Nigerian media newspaper frontpages on June 25, 2026, were dominated by the National Assembly’s approval of the constitutional amendment establishing state police, a major security reform aimed at addressing kidnapping, banditry, and other security challenges across the country. The development has generated both support and concerns about potential abuse by state governors.
International headlines were led by a record-breaking European heatwave that pushed temperatures to historic highs in the UK and France, prompting health warnings, school disruptions, and concerns about climate change. In geopolitics, attention remained focused on U.S.-Iran diplomacy and its implications for energy markets and regional security, while global markets reacted to a significant U.S. technology-sector sell-off that triggered declines across major stock exchanges.
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