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

Oya Loan Company Gains Fame as Most Aggressive Debt Collectors, Viral Videos Spark Outrage

FG warns dealer Sarkin Mota over viral video mocking civil servants’ ability to afford luxury car... #Aidee #News

Update on Extortion Incident Along Benin Bypass

Following the circulation of a viral video showing acts of extortion by police officers along the Benin bypass, the Nigeria Police Force, in line with its zero-tolerance policy on extortion and unprofessional conduct, has taken immediate action.

Upon their arrival at the Force Headquarters, the six erring officers, including their supervising officer, a Chief Superintendent of Police, were marched in to appear before the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun Ph.D, NPM, who condemned their actions as shameful, distasteful, and utterly unacceptable. He further ordered the immediate commencement of disciplinary procedures against all six officers involved.

Accordingly, the officers have been queried, while orderly room trials for the Inspectors implicated in the video have commenced.

This reiterates the Force's commitment to upholding professionalism, integrity and accountability. The public is assured that such misconduct will not be tolerated under any guise, and appropriate sanctions will be meted out in line with established disciplinary procedures.

‘I no be thief’ — Nigerian singer reacts to Peter Okoye’s arrest in Ghana

Famous Nigerian music star, Peter Okoye, has reacted to the arrest of his namesake in Ghana.
A viral video on social media, captured Ghanaian police arresting a suspect identified as Peter Okoye.
The 31 year old suspect was arrested for fraud and kidnapping.

Some netizens mistook the singer for the arrested suspect.
However, reacting to the development, the singer reposted the viral video on X, to clarify the public.

While urging the police in Ghana to clarify the suspect’s identity, the singer wrote in pidgin “Abeg make una dey specifically dey specify which ‘PETER OKOYE’. I no be thief”.

*Mmesoma Ejikeme Has Been Vindicated*

.. the results to push a political agenda.

So, after JAMB released the 2023 UTME results in May.

Mmesoma Ejikeme went viral with her score of 362/400, ranking her the highest scoring candidate in the country.

Mmesoma aged 19, was one of the best students at Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi Anambra.

It was a missionary school handed back to its owners by Governor Peter Obi back in 2009.

It was going well, until May 10th when Innoson Motors gave her a scholarship of ₦3M, after verifying the results from JAMB website.

Then, the story went viral across SW, Northern Nigeria and caught the attention of JAMB.

JAMB saw it, involved the DSS, investigated and said the result is fake. That she scored 249 not 362, she manipulated their systems to increase the score by 113.

Meanwhile the result showed scored 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81% in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry, respectively.

This was what she printed on JAMB site and this was what SMS checker sent to her.
Back.. soo Innoson too said they confirmed it, printed and checked. It was 362.

Mmesoma reacted in very viral video. She said, she literally doesn’t even have the kind of resources needed to hack JAMB and manipulate a result.

Unless the issue was from JAMB, because several students complained about glitches, like this year 2025.

According to Mmesoma, when they scanned the QR code on the result, it brought Omotola Afolabi with score 138.

Later they checked again, the Omotola Afolabi was showing 338, confirming that there was a system error.

Mmesoma added that, instead of JAMB inviting the DSS to intimidate, pressure and declare her a fraud, they should have reviewed the system.

— Jamb reacted saying, people are telling her what to say to beat the system.
Her dad added that, JAMB is intimidating his daughter and traumatizing her, after they’ve probably changed the result, because they printed it from JAMB, different times.

JAMB then took it up a notch.

JAMB further added that, the total result was infact fake.

That the date of birth etc, all belong to another person. That her own date of birth is March 02 2004, but what’s showing on her profile is April 02 2004.

According to JAMB, she changed her result and her date of birth, and it was done by her group, which they will soon reveal. (They never did.)

On July 4th, they Banned her for 3yrs. Stating that, her claims of their system having any glitch were false, that she is lying to get public sympathy.

Nigerians, including Charly boy, Gaius Chibueze called for an external investigation on JAMB, they spoke about Igbo marginalization. JAMB didn’t respond.

After much pressure, Mmesoma finally admitted to faking her result. That her real result is 249. She said this in a video. And later reiterated it at the House of Reps, in front of a panel.

When her dad saw the videos of his daughter admitting to the score and being a cheat.He broke down and said, that’s not his daughter speaking, someone is telling her what to say.

He insisted that, JAMB knows what they are doing. Because how will a kid of 19, have resources enough to hack JAMB websites to change results. He said he won’t sue, that God will handle it.

Later, Anambra government sponsored a three months Pyschotherapy for Mmesoma. She received offers of finance and scholarships across the country and abroad.

Businessman, Gaius Chibueze offered to take care of her education up to Masters in any school of her choice in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Innoson Motors withdrew their scholarship. Nkechinyere Umeh who scored 360, got the scholarships from the state.

Now in 2025, more students complained of the same Glitch Mmesoma mentioned in 2023.

Alex Onyia persisted and indeed, after investigations, they found out it was a human error that caused the glitch that only affected all 5 South East states, Lagos and Oyo.

Nigerians are now saying, Mmesoma Ejikeme has been vindicated and JAMB should apologize.

Oloyede was also the JAMB Registrar in 2023.

@Trending Explained

*Mmesoma Ejikeme Has Been Vindicated*

.. the results to push a political agenda.

So, after JAMB released the 2023 UTME results in May.

Mmesoma Ejikeme went viral with her score of 362/400, ranking her the highest scoring candidate in the country.

Mmesoma aged 19, was one of the best students at Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi Anambra.

It was a missionary school handed back to its owners by Governor Peter Obi back in 2009.

It was going well, until May 10th when Innoson Motors gave her a scholarship of ₦3M, after verifying the results from JAMB website.

Then, the story went viral across SW, Northern Nigeria and caught the attention of JAMB.

JAMB saw it, involved the DSS, investigated and said the result is fake. That she scored 249 not 362, she manipulated their systems to increase the score by 113.

Meanwhile the result showed scored 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81% in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry, respectively.

This was what she printed on JAMB site and this was what SMS checker sent to her.
Back.. soo Innoson too said they confirmed it, printed and checked. It was 362.

Mmesoma reacted in very viral video. She said, she literally doesn’t even have the kind of resources needed to hack JAMB and manipulate a result.

Unless the issue was from JAMB, because several students complained about glitches, like this year 2025.

According to Mmesoma, when they scanned the QR code on the result, it brought Omotola Afolabi with score 138.

Later they checked again, the Omotola Afolabi was showing 338, confirming that there was a system error.

Mmesoma added that, instead of JAMB inviting the DSS to intimidate, pressure and declare her a fraud, they should have reviewed the system.

— Jamb reacted saying, people are telling her what to say to beat the system.
Her dad added that, JAMB is intimidating his daughter and traumatizing her, after they’ve probably changed the result, because they printed it from JAMB, different times.

JAMB then took it up a notch.

JAMB further added that, the total result was infact fake.

That the date of birth etc, all belong to another person. That her own date of birth is March 02 2004, but what’s showing on her profile is April 02 2004.

According to JAMB, she changed her result and her date of birth, and it was done by her group, which they will soon reveal. (They never did.)

On July 4th, they Banned her for 3yrs. Stating that, her claims of their system having any glitch were false, that she is lying to get public sympathy.

Nigerians, including Charly boy, Gaius Chibueze called for an external investigation on JAMB, they spoke about Igbo marginalization. JAMB didn’t respond.

After much pressure, Mmesoma finally admitted to faking her result. That her real result is 249. She said this in a video. And later reiterated it at the House of Reps, in front of a panel.

When her dad saw the videos of his daughter admitting to the score and being a cheat.He broke down and said, that’s not his daughter speaking, someone is telling her what to say.

He insisted that, JAMB knows what they are doing. Because how will a kid of 19, have resources enough to hack JAMB websites to change results. He said he won’t sue, that God will handle it.

Later, Anambra government sponsored a three months Pyschotherapy for Mmesoma. She received offers of finance and scholarships across the country and abroad.

Businessman, Gaius Chibueze offered to take care of her education up to Masters in any school of her choice in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Innoson Motors withdrew their scholarship. Nkechinyere Umeh who scored 360, got the scholarships from the state.

Now in 2025, more students complained of the same Glitch Mmesoma mentioned in 2023.

Alex Onyia persisted and indeed, after investigations, they found out it was a human error that caused the glitch that only affected all 5 South East states, Lagos and Oyo.

Nigerians are now saying, Mmesoma Ejikeme has been vindicated and JAMB should apologize.

Oloyede was also the JAMB Registrar in 2023.

@Trending Explained

A viral video shows a humanoid robot, identified as Unitree H1, malfunctioning during a test in China, turning aggressive towards its handlers.

The robot flailed its arms and legs erratically, knocking over equipment and nearly injuring two engineers.

A coding error is suspected to have caused the violent outburst during the testing phase. The Unitree H1, valued at 650,000 yuan, is designed to operate in environments built for humans.

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 12/05/2025*

Mass failure: UTME candidates to sue JAMB over technical glitches

Viral video: Nigerians dare EFCC to arrest Tompolo over alleged Naira abuse

2027: I’ll campaign with Oluremi Tinubu — Patience Jonathan

PDP govs, NWC, others in crucial meeting ahead of NEC meeting

I’m not desperate to return as Rivers gov – Fubara

Lagos council polls: 10 APC women to contest in July

Amokachi urges Osimhen to make EPL Move

Zelensky announces May 15 Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

Nigeria, others affected as UK clamps down on care worker visas

Our country a home, not hotel, Badenoch decries UK immigration crisis

FG rescue 78 trafficked victims in Cote D Ivoire

Japa: Many Nigerians are suffering high-level frustration abroad – Immigration lawyer

Tinubu receives lifetime Africa achievement prize in Ghana


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Caffeine is the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance globally. It stimulates your central nervous system as well as your muscles, heart, and other parts of your body that help control blood. Caffeine works by blocking adenosine, the neurotransmitter that tells your brain it’s tired.

* In Japan, chefs have to train for over two years in order to qualify to serve pufferfish, a delicacy, which if prepared wrong, can kill the person eating it.
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Tinubu to get Ogoni crude exploration resumption report

Tinubu celebrates business tycoon Eludoyin at 77

South-South commission’s MD not Akpabio’s daughter, says Senate

Speaker Abbas loses mother-in-law

Supreme Court holds valedictory session for late justice Ogwuegbu May 14

Rivers emergency rule: FG taps ex-AGF, 11 SANs as Supreme Court battle looms

Court orders EFCC to return $20,000 seized from acquitted defendant

Court orders FG to release gas flaring data

Troops recover 591,000 litres of stolen products in Niger Delta

NSCDC seals illegal refinery, seizes petroleum products in Anambra

Soldiers arrest two notorious gunrunners in Plateau

Over 80 Army captains begin promotion exam today

NDLEA arrests Iran-bound woman with cocaine in private part, stomach, bag at PH airport

FG moves to unlock N23tn pension funds for national development

FG, states add N57tn to debt in 18 months

FG makes U-turn, endorses Senate security summit

Nigeria’s airports below global standards, FG to upgrade MMIA — Keyamo

FG promises December completion of Akure-Ikere road

LP Crisis: INEC keeps factions in suspense

CBN earns N3.1bn interest on FG’s ways and means

NIMC raises fees for NIN data modification services

NPA refutes multi-billion Naira fraud allegations

‘Nigeria First’ policy will boost local goods patronage – NASENI

FG’s PPP garment factories ready to dress paramilitary nationwide – ICRC

First Lady inaugurates 100-bed mother and child centre in Imo

ASUU slams Nigeria’s institutional weaknesses, corruption in governance

CIBN to hold annual general meeting

Four million cattle, 50,000 lives lost to northern violence – Miyetti Allah

Southern Kaduna professors hail Tinubu, Sani for boosting development

Falana demands probe of alleged diversion of $3.4bn IMF loan

DJs unveils championship with NCC backing

Air Peace jet hits antelope at Asaba airport, NCAA clarifies delays

Enugu Air, CNG buses, transport terminals to take off this month

AGRA, Nestlé, TechnoServe unveil $1m climate-smart agric project

Access Bank rewards customers with over N6.6bn

Dangote tackles marketers, insists on capacity to meet fuel demand

Nigeria, Africa can work if we tackle corruption, rascality in governance – Obi

Saraki chairs PDP govs’ seven-member reconciliation committee

Hajj: Sanwo-Olu promises 1,432 Lagos pilgrims robust welfare package

Bauchi governor inaugurates committee to curb farmer-herder clashes

Governor Sani raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youths in northwest

Aiyedatiwa, Makinde, Bamidele hail Afenifere leader Fasoranti at 99

Oborevwori, Diri bag doctorate degrees at Nigerian Maritime University convocation

Lagos to become year-round tourism destination – Commissioner

A’Ibom advocates N5bn monthly federal allocation to boost tourism

Ekiti warns contractors against project delay

Joining Army not death sentence, LASG tells youths

LASBCA removes Ikeja shanties over security threats

Itsekiri are Yoruba descendants, says Alaafin

Ladoja to chair 2025 world egungun festival

Bello Turji’s threats force residents to flee Sokoto communities

Police arrest 17 over killing of two Bayelsa varsity graduates

Man arrested for defiling 12-year-old girl in Lagos

20-ft container falls, kills two dispatch riders in Lagos

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2006, a pipeline explosion in the fishing village of Inagbe Beach, near Lagos, Nigeria, killed over 250 people and displaced 276,000 people. The blast occurred when a truck rammed into a gas processing plant near a vandalized petroleum gas pipeline.

* On this day in 2008, a massive earthquake rocked China. The magnitude 7.9 quake left some 69,000 people dead, 18,000 missing, and 4.8 million homeless. It was the deadliest earthquake in China since 1976 when the Tangshan earthquake killed over 240,000 people.

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Don’t be afraid of silly ideas. – Paul Arden

Good morning

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

ICYMI: Access Bank has responded to VDM’s viral video over missing N500 million from a customer’s account. VDM had accused the bank of moving the amount from a deceased customer’s customer's funds. Details in comments.

"Best answer, very smart woman." Drama as Tiwa Savage was asked to save one person among Davido, Rema, Wizkid, Burna, her response trends.

Singer Tiwa Savage has chosen a singer among Davido, Rema, Burna Boy, and Wizkid as seen in a viral video. In the clip, she was being interviewed and asked to pick one person among the four singers with reason. Full video below.

Photo credit - Tiwa Savage, Davido,Rema, Wizkid (Instagram)