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In a significant move to bolster youth entrepreneurship, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has commenced the disbursement of a ₦5 billion grant aimed at supporting student entrepreneurs, starting with the North-West geopolitical zone. This initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s commitment to empowering Nigerian youths and fostering economic growth through entrepreneurship.

Initiative Overview
The ₦5 billion grant is designed to provide financial support to students with viable business ideas, enabling them to kickstart or expand their entrepreneurial ventures
By focusing on the North-West region initially, the program aims to address regional disparities and promote inclusive economic development.

🛠 Application Process
Eligible students are encouraged to apply through SMEDAN’s official channel.
– The application process involves submitting a detailed business plan and demonstrating the potential impact of the proposed venture.
-Successful applicants will receive grants to support their business activities.

Benefits for Nigerian Youths
– Financial Empowerment: Provides students with the capital needed to start or grow their business.

– Skill Development: Encourages the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills and practical business experience.

– Economic Growth: Stimulates local economies by supporting small businesses and creating job opportunities.

– Innovation Promotion: Fosters a culture of innovation and problem-solving among the youth.

https://amarscity.com/cp/pages/Newsline

https://yid.fmyd.gov.ng/empowering-the-future-smedan-launches-%E2%82%A65-billion-grant-for-student-entrepreneurs-in-nigeria/

The battle for critical minerals and rare earth metals is heating up globally, with Africa emerging as a key player in the race for resources essential to the industries of the future. In a remarkable move, billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have joined forces to invest a staggering $537 million in mining ventures across the continent. Their goal? To secure access to the critical minerals needed to fuel electric vehicle production, renewable energy systems, and more.

https://amarscity.com/cp/pages/Newsline

https://glassalmanac.com/bill-gates-and-jeff-bezos-invest-537-million-in-africa-to-mine-rare-metals/

Arrogant Police Officer Slapped an Old Blind Widow, and This Shocking Thing Happened…

"Oh God, will You not avenge this poor old widow? Inspector Tito slapped me and called me smelling and dirty. She oppressed me because I have no one. Oh Lord, let her life be smelling! Let all she touches become smelling! Let her reality become smelly. Let it be so!"

Years ago, in the town of Ejabu, a girl named Tito dreamed of becoming a police officer. While other children watched cartoons, Tito watched police dramas. She memorized laws at 12 and walked the streets correcting wrongs like a mini-sheriff. Everyone believed she was born for the uniform—and they were right.

Tito grew up, joined the force, and became a shining example in Ejabu. Criminals feared her. Locals adored her. Her voice alone could make a grown man shake. They called her “Officer Tito” with pride.

But everything changed when she was promoted to the state headquarters.

There, she tasted power and wealth. She dined with politicians, accepted "gifts", and closed her eyes to crimes. The Tito who once chased thieves was now protecting them—for the right price.

One day, a powerful woman named Madame Gold, wife of a prominent politician, stormed Tito’s office.

“My daughter is in love with a nobody! A commoner named Kachi!” Madame Gold hissed. “I want him gone. Name your price!”

Tito, hungry for more riches, didn't hesitate. “Don’t worry, Madam. I’ll handle it,” she said, already plotting the boy’s downfall.

That afternoon, Tito and her officers barged into Kachi’s run-down home. But he wasn’t there. Instead, they met Nneka, Kachi’s old blind grandmother.

She trembled in confusion, clutching her wrapper. “Who are you? What do you want?” she asked, her blind eyes searching in darkness.

Tito snarled, “Where is your criminal grandson?! Tell us now!”

“M-my daughter, he has done nothing wrong! Please!”

But Tito wasn’t listening. In a flash of rage, she slapped the old woman so hard, Nneka fell off her chair. “You stink like this dirty house! He’s probably hiding in a gutter like the rat he is!” Tito spat, then ordered the house torn apart.

As Nneka sat sobbing on the cold floor, she raised her hands to heaven and prayed a dangerous prayer.

“God of the widows... avenge me. Let her life become as smelly as the insult she gave me. Let her hands never prosper again.”

The officers laughed as they drove away.

But three weeks later, everything changed.

Tito fell mysteriously ill. Every doctor said the same: “There’s nothing wrong with her.” Yet her skin began to rot, her body emitted a foul stench, and flies followed her everywhere.

Her husband Ola left her. Her children refused to sleep in the same house. Her job? Gone. Her friends? Disappeared. Her beauty? Decayed.

She became a living curse—a woman no one wanted to be near.

People whispered in the streets: “It’s the widow’s curse. She slapped a blind old woman who had no one but God.”

Months later, Tito was spotted at a small church in Ejabu, crawling on her knees in rags, looking nothing like the woman she once was.

“Please… take me to Mama Nneka,” she wept, “I must beg for forgiveness.”

Dear friends, never look down on the helpless. That blind widow had no sight—but she had a God who sees everything.

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Title: The Clever Spider and the Rainmaker’s Secret

In a time when animals ruled the forest and talked like men, there lived a cunning spider named Kwaku Ananse. Though small in size, Ananse had a mind sharper than a porcupine’s quill. The forest was in trouble—a terrible drought had turned rivers to dust and crops to ash. The animals grew weak, and the young ones cried for water.

Now, it was said that only one creature held the secret to bring rain: Mzee Mbura, the old tortoise who lived atop the tallest baobab. He was a rainmaker, but he never shared. His crops flourished while others wilted. His shell stayed glossy while the other animals grew thin and cracked.

Ananse decided it was time to act—not with strength, but with wit.

He spun a long silky thread and tied gourds to it—one for kindness, one for courage, one for wisdom, and one for lies. He painted them with bright forest colors and carried them like gifts.

When he reached the baobab, Mzee Mbura was asleep. Ananse sang softly:

“Four gifts I bring,
For a shell so wide.
But only truth
Will open your pride.”

The tortoise opened one eye and chuckled. “What do you want, little web-walker?”

“Just a drop of rain,” Ananse said, bowing.

Mzee Mbura laughed. “Only the wise can summon rain.”

Ananse smiled. “Then let me try.”

He offered the gourd of lies first—but it broke into smoke. Then he offered the gourd of courage—but a wind blew it away. When he gave the gourd of kindness, it opened into a soft breeze. But the final gourd—wisdom—burst into a thundercloud.

Suddenly, the sky wept.

Rain fell. The trees danced. The animals cheered.

Mzee Mbura was shocked. “How did you do that?”

Ananse bowed low. “Sometimes, the smallest voice carries the biggest truth. Kindness and wisdom can open even the sky.”

From that day, the animals honored Ananse not just as a trickster—but as the Savior of the Rain.

Moral: Wisdom is not in how loud you speak, but in how true your heart is.

Why Do Female Cats Scream During Mating?
It’s quite common for female cats to scream or act aggressively during or after mating. While this reaction can seem alarming, it’s a natural response tied to the mating process.

The main reason behind this behavior lies in the anatomy of the male cat (tomcat). A tomcat’s penis is equipped with small barbed spines. These spines lie flat during insertion but scrape the walls of the female’s vagina as he withdraws, causing discomfort or pain. This sensation often leads the female to respond with aggression, such as vocalizing loudly, swatting, or even attacking the male.

Why Does a Tomcat Have Barbed Spines?
The barbs serve an important biological function. Female cats don’t ovulate automatically—instead, mating must trigger it. The pain from the barbs during intercourse stimulates the female’s body to begin the ovulation process. While the initial hormonal response is immediate, full ovulation typically begins more than 24 hours later.

NewspapersNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morningPublished on April 22, 2025 By Don Silas


Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:


1. President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after his visit to France. He was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by 9pm on Monday night by some top government functionaries.

2. The United States of America has been asked to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, and subsequently place her on the US watchlist over the rising spate of killings by bandits and herdsmen. The call was made by a delegation of American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, and Rising Sun & Ambassadors for Self Defense; during its recent visit to the Capitol Hill, Washington DC, where it met with some US congress members to lobby for the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.


3. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing response to comments made by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), questioning his credentials and contributions to the legal profession. In a press statement released on Monday, Olayinka challenged Falana to disclose the number of major legal cases he had personally won and to justify his elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), describing him as an “arrangee and errand lawyer.”

4. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed the claims that the defunct digital asset trading platform, CBEX, was registered with its Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML. In a post on its official handle on X on Monday, EFCC said the Commission is not a clearing house or regulatory authority of online businesses.

5. Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, disclosed that the the Pope died at 7.35 am in his residence on Easter Monday.



6. Christians under the aegis of Church Denominational Leaders Forum in Plateau State, on Monday, protested along the streets of Jos to the government house in Rayfield, Plateau State capital, over the recent resurgence of killings in the state. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “The Ground Cries Blood,” “Every Human Life Matters,” “We Deserve to Live,” and “No More Silence, Peace Now”.

7. The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has appealed to the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to introduce policies that will cushion the effects of the current economic hardship among Nigerians. The conference made this declaration via a statement signed by its Chairman, Edward Ogundoyin.

8. The Gombe State Police Command reported that five people died and eight others were injured when a truck transporting grains coming along Yola Road to Gombe lost control due to brake failure while approaching a gathering of Christian faithful on a procession to celebrate the Easter in Billiri town. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, in a statement disclosed on Monday, indicating that the vehicle veered off the road and tragically ran into the crowd, including some Muslim residents who were observing from the roadside.


9. Bandits operating in the north eastern part of the country have reportedly imposed a N60 million levy on twelve communities in Zamfara State. This was made known in a post on X by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist in northwest Nigeria.

10. The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has described a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, as a failed politician with no base. Ganduje, who was reacting to Galadima’s remark that he has no political values, said in a statement signed by his media aide, Oliver Okpara, that Galadima has no moral standing to question his political relevance.