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Nigerian Newspapers: Top Stories For Today (10/07/25)
Daily Independent
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July 10, 2025
1 Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities here. Here are the major headlines for today: U.S. Visa Restrictions: It’s About Reciprocity On Nigeria — Experts … UAE Stops Transit Visa For Nigerians 2015:...
Otuaro praises Yar’Adua for establishing PAP
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has applauded the late former President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for proclaiming amnesty for former agitators of the Niger Delta and also establishing the programme. He...
'Shut your windows now' as flying ants swarm Irish homes in sudden surge
Irish Mirror
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July 10, 2025
Households across Ireland are being advised to shut their windows as swarms of flying ants make a sudden appearance across the country. Experts say we're now in the peak season of what's dubbed 'Flying Ant Day', although the event is rarely...
Powering Nigeria’s industrial renaissance with AKK gas project
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
By Merit Ibe [email protected] For decades, local producers have listed power crisis as a major retardant to industrial advancement and if there is any major plea from them, it is for the federal government to urgently complete the strategic...
This isn't time for holidaying, Peter Obi slams Tinubu Saint Lucia trip
Punch
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June 28, 2025
Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Saint Lucia, calling it an ill-timed and insensitive decision in the face of deepening national crises. In a post on X (formerly...
Obi slams Tinubu’s trip to Caribbean, says ‘this is no time for holidaying’
Business Hallmark
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June 30, 2025
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Saint Lucia, describing it as ill-timed and insensitive, given the current socio-economic and security challenges facing...
NiMet Issues July Flood Warning for 20 States Amid N620bn Ecological Fund Concerns
City 105.1 FM
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July 8, 2025
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a fresh flood alert, warning that 20 states including Lagos, Sokoto, Benue, and Edo face significant risk of flash floods this July, despite the disbursement of over ₦620 billion in ecological...
Dennis Otuaro extols late Yar’Adua for establishing amnesty programme
The Cable
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June 29, 2025
Dennis Otuaro has lauded late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for proclaiming amnesty for former agitators of the Niger Delta and also establishing the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Otuaro, PAP administrator, made the remarks on Saturday at...
NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms, rains, warns airlines
Punch
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June 29, 2025
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thundery, rainy weather activities from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted thunderstorms (with or without rains) during the early...
List of African countries that are considered fragile states in 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 10, 2025
Removing donor assistance might make it more difficult for the poorest nations in the region to pay off their debt and worsen humanitarian problems, especially in areas that are unstable and afflicted by violence. Additionally, low-income agrarian...
Transition to Africa Corps Unlikely to Improve Sahel Security, Experts Say
Africa Defense Forum
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July 8, 2025
Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group is being replaced in the Sahel by the state-controlled Africa Corps. However, it seems unlikely that the change will alter Russian mercenaries’ brutal methods in the terrorism-plagued region, according...
Study unveils water danger in S-African schools
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) A recent investigation by a South African environmental group has revealed that 43% of schools participating in a national water testing project found dangerous bacteria in their water samples. The results were published on Wednesday. The...
Growing Port Harcourt Multi-billion Naira Comedy Industry Attracts Global Attention
This Day
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July 9, 2025
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The comedy industry in Port Harcourt is speculated to have grown into multi-billion naira per year business and is now attracting global attention, viewership, and foreign sponsorships. This is as Talkoholic...
NiMet Predicts Thunderstorms, Rainfall Across Nigeria From Monday To Wednesday
Naija News
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June 30, 2025
Naija News reports that NiMet, in a weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, advised Nigerians to brace for weather fluctuations, particularly in the northern, central, and southern regions, urging citizens to take necessary precautions...
St Lucia’s Visit: Tinubu Prioritises Rich People’s Interest – Obi
New Telegraph
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June 29, 2025
Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election Mr. Peter Obi, said the President Bola Tinubu is channelling his energy into satisfying the interest of the elites, while the masses of the country are languishing in want. Obi in a...
Malawi among economies most affected by US tariffs
The Nation Malawi
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June 30, 2025
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability says Malawi will be among the worst hit economies in sub- Saharan Africa due to the US universal 10 percent tariff imposed on all its trading partners and reciprocal tariffs announced for 57...
PAP boss praises Yar'Adua for establishing amnesty programme
Punch
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June 29, 2025
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dennis Otuaro, has applauded late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for proclaiming amnesty for former agitators of the Niger Delta and also establishing the progamme. He spoke at the 2nd...
WEEK BRIEF: Tinubu’s tax soup, Ganduje’s resignation, Lagos demolition, insecurity, other top news
Tribune Online
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June 29, 2025
The past week in Nigeria was marked by significant changes, highlighting the complex interactions between executive policies, internal party dynamics, and ongoing national challenges. From a groundbreaking legislative effort to reshape Nigeria’s...
Nigerian banks present relief materials to Mokwa flood victims
Business Day
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June 29, 2025
Nigeria’s top banking executives presented critical relief materials to Mohammed Umaru Bago, governor of Niger state, in Abuja on saturday, in a show of industry-wide solidarity with victims of recent flooding in Mokwa Local Government Area. The...
Otuaro praises Yar’Adua for establishing Presidential Amnesty Programme
Eagle Online
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June 29, 2025
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has applauded the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for proclaiming amnesty for former agitators of the Niger Delta and also establishing the progamme. He spoke at the 2nd...