*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 24/05/2025*

Emefiele’s 753 duplexes: FG to sell houses to low, middle-income Nigerians

Marketers kick as P’Harcourt refinery faces shutdown for maintenance

Driving against traffic not enough for police to kill my 13-year-old son– Grieving father

1,593 Nigerians Killed In Road Crashes In 3 Months

Ground Rents: FCTA begins take-over of PDP Secretariat, INEC, CBN, NNPC lands Monday

Napoli crowned champions of Italian Serie A

Israeli strikes kill 16 in Gaza

Trump fires new 50% tariff threat at EU, drawing stiff response

Judge temporarily halts Trump block on foreign students at Harvard

South Africa rescues all 260 miners stuck underground alive

ECOWAS, Sahel Bloc begin talks on formal exit, security cooperation

Dabiri-Erewa, minister, celebrate 12-year-old Nigerian diaspora inventor, Eniola Shokunbi

13-yr-old swimmer Michelle Ibidapo wins gold at National Sports Festival



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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The word ‘Android’ literally means a human with a male robot appearance. The female equivalent of this word is a ‘Gynoid.’

* Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
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Tinubu hails new Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland

Owa Obokun: Tinubu approves rehabilitation of Ilesa/Ife/Ibadan expressway

Senate passes bill establishing FMC in Southern Kaduna

Supreme Court strikes 36 states’ suit against FG over recovered loot

FG summons: Natasha’s lawyers promise defence with ‘factual evidence’

12 Filipinos jailed for cybercrime in Nigeria

Military raids bandit camp in Plateau, kills one

2025 UTME: DSS, police arrest 20 for hacking results

DSS gives businessman accidentally shot during operation free medicals, N20m

Sit-At-Home Order Losing Grip In S/East – Ribadu

IGP disburses over N2.8billion in insurance to families of fallen officers

Nigeria turning the tide against insecurity – Badaru

FG to demolish old MMIA terminal, plans new structure — Keyamo

FG vows to strengthen domestic carriers

Airlines airlifting passengers without entry visas to be sanctioned – Tunji-Ojo

FG, UNESCO partner to tackle AI misuse, deepfakes on social media — Minister

Student loan disbursement hits N54.2bn

Plateau set to become tech hub, as FG, state partner to empower youth

States, INEC reject calls to scrap state electoral commissions

Defection to APC won’t stop trial of corrupt governors – FG
‎
Aviation contributes $1.7bn to Nigeria’s GDP – FAAN

Two injured as training aircraft crash-lands at Ilorin airport

Forest Security Service honours six, pledges to fight bandits

Nigerians spent $2m on medical tourism in 2024 – Report

FCTA to takeover 4,794 Abuja property over unpaid ground rent

Jonathan, Attah, others win NCDMB award

NUC re-accredits all 25 KWASU undergraduate programmes

UNILORIN unions slam FG over N50bn allowance

New ASUU President Piwuna assumes office, decries state of education sector

ASUU urges FG to address outstanding demands

Arewa youths hail Tinubu over Danfulani’s appointment as NAIC boss

MSF treats 5,076 babies free, as malnutrition cases rise in Kano

Anambra NBA to boycott court sittings over lawyer’s death

Hunters warn against politicising forest guards recruitment

Avoid second #EndSARS, Amnesty tells police

Power firms’ loans rise to N1.77tn

SEEPCO converts 90% fleet to CNG, plants 25,000 trees

Dangote, Niger govt unveil rice project

Edo host communities’ 110,634 residents benefit from Seplat eye treatments

I have no presidential ambition in 2027 – Yahaya Bello

Ex-APC presidential aspirant berates NWC, govs for endorsing Tinubu

Aregbesola Hosts Atiku As Opposition Consolidates Ahead 2027

2027 election results have been written, democracy is gone — Sowore

Peter Obi, Okaro, others attend Nkechi Nweje burial ceremony

Delta Reps member defects to APC

PDP crisis: Saraki-led reconciliation committee members visit Gov Mbah

Defect with me or resign, A’Ibom gov tells appointees

Ibas, senators seek effective prosecution of oil thieves, digital surveillance

We’ll Reject Scrapping Of State Electoral Commissions – Gov Sule

Plateau gov lifts mining ban for 159 cleared operators

Lagos debunks alleged tenancy law amendment

Ondo begins major waterway clearing to prevent floods

Ogwashi Uku monarch flags off construction of mother and child clinic

Fulani herdsmen must vacate farmlands, Benue monarchs tell govt

Truck kills WASSCE candidate in Ogun

Ondo man jailed 14yrs for raping stepdaughter

Kaduna housewife feeds co-wife’s baby acid

Pregnant Ogun women flee to Benin Republic as healthcare crumbles

Rivers pirates demand N100m for abducted WASSCE candidates

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1970, engineers began drilling the world’s deepest hole. The Kola Superdeep Borehole had reached the unsurpassed depth of 12,262 meters (40,230 feet) before the project was abandoned due to a lack of funding.

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Adversity introduces a man to himself. – Albert Einstein


Good morning


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

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 20/05/2025*

UTME resit: JAMB to release results of 379,000 candidates Wednesday

NAFDAC confirms temporary lifting of ban on sachet alcohol

Borno residents observe one-day fast over Boko Haram menace

Gunmen kill soldier attending strippers’ party in Anambra

INEC recgonises Abure faction’s nominee for Anambra gov poll

APC, PDP trade blame over Osun LGs three-month shutdown

Trump govt to pay family of woman killed during Capitol riot $5m

Britain, Canada, France warn Israel over ‘egregious actions’ in Gaza

Pope’s offer to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, receives global backing

BASA: Nigeria, UAE allow ticket sale in foreign currencies

Nigerian teenager’s corpse recovered from Ireland river

Nigerian boxers rage as Oluwasegun’s corpse remains in Ghana

NiDCOM facilitates return of actress Jumoke George’s daughter from Mali


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Since 1924, it has been made compulsory for Australian citizens over the age of 18 to vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums.

* There’s an ant species unique to New York City. Called ManhattAnts, biologists found them in a specific 14-block strip of the city.
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Southeast Reps Caucus demands outright cancellation of 2025 UTME

Alleged defamation: Natasha petitions IGP over ‘Prof Mgbeke’, Akpabio

Delta opts out of suit against Rivers emergency rule

Court dismisses Shaibu’s N50b suit against ex-Governor Obaseki, others

N6.9bn fraud: I’ve no case to answer, Fayose tells court

N76bn fraud: Lawyer’s absence stalls AMCON ex-MD’s trial

EFCC arrests 120 over ‘internet fraud’, seizes ‘26 exotic cars’ in Lagos

DSS Nabs Another Kidnap Kingpin Going For Hajj

Army storms bandits’ camps in Benue, destroys kingpin’s hideout

Army probes ‘assault’ on detective by soldiers in Ebonyi

Navy inducts new aircraft to boost counter-terror operations

Joint security team rescues three kidnapped victims in Kogi forest

NAFDAC busts fake healthcare providers in Rivers, arrests one

FG lists rising revenue, lower debt as reform gains

Capital market is anchoring $1tr economy target, says Edun

Nigeria’s economic reforms on course, Bagudu tells World Bank

Keyamo proposes single African air transport market

FG pays Nasarawa N9.7bn for Lafia airport takeover

Upgraded Oyo airport begins operations 2026

Fed Govt to deploy 90,000 km fibre optic to boost Internet connectivity

NITDA to drive digital inclusion with 1,600 ICT centre

NELFUND pays April upkeep allowance to loan beneficiaries

Nigeria’s banking system resilient, safe, says CBN

FG promotes 18 to Assistant Corps Marshal in FRSC

CAC, NIBSS unveil API to deliver specialised services

FRSC vows crackdown on fake driving schools

Speak your language to your children, Soyinka urges Africans

Bauchi varsity gets NUC accreditation for 17 courses

EKSU, others secure NUC accreditation for 31 courses

Tussle Over VC Deepens In Katsina Varsity As Aspirant Writes Minister

Manufacturers kick as TCN awards $100m contract to Chinese firms

PETROAN alarmed over prolonged Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna refineries’ repair

Brewery sector rebounds with N1.9tn revenue

Insurers begin campaign to enforce third-party policy

OPS presses for rate cut as MPC convenes today

Naira-for-crude deal caused reduced petrol prices – Dangote

Marketers import N436bn petrol amid row with Dangote

Aside poverty, fanaticism also driving insecurity in the North – MBF

Compulsory voting bill violates Nigerian constitution – Falana

Shadow govt: Lawyer hails DSS for challenging legality in court

Tinubu’s 2027 bid: APC courts opposition govs with high-stakes offers

Oyebanji’s second-term endorsement divides Ekiti APC

Coalition: Obi remains with Labour Party – Obedient Movement

Obi: I’m not desperate to run for office

Mutfwang swears in five perm secs in Plateau

Kano gov swears in new commissioner for internal security

I’m laying foundation for good governance in Rivers – Ibas

Sanwo-Olu swears in heads of education, power, electoral commissions

Sanwo-Olu inaugurates two housing estates

Gov Idris mourns ex-EFCC boss Bawa’s brother

Aiyedatiwa revives abandoned Ondo children’s parliament

Edo Deputy Speaker Oligbi-Edeko resigns

Kaduna council re-endorses Tinubu, gov for second term

Bauchi deploys fresh strategies to bolster security

LASG resolves Okun-Ajah, Mayegun land dispute

Lagos builds 61 roads, repairs over 1,000

Ekiti boosts water infrastructures with solar-powered facilities

Kaduna urges Miyetti Allah collaboration to foster peace

Ibadan, Ogbomoso monarchs reject Alaafin as permanent council chair

Emir Sanusi turbans Ganduje’s nephew as village head

Itsekiri youths denounce INEC’s ward delineation report, hold peace walk in Warri

Police grill officer for assaulting Lagos Uber driver

Niger police arrest ex-soldier, two others for abducting students

Suspected Ogun ritualist nabbed for cutting baby’s head

Gombe stepfather risks life jail over rape of two-year-old daughter

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2006, the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest power station, was officially opened in China. Despite its benefits, the project remains controversial because it flooded archeological and cultural sites and displaced some 1.3 million people.

* On this day in 1873, blue jeans were patented. Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis invented the garment, which today represents one of the most popular types of trousers worldwide.

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If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t thinking big enough. – Richard Branson

Good morning

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

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I LOVE YOU All

‎ *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

-------------------------
*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 osujis@yahoo.com, +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

-------------------------
*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 osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

WHAT TRUMP JUST DID (AND WHY THE WORLD’S SHAKING FROM IT)

While the Left obsessed over headlines and gender pronouns, President Donald J. Trump spent the last 7 days doing what real leaders do: saving lives, reasserting America’s power, and getting results.

Here’s everything they don’t want you to know:

1. He Stopped a Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan

Things got hot in Kashmir. Really hot. Both sides were mobilizing. Nukes were on the table.

Trump stepped in. Quietly. Firmly. And brought both sides back from the edge.

Pakistan thanked him publicly. India pretended they did it alone — but insiders know who made the calls that saved the world.

That’s not diplomacy. That’s deterrence with teeth.

2. He’s Bringing Putin to the Negotiating Table

There’s a peace summit being arranged in Turkey. Ukraine’s in. Russia’s sending delegates. Trump says he’ll go himself.

Just his presence is enough to move the needle. Putin, for the first time, isn’t slamming the door shut.

Biden couldn’t even get a voicemail returned. Trump is reshaping the battlefield by showing up.

3. He Hammered China — Got Them to Blink

Trump forced China to the table:
• 90-day pause in the tariff war
• Immediate cuts to key tariffs
• A crackdown on fentanyl exports to the U.S.

Let’s be clear: Trump’s the first American president to actually get China to move on fentanyl. Not talk. Not task forces. Action.

4. $600 Billion Saudi Investment Secured

In Riyadh, Trump locked down the biggest economic deal in U.S.–Saudi history:
• $142 billion arms deal (massive boost to U.S. manufacturing)
• Over $600 billion in new investments into American infrastructure, energy, and tech

It’s a triple win: jobs, energy independence, and a Middle East that fears us again — not the other way around.

5. $200 Billion Boeing Deal from Qatar

Trump helped land a mega-contract between Qatar Airways and Boeing for 210 jets — worth over $200 billion.

That deal:
• Revives Boeing
• Puts Americans back to work
• Strengthens our aerospace edge over China

And it wouldn’t have happened under a DEI-obsessed, apology-driven administration.

6. He Lifted Sanctions on Syria — With a Hidden Blow to Iran

Trump lifted select U.S. sanctions on Syria — but only after securing conditions to:
• Expel Iranian-backed militias
• Rebuild with Gulf money, not Russian or Iranian influence

It’s a strategic strike against Iran’s grip on the region. He didn’t fire a missile. He just cut their legs out from under them with deals and pressure.

7. He Brought the Last American Hostage Home from Gaza

While Biden stood back and hoped, Trump made a direct diplomatic push through Egypt and Qatar to get the final American hostage — a 26-year-old aid worker — released from Hamas.

And he succeeded. Quietly. No ransom. No deal with terrorists. Just leverage.

This wasn’t just a headline. This was a message: You harm an American, you pay.

8. Gas, Groceries, and Eggs — All Cheaper This Week

Thanks to Trump’s trade wins and Middle East diplomacy:
• National gas average dropped to $3.13
• Grocery prices fell 0.4% — biggest drop in 5 years
• Egg prices crashed 12.7% — fastest decline since 1984

This isn’t stimulus checks. This is real economic policy that works.

9. Inflation Is Cooling, Markets Are Up
• CPI is holding steady at 2.3%
• S&P 500 just passed 5,900 — fully rebounding
• Investor confidence is roaring back

People are finally catching their breath again.

10. He Just Cracked the Back of Big Pharma

Trump signed an executive order that:
• Ties drug prices to what countries like Canada and Germany pay
• Forces direct-to-consumer pricing
• Cuts middlemen out of the equation

Drug prices may drop 30–80%. And for once, the courts can’t block it.

11. Doubled Down on School Choice

He declared Charter Schools Week and reminded every American parent: Your kid’s future belongs to you — not some woke school board.

12. 150 Executive Orders and Counting

In just over 100 days, Trump has:
• Dismantled Biden’s DEI infrastructure
• Streamlined bloated federal agencies
• Relaunched energy independence
• Cut off foreign influence in domestic policy

This is what rebuilding America looks like — brick by brick, signature by signature.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

In one week, Trump:
• Averted a nuclear war
• Brought Putin to the table
• Shut down China’s fentanyl pipeline
• Crushed grocery and gas prices
• Landed $800B+ in foreign investments
• Reasserted U.S. dominance in aerospace
• Cut Iran’s influence
• Freed an American hostage
• Lowered drug prices
• Protected your kids’ schools
• Reignited the economy

That’s what real leadership looks like. No teleprompter. No stutters. No apologies. Just America First — again.

@realDonaldTrump has lifted sanctions on Syria. Does anyone still doubt that this man is a force for good?

He is also in talks with Iran and the Houthis, he is allowing Saudi Arabia to have a nuclear programme without recognising Israel and he is negotiating directly with Hamas which has resulted in the releaese of the last American/Israeli hostage just two days ago.

Most importantly he has also said “we’ve got to be good to Gaza. Those people are suffering. We’re gonna take care of that. There’s a very big need for medicine and food and we’re taking care of that. We are pushing the Israelis.”

This represents a dramatic and significant shift in U.S. foreign policy and it is commendable.

God is using this man to bring peace and justice to the Middle East and indeed to the wider world (e.g. his efforts to end the India/Pakistan war and Ukraine/Russia conflict) just as I said he would.
Slowly but surely things are getting better.

@netanyahu must be very worried because Israel has been isolated. Glory be to God!

(FFK)

@realDonaldTrump has lifted sanctions on Syria. Does anyone still doubt that this man is a force for good?

He is also in talks with Iran and the Houthis, he is allowing Saudi Arabia to have a nuclear programme without recognising Israel and he is negotiating directly with Hamas which has resulted in the releaese of the last American/Israeli hostage just two days ago.

Most importantly he has also said “we’ve got to be good to Gaza. Those people are suffering. We’re gonna take care of that. There’s a very big need for medicine and food and we’re taking care of that. We are pushing the Israelis.”

This represents a dramatic and significant shift in U.S. foreign policy and it is commendable.

God is using this man to bring peace and justice to the Middle East and indeed to the wider world (e.g. his efforts to end the India/Pakistan war and Ukraine/Russia conflict) just as I said he would.
Slowly but surely things are getting better.

@netanyahu must be very worried because Israel has been isolated. Glory be to God!

(FFK)

‎*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 16/05/2025*

Parents fear WAEC, UTME overlap as resits begin today

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 23.7%

NELFUND mulls extending student loan to private varsities

U-20 AFCON: South Africa defeat Flying Eagles 1-0 to reach final

Barcelona wins 2025 La Liga title

BUA, Dangote cement to crash prices for govt’s projects

Niger approves six months maternity leave for women

LASIEC writes INEC over three LP factions in Lagos

Davido: I’d have been a journalist if I wasn’t a musician

Oil prices tumble on hopes for Iran nuclear deal

Uganda army chief threatens voters who don’t choose his father

Canada commits $10m to halt malnutrition in five northern states

ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16yrs without trial

Tinubu to Malian envoy: West Africa is stronger together


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s, Morse code was a revolutionary communication system that used a series of dots, dashes and spsces to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation. It allowed messages to be sent over telegraph lines in minutes, instead of weeks. On May 24, 1844, Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message, “What hath God wrought?”, over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore.

* Taurophobia is the fear of bulls.
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Tinubu to join world leaders at Pope’s inauguration

Tinubu to Gov Alia on Birthday: The nation stands with you

Shettima urges EU-Africa synergy for transformative growth

N’Assembly divided as compulsory voting bill advances

NASS to ensure only registered architects participate in government projects – Speaker

BSC/HND dichotomy undermining polytechnic graduates – Speaker

Senate urges Tinubu to sign Forest Security Bill to address insecurity, kidnapping

Senate seeks stiffer penalties for oil theft, terrorism charges for major offenders

Senate names 20-member panel to organise security summit

Local Automobile Industry Patronage Bill scales 2nd reading in Senate

Reps To Probe Mass UTME Failure, Order Release Of Under 16 Candidates’ Results

APC Reps increase to 205 as PDP, NNPP lawmakers defect to ruling party

Fagbemi, Kekere-Ekun, Pantami To Headline MULAN Conference In Kwara

Edo poll: A’Court reserves judgment in Ighodalo’s suit against Okpebholo

Court nullifies Edo LG chair, deputy’s impeachment

Court of Appeal affirms nullification of Ebonyi council polls

Court dismisses £950tn rights suit against Atiku, others

Influencer VDM re-arraigned for allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses

10 Thai sailors, vessel convicted for trafficking cocaine, fined $4m

Troops dislodge terrorists during raid on Sambisa

Renewed terror attacks temporary, CDS assures

OAGF to tackle irregular payments in constituency projects

Nigerian envoy seeks funds for new embassy building in Ankara

APC governors: World Bank, IMF’s assessment vindicates Tinubu

NCDC deploys emergency teams as Lassa fever kills 138

FG to implement 100% subsidised healthcare initiative for vulnerable Nigerians

FG to prioritise emergency works on Benin–Sapele road

Minister clears NELFUND of alleged fraud in student loan disbursement

Don’t create more schools, fund existing ones — Minister tells NASS

Minister inaugurates 2025 FCT hajj ministerial committee

Bala Mohammed threatened to slap me, insulted my father – Minister Tuggar

FG approves new procurement thresholds for MDAs

NYSC DG warns Gombe corps members against negative content

Economic strain: Inflation surges above 30% in Abuja, 10 states

NEMA urges states to provide safer grounds ahead of flood

Over 12,000 residents benefit as REA inaugurates 2.5MW at NDA

Africa needs $600bn annually for energy growth – NUPRC

FCCPC seals fake consumer protection office in Abia, arrests operator

Customs warns importers, agents against false declaration, evasion of duties

North-Eastern varsity gets NUC accreditation for 12 programmes

Osun rector begs Adeleke to confirm 17-year contract staff, decries funding challenges

KASU Has Resumed Academic Activities – VC

North Central poly students lament campus insecurity

COEASU urges JAMB to conduct holistic review of UTME results

NANS backs new ASUU president to elevate varsities

Dare Adeboye Foundation awards scholarships to 300

NJC reforms restoring trust in Nigeria’s judiciary – Watchdog

UTME glitches: Obi, Ezekwesili, others worry over impact on students, parents

Salem Baptist wins BSN quiz competition

Bet9ja Foundation supports 180 communities with boreholes, others

Private sector backing Tinubu against food hoarding — BUA chairman

Access Holdings shareholders approve N125bn dividend

Modular refineries decry exclusion from naira-for-crude deal

Nigeria ranks 3rd in Africa’s hotel devt – Report

Lagos motorcycle ban cost manufacturers 25% market share – MAN

Presidents after Obasanjo to blame for growing Boko Haram menace – Atiku

NNPP loses two Reps to APC

Ganduje, DSP pay sympathy visit to Kano top politicians

Defections: We don’t want Nigeria becoming one-party state — APC

Abductors Of Ondo APC Chair Tie Ransom Bearers Inside Forest

Delta deputy gov, Nwoko’s camps fight over APC leadership position

Drugs: Stop castigating Tinubu, UK-based professor warns

Gov Bago releases N822m to Niger’s 274 wards

Insecurity: Oyebanji demands more police personnel in Ekiti

Ondo assembly receives N33.86bn 2025 budget proposal for oil-producing areas

Prison Congestion: Ogun CJ frees 67 inmates

Lagos bans night construction to curb building collapses

Oyo approves N109bn for circular road

Bauchi approves N100m for families of vigilantes killed by bandits

No evidence anybody died after eating rice — Ogun Govt

Despite Govt’s ban, street begging still thrives in Anambra

Kaduna partners foreign investors to boost metals-mineral sector

266,000 Ekiti girls vaccinated against cervical cancer

Kwara shuts schools over violence

2025 Hajj: Lagos airlifts 1,062 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Lagos neighbourhood corps unveils marine, forest guards

Windstorm cripples Gombe water supply, repairs begin

Fire guts Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital in Lagos

Owa Obokun’s 10-day coronation events begin Friday

Ex-militants in Ondo protest exclusion from Amnesty Programme

Cross River communities demand action as Oron-Calabar waterway turns deadly

Bandits’ petrol supplier arrested in Katsina

Three in police custody for possessing explosive materials in Borno

Adamawa man arrested for alleged sodomy of four minors

Guardian, four others arrested for selling two-week-old baby in Lagos

Group donates tricycle to 12-year-old Gombe physically challenge pupil

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. The ascent by the Japanese adventurer came 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit.

* On this day in 1929, the Oscars were awarded for the first time. The first Academy Awards were presented at a private dinner with about 270 attendees. Today, it is the world’s most important entertainment awards ceremony.

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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. – Fred Rogers

Good morning


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

.*Relationship haisi marriage*

Before l continue with my topic, make sure you know that a relationship is not marriage, Many of you have a lot of wounds and scars, which you have acquired from relationships. You have been abused countless times, ukashingirira uchiti ndozvinoita imba, ino shingirirwa. Imba ipi?

Let me tell you, the purpose of a relationship ndeye kuona kuti anoita here kuroorwa naye, iye achionawo kuti unoita here kuroora. No matter zvama itirana, akati haachakwanisi kuva newe, do not force him, let him go.


Ukaona wava kumasowe, waka pfugama kuti ubatsirwe namadzibaba pamusoro pe relationship yanetsa, zvinenge zvatova pachena kuti uri murwere wepfungwa. Do not waste energy over relationships, because a marriage is tougher and challenging than a relationship. Ku marriage unodiwa uri sober, usina kuneta, becoz kune karate dzakowo, iwe ndipo pauri takarasima kupedzera muto wese ku relationship.

Murume or mukadzi anozo kuwana wasakara moyo, wangova ma fragments. Kungo netsana kadiki unonzwa mukadzi akuti "Haaa ndaneta nazvo ini, kana zvichinetsa ndogara hangu ndega…." waneta riini iyo marriage yedu ingori ne less than a year? Aka netera muma relationships, marriage inozosvika mwanasikana atova fed up kare kkkk.


Chengeta ma emotions ako, chengeta misodzi iyo, ichadiwa mberi, kwete pauri kuitambisira apa. Ukaona uchienda ku crawa over Jairos wausina kuroorwa naye, it means the probability yekuti uzoita kuri kuromba chaiko kana waroorwa, iri high. Don't waste yourselves vana, marriage ndiyo ino shingairirwa.

Chiri kurwadzisa vanasikana these days kutora relationship woyiita marriage, wotonzwa kuti uri amai ve relationship iyoyo, ndazoona wazo chema ne bass mwanangu.


Vasikana nevakomana vaka wanda pavano rwambwa they cry as if they have been divorced, ano chema achi kuudza kuti l want my boyfriend or girlfriend back, ano chemerwa munhu wawaka roorana naye, hakuna prayer ino dzosa boy or gerofurendi.

Paunopinda murelationship ziva kuti possiblity yekuyi buda is 85% while possiblity yemarriage is 15%, saka that person as long as ichiri relationship he or she has freedom to leave you paaona kuti hamu nzwanane, zvasiyana nevarimuma marriage vekuti anogona kuzongo garirawo vana not partner yake.

Some of you these days makuto garisana, zvekuto dziisirana mvura nekubikirana nekutoita vana imi muri mu relationship kkkkk.

Kuita mwana nemunhu hazvirevi kuti yava marriage, its just a relationship yaitwa ndoku producer a blessing but listen its still a relationship. God has no power over it and muno tenderwa kuto siyana denga richitoti magona, Mwari anotozo shamisika ne prayer yako kuti l want my husband or my wife back, ndozvaka ita husband or wife izvozvo?


Kana wasevha number dzava mudiwa wako kuti hubby or wifey, hazvireve kuti yava marriage, there is no level of relationship that can be lived as marriage.

Dzimwe effort dzamuri kuisa muma relationship dzaka nyanya coz ndedzemu marriage saka ano tiza.


Some of you kungobva chete kuma introductions unoona watova mu marriage, zvekuti unoita kunge uriku HONEYMOON, guys introductions hayisi marriage.

Kuziva hama dzemumwe wako nekutaura nadzo doesn't mean kuti you have arrived, sometimes uchibvako ano enda neumwe achibvunza kuti pa 17 ava ndeupi aribho?


Munhu wese ari pano anemunhu waakatombo danana naye then ndokuona kuti haayite ndokusiya, but now problem ndeyekuti iwewe haudiwo kurambwa uchinzi hauyite kkkk. Kana usinga muitire usamu manikidza kudanana newe or kumuita blackmail kuti arambe anewe.

Even imi varume, dont marry a person nekuti wanzwa tsitsi, munhu haaroorerwe tsitsi nekuti tsitsi musi wadzino kutsitsirira hazvi bude, marry for love not for pitty. *RELATIONSHIP HAYISI MARRIAGE*.

*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

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