*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 13/05/2025*

Boko Haram kills five soldiers in Borno military base attack

Alleged internet fraud: Court fixes July 2 for trial of 109 foreigners

N54.9tn budget: FG, W’Bank at odds over funding strategy

Fed Govt repays first N100b Sukuk

NNPCL To Resume Kolmani Drilling In Northeast

Sex-for-grade: Varsities, polytechnics crack down on over 50 lecturers

Kano varsity shuts female hostel over immorality

2Baba, Makhadzi, Stonebwoy to headline AFRIMA launch in Ethiopia

Aruna leads Nigerian contingent to World Championships

First group of white South Africans arrive US as Trump claims they face discrimination

Trump administration revokes temporary protections for Afghans

UK unveils plan to slash annual immigration by 100,000

NAHCON airlifts over 9,000 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Nigerian Team wins business pitch competition for Agritech solution



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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Food tastes different when you’re flying. Altitude changes your body chemistry, making certain flavors taste different than how they taste when you’re on the ground.

* Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.
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Tinubu celebrates veteran journalist Lekan Sote at 70

Speaker Abbas: Lawmaking alone not enough without implementation, oversight

Speakers conference seeks more action against insecurity

How ex-AGF diverted N868m defence funds using front companies – Witness

Contempt claims stall Natasha’s harassment suit against Akpabio

Court adjourns suit challenging suspension of Fubara, others

Two bag six months jail for spraying naira notes at Lagos event

Court okays request to release Kwara student’s remains for burial

Boko Haram landmine kills two education staff in Borno

CDS visits Russia, lists Nigeria’s military needs

61st Anniversary: NAF begins aerial rehearsals in Abuja, Lagos

Police oppose IPOB’s Biafran Day lockdown

Gunmen abduct Benue Immigration officer, demand N20m ransom

Former military administrator Olubolade dies at 70

FEC okays plans to reduce cost of medicines, create jobs

FEC approves N1.2trn for roads, power, aviation projects

FG renews life assurance for president, VP, federal workers

FG issues new N300bn Sukuk series

FG to restructure two underperforming DisCos – Power Minister

How aircraft manufacturer frustrated Nigerian airline – Keyamo

INEC plans 142-point electoral reforms ahead of 2027

NIMASA unveils 12 banks to disburse Cabotage Fund

NEDC engages scholars to counter misleading Arabic doctrines

Economic reforms boosted govt revenue to N31tn – World Bank

CBN policies may lower inflation to 22.1% – W’Bank

CBN rolls out measures to sustain FX inflows amid falling oil prices

Manhole: FG moves to criminalise usurpers of govt assets

TETFUND threatens to cut financial support to non-performing institutions

UTME mass failure: JAMB engages VCs, IT experts, others to probe alleged technical glitches

NAICOM unveils revised regulation for leased aircrafts

Wike to withhold Area Councils’ allocation over teachers’ strike

UniAbuja Appoints New Acting Registrar

Bauchi varsity trains 46 lecturers on research, grant application

Tinubu’s vision will make Nigeria great –Fasoranti

Fubara’s visit to Wike, sacrifice for peace — Rivers elders

Dangote reduces petrol to N825/litre amid competition with importers

Airtel Money plans IPO to compete in fintech market

Agents oppose $100 tariff on Nigerian-bound cargoes

NNPP Kano lawmaker defects to APC

Lagos APC aspirants protest today over LG primaries

Primaries: Lagos APC inaugurates Election Appeal Committee

Defections: PDP’s collapse imminent — Ganduje, Wike

PDP will survive defections, bounce back in 2027 — BoT chairman Wabara

Makarfi announces Lucky Igbinedion’s appointment to PDP BoT

2027: I remain loyal to President Tinubu, committed to APC – Sule

Fubara suspension: Ibas seeks time to file defence in court

Gov Yusuf Orders Recruitment Of 17,600 School Guards, Approves N200m Loan For Teachers

Edo: Okpebholo calls for arrest of NBM president for alleged forgery

Gov Idris lauds First Bank, says mining investment underway

Bayelsa set to immortalise Clark amid tributes from Jonathan, Diri

Lagos pledges support for National Sports Festival

Lagos State reschedules 2025 public service examinations to May 23

Kano to recruit 17,600 guards for public school security

Learning Centres Established For Out-Of-School Children, Divorcees In Adamawa

Niger shuts brothel, beer parlours near mosque

LASG targets N3tn idle assets to boost IGR

Kebbi NURTW hails Gov Idris over mass transit scheme

Plateau harps on hygiene as cholera kills four

Sokoto NLC urges Gov Aliyu to pay LG retirees’ gratuity

Tension in Ondo community as herdsman dies in clash with vigilance group

Delta protesters barricade police headquarters, demand

American couple donates foodstuff to 100 indigent persons in Imo

Kidnapped Kebbi woman freed after ransom payment

Abductors collect N5m, food items before releasing Delta victim

Man arrested for killing sister’s boyfriend in Kano

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1909, the Giro d’Italia cycle race was held for the first time. The Giro is one of the world’s most important cycle races. Luigi Ganna won the first edition, which went from Milan to Naples and back.

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Learning never exhausts the mind. – Leonardo da Vinci

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