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NEWS HEADLINES-25 FEB 22

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 34 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 254,428. 

Covid-19 vaccination: Deepen your awareness programmes,WHO tasks Nigeria. 

I swore by Holy Quran, can’t exceed 2 terms –Buhari. 

Reps to name absentee members at Constitution amendment e-voting. 

Constitution review splits attorney general, justice minister’s office. 

How to restructure Nigeria, by AfDB president Adesina. 

Electoral Act: 4 Ministers, MDA Heads To Resign Over 2023. 

APC Constitutes Zonal Congress Committees. 

APC stakeholders rage over Adamu’s ‘selection’ as party chairman. 

NECO 2021: 62.59% candidates obtain 5 credits in Maths, English. 

El-Rufai: Insurgency In North West Worse Than Boko Haram.

I Have No Presidential Ambition In 2023 – El-Rufai. 

Buhari forced me to be governor, my ambition was to be SA domestic –El-Rufai. 

23 lawyers including 7 SANs jostle for Supreme Court bench. 

‘We Rather Die Here’, Some Nigerians Trapped In Ukraine Reject Evacuation Offer. 

‘We’re Under Attack’, Nigerian Students In Ukraine Beg FG For Evacuation. 

FG Expresses Willingness To Evacuate Nigerians In Ukraine, Gives Condition. 

FG probes high airfares, flight delays as bureau releases crash reports. 

Opebi plane crash: Aircraft didn’t have sufficient fuel for destination –AIB. 

Resource control: A controversy rooted in Nigeria’s constitutional anomaly. 

Gowon, others task youths on peace, productivity. 

NGO holds maiden safeguarding, child protection conference. 

Clark, IBM Haruna decry FG’s silence over remaining abducted Chibok Girls 8 years ago. 

Court orders interim forfeiture of 2 Abuja property linked to Okorocha. 

PND, N-Delta stakeholders write Buhari, urges confirmation of Dikio’s appointment. 

Troops destroy 38 illegal refining sites in Niger Delta. 

Troops kill 139 terrorists, kidnappers, bandits in 2 weeks – DHQ. 

Oil theft: Army seeks PAP’s intervention to end bunkering. 

Army uncovers well with decomposing bodies of kidnap victims. 

Court gives NDLEA 48 hours to respond to Abba Kyari’s bail request. 

Abba Kyari: IGP deserves commendation, says Group. 

EFCC, CCB split over bank workers’ asset declaration, oppose CBN. 

BUSINESS

Manufacturing sector GDP rises 3.35% to N6.5trn. 

Fuel Price Hike Looms As Marketers Kick Against N.5m Shipment Charge. 

VFD Group acquires majority stake in Nigerian Exchange Group. 

Russia-Ukraine war: Rising oil prices not good for Nigeria — Sylva. 

FG concludes licensing round, awaits Mafab’s $253.9m payment today. 

MAFAB finally pays license fee, raises hope of 5G deployment in Nigeria.

Moderna announces $4.9bn in profits, raises 2022 forecast. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Police warn of increase in insanity among Lagos youths. 

Outcry in Lagos over alleged Police Task Force’s ambush of commercial bus drivers. 

Prevail On Osinbajo To Declare For President, Kinsmen Beg Ogun Monarch. 

Abiodun gifts Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic best graduating student N1m, automatic job. 

Fayose’s Ex-Commissioner Rejects Dep Gov’ship Nomination. 

Seven killed in Edo coordinated bank robbery attacks. 

Group kicks against zoning APC-NWC position in Enugu. 

Six injured, several goods destroyed in Obosi fire incident. 

2023: Aggrieved Kwara APC members seek divine intervention over seemingly irreconcilable crisis. 

Plateau By-Election: PDP Absent As Political Parties Sign Peace Pact. 

Scores Killed As Terrorists Engage Troops In Gun Duel Near NDA. 

Police in Katsina arrest bandits’ charms supplier. 

Prof Lugga Resigns As ‘Wazirin Katsina’ After Row Over Critical Comments In Ilorin. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Nigerians, you’re O-Y-O!  

Police arrest Sowore in Abuja over alleged fake news peddling. 

Abba Kyari was a farce waiting to happen. 

Pregnant housewife fakes kidnaps, buys house with ransom from Facebook lover. 

Why I’m teaching programming for free online – Agba Akin. 

Kano-Born Researcher Develops Model For Tracing Fake News. 

Sales rep charged with N2m engine oil theft. 

Court remands 23-year-old for stealing newborn from Kwara hospital. 

Police arrest fake Assistant Superintendent, ASP in Ondo. 

INTERNATIONAL

Amos Sawyer, 1945-2022: Liberia’s Peace Seeking Leader. 

Ukraine Crisis: UN chief releases $20m for humanitarian support. 

Ukrainian war: Time to call the Europeans to order. 

137 Ukrainian soldiers killed since start of Russian invasion — President Zelensky. 

World doctors bemoan Russian aggression in Ukraine. 

Biden announces new sanctions on Russia, says Putin ‘chose’ war. 

SPORTS

Team Nigeria eyes strong finish as Egypt takes early lead. 

Super Falcons Stuck For Hours At Abuja Airport. 

Blessing Okagbare: Anti-climax for a ‘quintessential track queen’. 

Klitschko brothers ready to take up arms against Russian invaders.

Greg Norman accuses PGA Tour of ‘bluffing, intimidating, bullying’ players with rival league ban threat. 


GOOD MORNING

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