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NEWS HEADLINES -31 JAN 23

NATIONAL

Foreign groups bent on destroying Nigeria behind Boko Haram — Buhari. 

Buhari: Many Don't Appreciate Nigeria Until They Visit Other Countries. 

Buhari inaugurates projects in Lagos, Katsina, attends Dakar confab. 

FG blames maltreatment of Nigerians abroad on irregular migration. 

Extend old Naira notes withdrawal to June – Ortom urges CBN, Buhari. 

Polls: APC PCC holds National Farmers Summit. 

Alleged attack on Buhari: Tinubu calls for arrest of PDP spokesperson. 

Obasanjo wanted to roast Atiku, I rescued him — Tinubu. 

Your Constant Gaffes No Longer A Laughing Matter, Atiku's Aide Tells Tinubu. 

PDP: Atiku, Tambuwal committed worse anti-party activities than Nnamani – Onoh. 

What I’ll do differently to put Nigeria’s economy on right path — Atiku. 

Fuel, Naira Scarcity: No Face-Off Between Buhari, Tinubu — Senate’s Deputy Whip. 

INEC publishes ‘Notice of Polls’, declares, ‘we’re good to go’. 

2023: Ex-INEC Chairman, Jega worries over poor voter education. 

MDAs, Civil Servants tasked on QMS in service delivery. 

Why brain drain occurs in health sector, by MDCAN. 

Brain Drain: Nigeria May End Up Without Doctors – NARD. 

NAFDAC vows to implement pharmaceutical traceability. 

Bowen to oversee Liberian varsity. 

DSS Intercepts Syndicates Allegedly Selling New Currency Notes. 

Fear, anxiety as EFCC begins probe of varsities’ financial activities. 


BUSINESS

MOFI: Nigeria’s strategic vision for sustainable economic recovery. 

New currency hoarding: We have to go into banks’ strong rooms – CBN. 

CBN threatens to sanction Imo banks over alleged withholding of banknotes. 

UBA appoints Abiola Bawuah, 1st female CEO. 

 New naira: Racketeering booms in Lagos, Abuja, Anambra. 

Cadbury Nigeria records N55 billion revenue in 2022. 

NIMASA DG to address corporate world on blue economy in Lagos. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Ojuelegba carnage: Sanwo-Olu orders trial of truck owner, driver. 

Exercise Still Water: 116 hoodlums arrested in Lagos rail line, other areas. 

Atiku/Okowa Campaign Council inaugurates Ad-hoc media c’ttee in Lagos. 

Lagos pensioners canvass support for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu. 

We’re not on strike, says LAUTECH ASUU. 

Stored petrol triggers fire, destroys buildings in Agege. 

No room for PDP to reclaim power, Oyo APC boasts. 

Protesters block Benin roads over fuel price hike, Obaseki promises solution in 24 hours. 

Delta: Police kill armed robbery suspect, nab two others. 

PDP withdraws from Rivers court cases. 

Rivers 2023: Again Abe, SDP campaign team face armed attack. 

Gov Uzodimma launches free medical outreach in partnership with diaspora physicians. 

PDP re-zones Abia guber seat to Isiala Ngwa North. 

Umahi urges corps members to discharge election duties without bias. 

Getting land in Abuja no more business as usual, says minister. 

Plateau: NHRC to hold town hall for gubernatorial candidates. 

Southern Kaduna Christian, Muslim leaders sign MoU on crisis-free election. 

Mass defection hits Katsina APC as lawmakers join PDP with thousands of supporters. 

Buhari’s Kano visit: Protesting youths barricade roads, stone helicopter. 

PDP condemns attack on President Buhari in Kano. 

Obi promises to revolutionalise agriculture in Jigawa. 

Sokoto Gov’ship: APC Candidate Promises To Restore Monthly Stipends To Imams, Others. 

Kebbi Senate: Aliero To Lock Horns With Bagudu As Supreme Court Affirms Him PDP Candidate. 

Zulum upgrades hospital to specialist status, promises nursing college. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Former BUK VC, Prof Umar, Is Dead. 

Three dead, as truck falls into ditch in Lagos. 

 Three Oyo guards gang-rape lady for four hours. 

Court jails businessman Amadi, liquidates company over N2.9bn fraud. 

Hoodlums Invade Lagos School, Chase Students Away. 

Imo poly reacts as student claims she graduated with help of her private parts. 

Anambra sex workers flee as colleague dies in hotel. 

Ebubeagu operative shoots colleague over N1,000 in Ebonyi. 

No suicide note was found in lady’s room to suspect suicide – Anambra Police. 

MTV Shuga Naija Season 5 returns, meet the casts. 

 Motown’s hitmaker, Barrett Strong, dies at 81. 


INTERNATIONAL

ECOWAS declares 2023 ‘Elections Year’ over Nigerian polls, 3 others. 

Liberian President George Weah to seek re-election. 

UN expresses concern as killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022. 

We won’t allow war between Russia, NATO – German Chancellor. 

Ukraine govt bans officials, lawmakers from travelling abroad. 

How Putin threatened to kill me with missile – Boris Johnson. 

Three Memphis fire crew fired in Tyre Nichols death. 


SPORTS

Yoke Solutions wins 2023 corporate golf challenge. 

AFN board gets vote of confidence at Congress, adopts new constitution. 

Real Madrid, Barcelona to meet in Copa del Rey semis. 

Struggling Everton appoint Sean Dyche as new manager. 

Sabalenka closes in on Swiatek in WTA rankings. 


GOOD MORNING

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