Homepage News from Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has assured residents of Abuja that the construction of the two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway will significantly ease traffic congestion.

A coalition of media executives and regional leaders has unveiled a groundbreaking 10-year strategic framework alongside an independent "governance scoreboard" designed to actively track and grade the performance of political leaders across Northern Nigeria.

Northern Nigeria’s elite delivered a blistering self-assessment of the region’s economic and security crises on June 16, launching a historic ten-year media alliance while warning that political correctness, elite infighting, and denial are actively sabotaging the region's survival.

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared that the landscape of Abuja would be completely transformed before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first term in office.

Niger has formally withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the global tribunal of “selective justice” and saying it has been “misused and exploited,” according to a letter submitted to the United Nations on Monday.

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has demolished a distressed six-storey residential building on Olufemi Pedro Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, after identifying serious structural defects that posed a risk of collapse.

The Tunji Braithwaite Foundation (TBF) has launched a campaign against prolonged detention without trial in Nigeria, saying thousands of people remain behind bars for years despite not being convicted of any crime.

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a constitutional amendment bill to the Senate seeking to establish state police across the country.

Dozens of schools across south-west England have closed or shortened the school day as the United Kingdom braces for an intense heatwave, while thunderstorms and lightning strikes continue to cause widespread disruption.

France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed Kylian Mbappé to become the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history after the striker equalled Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals in France’s 3–0 win over Iraq.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has closed its case against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in the ongoing alleged wiretapping trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The United States has issued a 60-day sanctions waiver on Iranian oil, allowing Iranian crude to be produced, delivered and sold to American buyers, as direct talks between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland showed encouraging signs.

Armed men invaded Kawel Community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State in the early hours of Sunday, killing 20 people in an attack that has drawn condemnation from security authorities.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit challenging the eligibility of former Cross River State governor Donald Duke as the Peoples Redemption Party's presidential candidate to June 29.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, as chairman of the National Universities Commission's Governing Board.

British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and US President Donald Trump have both seized on Keir Starmer's resignation announcement, using it to deliver sharp verdicts on his nearly two years as Prime Minister.

The Presidency has described Peter Obi's call for President Bola Tinubu to resign as childish, hollow and anti-democratic, firing back at the opposition presidential candidate a day after APC swept Saturday's by-elections.

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign, drawing a direct parallel with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement on Monday that he would step down as Labour leader.

An improvised explosive device planted under a vehicle detonated at the Shoe Materials Market in Mushin, Lagos, on Monday, injuring one person and sending traders fleeing from the area.

A key United States House of Representatives committee has agreed on bipartisan legislation to strengthen protections for children on social media platforms, marking one of the most significant steps toward federal regulation of Big Tech's impact on minors in years.

Argentina produced a strong performance to defeat Austria in their Group J encounter at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Lionel Messi delivering a historic night on the global stage.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I clash between France and Iraq was disrupted by a severe thunderstorm and lightning activity, forcing officials to suspend play for nearly two hours at half-time.

Kylian Mbappe scored a brace to lead France to a 3-0 victory over Iraq, continuing his strong start at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in a match heavily disrupted by a severe thunderstorm.