*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 16/07/2025*

Tinubu, Shettima, foreign leaders bid Buhari farewell in Daura

Two minors escape from B’Haram four years after abduction

27 farmers killed in fresh Plateau attack

107 Yelwata victims still in hospital – Govt official

Nigeria’s oil output soars above OPEC quota

Marketers protest as Dangote moves to crash cooking gas price

SEC moves against 79 suspected Ponzi schemes

Awujale’s burial frees Yoruba kings from ritual slavery – Oluwo

Taiwo Awoniyi back to full training after serious abdominal injury

40% of adults in developing nations now save formally — W’Bank

French PM proposes cutting national holidays to cut debt

UN lauds Buhari for promoting peace, security in West Africa


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Antimatter is the most expensive substance on earth, costing roughly $62.5 trillion per gram. Antimatter is composed of antiparticles, which are counterparts to the particles that make up ordinary matter.

* Alongside Sudoku, chess has been named one of the best ways to improve the mind and memory.
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Akpabio appeals judgment on Natasha’s suspension suit

N’Central states mobilise joint security to crush bandits

Over 420 federal roads completed or in progress-FG

Finance minister defends Tinubu’s tough reforms

U.S., UAE visa issuance: Fed Govt begins action on issues of concern

We’re yet to receive formal communication from UAE on revised visa policy — FG

FAAN, Customs collaborate to remove Nigeria from grey list

FG unveils youth ambassador programme in A’Ibom

2027: 300,000 voter cards uncollected in Ondo, says INEC

IHS, UNICEF support 100 Osun schools with internet

Abia varsity lecturers lament 12 months unpaid salaries

UNIZIK suspends SUG election, VC to meet with students

Western theories responsible for Africa’s intellectual crisis – LASU prof

Buhari’s death wake-up call to improve health facilities – Archbishop Martins

People never forget how you made them feel — Davido

ValueJet lures tourists to Gambia with low fares

Jumia Nigeria names Ojo as new CEO

Addosser MFB targets national licence on 17th anniversary

Lagos PDP chairmen reject council election results

Oyegun picks ADC party’s card in Edo

Ibas demands credible LG poll, reforms from Rivers boards

Governor Nwifuru reshuffles cabinet

Aiyedatiwa assigns portfolios to Ajanaku, Ajibefun, 14 other exco members

Sanwo-Olu hails LASTMA’s tech transformation at 25th anniversary

Oyo Assembly approves Makinde’s €55m French facility for health reforms

Assembly committee tours erosion sites in Abia

Lagos unveils N500bn MSME fund for women traders

Ogun workers insist on Abiodun talks over pensions row

Kwara, Oyo reschedule BECE over Buhari’s death

2025 Tech Festival: Enugu to host AI Centre of Excellence

LAWMA sweepers trained in bead making, fashion design

Kwara residential building sealed over illegal waste disposal

Police recover N5m ransom cash from suspected kidnappers in Delta

Abducted Edo Chief Iman released after seven days

‘I Paid Ransom’, Edo Chief Imam Punctures Police Rescue Claim

Rampaging cultists hack three to death in Lagos

Kidney failure: First Class graduate seeks N45m for transplant

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1979, Iraqi president, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, resigned from his post citing health reasons. He promoted his Vice President, Saddam Hussein, to the post of President.

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We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. – Neal A. Maxwell


Good morning


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