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NEWS HEADLINES -19 FEB 23

NATIONAL

Old Naira: Kaduna, Lagos, Kogi, Seven Other States Ask S'Court To Overrule Buhari. 

Presidency: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others ready for final battle Saturday. 

Naira scarcity: Atiku, Obi hypocrites — Tinubu Campaign C’ttee. 

We’ll stop Tinubu from getting 25% votes in North – Naja’atu. 

Elections: Ex-Ekiti Gov, Segun Oni denies endorsing Tinubu for President. 

PDP presidential campaign concludes with Atiku's promises for Nigeria. 

Seven days to election, G-5 yet to adopt presidential candidate. 

Peter Obi’s presidential ambition dead on arrival — Tambuwal. 

7 Days to poll: Obi reiterates reset and reboot Nigeria message. 

2023: 7 Prominent Clerics Vying For Elective Seats. 

Only corps members authorized to use BIVAS machines – INEC. 

We'll Track Corps Members Handling BVAS On Election Day - INEC Chairman. 

El-Rufai spoke truth on new naira – Fani-Kayode. 

We’re not part of those planning to attack banks in S’East — IPoB. 

Polls: Ohanaeze, Igbo monarchs reject sit-at-home order. 

FRSC urges motorists to find alternative routes as protesters block Ore-Benin expressway again. 

Irabor tasks military on peaceful elections. 

Navy handover vessel to NIMASA for flouting IMO regulation. 

6 Days To Go: Uncertainty As IGP Suspends Deployment Of DIGs, AIGs, CPs For Election Duty. 

EFCC recovers fresh N900m for NHIS. 

Naira swap: EFCC vows to clamp down on saboteurs. 


BUSINESS

Naira crisis: Banks shun CBN directive, collect old N1,000, N500. 

NNPCL officially takes over as FG rests NNPC after 46 years. 

PoS Operators Turn New Bride As Naira Crisis Intensifies. 

Digital inclusion: itel, Airtel partner, launch A60, ’23 4G smartphone. 

ISPA names Ezenwa-Okoro board member. 

How Naira Crisis Is Affecting Farmers, Herders Without Bank Accounts. 

Oxford Business Group survey forecasts positive expectations for 2023. 

New satellite-based equipment to enhance safety, cut cost for airlines. 

NRC insists on cash transactions, defies moves to go cashless. 

Research, innovation: TETFund set up National Contact Point to implement AU-EU partnership. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Violence not solution to Naira shortage difficulty – Sanwo-Olu. 

Return courses to LASUED Oto/Ijanikin campus or…, Community appeals to LASG. 

Election: Lagos PDP solidly behind Atiku – Jandor. 

Food security: Adeleke approves farm inputs subsidy for farmers. 

Oshiomhole carpets Obaseki over calls for arrest. 

Wike Praises APC Govs For Supporting Tinubu, Says Rivers Will Vote For Fairness. 

Police hunting, remanding SDP members for no reason — Abe. 

C/River 2023: PDP support groups call for neutrality of Police. 

Imo govt relocates animals in Nekede Zoo. 

Ugwuanyi urges Enugu residents to access quality, affordable healthcare in Type-3 PHC facilities. 

Again, gunmen bomb police station in Anambra, kill 3 cops. 

Cashless policy: Benue traders resort to trade by barter. 

Nasarawa LG: Police decry ploy by politicians to scuttle 2023 elections. 

Kaduna community seeks negotiation with terrorists to allow election. 

How Zaria PHCs Operate In Unsecured Environment. 

Police arrest suspected female gunrunner in Zamfara.   


HUMAN ANGLE

Abolish gay marriages, abortion, set a day for repentance, Muoka tells world leaders. 

 Ogun police arrest two cousins for robbery, murder. 

 My son’s schoolmates mocked him  for having an albino father – Epelle. 

Naira scarcity not meant to suffer masses, says Actor Okon. 

My lover broke my heart on Val’s Day –Chantel Igwe. 

Segun Johnson surprised at cash gift from Naira Marley. 

 Comedians don’t mock people intentionally  – I Go Save. 

Tiwa Set For ‘Water And Garri’. 

Late South African rapper, AKA laid to rest. 

Why I stood by my abusive ex, the Tinder Swindler. 


INTERNATIONAL

South Africa's Deputy President To Step Down Ahead Of Cabinet Shake-Up. 

15 die as Israeli strike hits Damascus. 

US accuses Russia of ‘crimes against humanity’ in Ukraine. 

Ex-US president Jimmy Carter receiving ‘hospice care’ at home. 

French TV anchor suspended in 'news for hire' scandal. 


SPORTS

Moroccan official to handle Nigeria versus Senegal clash at Egypt 2023. 

Arsenal retain top spot after two late goals against Aston Villa. 

Alleged Rape: Italy asks Robinho to serve prison sentence in Brazil.   

Medvedev breezes into Rotterdam final, back into world top 10. 

To me, Joshua is ‘dead’, I have no intention of fighting him, says Fury. 

Atsu’s body found under rubble in Turkey quake, agent says. 


GOOD MORNING

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