SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 05/05/2025

Lakurawa Mounts Massive Attack In Sokoto, Kills 13 Hunters

Money can’t buy me, says Ezekwesili, denies taking bribe to back Natasha

U-20 AFCON: Nigeria, Morocco settle for goalless draw

4 seminarians die in auto-crash at Obudu Ranch bottom hill

IPOB demands govt U-turn on proscription

‘Cabals’ still fighting against our refinery — Dangote

Obi’s former campaign manager, Obaze, dumps Labour Party

‘Free my guy’ – Davido calls for VeryDarkMan’s release

Abia Warriors star Ijeoma eyes Super Eagles call-up, European club

We’ll respond to Trump’s AI Papacy image in due time — Catholic Secretariat

Israel vows retaliation against Iran, Yemen’s Huthis over airport attack

Poverty Rising In Rural Nigeria – World Bank

Canadian police arrest Nigerian for $600,000 romance scam

Man jailed for not declaring £8,020, $704 at airport


DID YOU KNOW?

  • In 2000, ABBA was offered $1 billion to reunite for 100 shows – which would have been $250 million per member. When asked why they wouldn’t accept the offer, they simply said, “It’s a hell of a lot of money to say no to, but we decided it wasn’t for us.”
  • There are a total of 1,710 steps in the Eiffel Tower.

Tinubu to meet Gencos over N4tn electricity debt

Tinubu celebrates Ibadan Chief Imam Agbotomokekere at 90

Rivers emergency rule: N’Assembly counters PDP govs’ lawsuit, demands N1bn

VDM: EFCC sources explain arrest, HURIWA blasts agency

NDA alerts Kaduna residents ahead of shooting practice

RMRDC, Defence Headquarters partner on food security

Over 1,700 killed in boundary, communal clashes in seven years

RMAFC Urges FG To Review LG Autonomy, PIA

Adelabu urges Nigerians to embrace cost-reflective tariff

Naira printing costs skyrocket by 306%

No date yet to resume Continuous Voter Registration, says INEC

NELFUND under fire over loans to ex-students

Presidential CNG Initiative vows to resist blackmail, intimidation 

Prison inmates well fed – NCoS

Ministry, NIWA set unified shoreline standards

FG, Germany plan green mortgage scheme in Nigeria

CBN committed to long-term stability, financial inclusion – Cardoso

Snake Island free zone to get area command – Customs

Govt delists CNG conversion centre over sharp practice

ALGON unveils disability framework

FCTA vows to immunize over one million children against polio in 2025

Catholic Church to Tinubu, govs: Cancel policies not beneficial to Nigerians

Sack VCs, rectors involved in mismanagement of student loan scheme, NANS tells govt

FUOYE denies complicity in NELFUND deduction

OPay announces N1.2b 10-year scholarship to FUT Minna students

After public outcry, missing Babcock varsity student found

Ambrose Alli University honours popular author, Assin Godstime

Corona education college graduates 302 students

Ooni meets Jonathan, Diri, preaches national cohesion

Dangote, NASSI partner to boost investments in Nasarawa

NGA partners Goethe-Institut, MOWAA, Julius Berger

VFD Group reports N19.8bn gross earnings

Wema Bank assets decline amid surge in profit

Edwin Clark’s family announces 12-day funeral programme for late Ijaw leader

NADECO chieftain Animashaun dies at 71

INEC under pressure not to register TNN – Spokesman

FG scheming to derail Atiku-El-Rufai 2027 alliance, Babachir alleges

No tension in Anambra ahead of Tinubu’s visit – APGA

I dumped PDP for APC to avoid altercation with Adeleke — Oluwole Oke

Defections: Oborevwori’s ex-SSA mobilises against gov, APC

Assembly crisis: Zamfara, Benue govs challenge NASS summons

Sanwo-Olu unveils housing units for magistrates

Fubara attends Anglican Boys Brigade thanksgiving service

Traditional leaders key to peace, security – Gov Sani

Kano gov disputes ex-SSG’s claim of N2bn payout to Kwankwaso

Abiodun, Ibori honour Senbanjo at father’s burial

Makinde celebrates Ibadan Chief Imam at 90

Taraba Deputy Governor Returns To Jalingo After 4-Month Absence

Oyo signs N3.5bn contract for rural markets upgrade

Niger Govt mourns death of former SSG Shashere

Lalong mourns as ex-deputy gov Tyoden dies at 75

Lagos VIS impounds over 200 unroadworthy vehicles in statewide crackdown

Govt reviews Obudu Ranch safety after four seminarians accident

Residents flee 20 Sokoto villages over Turji’s renewed attacks

Edo North celebrates Igbadumeh, king of Afenmai Highlife music @ 70

Ilara-Mokin plants 800 trees in green initiative

11 vigilantes killed as bandits raze Sokoto telecom mast

Lagos police arrest homicide suspect in Kogi, recover stolen vehicle

Police crack down on Bauchi counterfeiters

Woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend to death in Lagos

Two fake LASAMBUS officials arrested for extorting accident victims in Lagos


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1955, West Germany gained full sovereignty after World War II. The Federal Republic of Germany had been established in 1949. Its provisional capital was Bonn. After the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany, Berlin was declared the country’s capital.

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. – John F. Kennedy

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