Compilations of top 10 key latest happenings that you need to know in Nigeria this Tuesday morning, 2nd June, 2026
Kidnapping: NUT orders Oyo teachers to begin strike
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday.
Wike Alleges ADC primary was rigged for Atiku, says Amaechi walked into a political trap
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has claimed that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary was structured from the beginning to favour former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, insisting that former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi never stood a realistic chance of emerging as the party’s flag bearer.
ADC primary: Hayatu-Deen rules out litigation, urges united opposition
A presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has ruled out a litigation over the outcome of the party’s May 25 presidential primaries.
Babachir quits ADC, accuses party of manipulating primary for Atiku
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has formally severed ties with the African Democratic Congress, alleging that the party’s presidential primary was engineered to favour former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
ADC produces three presidential candidates for 2027
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has produced three presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections.
NGX: Equities market bleeds on first trading day in June with N1.8tr loss for investors
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N1.8 trillion by the close of trading on Monday to begin June in a bearish mode.Intenegins, Sovereign Insurance, Tantaliser, others lead stocks to watch this week
Investors in the NIgerian capital market gained N505 billion at the close of trading last week.
The market value rose…Investors in the NIgerian capital market gained N505 billion at the close of trading last week.
Panic grips Lagos schools as authorities debunk bandit invasion claims
Fear swept through parts of Lagos State on Monday after rumours of a suspected bandit attack triggered a rush by parents to withdraw their children from schools in communities around Eleko and Imota.
Gunmen kill two police officers in Anambra
Gunmen on Sunday night attacked police officers along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road in Orumba South Local Area of Anambra State and killed two officers.
Tricycle operator sentenced to death in Anambra
Justice Lauretta Onyeka of the Anambra State High Court in Oba, Idemili South local government area of the state, on Monday sentenced a commercial tricycle operator, Makuachukwu Ezike, to death by hanging for the murder of a passenger.
