*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 ------------------------ *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. ------------------------ 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 ------------------------ *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. ------------------------ Adversity introduces a man to himself. – Albert Einstein Good morning *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

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