NEWS FOR TODAY WEDNESDAY

*Daily Shot, 29/10/2025*

Coup: Defence HQ, Army mum on alleged raid at Timipre Sylva’s residence

FirstBank vindicated: Arbitration tribunal dismisses GHL’s $718m claim

Enrollees stranded as NHIA server failure drags into weeks

Obasanjo, Osinbajo, Abiodun bid farewell as Christopher Kolade is buried

Naira appreciates to N1,487/$ in parallel market

Falcons ward off Benin to seal 2026 WAFCON ticket

Golf: 297 players jostle for N15m ICMA Pro-Am title

Trump’s Govt Bans Soyinka From US

Israel’s Netanyahu orders immediate strikes on Gaza

Monster Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Gambia vows to arrest former dictator Jammeh should he return

Violence Spreads Across Cameroon After Disputed Election

NEMA receives 153 Nigerians rescued from Chad

170 foreigners apply for Nigerian citizenship

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan, is widely considered the world’s busiest pedestrian intersection. The iconic “scramble” crossing, located in frot of the Shibuya Station, sees thousands of people cross in all directions simultaneously when the traffic lights stop all vehicles.

* A shark’s skeleton is made of cartilage, the same flexible material found in human noses and ears. This makes them lighter and more agile than bony fish, allowing them to swim faster and more efficiently.

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Tinubu hosts Denmark’s richest man, Anders Povlsen, in Aso Rock

Senate set to grill new service chiefs today

Senate okays Yelwa as N-HYPPADEC’s Managing Director

Reps set to probe NFF over FIFA grants

Reps seek N’Assembly fortification over alleged terrorists’ threat

Reps propose green tax on polypropylene manufacturers

Court freezes Nestoil’s assets, appoints receiver over $1bn debt

Hidden assets: Court rules Abba Kyari has case to answer

Army prioritising post-service life for retiring officers, says DHQ

IG denies favouritism in police promotion

We seized 384.88 kilograms of loud, other drugs from Lagos nightclub party — NDLEA

Nigeria secures N700bn to roll out two million electricity meters annually

FG, EU to hold summit on local pharmaceutical production, distribution

FG approves N25m housing loan for perm secs

Vote-buying won’t decide Anambra election – Amupitan

Anambra poll: Police to deploy 45,000 men, bar vigilantes

Nigeria Imports 99% of medical devices — PVAS Boss

Chancellor, VC seek TETFUND grant, tax waiver for private varsities

NMA backs resident doctors’ looming indefinite strike

Youth involvement in agric vital to tackling food insecurity — IITA

Organised labour rejects NSSTF bill

Don’t just reform, cut wastes – Sanusi, Peterside tell FG

AfCFTA: African CEOs urged to unite for continental growth

LG expands AI Smart TV line in Nigeria

IPMAN denies crisis, clarifies leadership in Benin Depot

$1bn Debt: We remain operational — Nestoil

Kuda, Lagos Food Bank feed Makoko community

Abia Investment Summit: Turkish investors eye agric, textile, other sectors

BUA Cement reports N289.9bn profit

GTCO posts N699.6bn profit in nine months

Resolve disputes in-house, not in courts, Bode George urges PDP members

C’River gov presents N780.6bn 2026 budget to Assembly

Gov. Abiodun rewards Super Falcons with ₦50m

Okpebholo gives Obaseki’s ex-deputy one week to return govt property

Gov Radda appoints Hadi Sirika Chairman, Governing Council, Katsina varsity

AbdulRazaq receives 23 kidnap victims rescued by military

Sanwo-Olu hails COWLSO’s impact on communities

Aiyedatiwa approves 101km road projects, new NYSC hostel

Report suspicious transactions to EFCC, Adeleke urges car dealers

Fubara warns against indiscriminate sea mining, dredging in coastal waters

Rivers’ Atlantic road project to boost state’s blue economy — Fubara

Kwara begins free breast, prostate, liver cancer screening

Edo unveils LIFE-ND training for 630 young farmers

Lagos task forces seizes 64 commercial motorcycles

Militia, armed herders unleash fresh terror on Benue communities

Ogun FRSC spokesperson dies after protracted illness

Onitsha won’t endorse any candidate in Anambra gov race — Obi-in-Council

Court remands man for allegedly defiling own daughter

Delta carpenter shot dead by suspected cultists

Mother, daughter drown in Borno boat accident

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2006, ADC Airlines Flight 53 crashed shortly after take-off from Abuja around noon. 98 people died, including the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Mohammadu Maccido. There were seven survivors.

* On this day in 1863, the Red Cross was founded. Also known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross is a humanitarian institution that has been a three-time recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it. – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Good Mornyn 🌞*