Family members killed in fresh Plateau attack (DailyTrust)
At least three family members were killed while two others were injured in a fresh attack in Te’ebbe community, Miango district, Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State.
The victims, farmers from the same family, were attacked while harvesting tomatoes.
The two injured men sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Jos for treatment. Read more
Vehicle kills man 24hrs before trip abroad for secured job (Guardian)
Rotji Lazarus, a 27-year-old resident of Gwalameji area of Bauchi, has reportedly been knocked down by a hit-and-run driver along Bauchi–Dass road in Yelwa area, 24 hours before a planned trip abroad after securing a job.
Eyewitness accounts said that Lazarus was killed at night by a moving vehicle without headlights, close to POWA shops, Police Barracks.
Our Correspondent gathered that the driver absconded after knocking Lazarus, heading towards Rafin Zurfi, Tafawa-Baleawa Road. Read more
NNPC increases petrol prices in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan (Tribune)
Retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N945 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The price hike was also implemented at NNPC stations in Lagos, where petrol now sells for N915 per litre. The adjustment marks a fresh increase of N45 in Lagos and N35 in Abuja, compared to the previous rates of N870 and N910, respectively.
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, also recorded a rise in pump prices to N925 per litre at NNPC outlets. Read more
Tinubu rolls out 2,000 tractors to revolutionise farming (Leadership)
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, launched the deployment of over 2,000 advanced tractors and thousands of other agricultural equipment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme.
The initiative, unveiled at Sheda, Kwali Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was part of a push by the federal government to modernise agriculture, drive food sovereignty, youth empowerment and national economic revival through transformative agrarian reform.
Speaking at the launch event, President Tinubu declared the beginning of what he described as an agricultural renaissance, stating that the initiative marked a critical step towards achieving Nigeria’s ambition of becoming a global agricultural powerhouse. Read more
Abuja remains safe for citizens, visitors alike, says FG (Sun)
The Federal Government, has said Abuja is safe for Nigerians and visitors alike.
The Federal Government, in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the government took note of the latest security advisory issued by the Embassy of the United States, restricting its staff and their families from non-official travel to military sites or other government facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
“While the Federal Government recognizes and respects the right of foreign missions, including the U.S. Embassy, to issue travel advisories to their citizens, it is important to state categorically that Abuja remains safe for citizens, residents, and visitors alike,” Idris said. Read more
Ondo Poly final-year student commits suicide over alleged failed relationship (Guardian)
A 28-year-old final-year student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), Arobo Precious, has committed suicide over an alleged failed relationship.
The deceased Higher National Diploma (HND) II student was found dead around 9pm. over the weekend in a bush near his residence in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Council Area of Ondo State.
Before his death, Precious was said to have shared a video on social media that has since gone viral in the state. Read more
‘Our school will be proud of us,’ Tinubu greets old friend from (Punch)
President Bola Tinubu on Monday greeted an old friend, Alex Sigman, from Chicago State University, who hailed from Belarus, at the inauguration of tractors in Abuja.
Tinubu said Sigman was his neighbour when he was schooling in the United States, and they never preempted seeing themselves in the position they are today.
The President, who addressed the man who stood for recognition at the event as a successful businessman from Belarus, stressed that their institution would be proud of the moment. Read more
Nicki Minaj accuses Roc Nation of plotting conspiracy against her (HipHopDx)
Nicki Minaj appears to have accused Roc Nation of plotting a conspiracy against her.
Things kicked off with Minaj reposting an interview done by Demoree Hadley, the estranged daughter of Roc Nation CEO, Desiree Perez.
In the interview, Hadley, who is suing her mother for committing her to a mental institution, claims: “They’ve [Roc Nation] abused her [Nicki Minaj’s] freedom of speech, they’ve abused her family, they’ve attacked her husband, they’ve attacked her child…It should really scare the American people. Read more
Kenyan Police officers charged over death of blogger in custody (AfricaNews)
Three police officers in Kenya were on Monday, June 23, charged with the murder of a 31-year-old blogger, Albert Ojwang, whose death in police custody earlier this month has triggered nationwide protests and renewed scrutiny of police brutality in the country.
Ojwang was arrested after allegedly defaming Kenya’s deputy police chief, Eliud Lagat, on social media. Lagat, who has denied any wrongdoing, stepped down temporarily last week while investigations continue.
Alongside the three officers, Samson Kiprotich, Talaam James Mukhwana, and Peter Kimani, three civilians are also facing charges. Read more
Sting’s Opener Taken to Hospital After Suffering Cardiac Arrest on Stage (AmericanSongwriter)
Concertgoers in Liverpool witnessed a scary scene. Before Sting took the stage at the On The Waterfront festival, The Christians played an opening set.
During their time on stage, the band’s drummer, Lionel Duke, suffered cardiac arrest. Amid the medical emergency, frontman Garry Christian. Emergency services were quick to respond, putting up a privacy screen as they worked to save Duke, NME reported.
The band left the stage and a spokesperson soon came out with an update for the crowd.
“We’re really hoping he is going to make it,” the spokesperson said, per the outlet. “He didn’t have a pulse. He’s got one now, we think. Thank you so much.” Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Issues Response After Iran’s Strike on US Base (Newsweek)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke out on Monday after the country launched missile strikes on a US military base in Qatar in retaliation—an escalation that further inflamed tensions across the region.
Nearly 48 hours later, Khamenei posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Those who know the Iranian people and their history know that the Iranian nation isn’t a nation that surrenders.”
The statement followed President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities over the weekend, Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Read more
Trump calls for ending war after Iran’s retaliatory missile attack (Axios)
President Donald Trump on Monday thanked Iran for giving “early notice” on its retaliatory missile attack, and called for ending the war between Israel and Iran.
Why it matters: Trump’s comments on his Truth Social account came three hours after Iran targeted Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for the unprecedented U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities this weekend.
Trump’s post, in which he called the Iranian response “very weak,” suggested he does not intend to retaliate and draw the U.S. further into the war. Read more
Legendary ’70s guitarist dies on heels of Hall of Fame induction (Parade)
An icon of ’70s rock music has died at the age of 81.
Mick Ralphs, co-founder of the 1970s rock bands Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, has died at the age of 81, according to his rep (per Variety). There was no cause of death announced, but his rep said that he had been in poor health for a couple of years.
His Bad Company bandmates Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke expressed their sorrow in statements to Variety. Read more
Falcons tests might against Portugal (Guardian)
The Super Falcons will meet Portugal in a friendly game today, in Lisbon as part of their preparation for the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations billed for Morocco, next month.
Today’s game is one of two test matches lined up for the nine time African champions ahead of the continental fiesta in Morocco. The other game will be against Ghana’s Black Queens in Morocco on June 29, which is just before the kickoff of the championship.
According to thenff.com, the Falcons’ contingent flew out of Abuja to Casablanca on Sunday morning, aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight, and then travelled to Lisbon from there. Read more
NBBF confirms new dates for Zenith Bank Women’s B’ball League (Leadership)
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, the organisers of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League, has announced a new date for the 2025 league season, with the first phase for two conferences; Atlantic and Savannah, expected to start on July 21 and 28.
In the letter signed by NBBF secretary general, Amina Amanchi, and forwarded to all the participating teams and stakeholders, stated that the phase 1 games in the preliminaries of the Atlantic shall now be played between July 21 and 29 in Benin, Edo State, while that of Savannah will be between July 28 and August 5 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
Phase 2 of the zonal playoffs in the Atlantic conference shall be played August 24 to September 1, in Ilorin, Kwara State, while the Savannah conference playoffs holds between same dates in Jos, Plateau State. Read more
Thunder finally make it to mountaintop with plans to stay after 1st NBA title (SI)
As the confetti rained down from the Paycom Center rafters, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander embraced the one person he knew appreciated a championship as much as he did. Sam Presti brought Gilgeous-Alexander to Oklahoma City in 2019, insisting the gangly 20-year-old be included in the Los Angeles Clippers’ trade for Paul George. The Thunder team president prioritized developing him; signed, drafted and traded for players to complement him; and never stopped believing the team could win with him. As a delirious crowd celebrated Oklahoma City’s first NBA championship, Gilgeous-Alexander and Presti hugged, acknowledging not just the title but the journey it took to get there. “We both just said, ‘We made it to the mountaintop,’ ” Gilgeous-Alexander tells Sports Illustrated. “We earned it.”
Winning is a process. Milwaukee made one conference finals in the four years prior to winning in 2021. Same for Denver in ‘23. Boston lost in four conference finals (and one NBA Finals) before finally breaking through in ‘24. Title winners can’t be microwaved in one season. They have to be baked over several. Read more
3 soccer fans dead & more than 70 injured after upper stands of stadium collapse (People)
Three people are dead and more than 70 have been injured after a terrifying incident at a soccer game in Algeria.
The tragedy occurred when a barrier gave way in the upper stands of the 5 July 1962 Stadium in Algiers on Saturday, June 21. The barrier’s collapse caused fans to fall from the stands into the seats below them.
Algeria’s Ministry of Health confirmed the incident in a post on Facebook. “The Beni Messous University Hospital received 38 injured people, while three deaths were recorded. Ben Aknoun Hospital also received 27 injured people, while Bab El Oued Hospital received 16.” Read more
Ferrari announce shock driver change for F1 Austrian Grand Prix race weekend (SportsBible)
Ferrari have announced a driver change ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.
After a short break following the Canadian Grand Prix, Formula 1 will return this weekend around the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.Heading into the latest race weekend, McLaren star Oscar Piastri leads the world championship with 198 points, 22 ahead of teammate Lando Norris. Read more