Page 8 - Read →
Former Super Eagles captain, Se- First Goalscorer At
“Stephen Keshi played and cap- gun Odegbami confirmed this during tained the Nigerian national football the late coach’s memorial lecture in team.
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African Cup victory, qualified and took Every FIFA World
of Fame is a national monument es- another African national team, Togo, tablished by the Federal Government to the FIFA World Cup, personally agency to immortalise Nigerians who opened the way and assisted a whole have m
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Cup (1930–2022) to Nigeria’s international politics and
can football players in the transition to diplomatic objectives through sports.
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Eriksen At Home And ‘Doing Well’ After Collapse
Christian Eriksen says he is “As you can probably imagine, three years with Manchester United.
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