SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 26/04/2025

Gunmen kill infant, six others in fresh Benue attack

Borno gov raises the alarm as Boko Haram regroups

EFCC fumes as motivational speaker demands $18,000 for mentorship

TUC re-elects Osifo as president

ValueJet to begin flight operations to Banjul

Five arrested in Sokoto for terrorism

Outrage as policemen allegedly extort, cut dreadlocks of visitors in Minna

London Unity Cup:  Osimhen, Lookman may miss Ghana match

Brazil ex-president Collor de Mello jailed for corruption

FBI arrests US judge for shielding undocumented migrant

Trump’s tariffs will have minimal impact on Africa, says Okonjo-Iweala

1,300 Nigerians secure US asylum

Scandal! Osun monarch, pastor admit to COVID-19 fraud in US

Nigerian bites off policeman’s ear after arrest in Malaysia


DID YOU KNOW?

  • The bumblebee bat is not only the world’s smallest bat, but it is also the world’s smallest mammal. These cute little creatures weigh only 2 grams. They are 29 to 33mm in length, with a wingspan of approximately 170mm.
  • Comoros is the largest producer of the fragrant ylang-ylang which is the base for the famous perfume Chanel No 5.

Tinubu tasks labour to equip workers with digital skill

Akpabio, Kukah lead delegation to Pope Francis’ burial

Rivers: You are meddlesome interlopers, NASS tells 11 PDP states

Reps vow action to address challenges hindering smooth conduct of UTME

Ibas Finally Appears Before Reps Panel, Tenders Apology

Tribunal upholds FCCPC’s $220m fine against Meta, WhatsApp

Naira Abuse: Court remands hip-hop musician Terry Apala

British-Nigerian loses racism suit after Uber trip during remote work hours

CBEX Scam: EFCC declares four persons wanted

EFCC raises alarm over cybercrime, visa racketeering in Kaduna, seeks NUJ’s support

2025 UTME: JAMB arrests 27 impersonators, delists 4 CBT centres

FG to launch national agribusiness policy to stabilise food prices, drive growth

WMD: FG targets 30 million under five children for Malaria prevention 

Nigeria needs strong steel sector to hit $1tn economy target — Minister

CBN will double efforts to sustain reform gains – Cardoso

500,000 students apply for NELFUND loan

Energy Commission Defends Aso Rock’s Switch To Solar, Says Electricity Bill Too Expensive

NOA urges action against malaria

Peter Igho applauds Danfodiyo Varsity FM Radio at one

Fertility clinics prey on young females in Nigerian varsities to ‘sell’ their eggs

Electricity tariff more than N70,000 new minimum wage – NLC

Killings: Ex-sport minister, others want gun approval for citizens

Falana faults Rivers Sole Admin presence at NEC

Gani Fawehinmi’s associates demand demolition of hotel near his home

Northern Elders urge Tinubu to dissolve census committee, review appointments

Arewa Think Tank backs Bago on executive order to rid Niger of criminals

2026: Osun market heads, traders endorse Adeleke for second term 

UBA to meet recapitalisation target by Q3 – Elumelu

Abiodun Ogunkoya buried in Lagos

Nigeria has more poor people than China, Indonesia, Vietnam combined – Peter Obi

40 lawmakers, two more governors set to dump PDP – Opposition Coalition

We have rooms to accommodate all, APC assures defectors 

Tinubu is committed to passing leadership baton to next generation, says Jandor 

Rivers admin asks for more time to brief Reps

Katsina gov urges corps members to embrace unity, hard work

Don’t relocate, Jigawa gov begs corps members at swearing-in

Killings: Alia assures corps members of security in Benue

Ministers, Rep members grace grand  finale of Amaseikumor festival in Gbaramatu

Bago’s dreadlocks order targets youth gangs linked with insecurity — Commissioner

Why we shut down MTN operation in Kogi – Agency

Hajj 2025: Jigawa pilgrims board remits N6.3bn to NAHCON

Drivers lament Ijebu-Ode-Epe tolling as govt remains adamant

UTME: Ekiti lifts sanitation day movement restriction

So-Safe corps arrests man for cable theft at Ogun Stadium

Gombe community rejects police claim on Easter tragedy

Police nab Gombe herbalists for ritual killing

Abducted Kaduna Catholic priest regains freedom

Father, stepfather accused of raping 10-year-old girl in Ondo

Father, son die in Ebonyi from suspected food poisoning

Missing 80-year-old woman found dead in Ogun farm

Man kills self after losing wife in Niger

Blind Abuja couple seeks help to start business


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1994, Germany made Holocaust denial illegal. The far-right party NPD had sought legitimation by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court for expressing the view that the Nazis’ genocide of six million Jews never occurred. The court ruled against them.
  • On this day in 1986, the worst nuclear disaster in history occured when reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates

Good morning

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

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