04/07/2025
*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 04/07/2025*
Tributes as Eagles legend Peter Rufai dies at 61
Bayelsa Judge regains freedom after 12 days in captivity
Non-oil exports jump 78% amid data gap concerns
FG to honour 250 outstanding Nigerians for 65th independence anniversary
2027 showdown: Coalition slams Tinubu as Wike, ADC trade blows
2027: I’ll serve for one term if I get ADC presidential ticket – Amaechi
Lagos to enforce mandatory health insurance for residents
Naira rises to N1,570/$ in parallel market
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt
Iran announces opening of airspace after war
Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies at 28
Coach dies during Bayern Munich training camp in Germany
US indicts Nigerian in $14bn healthcare fraud
Plateau Attack: Remi Tinubu Donates N1bn To Victims, Says Money Not From Govt Coffer
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*DID YOU KNOW?*
* In English, leaving a party without telling anyone is called a “French Exit.” In French, it’s called a “partir à l’anglaise,” to leave like the English.
* Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.
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We’ve made smuggling of oil unattractive —Tinubu
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Rufai wrote his name in gold – Tinubu
Nigeria to save over N3tr annually through cassava initiative – Shettima
Senate holds public hearing on constitution review in Lagos
Senate Investigates ICPC’s Compliance With Federal Character
Insecurity: Reps push for military base in Adamawa hotspot
Seven A’Ibom lawmakers join APC, boost Reps tally to 220
Reps seek special erosion fund for Ondo
Ondo Senator’s aide resigns over N20,000 monthly salary
Industrial Court’s ex-president Adejumo appointed NJI administrator
Kachikwu’s faction to petition INEC, head to court over alleged ADC takeover
Extradited fraud suspect arraigned in Abuja over $307,500 scam
Court bars Nasarawa APC chair from official duties
Woman bags five-year jail for human trafficking in Anambra
Prince asks court to declare him Osolo of Isolo
Military not involved in amnesty deals for bandits – DHQ
3 suspects nabbed as troops, DSS rescue NDLEA commander
ADC coalition, alliance of displaced politicians — Presidency
Nigeria records zero pirate attack in three years – FG
Fed Govt: desertification threatens food security, livelihoods
No grid collapse incident in Q1 – NERC
FG sets July date for petrol pricing summit
S/East Devt Commission Unveils 10-Year Roadmap
NRC promises to restore Offa train service before end of year
NADF unveils platform to oversee N19.5b AgGrow project
Oil producers resisted crude supply to Dangote, others – NUPRC
INEC Receives 12 Additional Applications For Party Registration
Buhari ill but recovering, says ex-aide
FCT councils forfeit six-month IGR to end teachers’ strike
NiMet, ABU partner on weather station, climate, nuclear research
UNIJOS ASUU declares strike over unpaid June salary
F*K produces 91 first-class graduates, 6,870 others
NELFUND not for private varsity students, says provost
Afenifere hails Oladele’s appointment as Acting FCC chair
Osun council crisis: Ozekhome faults Adegoke’s claims on court verdicts
Anyansi Agwu urges support for Sam Okwaraji national U-16 tournament
GTCO to raise $100m through London listing
MTN, 9mobile seal nationwide roaming deal
Jaiz Bank’s profit jumps 109%
Royal Exchange posts N496.8m profit
Blackout: KEDCO attributes load shedding to power supply drop
2025 Ojude Oba car winner pays tribute to Adenuga, Glo
Wema Bank gives three SMEs N3m grants at leather fair
2027: Peter Obi should not be coalition’s VP candidate — Datti Baba-Ahmed
Return to APC, TNN urges Kwankwaso
No official position on coalition-PDP
Osun PDP Senators Fadahunsi, Fadeyi reaffirm support for Tinubu
2027: Next president should come from South — Amaechi
Anambra 2025: Soludo pays N50m for campaign permit
Peter Rufai’s death, great loss to Nigeria, football fans – Sanwo-Olu
Sokoto gov inaugurates N14bn water scheme
Lagos Assembly moves to establish prison
Ekiti Assembly confirms Ogunmoye as Chief Judge
Ogun Assembly confirms nominees for SUBEB
Zamfara assembly threatens governor’s impeachment over N9bn hospital project
Sokoto SMART agenda ended religious extremism – Commissioner
Boko Haram: We only closed 3 markets, not 8 — Yobe Govt clarifies
Ekiti okays N10.38bn for roads, flood control
200,000 pupils, vendors, benefit from Osun school feeding
Edo IRS generates N52.6b in six months
U.S. Consulate, Ogun partner on ICT
Sokoto warns principals against illegal exam fees
Adidas, LATC donate 200 footballs to Lagos schools
Plastic ban: LASG defends sales of packing bags in malls
Banditry: Niger Emirate holds emergency security summit
Flood washes ashore four Gombe residents
Four rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
Victims of Lagos collapsed building ignored quit notice – Official
Gunmen amputate Plateau youth returning from funeral
Stray bullet kills 12-year-old boy during attack on Lagos community
O’Daniels breaks world record with 130-hour radio talk show marathon
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*TODAY IN HISTORY*
* On this day in 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia. The statement declared the independence of the 13 British colonies from the British crown. It also announced the creation of a new country called the United States of America.
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Live one day at a time; better yet, make the most of this moment. – Joel Osteen
Good day.
