Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Saturday morning

Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.

1. The Federal Government has begun consultations to repatriate around 15,000 Nigerians who are currently stranded in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and several other countries, according to officials from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).

2. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, while withholding the results of 39,834 candidates.

3. The Nigerian Senate has expressed concern over recent comments made by Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru, who dismissed the necessity of a planned two-day national security summit organized by the Senate.

4. The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering trial involving former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, until June 26, 27, and July 4 and 5, to rule on a legal disagreement over the prosecution’s attempt to cross-examine its own witness.

5. Pope Leo XIV, newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrated his first major Mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, just one day after being chosen as the successor to Pope Francis.

6. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged the federal government’s commitment to addressing key infrastructural and developmental challenges in Anambra State and the wider Southeast region.

7. The Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP-NCC), under the leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, has suspended factional chairman Julius Abure and secretary Farouk Umar from party activities for six months.

8. Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have discovered a location in Lagos where expired and counterfeit alcoholic beverages were being sold to unsuspecting consumers.

9. The Abia State government has announced plans to convert the controversial Government House commissioned by the previous administration into a five-star hotel, citing safety concerns and structural defects.

10. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has approved a new salary structure for its officials across various levels.