SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 18/04/2025

Plateau killings: Govs rally support, CAN donates to victims

Tinubu working remotely from overseas, returns after Easter – Presidency

No Boko Haram arrested in Lagos, say police 

Epileptic electricity: FG to inject 1,900MW solar power into grid

Boy Who Stood In Front Of Obi’s Convoy Released From Lagos Prison

Viral video: IGP orders disciplinary measures against officers

Minna Airport to resume direct flights to Lagos, Abuja on April 23 after 15 years

NBA defends relocation of conference from Rivers to Enugu

Nigeria names squad for U-18, U-20 zonal handball champs

Google opens applications for 2025 AI-focused accelerator program in Africa

WhatsApp to cut off millions of Nigerians using old phones

Nigeria Exempted As Trump ‘Moves To’ Shut Down US Embassies In Africa

US Supreme Court to hear Trump birthright citizenship case on May 15

Turkey refiner orders Nigerian crude for March, April

Raw material exports keep Africa poor — Adesina


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Cadbury, a British company, produces about 1.2 million Creme Eggs daily in the weeks leading up to Easter. These iconic Easter treats have a chocolate shell filled with sweet cream that resembles a soft-boiled egg, making them a favorite in the UK.
  • For almost a century, Ireland banned alcohol sales on Good Friday. It was only in 2008 that Irish pubs re-opened on Good Friday.

Shettima inaugurates innovation committee

Reps summon CBN gov, AGF over bailout spending

Reps Reschedule Rivers’ Sole Administrator Briefing

Reps back NNMDA to develop natural medicine

Natasha urges police to restore security as gunmen raid home

Rep asks NBA to return Rivers’ N300m

Stop migrating to South, Kano Rep tells hunters

NJC probes 18 Imo judges for alleged age falsification

Murder trial: I found Ataga in pool of blood, says Chidinma

Four suspects remanded over murder of Kaduna SS2 students

Police debunk reports linking First Lady’s convoy to death in Ondo

Rising terrorist attacks won’t weaken our operations — CDS Gen. Musa

NAF strikes kill terrorists, destroy hideouts in Borno

Three arrested over abduction of naval officer in Abuja

Presidency defends composition of census committee

Nigeria’s money supply rises 3% to N114.2 trn

Tighten your sanctions compliance framework, CBN orders banks

FG to clear N2tn Gencos debt by December

FG secures discounted air fare for travelling civil servants

PTDF laments loss of foreign-trained personnel to UK, US

NNPC unfolds plan to attract $30b investment in 2027

Tinubu’s Predecessors Paid Lip Service To Power Sector – Minister

SEC clamps down on CBEX, says promoters won’t go scot-free

RMAFC backs financial autonomy for local governments

NANS threatens protest over alleged student loan diversion

BAT Foundation, Unilorin support agripreneurs with grants

Illegal KWASU study centre uncovered in Ekiti, operators arrested

Tinubu’s wife mobilises Ondo Monarchs on increased food production

NNPCL’s Soneye named NIPR 2025 Spokesperson of the Year

Nigerian Breweries posts 186% surge in profit

NDPHC has invested N500b in transmission infrastructure-Adighije

Dangote fuel pricey despite crude oil crash – S&P Global

Dangote extends N16bn food support to Abuja, Kogi

Emergency rule: PANDEF writes Speaker, urges political solution in Rivers

Gani Adams, others reject South-West Sharia panels

DEEP SEA: Ayiri Emami urges FG to probe removal of Ugborodo, other Itsekiri communities

Nepotism under Buhari worse than Tinubu’s govt  —  Shehu Sani

PRP pays tribute to Aminu Kano on 42nd memorial

PDP governors can’t stop coalition train, says Atiku

Masari, Al-Makura, Adamu, others: we remain with Tinubu

Ex- Gov candidate, 3,000 others join APC in Ekiti

Ijebu, Remo free to pursue separate self-determination on state creation – Daniel

Ex-Osun speaker seeks gov ticket for west zone

Delta committed to preserving cultural heritage – Oborevwori

Adeleke, Makinde meet over Oyo-Osun border tensions

Emergency rule: Rivers administrator talks tough, warns mischief-makers

Benue girls freed from traffickers in Ivory Coast – AG

Demolition of Innoson head office in Anambra not personalised – Commissioner

Plateau crisis: Govt probes alleged cattle poisoning, urges calm

Ondo eyes pension funds to boost infrastructure

5,119 Nasarawa rice farmers adopt climate-smart tech for improved yields

390 ex-Boko Haram members graduate from de-radicalisation programme in Gombe

Easter: NSCDC deploys 705 personnel across Abia to strengthen security

Yobe Hisbah, World Bank hold interfaith dialogue for peaceful coexistence

Lagos Taskforce arrests 20 in Gowon Estate drug raid

Katsina gun battle leaves policeman, eight bandits dead

Six arrested in Anambra using sick people to beg alms

Man arrested for licking goat’s genitals in Kano


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1506, construction of the current St. Peter’s Basilica began. St. Peter’s in Vatican City is one of the world’s most important Catholic sites.

Energy and persistence conquer all things. – Benjamin Franklin

Happy Good Friday

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

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