Daily Shot, 17/09/2025

Troops kill three terrorists, capture IPOB Commander Gentle de Yahoo

Curriculum review: Senior secondary schools to offer Chinese language, Mandarin

NECO releases 2025 SSCE results, records 60% pass rate

Police disburse N46.9m to 39 deceased officers’ families in A’Ibom

Dangote targets global leadership in fertiliser exports

Reforms spur naira recovery, FX reserves hit $41.69bn

Police clear Pastor Adefarasin of wrongdoing over viral gun video

Tik Tok moves to check tech-facilitated GBV 

Afghanistan’s Taliban cut internet access in several provinces

Trump gets royal treatment on UK state visit

Putin, Modi hail friendly ties amid Trump pressure

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say UN investigators

Super Eagles’ Troost-Ekong bags two awards in London

Saudi Arabia Releases 3 Nigerian Pilgrims Falsely Accused Of Drug Trafficking


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Volkswagen sells sausages. It has produced its own brand of pork currywurst sausage, known as Volkswagen Currywurst, since 1973. Originally made for their employees’ cafeterias at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the sausage became so popular it was sold to the public in some restaurants and stores and even had its own part number.
  • 95% of people text things they could never say in person.

NIN enrolment: 126m Nigerians captured in National Identity Database – Tinubu

Tinubu hails former IGP Adamu on birthday

DSS files charge against Sowore, Facebook, X over false claims against President Tinubu

Sowore counter-sues DSS over anti-Tinubu post

PDP’s Ajayi withdraws Supreme Court suit against Aiyedatiwa

NECO: 38 schools caught in examination malpractice in 13 states

Yahoo boys worsening visa restrictions for Nigerians – EFCC

Troops kill 3 terrorist commanders, 16 others – Army

Kaduna-Kano rail 53% completed – Minister

FG unveils agric reforms, moves to create 21m jobs

CBN orders banks to secure approval for MD/CEOs’ successors six months before exit

INEC warns Nigerians against fake recruitment

650,000 Corps members to be mobilised next year, says NYSC boss

Federal airports fully insured — FAAN MD

NAMA pushes for tariff hike, airlines kick

First Lady hails Baci on second Guinness World Record

Fallen Heroes: NSCDC Officers’ wives flag off monthly food distribution to widows

48% of Oyo residents multidimensionally poor, only 2% receive assistance — UNICEF warns

Rivers elders appeal to Fubara, assembly to avoid further conflict

Schneider donates vocational training equipment to Lagos colleges

Air Peace to employ 1,000 fresh graduates

Uninsured airports crippling airlines’ growth – Overland Airways

Ajaokuta Steel Industry May Never Work, Says Dangote

Google Play joins VerveLife to promote wellness

Tinubu will end up as Nigeria’s economic reformer – Dogara

Sule: Northcentral governors to provide funds for NCDC take off

History will be kind to us about Rivers, says Ibas

I’m not joining ADC, Adeleke declares

Okpebholo nominates four Commissioner-nominees

Cross River gov appoints new Head of Service

Sanwo-Olu: Lagos critical to Nigeria’s world power dream

Jigawa approves N75bn supplementary budget

LagRide onboards 10,000 drivers

Bauchi Govt inaugurates committees to curb cholera outbreaks

Osun JUSUN issues 3-day warning strike over unpaid entitlements

Nigeria’s real war is against cultural decay, not bullets — Olu of Warri

Flood Sweeps Away Okada Rider In Edo

Eight suspected stolen children rescued from Delta orphanage

Fire Guts Lagos Island’s Plaza Hours After Afriland Tower Blaze

Ondo woman arrested for killing sister over N800


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 2006, a Nigerian Air Force Dornier 228 crashed into a hillside at Oko village in Vandeikya local government area of Benue State. Fifteen of the 18 persons on board died.
  • On this day in 1939, Finnish runner, Taisto Mäki, became the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 30 minutes. He broke his previous record by running the distance in 29 minutes 52 seconds.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. — Julie Andrews

Good morning

Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (@Joeagbro), Joeagbro@dailyshot.ng, +234-8056745268

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