*Lagos Govt Warns Landlords: Tenancy Agreement Fees Must Not Exceed 10%*
16th May 2025

*The Lagos State Government has once again issued a stern warning to landlords and property agents across the state, emphasizing that tenancy agreement fees must not exceed 10% of the annual rent, in line with existing housing laws* .

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Barrister Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Ikeja.

Odunuga-Bakare reminded all stakeholders in the housing sector that the Lagos State Tenancy Law is clear on the matter and that any demand beyond the legally approved limit constitutes a direct violation of the state’s regulations.

“The Lagos State Government has reiterated its stance against the imposition of excessive tenancy agreement fees, reminding all stakeholders within the state that the stipulated maximum remains 10% of the annual rent,” she said.

She further noted that landlords or agents who flout this law by charging more than 10% of annual rent as legal or agreement fees will be penalized, adding that enforcement mechanisms are being strengthened to curb exploitative rental practices.

The state’s housing adviser also urged tenants to be aware of their rights and report any violations to the appropriate authorities, assuring that the government is committed to protecting residents from undue financial burdens in the rental process.

Lagos Reporters will continue to monitor the enforcement of this directive and report on cases where landlords or agents are found violating the law, as part of our commitment to holding stakeholders accountable and amplifying the voices of Lagos residents in the housing sector.

This move is part of broader efforts by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration to create a fair, affordable, and transparent housing environment in Lagos, particularly amid rising living costs and housing demand in the state.

After the civil war, General Yakubu Gowon was told by some European experts that the only way Nigeria could make real progress was for the country to pursue industrialization, because crude oil money was not sustainable. Limited in knowledge, Gowon asked his European friends what exactly industrialization entailed. They told him it was simple; that Nigeria must learn to produce engines, machines, etc.

He heeded this advice and set out on the task to industrialize Nigeria. First stop, he asked that the Biafran scientists who had produced machines during the war be assembled to spearhead the industrialization project. Dr. Felix Oragwu, a nuclear physicist, who was part of the team that produced 'Ogbunigwe,' was called to build a team in this regard.

When he was first contacted, according to him, he thought they had come for him to punish him for the role he played during the war. But eventually he went and met Gowon who mandated him to build a team of scientists. He did, deliberately including people from every part of country, even if they weren't going to contribute much, just to ensure national spread and remove any suspicion. He then presented his recommendations to the ruling military council. Part of the recommendations was that an institute be set up in Enugu where facilities already existed, and where most of the wartime scientists lived.

But once Murtala Mohammed - whom he said was never comfortable with the idea and never hid his disdain for him - heard about setting up an institute in Enugu, he flared up and accused him of trying to empower fellow rebels to wage another war against Nigeria.

Mohammed, he said, pointedly asked Gowon whether it was military government they were running or technical government; to which Gowon answered military government. He then said that since it was military government, the technicians should be thrown out of the government. And that was how the meeting ended.

I interviewed Dr. Oragwu few years ago.

-- as reported by Obinna Ezugwu.

True Friends

Despite their differences, they spent hours sharing stories.
The fish lived in the depths—quiet and thoughtful.
The seagull soared high—loud and full of energy.
But that was never a problem…
Until someone made it one.

One day, another seagull said:
—“Why waste your time with a fish?
—It can’t fly with you or understand your freedom…”

The seagull knew the fish couldn’t fly.
She knew his world was filled with currents and shadows.
But instead of defending him… she stayed silent.

Little by little, the words of others filled her with doubt.
“Maybe they’re right,” she thought.
And she decided to fly away.
—“If he truly values me, he’ll swim to the shore to find me…”

And the fish did.
Every single day.
Swimming against strong tides.
Exposing himself to predators.
Risking everything to find his friend.

But he never saw her.
And each night, he returned to the depths—exhausted and sad.

Until one day… he stopped swimming to the surface.

Word spread: the fish was ill.
The currents could no longer ho

"Because of money, I lost even the woman my mum knew I would marry." ~ Rude Boy

"Reason with me" was exactly what happened to me. I had this girl that I loved so much; even my mum knew I would marry her. But the big boys came and did their thing. Anything I did became offensive to her, even my greetings. But I thank her for making me hustle more. You see, money? It will make a girl leave you and blame it on something else." ~ Rude Boy

Lesson: Money is good, no doubt. May God bless every genuine hustle that you engage in.

GOD FIRST
MONEY SECOND

FREE TUITION, MONTHLY STIPEND, FREE MEALS, ACCOMMODATION AND GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT AFTER SCHOOL

ANOTHER RENEWED HOPE INITIATIVE
The Federal Government of Nigeria has eliminated all fees at the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) as of the 2025–2026 academic year.

List of the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges in Nigeria:
FSTC Yaba – Lagos State
FSTC Ilesa – Osun State
FSTC Kafanchan – Kaduna State
FSTC Uyo – Akwa Ibom State
FSTC Otukpo – Benue State
FSTC Awka – Anambra State
FSTC Jalingo – Taraba State
FSTC Tungbo – Bayelsa State
FSTC Doma – Nasarawa State
FSTC Zuru – Kebbi State
FSTC Michika – Adamawa State
FSTC Ohanso – Abia State
FSTC Orozo – FCT, Abuja
FSTC Uromi – Edo State
FSTC Aba – Abia State
FSTC Ikare-Akoko – Ondo State
FSTC Ahoada – Rivers State
FSTC Lassa – Borno State
FSTC Yauri – Kebbi State
FSTC Otobi – Benue State
FSTC Enugu – Enugu State
FSTC Ikot Ekpene – Akwa Ibom State
FSTC Usi-Ekiti – Ekiti State
FSTC Ogugu – Kogi State
FSTC Bwari – FCT, Abuja
FSTC Ijebu-Imushin – Ogun State
FSTC Sokoto – Sokoto State
FSTC Yaba (Annex) – Lagos State
FSTC Ilorin – Kwara State
FSTC Garki – Jigawa State
FSTC Kuta – Niger State
FSTC Biliri – Gombe State
FSTC Otukpa – Benue State.

The 2025–2026 academic year’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program will begin in August 2025.

TVET provides a practical approach to education, giving students credentials and abilities that are highly sought after in today’s labor market.

*Benefits of TVET Programs*
TVET programs are intended to assist students in gaining specialized skills in a wide range of industries, such as construction, engineering, hospitality, and healthcare, among many others!

By enrolling in this program, children will gain the following:

Industry-Relevant Skills for Immediate Employment
2. Job Readiness as Courses are Aligned with Labor Market Needs

3. Self Employed Opportunity as Graduates are able to work for themselves

4. Free Tuition for the 3 years of Training in the College

5. Free Accommodation for the 3 Years of Training

6. Free Meals for the 3 Years of Training

7. Students shall be paid Monthly Stipends for their upkeep.

8. Upon Completion of Studies in 3 years, Students Shall Have Access to Federal Grants or Loans to Start Their Enterprise

9. Students upon graduation will obtain a National Business and National Technical Certificate.

10. Students upon graduation will obtain the Second Certificate in National Skills Qualification Certification (NSQ).

11. The Two Certificates Shall Have Worldwide Acceptability for Those Who Want to Practice Their Enterprise or Vocation Overseas

WANTS TO ENROLL?

1. Visit any of the Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) to register.

2. Registration Fee per Student is N4,200 (Four Thousand, Two Hundred Naira) only.

3. Upon payment of the Registration Fee, the FSTC Staff shall assist Candidates to complete registration online.

4. Registration of Candidates Shall End on Thursday, 12th June 2025.

5. Entrance Examination Shall Hold on Saturday, 14th June 2025, at the selected Federal Science and Technical College FSTC, at 9am.

6. No Late Registration Shall Be Allowed.
Form is available at Federal Technical College, Yaba and it closes on the 11 th of June while the exam comes up on the 14th. Do not delay.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARES FREE EDUCATION AT FSTC!*
With effect from 2025/2026 academic session, the Federal Government has abolished all fees at the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) in Nigeria.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program for the 2025/26 academic year starting from August 2025.
TVET offers a hands-on approach to education, *equipping students with practical skills and qualifications that are highly valued in today's job market*
TVET courses are designed to help students develop specialized skills in various fields including engineering, hospitality, healthcare, construction, and many more!
By enrolling in this program, children will gain the following:
1.*Industry-Relevant Skills for Immediate Employment*
2. *Job Readiness as Courses are Aligned with Labour Market Needs*
3. *Self Employed Opportunity as Graduates are able to work for themselves*
4. *Free Tuition for the 3-year of Training in the College*
5. *Free Accomodation for the 3-year of Training*
6. *Free Meals for the 3-year of Training*
7. *Students shall be paid Monthly Stipends for their upkeep*
8. *Upon Completion of Studies in 3-year, Students Shall Have Access to Federal Grants or Loans to Start Their Enterprise*
9. *Students upon graduation will obtain National Business and National Technical Certificate*
10. *Students upon graduation will obtain the Second Certificate in National Skills Qualification Certification (NSQ)*
11. *The Two Certificates Shall Have Worldwide Acceptability for Those Who Want to Practice Their Enterprise or Vocation Overseas*
*For Goodness Sake, what else are you waiting for?

*WANTS TO ENROLL?*
1.Visit any of the Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) to register.
2. Registration Fee per Student is N5000 (FiveThousand Naira) only
3. Upon payment of the Registration Fee, the FSTC Staff shall assist Candidates to complete registration online
4. Registration of Candidates Shall End on Thursday 12th June 2025
5. Entrance Examination Shall Hold on Saturday 14th June 2025 at the selected Federal Science and Technical College FSTC, at 9am.
6. No Late Registration Shall Be Allowed.

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 31/05/2025*

Two Years of Tinubu’s Administration: We’re hungrier, impoverished — Nigerians

Niger flood of fury: Over 100 dead, 75 buried, 100 missing

Simon Ekpa: Finnish prosecutors seek six-year jail term for agitator

Biafra Day: Sit-at-home cripples businesses in Enugu, Imo

INEC fixes June 20, Aug. 8 for 2026 Ekiti, Osun guber polls

NOA deepens partnership with Yoruba monarchs on civic engagement

Ekiti imposes ban on public smoking, warns defaulters

Cameroon’s late arrival forces cancellation of Super Falcons’ friendly

Rousing welcome as Madrid star David Alaba visits New Afrika Shrine

Seyi Adewunmi returns as Lagos Country Club president amidst odds

Sallah: Muslims Explore Options As Ram Prices Soar

Abortion pill inventor Etienne-Emile Baulieu dies aged 98

Visa crackdown: You’ll be fine, Trump tells Chinese students in US

NIDCOM to probe killing of Nigerian by Switzerland police


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* June used to be the fourth month in the year. Before Julius Caesar came to power, the calendar year only had 10 months. In 46 BC he created the Julian calendar by adding two more months to the year, which made June the sixth month.

* Ketchup was once sold as medicine. The condiment was prescribed and sold to people suffering with indigestion back in 1834.
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Tinubu issues executive order to slash oil sector costs

Reps, NEPZA task FTZs on prompt FAAC remittances

Looted funds: EFCC, ICPC recovered $105.9m not $967.5b – Fagbemi

Simon Ekpa appears in Finnish court on terrorism charges

Court jails 15 foreigners for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud

Court to hear Diezani’s asset forfeiture suit June 30

Appeal Court reverses judgment voiding Kano’s LG election, KANSIEC’s composition

15 convicted foreigners recruited Lagos youths for cyber-terrorism – EFCC

EFCC arrests 78 Internet fraudsters

150 million Nigerians affected by insecurity, says Ribadu

Troops eliminate terror kingpin Abu Fatima in Borno – Army

60 terrorists killed as army repels attack in Borno

Immigration arrests alleged Enugu ritual killer, hands him over to police

We shouldn’t be swayed solely by negative global statistics — Presidency

FG revives NATEP, eyes $1tn outsourcing market

FG targets $1bn annual investment in CNG projects

FG targets 90% energy cost savings for bus drivers with CNG vehicles

We’ve restored global confidence in Nigeria’s aviation sector — Keyamo

2027: INEC ‘Withholds’ Registration Of New Parties

Tech vital in tackling corruption in govt – NITDA

NAFDAC defends crackdown on Onitsha traders, says charges lawful

Lagos, FCT lead in 256,567 unclaimed driver’s licences – FRSC

Rent: Abuja property owners crowd payment office over deadline

Abuja Public Transport System National Embarrassment –Wike

Fayemi questions delay in 2025 budget release

TUC elects new executives as Ogbonna emerges chairman in Anambra

Family of late NTA’s Kola Muyi donates rare music collection to MCSN

Tonto Dikeh celebrates 40th birthday with philanthropic flair

Speed Darlington snubs NAPTIP summons

My wife died due to my absence, I’m avenging her – Pastor Kumuyi

Record stock rally greets Tinubu’s first two years

Heirs Insurance offers N10m in essay contest

Seplat to invest in power sector

WAMCO appoints new BOT chairman

Nigerian banks to consider advanced biometrics to combat electronic fraud

Afia TV enters Lagos media market, promises impactful results

BUA Group, Hadiza Usman Renew Rift Over Rivers Port Concession

Okpebholo, Idahosa, APC leaders celebrate Appeal Court victory

Obidient forum asks Oborevwori to provide revenue details

Eno: I love PDP, but it’s time to progressively move

2026: Defection won’t affect Adeleke’s victory – PDP chair

Police escort, killed my sister, not bandits – Taraba gov

Ibas rejects Julius Berger’s quest to increase project from N195.3bn to N368bn

Aiyedatiwa inaugurates 7km road

Bayelsa begins payment of new minimum wage, arrears

Kwara seals unregistered coaching centres, cyber cafés over permit

Benue youths protest as herders kill three

Insecurity: Residents, students embark on daily mass protests in Delta community

Bolt driver shot dead in Bayelsa

Niger flood: I lost 17 members of my household — Victim laments

My son who died in Lagos building collapse scored 320 in UTME – Driver

How I became a chartered accountant at 17 – Babcock student

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1859, the Great Clock housing Big Ben started keeping time. The clock at the top of Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the British Houses of Parliament is one of the world’s best-known timekeepers.

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Do not dare not to dare. – C. S. Lewis

Good morning


*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

Genesis 48:11

May the Lord exceed your expectations and surprise you with joy beyond your prayers. May you live to see the fruits of your faith and witness blessings passed down to the next generation. May God's goodness overflow in your life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Good morning, and happy weekend.

```A 78-year-old man collapsed and was rushed to hospital . He was given oxygen to support him for 24 hours. After a while, he was better. So, the doctor gave him his bill of $500,000, and when he saw the bill, he started crying .
```
```The doctor told him not to cry because of the bill. But the man said, "I'm not crying because of money , I can pay all the money , I'm crying because for only 24 hours of oxygen used, I have to pay $500,000, but I have been breathing the air of God for 78 years, I never pay anything, do you know how much I owe him?```

```"The doctor lowered his head and burst into tears ," now, to you who read this, you breathe air free from God without any price to pay for years please take just 2 seconds of your time and share this to 5 different WhatsApp groups so and in seconds you will have millions of people praying and thanking God for the free services in their lives.
A big testimony is coming to everyone who share this starting with you reading this.```

A COLD WAR
I entered a keke, and a woman and her 7 year old son were sitting beside me in the keke. It was raining and all the twilight girls (prost!tutes) were standing by the roadside.

The boy asked; “Mummy, what are all those women doing?

His Mother replied; “They are waiting for their husbands to come back from work."

The keke driver turned around and said;
“Why don’t you tell him the truth?.
Little boy, they are prostitutes, they sleep with men for money. Said the keke driver”

The boy’s eyes got wide and asked; “Mummy
is that true?”
His mother, glaring hard at the keke driver replied; “Yes.!!”
After a few minutes, the boy asked; “Mummy, what happens to the babies those women have?"

She replied; “Most of them become keke
drivers.🙆🏽‍♂🙆🏽‍♂🙆🏽‍♂

Up till now, combined road safety officers and passengers are still trying hard to see if they can separate the f!ght between the woman and the driver.

Me, I quickly used the opportunity to come down and leave without paying

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*Be Contented And Envy No One*

*According to information made available to us. His name is Uche Kingsley aka Agumba, an indigene of Ezeagu in Enugu state.*

*He is into building/furniture material in Ariaria International market Aba,Abia state.*

*Few days ago he travelled to Ezeagu to renew his charm which probably required a human sacrifice, he went in search of someone to use to perpetrate the evi!!, in a bid to abduct a small girl he was apprehended, that was how his native doctor who buries his victims inside a soak away pit was exposed.*

*Further confirmation from sources in Ariaria International market Aba,Abia state claimed he is a very religious person and an ardent follower of a popular ministry and he had the pictures and logos of the ministry pasted in every nook and cranny of his shop and car.*

*Envy no one.*

*LESSON OF THE DAY*
*WHO IS THE BOSS?*

The organs of the human body gathered to discuss who is the boss?.

The heart said: *it's me because I circulate blood.*

The brain said: *No, it's me, because I control everything.*

The liver said: *No, it's me, because I nourish the body.*

The lungs said: *It's us because we manage breathing.*

And the anus started laughing and said: *You're all nonsense. I'm the boss.*

*EVERYONE LAUGHED AT HIM.*

Then the anus decided to shut down for 7 days..

*The brain went crazy.*
*The liver started swelling..*
*The heart began failing,*
*The lungs went into distress*

Then everyone came to apologize to the anus, begging it to open up again...

MORAL.. *WE COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER IN LIFE, LET'S NOT UNDERESTIMATE OR NEGLECT ANYONE..*

With this message, I remind all members that we need each other. No one is more precious than the others...
Don't neglect any member, neither in society nor in life, because no one is useless.
*LET'S LOVE EACH OTHER! *

*HAPPY BIAFRA DAY*

*Kind heart ,to God be the glory*

Title: She Adopted 5 Boys Nobody Wanted — 27 Years Later, They Did Something She Never Expected
Written by Rosyworld CRN

Gloria Adebayo was 35 when life tested her strength. After five years of marriage and multiple failed fertility treatments, her husband walked away — no explanation, just a short note on the kitchen table:
“I can’t do this anymore. I’m sorry.”

The silence that followed was deafening. Gloria battled loneliness, shame, and the heavy weight of dreams unfulfilled. But she wasn’t the kind of woman to stay down for long.

In 1997, during a volunteer shift at a local child welfare center in Lagos, she met a set of brothers — five boys, all under the age of 10, abandoned by their relatives after the death of their parents. No one wanted to adopt them because they came as a group. And so, they stayed… waiting.

Something in Gloria’s heart stirred.

She didn’t have the resources. She didn’t have a husband. But she had love — so much love, and she knew it wasn’t meant to stay locked up in her heart.

One by one, she brought them home. First Segun, then Tunde, then the twins, Ikenna and Ifeanyi, and finally, baby Chuka. Raising them wasn’t easy — there were hospital visits, school fees, tears, and teenage drama. But there was also laughter, dancing in the rain, and Sunday mornings filled with jollof rice and gospel music.

Years passed. The boys grew. One became a civil engineer. Another started a non-profit. One moved abroad and became a teacher. Two others joined the police force. But they all remained close to home… and close to Mama Gloria.

In December 2024, on her 62nd birthday, they gathered in her small compound — and surprised her with a key.

A brand-new house. Bought and built by all five of them.

“We know you never had much,” Segun said, holding her trembling hands. “But you gave us everything. You gave us a home when we were forgotten. And now, it’s our turn.”

Gloria couldn’t speak. The woman who once cried herself to sleep wondering if she’d ever be called “Mama” now sat surrounded by five grown men calling her “The greatest mother in the world.”

She didn’t just adopt five boys.
She raised five kings.

A man who has taken all the safety training home would not be caught unaware .

Why?
Because safety teaches us to have a sense of vulnerability.

The essence and objective of safety training is to always " think of what could go wrong." No complacency . Don't be carried away .

No '' it is not my portion' and no room for pettiness.

Be that as it may ,let us still make ourselves to be loved by our loved ones .

In all your labours, there will be profits. You will make giant progress. You will not be stuck or stranded in Jesus Name. You will receive favours and helps that others do not get with ease. The Lord will single you out for unbelievable testimonies.

God will fight all your unseen battles, He will crush every silent conspiracy against you, no evil occurrence will over take you and your family in Jesus Mighty Name Amen.

*FOBCARES *

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 30/05/2025*

Gateway Games: Delta wins 22nd national sports festival

Tinubu’s intervention saved Rivers from anarchy — Fubara

Lassa fever, meningitis kill 366 in 24 states – NCDC

Cholera: LASG threatens to demolish buildings without toilet

Deaf students urge Makinde not to sell school land

Gombe unveils plans to tackle out-of-school, almajiri crisis

China condemns US plan to revoke student visas

At least 44 killed in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes intensify

Kenyan student faces trial for fake President Ruto death post

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected new AfDB president

Cardoso named Central Bank governor of the year at African Banker Awards

Four Nigerians face deportation over drug trafficking, fraud in India


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Louboutins’ iconic red soles were inspired by Andy Warhol. The 60s pop artist’s drawing Flowers caught the eye of the famous designer which gave him the idea to add the infamous sole to his designs

* Iceland has a dating app that stops you hooking up with your cousin. The dating app called Íslendingabók (Book of Icelanders) saves Icelanders that embarrassment.
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Tinubu establishes National Credit Guarantee Company

Tinubu signs order to slash oil project costs

Tinubu, Akpabio, Obasanjo, others celebrate Abiodun at 65

Akpabio names Bayelsa senator Konbowei South-South commission committee chairman

Senate panel hails establishment of new universities

Senate grills PENCOM over recruitment irregularities

Reps give WAEC 24-hour ultimatum over SSCE irregularities

Reps to engage govs, media, CSOs in constitution review drive

Ground Rent: It’s Illegal To Take Over People’s Properties, Sen Kingibe Tackles Wike

Edo gov: Appeal Court upholds Okpebholo’s victory

Ighodalo heads for Supreme Court to challenge Okpebholo’s victory

Contempt: Court bars Kanu’s in-law, Favour, from further attending proceedings

32 Internet fraudsters jailed in Edo

NAPTIP summons singer Speed Darlington over alleged minor defilement

DSS, Military Kill Terror Kingpin, Dogo Gide Loyalists In Niger Forest

Navy builds officers’ accommodation to boost welfare, morale

NSA invites Amnesty over insecurity report

FG to concession infrastructure projects to repay loans — Edun

FG plans regional airline, rail firms in N’East

Tuggar hails Tinubu’s global strides in two years

Your bitterness won’t erase Tinubu’s achievements, Onanuga slams Atiku

Gombe, Bauchi meet NEPL, AOML over Kolmani oil field operations

FG rolls out CNG buses in 20 federal varsities

NNMDA unveils herbal medicines for ulcer, diarrhoea

HYPREP raises committee for 100-bed Ogoni hospital

32% of teachers fail professional qualifying TRCN exam, says council director

Tinubu’s performance in two years unprecedented – Wike

Wike knocks Senator Kingibe over Ground Rent saga

First Lady donates 7 buses to CAN youth wing

SWAN organises South, North football match to promote unity

TotalEnergies sells stake in Bonga field to Shell

Fidelity Bank awards scholarships on Children’s Day

FCMB reaffirms support for Ojude Oba festival

CinqTech sponsors Lagos Country Club swimming fiesta

Make ‘Nigeria First’ policy a law, MAN urges govt

PRP urges NASS to reject Tinubu’s fresh loan request

Enugu, Gov Mbah must remain PDP — Nwobodo

June 12: Military forced Nigerians to chose between Abiola, Tofa — Waziri

Tinubu’s $24bn loan request reckless, immoral — Atiku

WAEC exam in darkness, a national disgrace — Atiku

Mid-term: Tinubu has lifted gloom over Nigeria, says APC

Suswam blames PDP’s crisis on Damagum, Bala Mohammed

Rivers: Difficult decisions will be made, says Fubara

Adeleke rebukes NBA, Supreme Court over Osun council crisis, autonomy verdict

Katsina gov calls for information to arrest bandits

Sokoto more secure under Aliyu, says govt

Uzodimma merges two ministries, directs commissioner to hand over

Tinubu deserves second term in office, says Okpebholo

70–80% of insecurity perpetrators live within communities – Gov. Radda

I’ve Not Collected A Single Loan In Two Years – Uba Sani

Gombe gov builds N68.5bn secretariat

Fintiri begins N19.9bn Adamawa conference centre project

Zulum hails NEDC’s contributions to Borno’s post-insurgency recovery efforts

Yusuf unveils re-construction of Kano’s Zungeru road

Ogun traders fault Osun gov over Adire origin claim

Court acquits Jigawa man standing trial for armed robbery

SUBEB hails Alia’s educational strides in two years

Kwara unveils programme to promote healthy eating habits

Police arrest principal suspects in killing of Kano DPO

Police arrest 46 youths after Ondo cult clash

Police kill notorious kidnapper, murderer, M-Kaze, in Rivers

How my estranged husband rapes me – 14-year-old wife

21 corpses recovered as midnight flood sweeps 50 homes in Niger


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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1967, the Republic of Biafra was proclaimed. The short-lived state consisted of Nigeria’s Eastern Region. Its secession sparked the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted until 1970 and resulted in the region’s re-integration into Nigeria.

* On this day in 2011, Germany abandoned nuclear energy. The government’s decision followed the nuclear meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima power plant and years of hands-on protests and activism by Germany powerful anti-nuclear movement.

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Don’t dream of winning, train for it. – Mohamed Farah

Good morning



*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

Khaleed Yazeedu wrote:

"The Igbo don’t just survive, they create survival.

Without oil blocs, without government backed monopolies, and without political favoritism, the Igbos have built billion dollar economies from markets like Alaba, Onitsha, Aba, Nnewi, Enugu and Ladipo.

These are not figures from fantasy, they are facts!

While others wait for federal allocations, the Igbo man wakes up with a plan, builds a path, and feeds a nation.

But instead of gratitude, they receive suspicion.

Instead of partnership, they face persecution.

Despite pogroms, war, marginalization, and decades of systemic exclusion, they keep rising.

If Nigeria were fair, the Igbo would be celebrated as a backbone, not treated like a burden.

No group that rebuilt itself from genocide should ever again be told to go and kneel for relevance.

The painful truth is this, Nigeria depends on crude oil.

The Igbo depends on no one.

And if ever the day comes when the Igbo decides to walk away, Nigeria must ask itself, what will be left?

It’s not a threat. It’s a warning. A nation cannot afford to keep pushing away those who hold it's economic pulse in their hands".

Justice or jungle?


“Not even the police could stop him—until the day the hunters became the hunted.”

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For years, the name Derico Nwamama struck fear into the hearts of southeastern Nigerians. He wasn’t just a criminal—he was a phantom. A ghost that moved through Onitsha’s crowded markets, leaving blood and silence in his wake.

He started small: petty theft, street fights, armed robbery.

But by 2001, Derico had evolved into a monster.

He led a gang that robbed banks, hijacked buses, and killed without blinking. Policemen, traders, travelers—it didn’t matter. If you stood in his way, you didn’t live to regret it.

They said he killed over 25 people.

Some said 50.

He laughed in the face of the law.

And the law did nothing.

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Onitsha trembled.

Shop owners closed early. Commuters whispered his name like a curse. Families prayed not to be caught in his path.

Even the police—armed and uniformed—hid when Derico was near. They simply weren’t equipped to stop him. Every attempt to catch him ended in bloodshed. He knew the streets too well. He had eyes everywhere. Guns. And no conscience.

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Until one day, something shifted.

A new name surfaced: Bakassi Boys.

A feared vigilante group with their own brand of justice. They didn’t carry badges. They carried machetes and amulets. And when they came, it wasn’t to arrest—it was to cleanse.

They were called in by traders desperate for peace.

Derico laughed.

Until they found him.

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The hunt was swift. Brutal. Precise.

Derico tried to run, but the streets that once protected him betrayed him.

The Bakassi Boys caught him in full daylight.

No courtroom. No lawyers.

Just vengeance.

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In the heart of Onitsha Main Market, with thousands watching, they dragged him out. Bloodied. Broken. Silent.

There was no trial. Just steel and fire.

They butchered him in public.

To send a message.

The crowd cheered.

Some wept.

But peace returned.

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Derico’s reign ended not in justice, but in raw, bloody revenge.

The people rejoiced—but something darker remained.

If the system had worked… would the Bakassi Boys ever have been needed?

And when the people become the law… who holds them accountable?

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Justice or jungle? In Nigeria’s shadows, sometimes the line is too blurred to see.

EFCC Re-Arraigns Cooperative Society Executives For Alleged N178million Fraud In Jos | Sahara Reporters

The Burkina-Faso Lion has roared again
It's left for our Leaders to join the lone voice to LIBERATE our CONTINENT AFRICA

God save President Ibrahim Traoré

He makes Africa proud.

Abia State governor just signed Senior Citizens Bills into law in the state. This Bill entitles any citizen of Abia State who's 60 years old and above, free monthly salary, free medical bills, and other benefits till death. This is highly commendable.

𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞
*Excellently Explained*
𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 *𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥*.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐢𝐧-𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 *𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞*.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 *𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭* 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲-𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨.
*𝐇𝐃𝐋* 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 (𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦.

𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐨, *𝐋𝐃𝐋*, 𝐰𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲.
*𝐋𝐃𝐋* 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐣𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩 *𝐇𝐃𝐋* 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧?

*𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐬?*

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠!_ 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐬 *𝐇𝐃𝐋* 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 *𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐃𝐋* 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 (𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲) 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 (𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤). 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

*𝐒𝐨, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞!*
*Stay healthy*...and
*Have a good health*
This is quite a good article to increase the GOOD HDL and decrease the BAD LDL mainly by walking. *Every walking step will increase HDL. THEREFORE, *WALK, WALK and WALK*. *HAPPY SENIOR CITIZENS' WEEK*

*𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑴𝑰𝒁𝑬:*
1. 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒕.
2. 𝑺𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓.
3. 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒓.
4. 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔.
5. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔.

*𝑭𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑬𝑫:*
1. 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔;
2. 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒔;
3. 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔;
4. 𝑵𝒖𝒕𝒔;
5. 𝑬𝒈𝒈𝒔;
6. 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒊𝒍 (O𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆, C𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒕, ...)
7. 𝑭𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒔.

*𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫 𝑻𝑹𝒀 𝑻𝑶 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑻:*
1. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑨𝒈𝒆.
2. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕.
3. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔.

*𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑪𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑯:*
1. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚;
2. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔;
3. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔;
4. 𝑨 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆.

*𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑰𝑪 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑨𝑫𝑶𝑷𝑻:*
1. 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 / 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉.
2. 𝑫𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆.
3. 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.

*𝑺𝑰𝑿 𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑬𝑺𝑻𝒀𝑳𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑷𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑬:*
1. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.
2. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕.
3. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.
4. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅.
5. 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇..
6. 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘 ...

*𝑰𝑭 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑯𝑨𝑽𝑬 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑰𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 (47-90 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑺), 𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑴.*

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 29/05/2025*

Fed Govt to pay N45,000 monthly stipend to technical college students

Only $1.23bn external borrowing plan for 2025, says FG

DMO’s N300bn Sukuk attracts over N2.2tr in subscriptions

SEC warns Nigerians against unregistered Silverkuun investment scheme

African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies at 87

4 Herders, Cattle Killed In Fresh Plateau Attacks

Motorists lament as ECOWAS summit grounds traffic in Lagos

Unity Cup: Dessers scores as S’Eagles beat Ghana 2-1 in London

Musk to exit US govt role after rare break with Trump

US suspends student visas as Harvard protests Trump’s cuts

Chile govt proposes to legalise abortion

S’Africa overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s top fuel importer – Report

Nigeria, Germany begin review of draft hydrogen policy

Nigerians hit as Canada announces new immigration cap

Over 100,000 Cameroonians, other asylum-seekers in Nigeria – Report

Nigerian Pilgrim Returns Missing N8.2m To Russian Owner In Makkah

*Our Error*
Yesterday, we said ECOWAS was established on May 28, 1975 with headquarters in Abuja. That is wriong. It was established on that date but had its headquarters in Lagos. The error is regretted.

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* About 75% of the Earth’s volcanoes are roughly arranged in the shape of a horseshoe in the Pacific Ocean. This zone is called the Pacific Ring of Fire and about 90% of all earthquakes also occur in this region.

* Black Sapote, a fruit native to Central and South America, tastes like chocolate and sweet custard.
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Mid-term: Security, economy improving under my watch — Tinubu

ECOWAS at 50: Tinubu urges unity as Gowon seeks return of departed members

Tinubu hails Gov Abiodun at 65

Akpabio constitutes standing committees for SSDC, SEDC, NWDC, SWDC, NCDC

Tinubu saved Nigeria’s economy from collapse, says Kalu

N’Assembly set to transmit tax bills to president

Emergency rule: Rivers N1.48tn budget scales second reading in Senate

Senate passes N1.8trn 2025 FCT budget

Senate passes Nigeria Police Trust Fund’s N124.2bn 2024 budget

Senate seeks security beef up in Taraba, Bauchi, Plateau boundaries

Reps raise alarm over state of Nigerian missions in America

Bill seeking 15% women enlistment in Army advances

I’m ready for trial but police must probe Akpabio, Bello – Natasha

Emefiele appeals final forfeiture order of 753 housing units estate

Kanu admitted smuggling radio transmitter into Nigeria – DSS’ witness

127 foreign nationals arrested in Kano for alleged cybercrimes, others

Naira abuse: Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya, gets six-month jail term

NSA faults Amnesty, says report of 10,000 killed in violence false

Northwest safer now than before, says Theatre Commander

Military arrests four Pakistanis over alleged terror links

NSCDC seals Chinese security firm, six others in Abuja

Minister vows full WAEC CBT shift next year

FG’s Sukuk breaks record with 735% oversubscription

FG unveils digital village with free internet for Abuja community

Boat mishaps: FG presents 3,500 life jacks to Lagos waterways authority

It’s nonsense to accuse Tinubu of imposing one party system – Presidency

NERC issues guidelines on third-party electricity bill collections

Tinubu’s reforms will address energy debt crisis, says ECN

Over 4,000 teachers fail national qualifying exam

NEDC commissions 13 projects in Borno

Abuja residents not paying taxes my greatest challenge – Wike

Expect Ground Rent Hike, Wike Tells Abuja Property Owners

Menstrual Hygiene Day: First Lady canvasses end to period poverty

NUC accredits medicine, law, others at Benson Idahosa varsity

Teenager gets university scholarship, N5m for creativity

Mid-term: Buhari hails Tinubu, urges Nigerians to moderate expectations

Buhari cites medical reason for absence at ECOWAS 50th anniversary

Address security challenges, Onaiyekan urges Tinubu

Coronation Merchant Bank reports N13.4bn PBT

Kwale Gas honoured in China

S’Court judgment validates my tenure as PDP secretary, says Anyanwu

Secretariat: PDP decries continued closure despite Tinubu’s order

2027: Obi’s ally dumps LP, joins APC to work for Tinubu’s reelection

Osun 2026: NIWA boss blasts PDP, denies selling bank shares to Ponzi scheme

Aiyedatiwa sets up anti-land grabbing taskforce in Ondo

Edo gov considers amnesty for cultists, illegal arms possessors

Umahi not controlling me, says Nwifuru

Makinde hands over medical equipment to Adeoyo state hospital

Delta IGR rises from N83bn to N158bn in 2024 – Oborevwori

Jigawa Assembly demands financial prudence from LGs

Bayelsa seeks justice for slain 26-year-old

NSF: Ogun Athletes protest over delayed allowances

Ogun govt slams ‘impatient’ athletes after sports festival protest

Bauchi establishes 10 more fire stations

N8.5bn spent on cultural festivals sponsorship – LASG

Osun students, teachers lament nightfall WAEC exam

LASPPA registers 3,800 service providers, generates N3.5bn

30,000 Akwa Ibom youths to benefit from job initiative

Oyo Catholic Church sealed, fined N500,000 over sewage disposal

Bodies of three family members recovered from Lagos collapsed building

Rivers pastor in police net for defiling 10-year-old girl

Lagos farmer jailed 14 years for defiling daughter

Spinal cord patient seeks help, laments hardship for 22 years

Enugu community discovers underground pits where ritualist buries victims alive

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo became the civilian president of Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. The former Army general and military ruler ruled the country till 2007.

* On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest. The first successful ascent of the world’s highest mountain came after Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans had come within 100 meters of the summit just three days previously.

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You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming. – Pablo Neruda

Good morning

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

Adaora Umeoji, CEO of Zenith Bank, Emerges as Nigeria’s Highest-Paid Banker in 2024
Adaora Umeoji, the Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank, was the highest-earning banker in Nigeria’s banking sector last year. In 2024 alone, she reportedly earned a total salary of ₦874 million, which breaks down to ₦72 million per month or 2.5m a day (WHICH IS THE 3 YEARS SALARY OF A MINIMUM WAGE WORKER)!!!! .

Not everyone around you is supposed to know and understand your journey. Not every person that smiles with you and speaks positive things about you that they wish you well. Sometimes you just have to keep your plans at heart and then share them with God because He is the only trustworthy and dependable person you will ever have in this world. Be careful with some people. The way you see them and talk to them isn't the way they feel about you at heart. Gospel truth from me

*"AN OLD MAN ASKED ME TO SELL HIS ROOSTER (COCK) FOR HIM @ N2,500. I WAS ABLE TO SELL THE ROOSTER (COCK) @ N5,000 AND I CAME BACK TO TELL THE OLD MAN THAT I SOLD THE ROOSTER (COCK) @ N2,000.*

*THE OLD MAN GAVE ME N500 AS APPRECIATION AND BEGAN TO BLESS ME AND PRAY FOR ME THUS: "EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME TODAY, GOD WILL REPAY YOU A HUNDREDFOLD, EVEN YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL REAP THE FRUITS OF YOUR WONDERFUL DEEDS TO ME.*

*IN ALL YOUR LIFE, YOU WILL MEET PEOPLE WHO WILL HELP YOU THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE HELPED ME AND DO TO YOU, EVEN MORE THAN YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME TODAY.*

*I AM SHORT OF MORE WORDS, BUT ONLY GOD CAN, AND WILL SURELY REPAY AND REWARD YOU.*

*WHEN THE OLD MAN FINISHED PRAYING, I GAVE HIM BACK HIS N500 PLUS THE N2,500 I HAD TAKEN WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE.*

*CHAI, BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL MONEY THIS OLD MAN WANTS TO SUBJECT ME AND MY FAMILY TO A GENERATIONAL CURSE? GOD FORBID BAD THING! LET US BE HONEST IN ALL THAT WE DO.*

*REMEMBER "HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY*

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 28/05/2025*

Tinubu seeks NASS approval for $21.5bn loan, ₦758bn pension bond

Children’s Day: Tinubu, govs promise safe environment

S’Arabia declares June 6 as Sallah day

PDP NEC under pressure as INEC validates Wike-backed secretary

Gunmen kill pastor, seven others in Plateau

Military proposes death penalty for soldiers selling arms to terrorists

2025 Hajj: Over 1.1 Million Pilgrims Arrive Saudi Arabia

Chinese trade truce lifts US consumer confidence

Ghana shuts embassy in US over alleged ‘money for visa’ scandal

20 million Nigerians live with mental health issues – WHO

Nigeria’s economic reforms yielding results , says AfDB

NFIU probes N48bn suspicious transfers to Dubai, Hong Kong

Residents crowdfund to rehabilitate dilapidated Ogun school


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. The fictional hero made his debut appearance in 1938 in DC Comics “9 Comics #1, and the Superman logo was trademarked for this release.

* Both prefixes Sept and Hept mean seven.
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Tinubu arrives Lagos for ECOWAS 50th anniversary celebration

Tinubu appoints new governing council members for UNN, NAU, Abuja Varsity

Tinubu Approves Upgrade Of Kano Poly To Tech Varsity

Tinubu celebrates oil industry stalwart Sunmonu at 70

Senate rues INEC chairman’s absence, postpones hearing on PSC

Ibas to defend Rivers budget before joint NASS c’ttee— Senate

Senate Moves To Curtail Illicit Drug Trade In FCT

Tears, tributes as Reps honour late colleagues

Reps seek overhaul of MOFI Act

Stolen Funds: Nigeria Recovered $763.7m, £6.4m Since 2017 – Fagbemi

El-Rufai, police to pay N900m over Kaduna elders’ detention

Ex-AMCON MD’s alleged N76b, $31.5m fraud trial: Court asks EFCC to disclose evidence

Alleged Abuja Land Fraud: Court orders arrest of FCTA Director, 11 others

Anambra drug market: Traders sue NAFDAC over alleged N700,000 extortion

Aide received $17.1m for Emefiele for 3 years – EFCC investigator reveals

Insiders aiding international bank hackers – EFCC chair

Two soldiers killed as troops confront ISWAP in Borno

Kidnapped Afenifere youth leader ignored invitation for debriefing – Police

FG clears 200,000 passport backlogs, pays ₦28bn debts — Tunji-Ojo

FG expands school feeding programme to include 20 million out-of-school children

CBN unveils instruments to boost Islamic finance

FG directs JAMB, WAEC, NECO to blacklist fraudulent CBT centres, candidates

NELFUND disburses N57bn loans to 298,124 students

FG moves against airspace violations by foreign aircraft

NiMet predicts three days of heavy downpour in 14 States

NAFDAC rejects VDM’s ₦.7m traders’ extortion claim

NAFDAC raids fake drug factory in Delta

Abuja suicide bomber attempted to sneak into Army barracks -NEMA

First Lady unveils expanded AGILE programme

Negotiate Yoruba nation exit now, Akintoye writes Tinubu

Afenifere appoints Olu Falae as chair

LagRide drivers lament app failures, poor services

Berger Paints pays N347.8m dividend

$300 helicopter fee raises more dust

Fresh $24bn borrowing may balloon Nigeria’s debt to N183tn

Children’s Day: 12-year-old emerges one-day CEO of Wema Bank

Otti’s second anniversary impactful, worth celebrating – Obi

PDP NEC fails to resolve issues, Fixes another meeting for June 30

I won’t attend PDP activities with Wike, Ortom as members – Lamido

Mass defection rocks Sokoto PDP as key traders’ leaders join APC

Ex-finance commissioner joins Osun governorship race

Emergency rule prevented anarchy in Rivers – Ibas

Alia laments military’s inability to tame Benue killers

Children’s Day: Aiyedatiwa urges collective action against bullying in Ondo

Uzodimma canvasses tactical precision to combat terrorism

Abia plans $1.3bn medical city to curb brain drain

Kebbi Reintroduces History Lessons In Schools

Lagos warns building owners over Certificate of Fitness

Kwara trains 384 school support officers

Residents laud Nnewi LG chair over erosion project, others

Female FRSC official kidnapped in Plateau

Eight kidnapped WASSCE students, 11 others rescued in Rivers after 21-days

Industrial machine kills employee in Ogun factory

One killed, 10 rescued in Lagos building collapse

Speed Darlington probed by Lagos DSVA, NAPTIP over alleged defilement of 15-year-old

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established with its administrative headquarters in Abuja

* On this day in 1937, Volkswagen (VW) was founded. The automobile manufacturer whose name means “People’s Car” in German is one of the world’s biggest. It produced classics like the VW Golf and the VW Beetle.

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Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true. – Julius Caesar

Good morning


*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

FIRST STEPS IN OVERCOMING FOOD ADDICTION

Overcoming a food addiction can be very challenging. However, some people find it helpful to write a list of pros and cons to understand how this process may affect them.

Pros: These may include
1. losing weight (if that is your goal),
2. living longer,
3. having more energy, and
4. feeling better every day.

Cons: These may include
1. being unable to eat ice cream with family,
2. no cookies during the holiday season, and 3. having to explain food choices.

Write everything down, no matter how peculiar or vain it may seem.

Then, compare the two lists and consider if it’s worth it.

If the answer is a resounding “yes,” be assured that it’s the right decision.

A few things can help prepare for giving up processed foods and make the transition easier:

Trigger foods: Write down a list of the foods that cause cravings. These are the trigger foods you can try to avoid.

Fast food restaurants:

Make a list of fast food restaurants that serve healthier foods and note which menu items suit you better. This may prevent a relapse when you’re hungry and not in the mood to cook.

What to eat: Think about what foods you can eat so you’re prepared to make dietary changes.

Preferably, choose healthier foods that you like and already eat regularly.

Pros and cons:

Consider making several copies of the pro-and-con list. Keep a copy in the kitchen, glove compartment, and purse or wallet.


Overcoming a food addiction is difficult. Adding hunger and restrictions to the mix is likely to make things harder.

Consult with a nutrition or healthcare professional to assist you in making a plan.

Food addiction is a difficult thing to overcome alone, and the right kind of support can be very helpful.

After taking these preparatory steps, set a date in the near future — like the coming weekend — from which point you won’t touch the addictive trigger foods again.

Theories of Internet Addiction

The actual cause is unknown. The current range of theories for compulsive Internet use includes:

1. Personality issues – the user may have personality issues that make them likely to become dependent on a range of things – such as cigarettes, alcohol, gambling, other drugs or the Internet – given the right circumstances.
2. Shyness – people who are shy in real-life situations may be drawn to the anonymity of the Internet and believe they can be their ‘true selves’ when online.
3. Biochemical responses – the person’s brain responds to the online rewards with ‘feel good’ chemicals and this biochemical ‘high’ encourages dependence.🥹
4. Escapism – the Internet is so absorbing that the user can forget about their problems or escape negative emotions while online.

Because it makes them feel better, it encourages them to turn to the Internet more and more for relief.

*Dear Parent!!!*

Not every child will be a doctor.
Not every child will love maths.
Not every child will shine in class.
But every child carries something God put inside them.

Some children are quiet, but they observe deeply.
Some are always singing, drawing, or fixing things.
Some are natural leaders—even if they can’t sit still in class.
Every child has a spark. Your job is to notice it early.

Stop comparing your child to others.
Your neighbour’s child is not your standard.
Your child is not a mistake—they are a message.
They came with an assignment only they can fulfil.

Have you prayed for your children this morning?
Did you mention them by name?
Each one has a different calling, a different struggle, and a different need.
One may need boldness.
Another may need peace.
Another may need direction.

Your prayers are not small—they are spiritual investments.

So look again.
Watch closely.
Listen without judging.
Guide them gently.

One day that small gift you noticed will become a global solution.

If this speaks to you, share it.
Another parent needs this reminder.

*Happy Children Day* to all our wonderful children

*Dear Parent!!!*

Not every child will be a doctor.
Not every child will love maths.
Not every child will shine in class.
But every child carries something God put inside them.

Some children are quiet, but they observe deeply.
Some are always singing, drawing, or fixing things.
Some are natural leaders—even if they can’t sit still in class.
Every child has a spark. Your job is to notice it early.

Stop comparing your child to others.
Your neighbour’s child is not your standard.
Your child is not a mistake—they are a message.
They came with an assignment only they can fulfil.

Have you prayed for your children this morning?
Did you mention them by name?
Each one has a different calling, a different struggle, and a different need.
One may need boldness.
Another may need peace.
Another may need direction.

Your prayers are not small—they are spiritual investments.

So look again.
Watch closely.
Listen without judging.
Guide them gently.

One day that small gift you noticed will become a global solution.

If this speaks to you, share it.
Another parent needs this reminder.

*Happy Children Day* to all our wonderful children

My son Andrew will never get married. He won’t have children. He won’t drive a car or experience many of the milestones we take for granted.

But he is happy. And he is healthy.
And to me, that’s everything.

When a stranger gives him a smile, it lights up my entire day.
When a girl glances at him kindly, joy rushes through his whole body like a wave of sunshine.

It doesn’t take much to be deeply, profoundly human.

Let me tell you a story.

At a party held at a school for children with special needs, one father stood up to speak.
What he said stayed with everyone who heard it.

After thanking the staff who worked with such devotion, he paused and shared a reflection:

“When nothing disturbs the balance of nature, the natural order reveals itself in perfect harmony.”

Then his voice began to tremble.

“But my son Herbert doesn’t learn like other children. He doesn’t understand like they do.
So tell me… where is the natural order in his life?”

The room fell completely silent.

Then he continued:

“I believe that when a child like Herbert is born—with a physical or cognitive disability—the world is given a rare and sacred opportunity:
To reveal the very core of the human spirit.
And that spirit is revealed not through perfection—but in how we treat those who need us most.”

He shared a moment he would never forget:

One afternoon, he and Herbert were walking past a field where some boys were playing soccer.
Herbert looked longingly at them and asked:

“Dad… do you think they’ll let me play?”

The father’s heart sank. He knew the answer was likely no.
But he also knew—if they said yes—it could give his son something far more valuable than a goal: a sense of belonging.

So he gently approached one of the boys and asked:

“Would it be okay if Herbert joined the game?”

The boy looked over at his teammates, hesitated, then smiled:

“We’re losing 3–0 and there’s ten minutes left… Sure. Let him take a penalty.”

Herbert lit up.
He ran to the bench, put on a jersey that nearly swallowed him whole, and beamed with pride. His father stood at the sidelines, tears in his eyes.

He didn’t play much. He just stood nearby, watching. But something in the boys shifted.
They began to see him—not as a distraction, but as one of them.

And then, in the final minute, a miracle happened.
Herbert’s team was awarded a penalty kick.

The same boy turned to the father and gave a knowing nod:

“It’s his shot.”

Herbert walked slowly to the ball, nervous but radiant.

The goalkeeper caught on. He made a show of diving to the side, giving the boy a clear shot.
Herbert nudged the ball gently forward.
It rolled across the goal line.

Goal.

The boys erupted in cheers. They hoisted Herbert into the air like he’d won the World Cup.
They didn’t just let him play.
They let him belong.

The father closed his speech with tears falling freely:

“That day, a group of boys made a decision… not to win, but to be human.
To show the world what kindness, dignity, and love really look like.”

Herbert passed away that winter.
He never saw another summer.
But he never forgot the day he was a hero.

And his father never forgot the night he came home, telling the story as his wife held Herbert close, weeping—not from sorrow, but from joy.

A final thought:

Every day, we scroll past distractions—memes, jokes, quick laughs.
But when something truly meaningful crosses our path, we hesitate.

We wonder: Who would understand this?
Who should I send this to?

If someone sent you this story, it’s because they believe you’re one of those people.
That you see the heart in others.
That you understand what really matters.

Because each day, the world gives us countless chances to choose decency over indifference.

As one wise man said:

“A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable.”



*COPIED for Relevance!*
Happy Children's Day!

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 27/05/2025*

Tinubu to inaugurate Lagos-Calabar highway Section 1 Saturday

Ground rent: FCTA shuts PDP, FIRS, NAPTIP headquarters

Refinery shutdown: Workers barred from speaking with journalists

UTME resit: Candidates can’t use initial scores, says JAMB

Children’s Day: 18.3m out-of-school kids ticking time bomb, experts warn

FG to earn $7m daily from fertiliser exports — Dangote

First Lady awards N25m to autistic teenager’s Guinness World Record achievement

Oshodi seeks re-election as ITTF Executive Vice President

Trump attacks opponents, judges on day honoring US war dead

6,000 AfDB delegates meet to elect new president

Tinubu heads to Lagos for ECOWAS at 50 celebrations

Nigeria opens air corridor to Southern Africa to cut export cost by 75%

Saudi bars Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi from Hajj

Nigerian shot dead during birthday party in Philippines


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world, even larger than Spain, with over 125 million native speakers.

* Everyone’s tongue print is different. Like the fingerprint, it has unique features that differ from person to person.
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Tinubu pauses Wike’s property revocations, grants 14-day grace to PDP, others

Insurgency: Tinubu, Zulum in talks over forest guards deployment

Institutional reforms will resolve 80% of bureaucratic challenges-Shettima

Speaker Abbas bows to pressure, withdraws compulsory voting bill

Lawyers to face trial for alleged attempt to mislead AGF

Alleged N4bn fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Anambra ex-Gov Obiano’s trial

Court sentences man to death for Kano mosque arson

Court dismisses N20m rights suit against ICPC

49 suspected fraudsters nabbed, loaded pistol recovered in Kogi

CBEX Fraud: We’ve Recovered Some Money, Made Arrests – EFCC

Police rescue 80-year-old as operatives neutralise six bandits in Abuja, Jigawa

Suicide bomber kills self, injures two others in Abuja military Barrack

Tinubu committed to re-evaluation of public policies for greater results – Oyetola

Emefiele: FG raises panel to develop, allocate 753 duplexes

FG begins payment of N35,000 wage award arrears to federal workers

NAFDAC warns against incitement by social media influencer VDM

Nigeria eyes $23b avocado market

FIRS demands apology over invasion of offices by FCTA officials

Oyo pays Osun N5bn in LAUTECH ownership deal

June 12: How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar’Adua — Obasanjo

Saudi deportation: Gumi urges FG to stand up for Nigerians’ rights abroad

SWAN hails Soname over Remo’s historic NPFL win

NSIA to host 15 African sovereign funds

Remita’s SystemSpecs plans Africa expansion

DBN disburses N273.4bn, rewards banks

NAHCO eyes N300bn turnover in five years

Tension in PDP: Govs, BoT reconvene as NEC meeting stalls

Anambra guber polls: Tinubu presents flag to APC candidate, Ukachukwu

PDP slams FG: Sealing our office, a brazen abuse of power

Coalition: Peter Obi enjoys our full support – Labour Party

APC UK backs Tinubu for 2027, Basiru for Osun guber race

Anti-Tinubu coalition: North’ll unveil candidate, party soon — NPCG

Second-term endorsements motivating me to do more – Oyebanji

Uzodimma sacks Imo Attorney General

Bago inaugurates 20-year dev’t plan, cautions land grabbers

No Borno council will fall to insurgents, Zulum vows

Alia outraged as suspected herders kill cop, 41 Benue villagers

Uba Sani Breaks 20-Year Jinx, Commissions Road In Kagarko

Yobe Assembly moves to tackle flood

Plateau approves N2bn for rural roads

Kano govt leads prayers for Emir Sanusi’s anniversary

Niger govt accuses radio station of cloning gov’s voice

Ogun gears up for Ojude Oba festival

Lagos to launch building code, urban devt policy; begins CAP programme June 1

Lagos issues traffic advisory for ECOWAS summit

LASG relocates Okobaba plank market

N2.24bn students fees: Parents, others laud Kano gov

Alaafin congratulates new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland

Police arrest couple for alleged child trafficking, rescue 12 children in Abia

27 nabbed after mob killed Kano DPO

Gunmen kill policeman, 3 others in Benue

Kidnappers hit Kubwa estate, hold residents hostage, abduct 2

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1967, Nigeria’s military ruler, General Yakubu Gowon, created 12 states through the restructuring of the four pre-existing regions. Before that date, the country was divided into Northern, Western, Eastern and Mid-Western regions for administration

* On this day in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened. The suspension bridge connecting San Francisco peninsula with Marin County is one of the most recognized works of United States architecture.

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Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. – Albert Schweitzer

Happy Children’s Day


*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

NASS AT WORK.....

With the amount of “Streetlights” in this 2025 budget, Nigeria is supposed to be the Light of the World.

1,477 Streetlights for N393.29 billion

That’s N266 MILLION per light. Are we installing the sun?

Here are some of the insertions and how much they will cost.

538 Boreholes – N114.53 billion

2,122 ICT Projects – N505.79 billion

43 Community Town Halls – N17.23 billion

561 Education Projects – N179.96 billion

319 Health Projects – N420.09 billion

32 Traditional Ruler Empowerment Projects – N6.74 billion

1,380 Road Projects – N1.44 trillion

24 Security Vehicles – N11.7 billion

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The President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has imposed a law that fines women two million CFA francs and sentences them to life imprisonment for exposing their nudity on social media.

He stated that such actions pose a major threat to society, as they distract people with immoral activities and weaken their zeal for religion and patriotism.

Furthermore, he ordered the shutdown of all pornographic websites in Burkina Faso, as directed by the president himself.

In addition to suspending all film productions that display nudity, Ibrahim Traoré demanded the closure of all obscene websites in the country.

He stated, “Africa is known for respecting its culture and religion. I do not support the kind of backwardness seen in the West.” He therefore urged all filmmakers to be cautious and modest in accordance with religious and cultural values.