*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 23/06/2025*

Tinubu, govs mourn as 13 slain Kaduna travellers buried

Blackout: TCN Restores Electricity To N/East

FDI: FG backs $400m rare earth plant in Nasarawa, promises 10,000 jobs nationwide

Pastoral crisis: 11 states embrace FG ranching plan as killings surge

JAMB fixes mop-up UTME for 96,838, delists 113 centres

Police confirm 30-man attack on Rivers LG administrator

Owo Massacre: Tension in Ondo over Govt demolition of Cenotaph honouring victims

Lagos shuts Oko-Oba Abattoir indefinitely over environmental violations

Oluwo bans alcohol in palace premises

Iran votes to close Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on nuclear facilities

Suicide bomber attack church in Syria, kills at least 20 people

Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Tinubu As ECOWAS Chairman

Community mourns as another Nigerian dies in India

Nigerian bags 43 months jail for defrauding US citizens


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The funeral of Winston Churchill on January 30, 1965 was the largest state funeral to ever happen in British history, with representatives from 112 nations attending and 350 million Europeans watching live on TV. Churchill died on January 24, 1965, at the age of 90 after suffering a severe stroke nine days earlier.

* India produces the most butter globally. In 2024, India churned a total of over 6.9 million metric tons of butter while the European Union came second with around 2.1 million metric tons.
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We’ll reshape economic diplomacy to build a progressive West Africa – Tinubu

Terrorism: Tinubu calls for activation of ECOWAS Standby Force

Constitution Review: Senate proposes public hearing in six geopolitical zones

Court declines to hear EFCC over failure to vacate Diezani’s property

Rivers man arraigned for assaulting ladies in nightclub

Army raids kidnappers’ den in Ilorin, arrests 8 rescues 2 victims

Abducted Anambra NDLEA boss regains freedom

NDLEA arrests Kwara poly student, makeup artist in drug sting

Presidency refutes Lamido’s claims on Tinubu’s June 12 role

Report on 753-housing project nearly ready – Committee

Minister urges MINILS DG to address mismanagement allegations, embrace reconciliation

Dangiwa endorses Journalists’ Village plan

ATM usage drops as POS agents handle N223tn

233,000 retirees to benefit from N11.9bn monthly payment – PenCom

FG distributes free fertilisers amid N200bn agric investments

FG to ensure inclusive education in secondary schools nationwide

FG reaffirms plan to revive dormant energy assets, seeks increased production

TCN eyes PPP model to bridge infrastructure gap

Energy Commission sets performance benchmark for air conditioners

Onne port receives LNG-most advanced ship

Renewed Hope: NDDC plans retreat, agric summit for Niger Delta

Nigeria must rethink foreign-modelled education – Highstone VC

ABUAD makes history, ranks 84th best university globally

UniCal joins beneficiaries of OPay’s N1.2bn 10-year scholarship programme

Shariah Council furious over killings of Kaduna wedding guests in Plateau

Editors set to converge in Enugu for pivotal Guild conference and elections

NMA pushes Lagos to extend doctors’ working years

Benue killings: Ortom blasts Alia, Falana seeks justice

We want justice, not war, Itsekiri leaders seek FG intervention

Iran-Israel: Petrol may hit N1,000/litre as oil price soars

2027: Senator Wamakko disowns false VP ambition claim

PDP defies INEC, insists on June 30 NEC meeting

Coalition: ADA leaders begin mass mobilisation nationwide

ADA won’t stop Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 — APC Chieftain Okechukwu

Cancel N63.5bn Government House renovation, Oyo APC tells Makinde

Osun APM chair slams Adeleke over state’s poor VAT ranking

Diri clears air on defection rumours to APC, dismisses speculations

Gov Mbah inaugurates social homes board, grants clemency to 11 prisons inmates

Sanwo-Olu, celebrities attend Troost Ekong’s foundation charity match in Lagos

Alia suspends aide arrested by EFCC over sextortion, cyberbullying

Kano gov to revive abandoned bilingual colleges, ties with China, France

LASG slashes parking fee after tanker drivers’ strike

Ondo partners FG to empower 3,000 livestock farmers

We‘re working with other agencies to rescue abducted Judge — Bayelsa CP

Owo Attack: Ondo demolishes multi-million Naira memorial park

Windstorms kill five in Sokoto, damage Gombe NYSC camp

Oba of Benin proclaims five chieftaincy titles

Ooni’s palace faults viral video on Ooni-Alaafin Abuja encounter

Police quiz suspects over sale of Fasehun family farmland in Akure

Lightning strikes kill 32 cows worth N100m in Ogun

Gun repairer, six others nabbed in Enugu, firearms recovered

One dead, 3 rescued as 40ft truck crushes korope bus in Lagos

Mother of 14-year-old killed by police van in Delta demands justice


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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Just over half of the electorate voted for “Brexit”, Britain’s exit from the EU. The UK had been part of the union since 1973.

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Just start. You will learn so many lessons just by doing. – Richard Branson


Good morning

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George [email protected], +234-8122200446*