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*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES + 08/07/2026*

Oil rises to $74 after Hormuz tanker attacks

FG moves to streamline 270 oil industry taxes, levies

DMO opens July FGN Savings Bond at 15.716%

Over $20bn deal signed in one year as oil output hits 1.7m bpd – NNPCL

Dangote breaks ground on $17bn Kenya refinery

18 first-term APC governors in closed-door meeting in Kebbi

NTTF camps 35 players for Ghana, Guinea tournaments

Switzerland qualify for quarterfinals, beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties

World Cup: We’ve suffered injustice, says Egypt coach after loss to Argentina

Elon Musk’s net worth drops $50bn as SpaceX shares tumble again

US revokes Iran oil waiver after Hormuz tanker attacks

Suspected jihadists kill at least 22 soldiers, militia in Burkina Faso

531 Nigerians entered UK illegally in eight years – Home Office

Xenophobia: Fourth evacuation flight to arrive Nigeria Wednesday

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The official Adidas Trionda match ball of the 2026 FIFA World Cup features just four stitched panels—the fewest ever—and houses an internal motion sensor to track exact placement.

* Salt lowers the freezing point of water. That is why salt is put on roads during the winter to melt ice.
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Tinubu orders ICPC probe into fake Presidential council, gives 30-day deadline

Tinubu inaugurates panel to draft National Policing Bill for state police implementation

Tinubu receives UAE minister Shakhboot Nahyan at State House

Insecurity: Halt rehabilitations, try B-Haram members, Senate tells FG

Xenophobia: Senate pushes sanctions against S’Africa, orders probe

Reps mourn late Gombe lawmaker, adjourn sitting

Seize S’African companies profits to pay xenophobia victims, Oshiomhole urges FG

Warri, PH refineries ex-MDs face trials over alleged $989,630, N1.42bn fraud

Court reserves judgment as Wabara BoT pushes Turaki PDP recognition

ICPC accuses El-Rufai of breaching medical visit, arrests personal doctor

Fraud trial: Court releases ex-AMCON MD’s passport for medical trip

753 duplexes: Witness admits no direct dealings with Emefiele

EFCC hands over 1,452 recovered items to Unity Schools

PSC dismisses four senior police officers, demotes 10

Troops kill notorious terrorist commander, foil attacks in Zamfara, Katsina

‘Phantom’ Council: I’ve never met Adeyemi, says Gbaja

NNPC saves $3.4bn through contract review as Ojulari unveils one-year scorecard

Education minister inaugurates Abia smart school

CBN crackdown to spur microfinance consolidation, deposit shift

FG summons stakeholders on Lagos-Calabar coastal highway

Umahi knocks coastal highway critics, cites jobs, economic gains

FG provides inputs to 5,642 Gombe farmers

PenCom moves to amend Pension Reform Act after 12 years

FAO boosts 210,000 farmers in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe with inputs

Almajiri commission: National Assembly inserted road projects into our budget

FG, AfDB, other stakeholders seek private sector investments in urban sanitation

Over 18m Nigerians exposed to flooding, NiHSA warns

OAU tips Tegbe to revive Nigeria’s power sector

First Lady urges greater investment in tourism, seeks stronger Nigeria-Qatar partnership

Remi Tinubu displays Waterleaf, Pumpkin Harvested From Villa Garden

NPO backs probe of Meta, Google over content use

Medical lecturers issue 21-day strike notice over pay dispute

Nigeria advertises only 36 health jobs despite worker exodus – NISER

Pilots’ body cautions on moves slash NCAA funding

Guinness World Records confirms Saheed Osupa, Malaika, others’ Afrobeats orchestra record

UTM FLNG secures 15-year gas supply deal

BUA Foods shareholders to vote on N504bn dividend

Grene Capital expands Jabi Lake Mall’s solar capacity to 1.5MWp

Oando posts N204.8bn PAT as production climbs 32%

CAP shareholders approve N4.00 per share dividend payout

Google seeks dialogue as FG probes tech giants

MEA Energy targets 3,000 jobs across 250 fuel retail stations

APC first-term govs back Tinubu, seek continuity beyond 2027

Umahi knocks Obi, says his politics is ‘AI politics’

We campaigned for you, grant my husband fair treatment, El-Rufai’s wife tells Tinubu

Sanwo-Olu blames coastal terrain, waste disposal for Lagos floods

Kano retires Sharia judge, director over bribery, certificate fraud

Anambra approves new plan to tackle erosion, student housing deficit

Anambra tricycle operators decry daily extortions, illegal revenues

Controversial PFIPC: Ogbomoso elders, leaders disown Adeyemi

FCT police smash kidnap ring, arrest 560 suspects

Hit-and-run Enugu driver kills PhD-holding police inspector

Benue woman burns lover’s two daughters to death

Police demote two officers over PoS extortion in Delta

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1497, Vasco da Gama set off on a voyage to India from Lisbon with four ships. A year later, he reached the city of Calicut in southern India and became the first European to set foot in India by way of the sea.

* On this day in 1889, Wall Street Journal was published for the first time. Three financial reporters named Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser created The Wall Street Journal to supersede a previous periodical called the Customers’ Afternoon Letter.

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😁😁😁 Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., [email protected]

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*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES + 07/07/2026*

Fake agency scandal: Presidency under pressure as police arrest Adeyemi’s father

FG has cut import tariffs to 5% for used vehicles, 10% for new — Adeniyi

S’Africa crisis: FG extends evacuation, 270 more expected

UBA names Nnorom chairman as Elumelu exits board

15 persons burnt to death in Niger over land dispute

Marketers push N800/l petrol, seek import licences

Naira depreciates to N1,400/$ in parallel market

Belgium beat co-hosts USA 4-1 to advance to World Cup quarter-finals

Ronaldo’s World Cup journey ends as Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to reach quarterfinals

Paraguay govt rebukes lawmaker for racially abusing Mbappe

Death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes rises to 3,535

UAE announces $30m humanitarian aid for Sudan crisis

Outrage as Russian strike kills Ukraine-based Nigerian medical student

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium will feature the first-ever halftime show in World Cup history, taking inspiration from the Super Bowl.

* In Bulgaria, shaking your head side-to-side means “yes”, and nodding up-and-down means “no”.
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Tinubu orders probe of Google, Meta, X over alleged exploitation of Nigerian news content

FCT development improved after TSA exit – Tinubu

Tinubu committed to tech-driven security strategy, local arms production

Shettima, Obasanjo, Gowon, others celebrate Army Day

Reps introduce 2,747 bills in three years, pass 363

Deregistration of ADC, 4 others: Legal fireworks resume at Appeal Court today

Court fines ADC’s Welfare Secretary Ukandu N100m for filing frivolous suit against judges

Army vows to defeat foreign jihadists at borders

‘Phantom’ council: OAGF, Presidency differ over CBN account

PFIPC probe under FCID, not Oyo Police, says command

FG approves King’s College concession, alumni launch N100bn fund

Only six ambassadors still await agrément — FG

Alleged anti-media practices: FG orders FCCPC to probe X, Meta, AI companies

NRS generates N21.6tn in six months amid tax reforms

FAAN, three states owe NAMA N25bn amid funding concerns

Customs exceeded 2025 revenue target despite waivers – CG

REA launches 42 renewable energy projects

Almajiri commission earmarks N8.4bn for road projects

FG boosts power supply at FUTI with 1.6MW solar mini grid

Abducted UI students regain freedom

Bathing with rainwater may trigger skin infection, physicians tell Nigerians

NGE to host 4th Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture July 23

Dangote Cement approves N45 dividend, targets 80m tonnes

I’m not worried about Obi, northerners will never vote for him – Ali Modu Sheriff

Alia: Tinubu’s intervention will calm post-primary tension in Benue APC

10 Kwara APC gov aspirants protest against AbdulRazaq

Coastal Road not responsible for Lagos flooding, say Sanwo-Olu, Umahi

Adeleke inaugurates projects, installs Samson UNIOSUN chancellor

Uzodimma seeks partnerships to harness Imo’s gas wealth for economic growth

Idris unveils Kebbi 3.5MW solar power project

Leah Sharibu sole Dapchi captive — Yobe SSG

Ogun lawyers boycott court over N100,000 virtual hearing fee

My blessings are with candidates backed by AbdulRazaq, says Emir of Ilorin

Police launch manhunt over Oyo masquerader killing

Ogun cracks down on beggars, traders occupying pedestrian bridges

Police arrest 150 terrorising Lagos community in dumpsite raid

Police arrest ASP, two others for s*x with 13-year-old girl

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1998, Nigerian businessman and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, died in military detention, while meeting with a United States delegation that included Assistant Secretary of State Susan Rice and Under Secretary Thomas Pickering. While discussing his release, Abiola suddenly became ill, collapsed, and later died.

* On this day in 1985, Boris Becker became the youngest person to win Wimbledon at age 17. The German tennis player beat American Kevin Curren.

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Any fool can know. The point is to understand. – Albert Einstein

😁😁😁 Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., [email protected]

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