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NEWS HEADLINES - 01 JUL 22

NATIONAL

Russia-Ukraine War: Nigeria Ready To Fill Natural Gas Gap In Europe – Buhari. 

Buhari Re-Appoints Patience Oniha As DG DMO. 

 COVID-19: Nigeria misses WHO vaccination target, experts task NPHCDA.  

 Nigerian govt shields herdsmen, blames ISWAP for Owo attack – Report. 

Defections: Dislodged APC senators stake political future on PDP, others. 

2023: LP, NNPP merger talks still on going, says coalition. 

Rumpus in PDP over calls for Ayu’s removal, Wike’s ‘shabby’ treatment. 

PDP Crisis: I Won’t Rest Until All Aggrieved Members Are Brought Back – Atiku. 

How Okorocha, Uzodinma’s fight is tearing APC NWC apart. 

 North-West APC in crucial meeting over VP slot. 

2023: It’s too early to talk about merger — Kachikwu, ADC presidential candidate. 

Nigeria records staggering upsurge in mass killings, violations against kids in conflict. 

2023: INEC Issues 186 CTC Documents. 

We ’re ready to mobilise for Peter Obi, says TUC. 

Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, insult to body of Christ — Ekwok. 

Families Of Train Attack Victims To Occupy Gov’t Facilities In Kaduna, Abuja. 

 Ekweremadu’s kinsmen lobby FG, AU, ECOWAS over UK investigation. 

Ekweremadu’s Wife Denied Access To Him As Sons Appear In Court. 

Abuja court orders police commission to pay ex-workers' salaries. 

NLC mobilizes for protest over ASUU strike. 

State healthcare budgets dip from 11 to 4.65 per cent. 

ICPC arraigns NSCDC Deputy Commandant over N26.7m Fraud. 


BUSINESS

Marketers deny FG’s N74bn payment, warn of massive fuel queues. 

Subsidy: Experts rage as deficit hits N580bn in February. 

5G Deployment: FG Approves Microsoft’s Agreement, Migration Of C-Band Services. 

Nigeria to pump 1.82mbpd as OPEC+ sticks with August hike. 

IPMAN threatens legal action against NMDPRA over claims of N74b settlement to marketers. 

FG reiterates resolve to fast-track blockchain utilization. 

Dana air introduces additional flights to Lagos, Abuja route. 

UK group rebrands, invests $20m in mobility fintech. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Diesel: Sanwo-Olu Approves Increase In BRT Fare. 

Cow saga: Commercial bus driver, conductor among suspects; now in Panti. 

Abiodun inaugurates commission of inquiry on illegal land allocation. 

Anxiety envelopes Ondo community over terrorists attack. 

Osun 2022: PDP determined to reclaim state— Okowa. 

How Govs’ Revolt Will Affect PDP In Osun Gov’ship Poll. 

Drama As Joe Igbokwe Pulls Down Post On ‘Wike Visiting Tinubu In France’. 

Oyetola, Adeleke, Lasun, Ogunbiyi, Omigbodun in debate, reveal plans if elected. 

8 die in Benin cult war.  

 Akwa Ibom chief judge pardons sick rape convict, others. 

Rivers police launch manhunt for murderers of officer. 

40 Americans claim Igbo ancestry, take native names in Enugu. 

Panic as Monkeypox breaks out in Anambra. 

Trouble in Abia PDP as court reverses self on 3-man delegate list. 

Kidnappers, bandits giving us sleepless nights – Plateau residents. 

Bandits kill 7 military personnel, vigilante in Plateau. 

Internally Displaced Persons get 20 houses in Niger. 

Borogo, slain Catholic priest, buried in Kaduna. 

Kaduna community pays bandits N400m to stop attacks. 

Masari launches disbursement of N2.1b grant to improve schools in Katsina. 

Military Airstrikes Neutralise 82 Terrorists In Zamfara. 

Ribadu Vs Binani: Court Adjourns Suit To July 20. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Ado-Ekiti court dissolves marriage over wife’s temper. 

Robber bags life sentence for shooting Ekiti student. 

 Mentally-ill man kills youth seeking N20,000 bounty, flees. 

Meet Helen Yakubu: The Kebbi woman who rivals men in laundry work. 

Police quiz hip-hop artiste, Portable, grant him bail. 

Lil Tjay resuscitated after surgery for gunshot wounds. 


INTERNATIONAL

Africa records 1,821 monkeypox cases in 13 countries. 

Ukraine: Why Russia abandoned Snake Island in Black Sea. 

Putin: Russia Not Threatened By Finland, Sweden NATO Membership. 

 EU ban on mobile roaming fees extended for 10 years. 

Supreme Court limits Biden's power to cut emissions.  

Missing 'Cryptoqueen' joins FBI ten most wanted. 


SPORTS

It’s too early to rate U-17, U-20 players as future Eagles, says Lawal. 

Be positive, you can win WAFCON, Amstel Malta tells Falcons. 

Hope rises for women’s 4x100m relay team as France ‘suffers’ setback. 

Six arrested in connection with burglary at Ronaldo house. 

Olympic Champion Jacobs Out Of Stockholm 100m After ‘Pain’. 


GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY NEW MONTH

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