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October 6, 2026 RRifnote

Nigerian News: Morning Headlines – 06 October 2026

Tinubu Declares Three-Day National Mourning For Ondo Air Crash Victims President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for those who died in Monday’s Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crash in Ondo State.…

October 6, 2026 VVanguard

‘I sponsored my wife, 4 children to Canada; she blocked me on arrival’—Nigerian man

A Nigerian man, Francis Ushie, has recounted how he became separated from his wife and four children after they relocated to Canada, saying he was left stranded at an airport when he could not…

October 6, 2026 RRifnote

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others, according…

October 6, 2026 PPunch

How NAF plane vanished from radar shortly after takeoff, then crashed in Ondo

A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft carrying 32 people vanished from radar shortly after take-off on a routine flight from Benin to Lagos on Monday, before crashing into a swamp near the Naval Base…

October 5, 2026 ANABC News

US monitoring suspected fatal pneumonic plague case linked to Russian lab

The U.S. State Department is monitoring a reportedly fatal case of “pneumonia of an unknown etiology” linked to a plague research laboratory in Russia, ABC News reports. “We are aware of reports of a…

October 5, 2026 SRSahara Reporters

Teachers’ Day: President who can’t name his teachers, classmates does not understand their struggles – Atiku

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his inability to name any former teacher or classmate, saying such a leader cannot understand the struggles…

October 5, 2026 RReuters

Trump to sign order expanding tax-exempt diesel access amid price surge

US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to expand access to tax-exempt diesel, expected to be unveiled as soon as Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Reuters.…

October 5, 2026 PNPM NEWS

Tinubu declares three-day national mourning for Air Force crash victims

President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning period for Nigerian Air Force personnel killed in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State.

October 5, 2026 PPunch

Oyo raises alarm after 18 students abducted, asks if state is under siege

The Oyo State Government has raised the alarm over repeated cases of kidnapping in the state, asking if it is under organised siege, Punch reports. Commissioner for Information Dotun Oyelade said this in a…

October 5, 2026 VVanguard

No survivors found after Ondo military aircraft crash — Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said no survivor has been found following Monday’s military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, with rescuers recovering only parts of the wreckage.