*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 19/05/2025*

Tinubu, Obi, Fayemi share light moments at Pope’s inauguration

2027 coalition: Atiku camp offers Obi VP role in one-term deal

Herdsmen, bandits strike in Benue, Kebbi, Imo, Ondo, Kogi, kill 33

Boko Haram on the verge of taking Marte LG – Zulum

LP Rep, 1,000 others join APC in Enugu

15 UTME applicants declared missing found, reunite with families

FX reform, others grow govt revenue to N12tn – W’Bank

CBN slashes FG loans by over N4tn

NNPCL refineries not producing enough petrol – DAPPMAN

Pope Leo XIV pledges peace in the world

Former US president Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

NIDCOM receives 13 trafficking victims rescued from Ghana, Mali

FG grants China approval to establish electric vehicle factories

Nigerian pastor Omotoso deported from South Africa

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Coal was discovered in Enugu in 1909 by a team of British geologists led by Albert Kitson. By 1915, mining in commercial quantities started, giving Enugu the appellation of ‘Coal City’. In 1950, the Ogbete mine and others were merged into the Nigerian Coal Corporation, which held a monopoly on coal and coke until 1999.

* Walking has been an Olympic sport since 1904
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Nigeria’s diversity must be used for progress, Tinubu tells Catholic bishops

Tinubu approves licences for North’s oil project

Tinubu declares National Sports Festival opened, urges competition with integrity

FG’s electricity debt balloons by N800bn – Senate

2025 JAMB: Deputy Speaker demands urgent reforms after technical crisis

FHC CJ redeploys 5 judges, reassigns case files

UBA moves to join suit challenging IBEDC sale

ICPC stopped theft of N1.6bn through tech — Chairman

PSC begins promotion interviews for inspectors across 17 police zonal commands

152 security personnel killed in five months – Report

Resurgent attacks: FG, Borno revamp anti-terror strategy

Military destroys 28 illegal refineries in Niger Delta

Army denies neglecting fallen soldiers’ widows

NDLEA intercepts AK-47 concealed in maize sack, seizes Tramadol in Taraba

Preparation in top gear as Lokpobiri confirms African Energy Bank launch

Tuggar to attend third AU-EU ministerial meeting in Brussels

Pate hails Ihekweazu’s WHO health emergencies appointment

DMO allots N4.3bn FG savings bonds

FG, states repay over N13trn debts in 18 months

NSF: Medal haul begins as Team Lagos win women’s weightlifting gold

LP leadership: INEC to seek legal opinion before taking decision

NOA hails Kwara for erecting tallest flagpole in West Africa

NSF: Odegbami, Onakoya hail Ogun’s sports infrastructure, seek sustainability

FCTA To Construct Bus Terminals At Bwari, Gwagwalada

Varsity unions reject sharing formula for N50bn earned allowances

Yabatech bags ICAN award for producing most chartered accountants

Account for N500bn or face lawsuit, SERAP tells NNPCL

HURIWA demands transparency in FG’s conditional cash transfer claims

Utomi’s shadow government plan alien to Constitution, says Omokri

NPA, terminal operator rehabilitate 970m of Apapa quay apron

TotalEnergies declares N13.58bn dividend

11Plc unveils more CNG stations in Lagos, Oyo

DBN targets N3tr to extend loans to MSMEs

Odu’a Investment declares N518m dividend

Tantalizers acquires Grand Media entertainment firm

Telcos plan virtual network operators summit

NNPP apologises to Tinubu over attacks by Kwankwaso

Opposition Kicks As N/West APC Endorses Tinubu For 2nd Term

PDP’s impunity started in 1998 – Prof. ABC Nwosu

Tinubu most favoured to win 2027 poll – Yakasai

Governor Namadi to Jigawa PDP lawmakers: ‘Start counting your days, APC is taking over’

Uzodimma to speak at African Air Forces Forum

Sanwo-Olu receives Premier League trophy in Lagos

Kwara gov urges calm after boat tragedy claims 37 lives

Soludo condemns murder of Aguleri PG, attack at Isuofia checkpoint

Eno’s administration committed to deep seaport Project realisation

Aiyedatiwa, lawyer differ over delayed cabinet formation

LASG, firm empower 530 youths with tech skills

Lagos probes Katsina workers recruitment by Dangote Refinery

Cross River unveils digital C-of-O scheme

Oyo to host high-level international tourism summit in July

LASG recovers N773.6m, 38 properties for residents

Osun screens 4,126 market women, others for hypertension

Send away killer herders from Benue – Tor Tiv urges MACBAN

Olu of Warri, Zulu King sign economic, cultural pact

Nasarawa cattle rustler in police net, AK-49 rifle recovered

Two octogenarians, poly student nabbed in nationwide drug raids

Three rescued, others trapped in Lagos building collapse

Suspected Lagos cultists kill shawarma vendor

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1743, Jean-Pierre Christin invented the Celsius thermometer. The centigrade temperature scale, which is based on the freezing and boiling point of water, is used by most countries around the world. Exceptions include the United State, Belize, and Palau.

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