*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 23/07/2025*

Tax evasion, profit shifting cost Nigeria $18bn yearly – Minister

Nasarawa court jails man 21 years for defiling three-month-old baby

Ahead Proposed Strike: FG, Doctors Meet Today

Natasha heads to court after Senate blockade, faults Akpabio

Super Falcons beat South Africa, qualify for WAFCON final

Lokpobiri: Crude oil production hits 1.8mb/d

CBN Retains Interest Rates At 27.5%

Dangote in Aso Rock Villa to meet Tinubu

Naira depreciates to N1,555/$ in parallel market

Israeli protest in Tel Aviv over Gaza food shortages

US emerges top supplier of crude to Nigeria — Report

3.5m children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria, says UNICEF

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Pistanthrophobia is a common fear of trusting people due to past experiences with relationships gone bad such as betrayal, heartbreak, or significant disappointment.

* Walking uses a total of 200 muscles with every step you take.
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Tinubu hails Kaduna’s peace model as Kaduna, Qatar donate houses to banditry victims

Tinubu holds briefing with finance, budget, gas ministers

Tinubu sets Q1 2026 deadline for National Single Window

Senate dismisses new states claim, holds Buhari tribute

Senate okays Tinubu’s $21bn foreign loans

FG set to clear N81bn N-Power backlog — Senate

Deputy Senate President, others back Anioma State creation

Speaker Abbas, Almakura seek collaboration against fake news, misinformation

Reps challenge US over cut in visa validity

Recover N103.8bn, $950,000 from MDAs, Reps urge EFCC, ICPC

Rep proposes bill compelling civil servants to use public schools, hospitals

Natasha: Some Of The Senators Against Me Should Be In Jail

Court to rule Oct. 16 on alleged terrorist negotiator Tukur Mamu’s third bail bid

Five arraigned for illegal waste dumping in Lagos

17 suspected Nasarawa Internet fraudsters to face trial

Court adjourns defamation suit filed by Maharaj Ji to Oct 20

Lagos Court declares Awoga as Orijeru of Igbooye

Military conducts aerial, land patrols to protect farmers

Boko Haram frees Catholic priest, 10 others in Borno

NDLEA operative shot dead during raid in Ondo

Envoys absence not a vacuum, FG counters ADC

RMAFC gets nod for N105.14bn 2025 appropriation from Reps Finance Committee

Direct transfers to LGAs delayed by structural issues – Edun

FG eyes one million hectares, 460,000 tonnes of soybeans in two years

NCAA threatens to sanction foreign airlines for not declaring sums above $10,000

NNPC poised to transform Africa into refining hub – Ojulari

PTDF screens 151 S’East candidates for overseas scheme

I never received ₦4bn monthly from NDDC, Amaechi’s wife replies Wike

UNIEC calls for Kanu’s release, Igbo leaders beg Tinubu

S-East residents lament soaring house rent, say ‘it is choking’

Tinubu, problem solver on national security — Jega

Remove my name from watch-listed persons, Igboho begs Fed Govt

SEC targets $500bn from dormant commodities, minerals

Debt-to-GDP ratio drops to 39.4% after GDP rebasing

Dormant Ajaokuta Steel Company owes N5.6bn electricity debt

Dangote exports 1.3bn litres petrol as marketers buy foreign fuel

Atiku warns as Okpebholo, Wike insist on Obi’s visit clearance

Nigerians Can’t Eat GDP, ADC Tells FG

2027: PDP kicks off 101st NEC meeting today

Another Osun Fed lawmaker dumps Adeleke, PDP

ADC boils over Tinubu endorsement by Adeleke, Oyinlola

Radda resumes duties after auto crash

Wike commissions revived Edo line, lauds Okpebholo’s leadership

Abiodun constitutes pension funds management committees

Report on state creation mischievous, says Otti

Gombe borrowed N1.3bn monthly between 2013, 2019 to pay workers’ salaries – Gov

Pension row: Ogun workers suspend strike after interventions

Yobe reopens markets, maps cattle routes as security improves

Abia partners shoe maker to raise output

Royal family seeks Sanwo-Olu’s intervention over installation of new Onikoyi

Teenager arrested for suspected killing of Jigawa youth

Young man killed while joining cult in Lagos

Driver drowns during beach trip with Indians in Lagos

Man rescued from 80-foot well in Lagos

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2005, a Lufthansa aircraft from Frankfurt crash-landed at Lagos airport and was badly damaged, but no life was lost.

* On this day in 1992, Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia, is a disputed territory of Georgia and is recognized as an independent state by only a handful of counties including Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Tuvalu.

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Intense love does not measure, it just gives. – Mother T

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

*CATHOLIC MEDITATION: 23 July, 2025.*




*WEDNESDAY*

16TH WEEK - ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C

*Memorial* : St. Bridget, (Religious).

*1st R* : Ex. 16:1-5, 9-15.
*Resp. Psalm* : Ps. 78.
*R/ - The Lord gave them bread from heaven.*
*Gosp.* : Mtt. 13:1-9.

*Message:* *LEAVING BEHIND OUR OLD LIFE OF SIN IS NEVER EASY AND COMES WITH LOTS OF SACRIFICES. WE NEED COURAGE AND DETERMINATION TO EMBRACE THE NEW.* _The lsraelites want a new life, they want to be free, they want to leave the life of slavery in Egypt but saying goodbye to their old and familiar way is difficult. Old habits die hard. They do not want to leave their comfort zone. They do not want to embrace the pain and sacrifices that come with change and growth. They want to return to Egypt. So, too, we have preferred to return tomour 'Egypt', that comfortable life of sin because we did not want the inconvenience of embracing the new._

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*Fr. Blessed Ambang Njume*

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Peter Obi showed Anambra state students and undergraduates CAMEROUN PEPPER BY INCREASING THEIR SCHOOL FEES MULTIPLE TIMES BY 300%

E SHOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHEGE BANZA BY ABANDONING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS. E NO SEND THEM

HE CHOOK ALL HIM FINGERS INSIDE HEALTH CARE EYES AND BONE THEIR DOCTORS BECAUSE E GET ODESHI.

HE CAUSED RELIGIOUS DISLIKE BETWEEN THE CATHOLICS AND ANGLICANS AND E SEND ANYBODY.

Why is the same man ACTING AND PRETENDING TO BE A SAINT SUDDENLY, FORGETTING SAY HIM PAST WEEECKED RECORDS FULL GROUND?

*CATHOLIC MEDITATION: 19 July, 2025.*




*SATURDAY*

15TH WEEK - ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C

*1st R* : Ex. 12:37-42.
*Resp. Psalm* : Ps. 136.
*R/ - For his mercy endures forever.*
*Gosp.* : Mtt. 12:14-21.

*Message:* *GET RID OF ALL BITTERNESS AND ANGER. YOUR ACTIONS REVEAL WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.* _When faced with evil, Jesus reacted in a positive way. Even when he knew the plots to destroy him, Jesus did not let these make him bitter nor left him brooding over the evil. Jesus made the choice not to be bitter. Many times, we let the evil others do against us leave us bitter so much so that the bitterness affects our entire lives and actions. In every situation, choose to be better not to be bitter._

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*Fr. Blessed Ambang Njume*

⏯ #VideoPhotoNews #Zionism, enemy of ALL FAITHS & a big threat to ALL HUMANITY!

⛪️ QNN: An “israeli” terrorist strike on #Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two Christian women & injured six, including the priest & a child, on Thursday.

⛪️ The priest was seen with his right leg bandaged. Father Gabriele Romanelli was very close with the late Pope Francis.

⛪️ The church was sheltering both #Christians & #Muslims, including several children with disabilities, according to Fadel Naem, the acting director of al-Ahli Hospital that received those wounded in the attack. Naem told AP that at least two people were in critical condition.

⛪️ Since the start of the war on Gaza, the #Zionist regime has repeatedly attacked religious sites, including mosques & churches.

⛪️ In October 2023, just days after the war began, Zionist occupation forces bombed the Church of Saint Porphyrius, the Gaza Strip’s oldest, killing at least 18 people.

🏴‍☠#ZionistTerrorism

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Catholic men and a Catholic woman were having coffee in St. Peters Square, Rome.

The first Catholic man tells his friends,

“My son is a priest, when he walks into a room, everyone calls him Father”.

The second Catholic man chirps,

“My son is a Bishop. When he walks into a room people call him “Your Lordship”

The third Catholic gent says,
“My son is an Archbishop. When he walks into a room people call him “Your Grace”

The fourth Catholic gent says,

“My son is a Cardinal. When he enters a room everyone bows their head and says “Your Eminence”.”

The fifth Catholic man says very proudly,

“My son is the Pope. When he walks into a room people call him “Your Holiness”.”

Since the lone Catholic woman was sipping her coffee in silence, the five men gave her a subtle, “Well…?”

She proudly replies, “I have a daughter,

Slim,

Tall,

Very very beautiful,

38D breast,

24″ waist and

34” hips.

When she walks into a room, people say,

*“My God!!!*


Have a lovely weekend.

What Peter Obi did by serving food at the event wasn’t about politics or seeking publicity.

He was participating in the Jubilee of Hope, a special day created to reverse roles—where the rich serve the poor.

It’s more than a kind gesture. It is a powerful reminder of equity, justice, and the kind of humanity we should all strive for.

This tradition encourages people in positions of privilege to step into humility and service, even if only for a day.

It speaks to the very heart of many faiths, especially the Catholic Church, which teaches that love is best shown through action.

A serving senator, Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, was also there, serving food to others during the same event.

That alone tells you this moment wasn’t about politics. It was about people.

Maria Ude Nwachi

Today the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Peter & Paul. As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day. Together, the two saints are the founders of the See of Rome, through their preaching, ministry and martyrdom there.

Peter, who was named Simon, was a fisherman of Galilee and was introduced to the Lord Jesus by his brother Andrew, also a fisherman. Jesus gave him the name Cephas (Petrus in Latin), which means ‘Rock,’ because he was to become the rock upon which Christ would build His Church.

Peter spent his last years in Rome, leading the Church through persecution and eventually being martyred in the year 64. He was crucified upside-down at his own request, because he claimed he was not worthy to die as his Lord. He was buried on Vatican hill, and St. Peter's Basilica is built over his tomb.

St. Paul was the Apostle of the Gentiles. His letters are included in the writings of the New Testament, and through them we learn much about his life and the faith of the early Church. Before receiving the name Paul, he was Saul, a Jewish pharisee who zealously persecuted Christians in Jerusalem. Scripture records that Saul was present at the martyrdom of St. Stephen.

St. Peter & St.Paul Pray for us!

#CatholicChurch #CatholicNews #ACIAfricaNews #ACIAfrica #saintoftheday #catholic

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 27/06/2025*

New tax laws to open up economy, says Tinubu

Tinubu reunites Wike, Fubara, Rivers lawmakers

By-elections hold across 12 states Aug 16, says INEC

Why FG is running three budgets simultaneously – Budget Office

Makinde renames Ibadan poly after ex-governor Olunloyo

Finalists storm Lagos for 2025 Federation Cup finals

Lagos urges patronage of free maternal, health services

Awoniyi extends contract with Nottingham

Iran says war with Israel caused ‘serious’ damage to nuclear sites

Nigeria, Egypt lead $95bn remittance inflow to Africa

Nigeria loses $1.1bn annually to medical tourism – Afreximbank

Nigeria exports 82% of crude as local refineries starve

Police rescue 46 trafficked victims from Ghana to Nigeria


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* It took the creator of the Rubik’s Cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the cube after creating it; as of June 2018, the world record is 4.22 seconds.

* A study from Harvard University finds that having no friends can be just as deadly as smoking. Both affect levels of a blood clotting protein.
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Tinubu: Bus terminals will curtail ‘one-chance,’ ease traffic woes in FCT

Tinubu to civil servants: Drop passive bureaucracy, embrace digital system

Tinubu orders personnel audit in civil service

President declines assent to NDLEA Amendment Bill

Climate, trade top agenda as Shettima arrives in Ethiopia

Insecurity: Senate urges Fed Govt to seek foreign help, upgrade military kits

Senate fumes as NNPCL shuns N210tn audit probe

Senate clears chairmen, directors for SWDC, SSDC, NCDC

Senate honours Adebayo, Aminu with one-minute silence

LP loses Enugu Rep to APC

Alleged age falsification: NJC recommends 10 Imo Judges for sack

Court declines EFCC’s plea to cross-examine witness in Bello’s trial

Gospel artiste to die by hanging for killing Nasarawa corper

Jubilation as EFCC releases ex-Plateau dep speaker, 14 others

Attacks: CDS orders immediate arrest of possessors of illegal arms in Benue

Benue secured, IDPs to return soon – CDS

Army flags fly half-mast to honour 17 slain soldiers

IG probes officer’s N2m retirement pay claim in viral video

Ojulari gets 10 days to answer Senate panel’s query

Nigerians earning below N250,000 monthly exempted from tax — Oyedele

Ministers, others to speak at NOG energy conference

Federal revenue agencies face shake-up as Tinubu signs tax bills

6,000 UNILAG students applied for loan scheme, says NELFUND

FG unveils flood insurance plan to protect citizens, businesses

INEC resumes voter registration in Anambra July 17, nationwide Aug. 18

FG provides healthcare access to 2700 vulnerable Bauchi, Jigawa patients

Our rehab clients now excelling in academics – NDLEA

CREDICORP empowers 100 Rivers women with tricycles, others

NGX Chairman asks Dangote to list refinery

Nigeria’s exports to African countries crash by N631.5bn

FCT workers mobilise for protest over poor welfare

Wike denies 2,082-hectare land allocation to son

Tinubu conference centre booked till 2027 despite criticism – Wike

Outrage as NULGE rejects Osun allocation transfer to APC chairmen

Afenifere pressures Tinubu on state police bill

African leaders lack basic economics knowledge, Obasanjo laments

Pepsodent targets 2.7m pupils in oral health campaign

Stanbic IBTC expands equity base with 2.94bn shares

FirstBank’s academy gets global recognition

Coscharis, Geely Motors unveil N1bn after-sales workshop

ASCON advocates mindset shift in public service

Niger Deltans hail Aiyedatiwa over Ajanaku’s nomination

2027: Gov Radda dismisses rumour of VP ambition

VP slot: APC N’East youth groups clamour for Dogara

PDP BoT opposes Anyanwu’s return as national secretary

Katsina gov orders census of Almajiri, Islamiyya schools

Oborevwori to inaugurate Tantita built NUJ Secretariat in Warri

Gridlock: Sanwo-Olu advises residents on remote work arrangement

Outrage over Okpebholo’s planned return of schools to Catholic Mission

Aliyu bridges Sokoto housing deficit with N22bn estate

Rivers crisis: Fubara, Amaewhule other lawmakers meet

Obas must accept traditional burials, says Ogun judge

Islamic new year: Jigawa declares Friday public holiday

Niger laments children’s presence in mining sites

20 Kano LGAs attain ‘Open Defecation-Free’ status

UNICEF hails Bauchi husbands for supporting immunisation campaigns

Ekiti disburses N1.2b to schools as running costs

Memorial Park: Protest rocks Owo over Akeredolu’s widow’s outburst

Ondo to relocate memorial park as residents slam Akeredolu’s widow

Gombe approves N21.2bn for 8.5km road, targets other projects

Gombe earmarks N6bn for retirees’ three-year backlog payment

Gombe suspends June sanitation over UTME mop-up

Lagos to add arts to STEM policy

Lagos govt harps on conversion of diesel vehicles to cleaner CNG

LAWMA blames PSP workers padding waste bill for price hike

Police probe death after woman’s body found in A’Ibom gutter

Ondo chief nabbed for suspected kidnapping, sexual assault

Justice urged for abused 11-yr-old girl in Kwara, urges end to culture of silence

I’m not a mugun, says Abia tricycle rider who returned ₦4m forgotten by passenger

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1954, the world’s first nuclear power plant was activated. The reactor at Obninsk in present-day Russia remained in operation for 48 years. Today, there are some 400 atomic power plants worldwide.

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People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. – Norman Vincent Peale

Good morning


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

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 26/06/2025*

Tinubu to sign tax reform bills into law Thursday

S’Arabia, Sultan confirm new Islamic calendar year 1447 AH begins Thursday

Again, bomb explosion kills four in Borno

Woman killed, five others injured in Imo market explosion

20 soldiers, scores of bandits die in Niger clash

Pilot’s faulty seat caused Air India crash, report reveals

INEC flags clashing names, irregularities in 110 party registration requests

After 31 years, FG hands over houses to 1994 Super Eagles heroes

African Fencing Champs begins in Lagos

MultiChoice cuts DStv decoder price by 50% to attract subscribers

Zelensky urges trial for ‘war criminal’ Putin

Iran partially reopens airspace after ceasefire with Israel

Kenya anniversary protests turn violent, 8 dead

Tinubu approves hosting of Africa chiefs of Defence Staff summit in Abuja


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The Great fire of London which began on September 2, 1666 and lasted till September 5, 1666 destroyed about 13, 200 houses, 87 churches including St. Paul’s Cathedral and much of Central London. However, only six fatalities were recorded.

* In order to protect themselves from poachers, African elephants have been evolving without tusks.
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Coalition are IDPs, out to unseat themselves – Tinubu

I’m passionate about securing the country – Tinubu

Tinubu appreciates Nasarawa People for warm reception

We have strengthened ICRC as engine room for infrastructure revolution – Tinubu

Tinubu, AbdulRazaq, Ilorin emir mourn ex-Kwara gov Adebayo

Nigeria undergoing silent, bold transformation under Tinubu – Shettima

Rowdy session as Senate confirms non-indigene Rivers electoral chairman

Senate declares Yelewata, Mangu killings as acts of terror

Reps approve ₦1.132 trillion 2025 budget for Customs

LP Senator Imasuen formally defects to APC

Jubilations in Delta as Supreme Court ends 40-year kingship tussle

Shadow govt: Judge warns parties against acts capable of jeopardising suit’s outcome

Navy embarks on fitness exercise in Delta

Seaports key drug entry points – NDLEA

Badaru tasks military on national security-focused training

FG Postpones Recruitment Into Immigration, Civil Defence, Others

FG sells N219.38bn crude to Dangote in four months

NUPRC demands $5,000, other conditions for oil licence extension

FG moves to pay verified contractors

Unsettled debts threaten NNPC power plants, FG plans intervention

298,000 students across 198 institutions get N59.9bn loan

FG to advance railway track monitoring systems across Nigeria – Opeifa

Fed Govt to ensure inclusive education in secondary schools nationwide

NSIA drives $50bn funding for climate, infrastructure

NMDPRA to bridge 60% lubricant supply shortfall

FG mulls tariff to support gas-to-power projects

NERC transfers electricity regulatory powers to Abia govt

Party Registration: ADA, Obidients, 108 Others’ Applications Under Review – INEC

INEC promises fairness as Ekiti 2026 race begins

NOA commends police on arrest of Benue massacre suspects

IBEDC disconnects Ibadan train station over unpaid bills

Eko DisCo plans to end estimated billing

NADF, others launch N1.5b pilot scheme to boost smallholder farming

80 Ogoni communities to get portable water Dec – HYPREP

North Needs Strong Voices To Defend Its Interests — IBB

Tinubu was frontline June 12 hero, Abiola’s son replies Lamido

Give rest of ‘94 Eagles their houses, Amuneke tells FG

Ondo Catholic Bishop condemns demolition of memorial park

Ajimobi remembered as family, political associates gather for 5th memorial prayer in Ibadan

Oando’s Q1 profit surges 90.5% to N113bn

BSN budgets N943m for Bible translation, other programmes

11 NWC members reject Anyanwu’s return as PDP secretary

Two ‘ADA’ emerge in INEC’s list of 110 party registration bids

Edo PDP, Govt bicker over N100bn loan approval by assembly

Kwara PDP ward chair, two others killed in gunmen attack

Oborevwori congratulates Sanwo-Olu at 60

Makinde mourns victims of Ibadan accident, says death toll rises to 15

Makinde to digitise Olunloyo’s library, unveil memorial park

Kebbi gov vows death penalty for informants aiding bandits

I am not borrowing N100bn, says Okpebholo

We’ll remain committed to press freedom – Gov Yusuf

Otu laments influx of refugees to Cross River

Niger Assembly speaker decries killing of soldiers, says constituency under siege

Ondo govt grants financial autonomy to judiciary as JUSUN suspends strike

Lagos vows to prosecute indiscriminate waste disposers

Lagos clinches first position at Southwest Basic School Sports finals

LASG empowers 700 widows with N35m

Demolition: Lagos follows due process, commissioner replies Obi

Windstorm plunges 20 Oyo communities into darkness

Bloody clash over farmland leaves two dead in C’River

Police rescue two abducted salesgirls in Oyo operation

Ekiti man arraigned for threatening to burn wife, children

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1936, the world’s first practical helicopter lifted off. The twin-rotor Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was first tested in Bremen, Germany. None of the first prototypes survived World War II but a replica can be seen at the Hubschraubermuseum in Bückeburg, Germany

* On this day in 1906, the first Grand Prix car race was held. The competition was held on a circuit around Le Mans, France and organized by the Automobile Club de France (ACF). Renault’s Ferenc Szisz won the competition.

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The Human spirit is stronger than any Government institutions – Fela Anikulapo-Kuti


Good morning

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