Daily Shot, 20/08/2025

Bandits Kill 13 Worshippers In Katsina

Outrage spreads over NYSC member’s assault by Anambra security

NCAA bans airplane mode, orders phones off during take-off, landing

36 govs unite to woo foreign investors via new platform

NEMA confirms recovery of 3 bodies in Sokoto boat mishap

Nasarawa lawmaker appoints 106 aides

470-Km Abuja-Lagos Superhighway To Gulp $5bn – Contractors

Nigeria bow out of CHAN 2024 despite 2–0 win over Congo

Alumni organise vocational training for 130 Vetland students

Ex-Mali PM charged with embezzlement, imprisoned

Nigeria-Japan trade now $1bn with expansion prospect — Foreign minister

German Govt supports climate-smart rice farming in three states

Nigeria, Czech Republic deepen defence ties 


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Famous author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, had limited formal education and was largely self-taught. He worked as a steamboat pilot, miner, and journalist before becoming a full-time writer.
  • The word “muscle” comes from Latin term meaning “little mouse“, which is what Ancient Romans thought flexed bicep muscles resembled.

Nigeria to champion Africa’s future at TICAD9-Tinubu

NASS moves to create special salary structure for aides

Alleged fraud: Court freezes ex-NNPCL boss Mele Kyari’s N661m in four bank accounts

Court orders interim forfeiture of N20m linked to National Steel Council Contract fraud

Demolition: Court gives Daniel two weeks to present property documents

B/Haram Founder’s Son, 5 Other Suspected Terrorists Arrested In Chad

Owo church attackers have ties to Al-Shabab – DSS

NDLEA secures 10-year jail terms for 2 drug kingpins

EFCC grills NAHCON chiefs over 2025 Hajj fund

NAF strikes have degraded terrorists’ capabilities , says CAS

Crude output: COAS commends soldiers as Tantita sets 2mbpd target

IGP, Minister meet over affordable housing for police officers

Edun, Cardoso meet to align policies, boost investor confidence

FG to replicate Lekki Deep Sea Port model nationwide – Oyetola

FG commissions Renewed Hope Mother and Child Hospital in Warri

FG targets 500,000 out-of-school children, 1m girls in literacy drive

Lagos, Ogun, FCT are highest petrol consumers – FG

Housing Ministry, police establish national task force to recover FG land, property

Bye-elections: INEC to present certificate of return Thursday

INEC fixes August 21 for Zamfara supplementary election

Airport incident: NCAA summons Ibom Air crew, passenger

FG unveils five-year plan to curb disasters, strengthen national resilience

Tinubu removed 5% telecom levy under new tax law – NCC

NYSC condemns assault on corps member in Anambra

Memo leak: FG bars MDAs from using private printing firms

Fed Govt automates admission process into Unity Colleges

RMAFC faces backlash over pay raise for political office holders

Corrupt civil servants awarded N5.2bn contracts without approval – Wike

NANS condemns assault on corps member in Anambra, demands justice

ASUU rejects FG’s N10m loan, gears up for protests

Kaduna nursing college staff suspend three-day warning strike

NDA releases list of successful candidates for AFSB 2025

We recorded 331,035 cases of rights violations, 375 killings in July — NHRC

Land dispute: FCT cooperative society to picket defence office Thursday

Revenue formula review: Arewa Think Tank hails RMAFC chair

Kaduna NBA leads protest against Army over demolitions

Bolt enhances rider safety with dashboard camera

PenCom warns PFAs against investing in banks’ AT1 capital

MTN Nigeria CEO to head Francophone Africa operations

Nigeria’s oil worth N341tn locked in undeveloped fields – Report

Jobberman Nigeria hosts Enugu fair

AFG Aviation leases two aircraft to Cally Air

Assault on Anambra female corps member inhumane, primitive – Peter Obi

2027 showdown: Wike fires shots at Amaechi, Babachir, trashes ADC

Oborevwori okays N10bn to clear Delta pension arrears

Ondo committed to improved welfare, security of corps members, says Aiyedatiwa

Abiodun seeks Chinese investment in mineral exploration

Jigawa gov sacks special adviser on national assembly matters

Rivers LG poll: Wike’s camp dominates as RSIEC clears 16 parties

LASG reacts over Tiktoker Peller’s N36m tax demand claim

Yobe launches cash-for-rent scheme for flood victims

Anambra Govt condemns assault on corps member, arrests security operatives involved

Zamfara Govt pledges rewards for outstanding NYSC members

Ooni, Osun traditional rulers urge Tinubu’s intervention in local government allocation crisis

Yoruba elders wade in as Alaafin, Ooni feud escalates

Hoodlums rob, shoot policeman to death in Bayelsa

Kogi herder shoots 11-year-old son dead during grazing

Family of 12-year-old boy seeks N4m for corrective surgery

Unidentified truck caused Edo accident, says eyewitness

Nigerian Emegwara breaks Guinness World Record for longest makeup application


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1960, Senegal withdrew from the Mali Federation, a year after its establishment. Léopold Senghor became the first president of Senegal a month later.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. – Beverly Sills

Happy Isese (Traditional Religion) Day

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