Welcome to AllNews morning roundup of the top 10 latest Nigerian news today, Thursday, June 16, 2022.
As the Ekiti gubernatorial election is set to hold on Saturday, June 18, 2022, 16 guber candidates are on the list of contestants to contest the poll.
Expectations are high among the electorates and the will to win is undoubtedly etched among the contestants. Read more here.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sent a warning to Christians in the southeast to beef up security, alleging that terrorists plan to launch attacks on churches and marketplaces.
IPOB Spokesman Emma Powerful stated that it is the plan of the terrorists to replicate the attack on the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, across the Southeast. Read more here.
The presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has reacted to responded rumours making the rounds that he will select a Muslim as a running mate.
Condemning the rumours, the former Lagos State Governor disclosed that it is his intention to pick a Christian from the northern region as his running mate. Read more here.
Police in Anambra have uncovered a hotel in Nkpor where children between the ages of 14 and 17 are used as sex slaves, prostitutes and for baby factory.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Spokesman of the Police in Anambra, Tochukwu Ikenga, on Wednesday said operatives busted a hotel named Gally Gally, which was used for the crimes. Read more here.
Those who got a kick out of hit Netflix series Squid Game will be excited to know that a reality show inspired by the popular TV show has been launched by the streaming platform.
According to news reports, a spokesman for Netflix stated that the worst fate competitors in the reality show would face is going home empty-handed. Read more here.
Microsoft finally disconnected its original browser, Internet Explorer, on Wednesday after 27 years of use.
Microsoft said that users who try to launch the browser will be directed to Microsoft Edge, the company's more recent browser. Read more here.
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has released a fresh report on crude oil production of its member countries, indicating that six countries increased their crude oil output while seven countries declined in production.
The information is contained in the OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) for May 2022, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. Read more here.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged the European Union to let his country start on the road to membership.
He also warned that Russia's territorial ambitions stretched from the Polish capital, Warsaw to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Read more here.
The police has confirmed the arrest of a suspected bomb manufacturer in Taraba State.
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday in Tella, Gassol Local Government Area of the state. Read more here.
Customers have been assured of prompt metering under the ongoing Metre Assets Provider (MAP) scheme by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) under its Mushin Business District.
The Managing Director, EKEDC, Tinuade Sanda, EKEDC, gave the assurance at a customer engagement forum organised by the Electricity Distribution Company on Wednesday in Lagos. Read more here.
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