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NEWS HEADLINES -28 JAN 23

NATIONAL

God has been kind to me, I survived many battles – Buhari. 

Buhari: Why I Abandoned My First Job. 

Osinbajo Visits Gov Sule Over Son's Death. 

FG signs MoU with Niger Republic on Kano-Maradi Rail. 

Atiku/G5 Crisis: PDP Treading Dangerous Path - Makinde. 

Northern group hails Naja’atu, urges other Nigerians to support Atiku. 

Northern Elders Warn Against Plan To Interfere With Election. 

2023 Polls: Yiaga Africa, Others Identify 22 High-Risk States. 

Passengers Stranded As Train Derails In Abuja. 

NRC shuts down Abuja-Kaduna Train station. 

Military vows to deal with those plotting to scuttle polls, pledges neutrality. 

Customs seizes weapons, hard drugs worth N1.8b at Tin Can Port. 


BUSINESS

New Naira Notes: Pressure Mounts On CBN To Extend Jan 31 Deadline. 

Banks Short Of New Notes As ATMs Dry Up. 

Old Notes: First Bank, GTB To Operate On Saturday, Sunday. 

CBN Unveils Nigerian Domestic Card, Bans Dollar Charges On Local Transactions. 

CBN, NIBSS unveils ‘AFRIGO’ Nigerian national domestic card scheme. 

  Nigeria, others to meet over development in oil sector. 

NCC tasks licensees on service quality as Mafab targets 100 sites by February. 

Agenda 2063: AUDA-NEPAD begins formulation of second implementation plan. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Students of 10 higher institutions in Lagos endorse Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu. 

Tribunal Sacks Adeleke, Declares Oyetola Winner Of Osun Guber Poll. 

PDP rejects Osun governorship election judgment. 

Tribunal judgement a phase in struggle to liberate Osun, says Atiku. 

Minister’s wife assures A’Ibom youths of better days under Tinubu, Shettima. 

We’ll work with you, NLC, TUC endorse Umo Eno. 

PDP releases timetable for fresh governorship primary in Abia. 

19 bag 1st class as Abia varsity graduates 3,757 students. 

2023 polls: 12 opposition parties back PDP in Enugu. 

Firefighters mobbed in Jabi, as fire razes Abuja apartment, filling station. 

Gov Sule's Eldest Son Dies At 36.  

Hawkers sell redesigned Naira notes at Zaria motor park. 

Kaduna demolished 5000 shops, replaced them with over 14000 shops-MD, Kaduna market. 

Kano Gov’ship Election: Ganduje, Kwankwaso, Shekarau In Supremacy Battle. 

New notes: Ganduje calls for extension. 

Cattle rustlers from Cameroun responsible for insecurity in Taraba, Gov. Ishaku alleges. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Vanguard Awards: Patoranking fetes audience as Dangote, Okowa, Makinde, others bag award. 

 Kidnapper sentenced to death by hanging for murder. 

I experienced racial discrimination even inside US church – Ex-OAU don. 

My wife’s donation of kidney shocked me —  Eedris Abdulkareem. 

Why ‘Shanty Town’ has so much nudity — Ini Edo. 

Music is an escape route for me – Treeps. 

Wale Adenuga, Others Inducted Into Comedy Hall Of Fame. 

French Pop Queen Aya Nakamura In Court For Domestic Violence. 


INTERNATIONAL

Police release footage of violent Tyre Nichols arrest. 

Memphis reckons with police killing by black officers. 

Seven shot dead at Jerusalem synagogue. 

Auschwitz anniversary marked without Russia. 

Bodycam footage shows moment of Paul Pelosi attack. 


SPORTS

Mixed Martial Arts cage fight begins in Lagos. 

Ake’s strike dumps Arsenal out of FA Cup. 

Kenyan road runner banned for five years over doping. 

Novak Djokovic is through to Australian Open final spot. 

Tsitsipas in dreamland after reaching Australian Open final. 


GOOD MORNING

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