SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 17/04/2025

N800/litre petrol in sight as oil prices tumble

Hundreds of Boko Haram suspects arrested in Lagos — CJTF

Insecurity worsens: Herdsmen kill 144 in Plateau, Benue in 14 days

Simon Ekpa to appear in Finnish court over terrorism charges

Nigeria cuts power supply to Niger Republic – Report

IGP summons MOPOL team collecting cash in viral video

End users to get petrol at N890/litre

Plateau bans night grazing, restores vigilante patrols

Two die in Niger mining pit

Naira down to N1,620/$ in parallel market

Korea seeks extradition of drug baron arrested by NDLEA

Nigeria demands release of tourists detained in Cape Verde

Lebanon returnee, two others get 17 years jail for cocaine smuggling


DID YOU KNOW?

  • The practice of decorating eggs during Easter is an Ukrainian tradition. For generations, Ukrainians have been decorating eggs to honour the gods of health and fertility. This traditional art form is known as Pysanka (pronounced “pih-sahn-kah”) and involves the use of wax and paints.
  • Wind is actually silent. What we hear is the wind blowing against an object.

Tinubu flags off construction of Ebonyi-Calabar superhighway

Mo Abudu’s TIME 100 recognition excites Tinubu

Shettima urges MDAs, PEBEC to collaborate

Abbas to EU: Asian investors taking over in Africa

Emergency rule: Reps panel, Ibas meet today

Reps orders Remita to refund N182bn withheld from TSA since 2015

Assassination allegation: Natasha waves off Yahaya Bello’s petition to police

Lawyer distances self from GoFundMe account for Mohbad

EFCC arrests 40 internet fraud-suspects in Niger

EFCC, SEC move to dismantle Ponzi schemes

Only 200 youths registered for Army recruitment in S’East – Official

Nigerian Army names Lt. Col. Anele as first female spokesperson

FG Makes Peace Move To Niger Republic

Northern govs in joint push against resurgent attacks

NiDCOM raises concerns over detention of six Nigerian tourists in Cape Verde

National Census committee given 21 days to submit Report

INEC chair challenges African youths on election roles

NRC to link food centers to raillines

FG slams past administrations for power woes

NSIA plans to exit fertiliser programme

CBEX not registered by SEC, says DG

FCT traffic service confirms sale of number plates by touts

REA to power LASU with 8mw floating solar plant

CSCS grows revenue to N26.1bn

FirstBank sponsors Lagos musical theatre

Access Holdings posts N642.2bn profit

Sahara Group, Amigo LNG sign gas purchase agreement

Afenifere faction slams FG over ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song, ‘Tell Your Papa’

PDP governors can’t stop coalition train, says Atiku

2027: Coalition to unseat Tinubu gaining ground, says Atiku

Al-Makura-led CPC bloc snubs coalition, pledges loyalty to APC

APC controls Edo Assembly with 15 members

Ajisafe returns as Southwest PDP chair

Rivers administrator denies summoning Fubara

Ibas urges strict implementation of PPP agreements in Rivers sea ports

Loyalty crucial in public service, says Sanwo-Olu

Why I’m backing Tinubu for second term – A’Ibom gov

Lagos Assembly: Obasa hails court ruling overturning his removal

Ekiti unveils sponsors for ‘Hike and dine in the clouds’

Audit report uncovers over 500 ghost workers in Osun

Sultan classifies social media as terrorist organisation

Commercial motorcyclists protest multiple levies in Ogun

Seven-year-old rescued from abusive father in Kaduna

Delta siblings create education app


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 2012, former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a British court.
  • On this day in 1978, Mir Akbar Khyber’s assassination triggered a communist coup in Afghanistan. The Communists introduced a series of reforms, such as equal rights for women and universal education. These achievements were undone soon after by the outbreak of several wars.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. – Thomas Huxley

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

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