Wednesday Morning Brief: Top 10 Headlines from TheMatrix, June 17, 2026
The Court of Appeal halts the deregistration of ADC, Accord and other parties, censuring Justice Peter Lifu’s conduct. INEC says it only learnt of the judgment through media reports, while Atiku warns against judicial manipulation. President Tinubu backs Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s reelection in Ekiti as Shettima, Akpabio and 18 governors rally support. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Customs Service seizes 1.81 tonnes of “Canadian Loud” and expired drugs worth over ₦12.8 billion at Apapa Port. In Abuja, the FCT High Court rejects former Governor Yahaya Bello’s jurisdiction challenge in his ₦110.4 billion fraud trial. The Federal Government celebrates a breakthrough in its digital broadcasting reform ahead of today’s Digital Switch Over launch. Other top stories: rollout of 10,000 electric tricycles nationwide; APC insists Ali Pantami remains a party member; three security personnel killed in an attack on the NIPSS facility; singer Brymo urges Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy to make way for emerging talents; and Kylian Mbappé becomes France’s all-time top scorer as Les Bleus defeat Senegal.
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