Nigeria faces bandit attacks, building collapse, wage review, diaspora rescues

What happened: On Thursday June 25 2026, bandits killed seven civilians and two police officers in Katsina's Matazu LGA and Kaduna's Birnin Gwari LGA; a three-storey shopping complex collapsed in Lagos' Alakija area killing eight and rescuing 26; the CBN ordered banks to freeze assets of terrorism-financing suspects without notice; the Federal Government signaled a review of the N70,000 minimum wage; 66 Nigerians were repatriated from South Africa after xenophobic attacks; a German court jailed 12 Nigerians for love-scams and money laundering; President Tinubu assured Oyo State that abducted schoolchildren and teachers would be rescued; Rivers State Governor Fubara sealed the site of a five-storey building that collapsed on Wednesday in Port Harcourt's Odili Road; the PRP opposed federal plans for state police citing lack of trust; and an Abuja Federal High Court adjourned Emeka Ike's N10 billion rights suit against FCT aide Lere Olayinka to July 2.

Why it matters: These events highlight deteriorating security in the North, urban safety lapses in Lagos, growing terror-financing risks, looming wage adjustments affecting workers, dangers faced by Nigerians abroad, international cyber-crime consequences, ongoing kidnapping crises, infrastructure neglect, political distrust over policing, and high-profile legal battles that affect public trust.

What you should know or do: Stay alert in volatile areas, avoid unsafe structures, monitor your bank accounts for suspicious activity, prepare for possible wage negotiations, support repatriated nationals, guard against online romance scams, demand accountability for school kidnappings, avoid the sealed Odili Road site, engage in informed debate on state policing, and follow the Emeka Ike case for its implications on data-rights.

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/26/nigerian-newspapers-10-things-you-need-to-know-friday-morning-134/