Anambra Slams N50Million Billboard Levy On Political Campaigns, AAC Decries ‘Attempt To Stifle Opposition’ | Sahara Reporters

Anambra Slams N50Million Billboard Levy On Political Campaigns, AAC Decries ‘Attempt To Stifle Opposition’ | Sahara Reporters

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 12/06/2025*

Democracy Day tension: Protesters mobilise as Tinubu addresses NASS

JUNE 12: Police, CSOs agree on peaceful protest, single venue in Lagos

Nigeria records N5.17 trn trade surplus in Q1

Floods ravage 180,000 farms across 30 states

Mokwa flood: NHRC seeks enhanced disaster preparedness, IDPs’ protection

OPS pushes for refinery sell-off after $2.4bn wobbly repairs

Plateau Attacks: 8 killed, dozens of homes razed in Mangu

Air Peace extorting Nigerians, Oshiomhole speaks on airport incident

UN flags 138 million kids in global child labour crisis

Protests spread across US despite Trump threats

Nigeria defaults in UN contributions, pays only 36%

Ethiopia, Turkey deny owing ground rent in Abuja, pledge cooperation

US court jails Nigerian for deadly sextortion of teen girl

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* If you live in the northern hemisphere, then June 21st is the longest day of the year. If you live in the southern hemisphere, then the 21st is the shortest day of the year.

* All clown fish are born male and can become female later in life.
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Tinubu woos Wike to join APC

Tourism has potential to enhance local entrepreneurship – Shettima

National Assembly mulls extension of 2024 budget capital vote

Democracy strongest when people are involved, says Abbas

Natasha: Appeal Court strikes out Akpabio’s motions, imposes N100,000 fine

Court orders Eko Disco to restore power to Lagos hotel

11 to face trial for Internet fraud in Kaduna

Insecurity: Police arrest 42 armed herders, bandits in Benue

Federal Civil Service to go paperless by December 2025, says FG

Blackout alert: FG commences crucial grid servicing

Fed Govt reviewing legislations to address child labour – Minister

N5bn oil-backed deal with Aramco has not collapsed, says FG

No extension of BDC recapitalisation deadline – CBN

FCCPC inaugurates joint market monitoring task force

Container congestion: NPA enforces use of holding bays

CBEX remains banned in Nigeria – SEC

UBEC raises quality assurance matching grant to 5%

NIHOTOUR enforces certification law, targets non-compliant hotels in Lagos

ABUAD secures N480m research equipment boost

Abiola Ajimobi Technical University secures full NUC accreditation for all six programmes

UNILAG, Bakare’s CSG launch leadership diploma, slash tuition

Democracy declining under APC — PDP, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, ACF, others

Southern Kaduna leaders demand judicial probe of El-Rufai over alleged abuses

Civil rule has come to stay, says Falae

Democracy Day: Utomi urges Nigerians to reject ‘thugs masquerading as leaders’

Amaechi slams Tinubu’s policies in fresh outburst

₦39bn ICC renovation misplaced priority — Peter Obi

June 12: Bode George urges Tinubu to reinstate Fubara

Eno defection illegal, says A’Ibom PDP chieftain

2027: Anti-Tinubu’s coalition will fail, Wike declares

Sanwo-Olu unveils housing estate, 400m road in Ibeju-Lekki

Rivers 2025 budget plans for Fubara’s return – Ibas

Nasarawa not involved in Benue killings – Sule

Our intervention on Benin-Abuja highway reduced travel time, says Okpebholo

Makinde approves N1bn gratuity for retired LG staff, others

Nigeria not where it should be – Niger gov

Delta commissioner bags Kwame Nkrumah award

Cross River plans new airport to boost tourism

LASG slams N20m fine on unlicensed electricity firms

Jigawa, Kano, Katsina join forces against polio

Anambra 2025: Govt agency imposes N50m on 16 governorship candidates

Anambra CP orders detention of three policemen over corruption

Katsina suspends NURTW chair over road closure alert

Kaduna vows crackdown on criminal gangs

New 7.5kv solar power system inaugurated in A’Ibom community

Anioma group donates 50 solar streetlights to Delta community

Edo community protests removal, appointment of new king

Lamentation as night fire destroys goods in Rivers market

Two killed, one injured in Kwara hotel collapse

Petrol tanker catches fire near NASFAT camp on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. The South African anti-apartheid activist spent 27 years in prison. In 1993, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and one year later, he became President of South Africa.

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If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass

Happy Democracy Day


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

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 11/06/2025*

Tinubu returns to Abuja, inaugurates rehabilitated ICC

Deadly flood: Niger communities battle stench from decaying corpses

Mokwa flood: Borno, Taraba donate N350m to victims

NiMet workers finally receive minimum wage

NSCDC debunks fake recruitment on social media

Naira appreciates to N1,600/$ in parallel market

Trump unveils $1,000 investment accounts for newborn Americans

US to restore some medical research grants, says Trump official

17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes near Gaza aid site

Seven dead, schoolchildren missing as storm hits South Africa

World Bank projects three-year steady economic growth for Nigeria

Saudi’s Aramco delays Nigeria’s crude-backed $5bn loan

Lagos court jails nine Chinese for cybercrimes

19-year-old Nigerian artiste beaten to death in Ghana


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills while one pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue because it uses copper to transport oxygen unlike the red blood of humans which is transported with iron.

* Joal-Fadiouth, a district in Senegal, has an island and a beach entirely made of seashells.
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Tinubu mandates MDAs to pay for Abuja conference centre

National Assembly mulls extension of 2024 budget capital vote

Senate pushes to move presidential inauguration venue from Eagle Square to N’Assembly

Petroleum subsidy was a scam, Nigeria can’t go back – Orji Kalu

Alleged N5.2b fraud: Court rejects ex-JAMB Registrar’s no-case submission

Court to hear suit on proposed sale of Lafarge

Court jails Afriq System’s CEO, Michael, over alleged $854.4m, N590m fraud

Indian, Dangote workers arraigned for diverting N4bn diesel

Court jails three for vandalising IKEDC cables

Woman jailed three years for child abuse in Ekiti

Family, lawyer urge EFCC to release CBEX promoter

Army kills terrorist kingpin, Jidda, others in Yobe, Borno

NAF probes death of detained corporal

Army celebrates troops battling insecurity in S’East

Divestment key to oil sector growth- Lokpobiri

FG to train 100,000 youths annually in forex trading

FG budget cut leaves 1,500 health workers without pay

FG eyes private capital for infrastructure at PPP summit

SEC directs firms to honour unclaimed dividends

Maritime bank to upgrade major shipyards – CEO

Wike Renames International Conference Centre After Tinubu

UNIJOS ready to host 2025 NUGA Games, says VC

Gregory varsity inducts 83 medical doctors

Ugosimba chieftaincy title for First Lady Tinubu in Enugu

90% of Yoruba kings don’t believe in Yoruba gods — Seun Kuti

My business collapsed after public criticism of pastors – Daddy Freeze

No prayers can erase six million Igbo deaths, group tells Gowon

Youths kick as gunmen kill 58, burn 82 houses in Plateau

June 12: Ijaw youths ask Tinubu to restore democracy in Rivers

Tinubu has failed to improve governance after Buhari’s era – Baba-Ahmed

Diesel, petrol to cost more as four depot owners raise prices

TAJBank signs agreement for N20bn Mudarabah Sukuk bond issuance

Accion MfB opens new branch in Ilorin

Local telecom operators spend $350m annually on diesel – Report

Edo Line retruns 15 years after

10 startups emerge winners of JusticeTechNG

i-Fitness boosts expansion plan

Reconcile or face impeachment, Rivers APC warns Fubara

Obi, Otti responsible for our crisis, not Fed Govt, says LP

We will police our votes in 2027, Obi vows

Saraki, PDP reconciliation committee meet Makinde

Power play: PDP convention caught in Wike-Makinde camps crossfire

Ajayi, PDP set to appeal tribunal’s verdict affirming Aiyedatiwa

Makinde, Speaker mourn Adefope

Adeleke commiserates with Oke-IIa monarch over wife’s death

Sanwo-Olu urges parents to instill values in children

Ododo warns against politicising insecurities

Mokwa flood: We don’t know where waters are coming from – Niger gov

Residents seek intervention as erosion sacks nine Anambra villages

Low turnout in Kano as civil servants resume

Many escape death as petrol-laden tanker explodes in Oyo

Pastor Adeboye visits Alaafin of Oyo

Ondo traders get N43m, 150 solar lights to boost business

1 Killed, 3 Abducted As Gunmen Invade Cashew Warehouse In Kwara

Two Truck Drivers Gunned Down, Vehicles Set Ablaze In Imo


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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1994, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola declared himself as Nigeria’s president in what is now known as the Epetedo Declaration. This was a year after the June 12, 1993, which it is now cofirmed he won, was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Less than 24 hours, he was arrested by the military government led by General Sani Abacha and detained without trial. He remained in custody till July 7, 1998 when he died under suspicious circumstances, just days after Abacha died.

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Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo

EXCLUSIVE: Florian Wirtz to Liverpool, HERE WE GO!

Liverpool verbally agree deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen for package reaching €150m add-ons included.

Player side already agreed two weeks ago with move now imminent.

Wirtz set for medical and contract signing.

*It's a here we go!*

Liverpool FC have verbally agreed a deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz, in a deal worth €150m with add-ons, Fabrizio Romano reports.

A good signing?

I Left $150 Million and N36 Billion As Governor of Anambra

~ Peter Obi

Peter Obi; I left
N12b and $50m in Access bank.
N12b and $50m in Diamond Bank.
N12b and $50m in Fidelity Bank.

Total N36b and $150m in 3 banks.

No be Chochocho.......Evidence dey!!!

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 03/06/2025*

Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays

Over 450,000 Nigerians jostle for 10,000 FG jobs

Judiciary workers strike grounds courts

Mokwa flood: Over 1,000 people still missing, 200 bodies recovered – Niger govt

43 Killed As Benue Boils Again

Zamfara mourns as another airstrike kills vigilantes

Delta: Security agents open fire on residents protesting ceaseless kidnappings

No going back on June 12 protest – Take-It-Back Movement

Speed Darlington seeks rescheduling of NAPTIP appearance over viral video

Davido reunites with ex-partner for daughter’s 10th birthday party

Meta shareholders reject bid to add bitcoin to company treasury

Trump ‘open’ to meeting leaders of Ukraine, Russia to push ceasefire

Nurses lead as 60,000 Nigerians abroad join NiDCOM portal

Three Nigerians bag 15 years jail for fraud in India

Primary school leavers in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe can’t read – UNICEF


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The famous Nok terracotta sculptures were first discovered in Taruga, Kaduna, in 1928 by Colonel Dent Young, a tin miner. Bernard Fagg, an archaeologist, later discovered more sculptures in 1940 and named them “Nok” because of the location where the sculptures were found.

* The National Association of Baseball players was established on January 22, 1857 in New York. Often abbreviated to NABBP, it was the first organization to govern American baseball.
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We ‘ll move Nigeria from cocoa production to processing – Shettima

Leakages, compromises, logistics challenges caused late night examination, WAEC tells Reps

Boko Haram fuelled by political elite to destabilise Tinubu – Kalu


Gwandu Emirate Tussle: Supreme Court sets June 4 for judgment

Midnight Exams: WAEC faces N100bn lawsuit

Osun Court remands man for allegedly killing his mother

NAF strikes kill 20 terrorists, destroy 21 motorcycles

Why we’re establishing special operations command in Makurdi, CNS explains

NDLEA official, passerby electrocuted in Rivers community

Nigeria gets over $50bn foreign investments through Tinubu’s diplomatic drive — Presidency

Presidency moves to settle N2tn power debt

FG estimates N880bn yearly for road maintenance

N70bn raised through PPP to tackle housing deficit – Minister

FG opens sale of short-term bonds

NiMet predicts heavy rainfall in Kaduna, Plateau, others

175 new CNG stations coming, says PCNGI boss

FG unveils single-digit mortgage scheme for civil servants

Nestlé, FG to boost milk production, train farmers

Over 2,700 Nigerians Missed Hajj Due To Late Payment – NAHCON

I’m taking bold steps to revitalise Abuja – Wike

Allow polytechnics to award degrees, NAPS urges Tinubu, NASS

Port terminal gives scholarship to 146 varsity, poly students

Kano varsity students protest fee hike

SSCE: Stakeholders disagree with WAEC, NECO on use of CBT

Foundation facilitates antenatal access to 50,000 Bauchi, Sokoto, Kano women

Fidelity Bank gets Fitch upgrade to A+(nga)

Shell loads first crude from new Nigerian terminal

Low taxation responsible for cheaper Nigerian fuel — Major marketers

Peter Obi visits Niger flood victims, donates N20m

Atiku, Amaechi, El-Rufai desperately united for power – APC

2027: Wike’s Tinubu endorsement sparks opposition firestorm

Tonto Dikeh attends Tinubu’s mid-term celebratory dinner

Niger gov’s wife visits flood victims, donates N50m

Makinde reappoints Aderibigbe, others into civil service commission, advisory council

Oborevwori moves against age falsification by civil servants

Delta gov threatens to sack underperforming commissioners

Ododo approves N50m monthly gratuity for LG pensioners

CJ donates skills acquisition materials to Gombe inmates

Flooding: Osun threatens to demolish illegal structures along waterways, rivers

Enugu orders disco to refund 20,000 customers for over-billing

Kogi pays off N98.8bn debt in 15 months, says commissioner

Katsina unveils new guidelines for private, community schools

Abia warns residents over outbreak of diphtheria in Imo

LASG launches 80 million clean cookstoves project

Lagos to support agric entrepreneurs with N150m grant

Kano declares Eid-el-Kabir break for schools

Oyo seals collapsed Ibadan restaurant, launches investigation

Oyo reviews fines for traffic offenders

Pastor Ibiyeomie warns bloggers, threatens arrest over negative reports

Gunmen kill investor, kidnap wife in Imo

One dies as rival cults clash in Osun masquerade festival

Seized phone: Ondo school VP beaten by WASSCE candidate’s parents

Bauchi man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of stepdaughter

Scrap dealer jailed 12 years for sexually assaulting four-year-old

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1492, Martin Behaim presented the world’s first globe. The German geographer called his terrestrial globe Erdapfel, or Earth Apple. It is kept in a darkened room at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany.

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It is important to recognize the small successes. – Rafael Nadal

Good morning




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

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 01/06/2025*

Gateway Games: 20 Kano athletes die in road crash

Tinubu, governors mourn death of 21 Kano athletes, officials in auto crash

Tinubu commissions first section of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway

Moody’s upgrades Nigeria’s rating to B3, Stable

WAEC: Katsina Govt. seeks cancellation of English language paper

Ogun to open alternative as protest rocks tolling of Ijebu-Ode-Mojoda-Epe road

Super Eagles beat Jamaica on penalties to win Unity Cup

PSG thrash Inter 5-0 to win Champions League

EPL giants step up interest in Lookman

Leverkusen set €50m Boniface asking price

Ukraine war: Russia’s drone scheme for Nigerians sparks uproar

Hamas seeks changes to US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal

WHO urges ban on flavoured tobacco products

66 Nigerians obtain Antiguan citizenship for $6.6m


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, first held in 1877. It’s the only Grand Slam event played on grass courts, with the grass meticulously cut to 8mm. And players must wear predominantly white clothing, a tradition dating back to the Victorian era.

* You can’t hum if you hold your nose
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Be patient with me, Tinubu begs Nigerians

Niger flood disaster: Tinubu mobilises emergency response, death toll hits 150

Tinubu inaugurates ships to mark Navy’s 69th anniversary

National security is collective duty, says Akpabio

Don’t choose kneeling loyalists as successors, Akpabio warns govs

Reps seek seven-year jail for workplace bribery

EFCC slams Emefiele with fresh charges over 753 Abuja housing units

EFCC arrests 43 suspected internet fraudsters in Nasarawa

EFCC probes two men caught with fake $899,000 in Kano

Military steps up checks at Abuja barracks after explosion

Police mum over alleged suit against retired AIG, others

Nigeria to host 2025 international civil service conference – Walson-Jack

FG proposes establishment of exam malpractice tribunal

NAPTIP reschedules Speed Darlington’s summon to June 2

FRSC blames speeding for death of 21 Kano athletes

Customs to profile border fuel stations, auction 39,000 litres

FCT rural road interventions ‘ll boost food security – Wike

AFUED honours First Lady, monarch with doctorate

Plateau Varsity, bank partner to develop livestock feed

You can’t give students loans in a broken economy — ASUU President, Piwuna

SSANIP appeals to FG to implement 25/35% salary review

Why I will miss Tinubu’s mother Qur’anic recitation competition—Buhari

Davido gifts fan N5m for new hair

Tems had only N200 when we met – Manager

I’m making efforts with Mikel Obi to bring Osimhen to Chelsea – Peter Okoye

Heritage Bank closure halts $5.7m World Bank fund for Yobe

Dangote to import five million barrels of crude – Report

Tantita Security boss’ birthday celebrated with novelty football match in Bayelsa

I Told Tinubu I Won’t Vote For Him –Amaechi

We’re working to rescue Nigeria, say Atiku, El-Rufai

Stop heating up polity, Onitiri cautions Atiku, Obi, el-Rufai

Oyebanji to Ekiti APC: God has ratified our second term bid

Thousands of PDP members defect to APC in A’Ibom council

APC targets CUPP in anti-coalition move

Why I don’t take chieftaincy titles – Makinde

Kano approves N1m each for 22 bereaved athlete families

Eno flags off construction of quarters for judicial officers

Exam malpractices, cultism won’t be tolerated in Rivers varsities — Ibas

Okpebholo distributes 17 new SUVs to Edo council chairmen

Go and sin no more – Okpebholo spells out terms of amnesty for secret cult members

Sallah: Sokoto gov directs early payment of June salaries

Edo govt begins property owners profiling in new city development June 3

Imo govt declares land allocation documents fraudulent, warns land grabbers

Enugu Govt commends NIS, police for suspected ritualist’s arrest

120 golfers for Edo 2025 Golf fore Peace series

Anambra’s gov wife empowers 1,000 female traders with N50,000

Ekiti declares Ado-Ekiti ‘smoke-free city

Edo’s reintroduced monthly sanitation sees high compliance

Nasarawa directs residents to exit flood-prone areas

Kano bans offensive tricycle art

Police arrest six suspected drug peddlers in Anambra

Abuja pastor, three others nabbed over child trafficking

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1979, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) ended 90 years of white rule. In 1980, the Republic of Zimbabwe achieved sovereignty from the United Kingdom.

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There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way. – Christopher Morley

Good morning



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

‎ *SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 18/05/2025*

After 10 Years: 11,000 IDPs Relocate As Borno Shuts Camp

ISWAP Kills 50 Farmers In Borno

Economic reforms: Public debt drops to $94.22b from $113b

23 states arrive Ogun for national sports festival

Govs, BoT kick as Saraki panel fuels fresh PDP crisis

Death scare, oversupply drag 50kg rice price to N54,000

Naira appreciates to N1,598.72 against Dollar

World Bank to construct latrines for 1,500 households in Katsina

10 inmates escape New Orleans jail through toilet hole

Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in US

Iraq pledges $40m to rebuild Gaza as Israeli strike kills 140

29-year-old Nigerian-British woman becomes UK’s youngest mayor

NAHCON airlifts 20,515 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in one week

34,000 Nigerians secured US citizenship in three years – Report

Favour Ofili sets new world record in 150m

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* In Iran, giving the thumbs up is the same as giving the middle finger

* Hippos can run faster than humans
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Tinubu arrives Rome as world leaders gather for Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration

Tinubu celebrates Mary Lar at 90, hails contributions to education

Senate committee appoints consultant on international partnerships

Southeast Senators query JAMB’s exam glitch

Reps to hold public hearing on sugar development act Thursday

Alleged $1m, £34,537 Fraud: EFCC presents Peter Okoye against ex-P-Square manager

Soldiers sustain operations nationwide, nab wanted terrorists’ collaborators – DHQ

DSS threat: I am not afraid to die, says Pat Utomi

TCN begins reconstruction of collapsed towers on Kainji-Birnin Kebbi line

Foreign investors pull out N420bn from NGX

FG executes 1,500 water, sanitation projects nationwide in two years – Minister

FG eyes more oil barrels from Bauchi, Gombe

Low-sulphur crude production declines again

FG urges cancellation of satellite campuses

Anambra: INEC publishes particulars of candidates, urges thorough scrutiny

Nigeria police neglected for over 40 years –NPTF Executive Secretary, Sheidu

13,000 teachers undergo test to renew licences

Lagos hospital pays N20m monthly for 3-hr daily electricity — Medical Director

NiMet unions await minister’s intervention after suspending strike

NDPHC, partners to deploy 20MW solar power in Kano

My Father Was Jailed For Insisting I Go To School – Atiku

Wike dismisses 2027 presidential bid rumours, pledges loyalty to Tinubu

UNIZIK gets new Acting VC

Education is game changer, says Atiku as AUN holds 16th graduation ceremony

NANS urges FG to intervene in FUOYE management crisis

Kwankwaso denies saying Tinubu asked him to join APC

I’m waiting for PDP to zone presidency to South — Wike

Labour Party honours Obi of Onitsha as unity icon

Lagos LG polls: Abure-led LP faction elects 26 chairmanship candidates

2027: Northwest APC endorse Tinubu for continuity

APC wasn’t forged out of convenience, but conviction – Al-Makura

YPP candidate Chukwuma raises the alarm over lawyer’s killing in Anambra

Nobody can stop Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 – Jandor

Avoid bringing shame to Abia, Otti charges intending pilgrims

Bauchi gov appoints 7 Perm Secs

Sokoto to sustain liquor, intoxicants crackdown, says Aliyu

2025 Ibadan Cultural Festival: We’ll give traditional rulers their due – Makinde

A’Ibom gov vows to fire commissioners who abandon official duties

Insecurity: Zulum declares Monday fasting, prayer day

Zulum bans tree felling, declares sanitation day

Kano gov suspends aide over comment on alleged Kwankwaso’s defection

Adeleke orders review of ‘shoddy’ road project after community protest

Niger doles out N822m to boost community projects across 274 wards

Katsina to host national statistics meeting on state GDP

Bauchi approves new salary, welfare package to lure doctors, health workers

Lagos rejects smelly, mosquito-infested city claims

Kogi traditional healers to sanction members aiding criminals, yahoo-boys

Bandits abduct 20 in Zamfara midnight raid

Police begin probe as stray bullet kills varsity student in Benue

Body found hanging on tree in Anambra bush, police begin probe

Gas explosion kills two, injures six in Anambra market

Teen accidentally shoots, kills younger sister with father’s gun in Delta

Ondo traditional ruler docked for flogging villagers

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed Emperor of the French. Even today, the French leader, a native of Corsica, is widely known for his successful military campaigns – and his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear. – Edgar Allan Poe

Good morning


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

‎ *SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 18/05/2025*

After 10 Years: 11,000 IDPs Relocate As Borno Shuts Camp

ISWAP Kills 50 Farmers In Borno

Economic reforms: Public debt drops to $94.22b from $113b

23 states arrive Ogun for national sports festival

Govs, BoT kick as Saraki panel fuels fresh PDP crisis

Death scare, oversupply drag 50kg rice price to N54,000

Naira appreciates to N1,598.72 against Dollar

World Bank to construct latrines for 1,500 households in Katsina

10 inmates escape New Orleans jail through toilet hole

Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in US

Iraq pledges $40m to rebuild Gaza as Israeli strike kills 140

29-year-old Nigerian-British woman becomes UK’s youngest mayor

NAHCON airlifts 20,515 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in one week

34,000 Nigerians secured US citizenship in three years – Report

Favour Ofili sets new world record in 150m

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* In Iran, giving the thumbs up is the same as giving the middle finger

* Hippos can run faster than humans
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Tinubu arrives Rome as world leaders gather for Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration

Tinubu celebrates Mary Lar at 90, hails contributions to education

Senate committee appoints consultant on international partnerships

Southeast Senators query JAMB’s exam glitch

Reps to hold public hearing on sugar development act Thursday

Alleged $1m, £34,537 Fraud: EFCC presents Peter Okoye against ex-P-Square manager

Soldiers sustain operations nationwide, nab wanted terrorists’ collaborators – DHQ

DSS threat: I am not afraid to die, says Pat Utomi

TCN begins reconstruction of collapsed towers on Kainji-Birnin Kebbi line

Foreign investors pull out N420bn from NGX

FG executes 1,500 water, sanitation projects nationwide in two years – Minister

FG eyes more oil barrels from Bauchi, Gombe

Low-sulphur crude production declines again

FG urges cancellation of satellite campuses

Anambra: INEC publishes particulars of candidates, urges thorough scrutiny

Nigeria police neglected for over 40 years –NPTF Executive Secretary, Sheidu

13,000 teachers undergo test to renew licences

Lagos hospital pays N20m monthly for 3-hr daily electricity — Medical Director

NiMet unions await minister’s intervention after suspending strike

NDPHC, partners to deploy 20MW solar power in Kano

My Father Was Jailed For Insisting I Go To School – Atiku

Wike dismisses 2027 presidential bid rumours, pledges loyalty to Tinubu

UNIZIK gets new Acting VC

Education is game changer, says Atiku as AUN holds 16th graduation ceremony

NANS urges FG to intervene in FUOYE management crisis

Kwankwaso denies saying Tinubu asked him to join APC

I’m waiting for PDP to zone presidency to South — Wike

Labour Party honours Obi of Onitsha as unity icon

Lagos LG polls: Abure-led LP faction elects 26 chairmanship candidates

2027: Northwest APC endorse Tinubu for continuity

APC wasn’t forged out of convenience, but conviction – Al-Makura

YPP candidate Chukwuma raises the alarm over lawyer’s killing in Anambra

Nobody can stop Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 – Jandor

Avoid bringing shame to Abia, Otti charges intending pilgrims

Bauchi gov appoints 7 Perm Secs

Sokoto to sustain liquor, intoxicants crackdown, says Aliyu

2025 Ibadan Cultural Festival: We’ll give traditional rulers their due – Makinde

A’Ibom gov vows to fire commissioners who abandon official duties

Insecurity: Zulum declares Monday fasting, prayer day

Zulum bans tree felling, declares sanitation day

Kano gov suspends aide over comment on alleged Kwankwaso’s defection

Adeleke orders review of ‘shoddy’ road project after community protest

Niger doles out N822m to boost community projects across 274 wards

Katsina to host national statistics meeting on state GDP

Bauchi approves new salary, welfare package to lure doctors, health workers

Lagos rejects smelly, mosquito-infested city claims

Kogi traditional healers to sanction members aiding criminals, yahoo-boys

Bandits abduct 20 in Zamfara midnight raid

Police begin probe as stray bullet kills varsity student in Benue

Body found hanging on tree in Anambra bush, police begin probe

Gas explosion kills two, injures six in Anambra market

Teen accidentally shoots, kills younger sister with father’s gun in Delta

Ondo traditional ruler docked for flogging villagers

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed Emperor of the French. Even today, the French leader, a native of Corsica, is widely known for his successful military campaigns – and his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear. – Edgar Allan Poe

Good morning


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

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 09/05/2025*

World leaders welcome Leo, first US pope

Nigeria taps additional $215m W’Bank loan for palliatives

Nnamdi Kanu ordered Lagos court burning, cops’ beheading – DSS

Kano govt bans live political programmes on TV, radio

Gov Radda At National Assembly As 3 Katsina PDP Reps Defect To APC

Tinubu vows to revive S’East gas plant, fix Anambra erosion

Anambra unveils iconic national tourism tower

PalmPay hits 15m daily transactions

IMF confirms Nigeria’s full repayment of $3.4bn loan

US to deport African migrants to Equatorial Guinea

Trump calls for ‘unconditional’ 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

UK police recover Nigerian teenager’s corpse inside lake

Wigwe: US helicopter firm may face criminal charges

China commends Nigeria’s loyalty to ‘One-China’ policy

Refitting & repainting: Newly acquired presidential jet flown to South Africa

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Latin is no longer spoken as a native language, though it’s a foundational language for many modern languages. It however, still plays crucial roles in the Catholic Church.

* Country music artiste Dolly Parton once lost in a Dolly Parton look-alike contest.
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Economic reforms not to punish Nigerians, but to avert collapse – Tinubu

Tinubu urges Senate to confirm nominees as Board members for SWDC, NCDC, SSDC

FG’ll continue to partner with Anambra to harness it’s huge potentialities – Tinubu

I won’t resign over Natasha’s sexual harassment allegations – Akpabio

Insecurity: Don’t pit Senate against Tinubu, Akpabio warns minister

Akpabio slams Obi for saying Nigeria’s past heroes failed

Senate passes Joint Revenue Board, Nigeria Tax Bill

Senate, House to reconcile differences in Tax Reform Bills

Reps panel gives Benue, Zamfara govs fresh deadline over lawmakers’ suspension

Reps summon CBN gov, finance minister over contractors’ funds

Reps urge FG to establish more NYSC camps

Torrent of tributes for Clark at Senate’s valedictory session

MultiChoice loses bid to stop FCCPC’s probe of DStv, GOtv subscription hike

IPOB: Why we want Simon Ekpa back in Nigeria – AGF Fagbemi

Appeal Court strikes out NNPP candidate’s suit against Aiyedatiwa’s victory

No proof of Yahaya Bello’s children’s fees paid from Kogi funds, says witness

Judge withdraws from hearing Osun NULGE, APC suit over bias allegation

Ghana court jails Nigerian trafficking HIV patient for prostitution

DHQ links foreign herdsmen to Benue, Plateau killings

Troops arrest four suspected terrorists, recover arms in Taraba

Govs forum plans summit to address education challenges

7% GDP Growth Achievable — Finance Minister

No recognised national chairman, secretary for Labour Party, INEC declares

200,000 Nigerians Die Annually From Food-Related Diseases – FG

Passenger maltreatment: NCAA slams N3m fine on Kenya Airways

FAAN Upgrades Lagos Hajj Terminal’s Facilities

2025 UTME: JAMB to release results Friday

Nigeria launches AfCFTA Hackathon

Dangote, NNPC boss meet, pledge collaboration for national growth

FG hails milestones of naira-for-crude deal

OPEC April oil output falls – Report

Pension scheme: PenCom, Lagos advocate informal sector inclusion

FCTA to demolish over 10 buildings on waterways, green areas

Wike seeks access to natural resources development fund for Abuja infrastructure projects

Kaduna poly expels 63 students for malpractices

Law School DG dismisses allegations of withholding results

Lateef Jakande academy seeks fellows

Meta’s exit may devastate 20m MSMEs – IT firms

Airtel Africa rebounds with $661m pre-tax profit

VFD Group Shareholders Approve N3.17bn Final Dividend

NASCON Shareholders Approve N2 Per Share Dividend

Shadow govt: APC hits Utomi for comparing Tinubu with Hitler

2027: Al-Makura, Masari mobilise CPC bloc for Tinubu

Labour Party NEC suspends Abure, Farouk for six months

APGA committed to re-election of Tinubu – Bianca Ojukwu

Sowore blasts Peter Obi for ‘gaslighting’ Nigerians who protested against Jonathan’s govt

Delta APC lauds Tinubu over Nigeria’s IMF debt repayment

Concerns mount over disbursement of El-Rufai’s $350m World Bank loan in Kaduna

LP vows to defeat APC in Lagos LG poll

Shehu Sani: If Coalition Fails, Tinubu’s Re-Election Done Deal

Ododo under fire over Kogi housing deficit

Gov Buni donates cash, food to families of slain soldiers

Gov Buni hails Yobe farmers’ readiness to tackle food security challenges

Kogi lawmakers threaten showdown with political office holders

Gombe CJ frees 84 inmates

Lagos marks 39 buildings for demolition over encroachment

Abia Airport: Host community fears loss of ancestral land

Bauchi plans by-election to replace impeached LG chair, deputy

Kano to reactivate water plant for improved supply

KWAM 1 is my son, I can’t fight him – Kollington

Queen Amina Old Students Commend Uba Sani Over Land Revocation

Gombe judge withdraws from ongoing land dispute

Court adjourns ruling on self-crowned Ondo monarch to May 12

Niger police neutralise drug lord during face-off

Toy gun-wielding robbers snatch car from Niger resident

I don’t want to die rich – Bill Gates

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1960, the first birth control pill was approved. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it would add birth control as a new indication for the drug “Enovid”.

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Money is the best deodorant. – Elizabeth Taylor

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