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Here are some of the news reports that you shouldn’t miss this morning
1. 2027: APC shuts door on primary results review
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2. Fulani settlers abandon southern communities, cite ethnic profiling
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3. Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of blocking probe into son’s death
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4. Real leadership learnt under pressure, not in classrooms – Former NIMASA DG, Peterside
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5. How Germany turned my trip into nightmare – PUNCH editor
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6. Ex-generals blame govt as former Army spokesman dies in captivity
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7. Police chased, stoned my brother to death in Delta river — Sibling
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8. Pregnant women stranded as collapsed bridge cuts off Gombe community from healthcare
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9. Military brass ignored Abacha’s burial plans, lobbied for succession – Abdulsalami
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10. ‘Mourinho wants Osimhen at Real Madrid’
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𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 12, 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 — 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗣
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/june-12-symbol-o…
ALT Peter Azubuike
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𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: punchng.com/gunmen-kidnap-on…
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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: '𝐈 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚', 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐔𝐩 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝
"I was just having a little joke with him, saying that it will be bad luck; not Nigeria is bad luck, but to break the set is bad luck.
"And I even said I love, I love Naija, and by the way, I do. I have mad respect for Nigeria and the people there. Nigeria is never bad luck."
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Pregnant women stranded as collapsed bridge cuts off Gombe community from healthcare
healthwise.punchng.com/pregn…
#punchhealthwise
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𝗡𝗬𝗦𝗖 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 2026 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗕 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/nysc-suspends-20…
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Saving lives keeps us coming back, say regular blood donors
healthwise.punchng.com/savin…
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Nigerians demand affordable healthy diets as unsafe food kills 53,000 annually
healthwise.punchng.com/niger…
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Nigeria’s medical tourism challenge is trust, not competence — Experts
healthwise.punchng.com/niger…
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𝗙𝗚 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/fg-urges-nigeria…
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𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗯𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗶
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/tinubu-reviving-…
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𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗚
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/declare-state-of…
ALT Isaac Osuoka
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𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘀 15 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/niger-shuts-15-h…
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𝗢𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗮
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/otti-pledges-sup…
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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗚
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/protect-rural-co…
ALT Convener of the Youth Arise Movement, Comrade Ademola Babatunde
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𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 2026 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/full-list-all-20…
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𝗛𝗲𝘇𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/hezbollah-drones…
ALT Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on June 13, 2026. Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country's south on June 13 as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for more than 20 locations including the city of Nabatieh ahead of raids there.
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𝗞𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗗𝗖, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/kwankwaso-never-…
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𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: punchng.com/can-declares-bla…
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