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NEWS HEADLINES - 24 FEB 23

NATIONAL

Naira swap deadline: FG not in breach of S’Court order –Malami. 

'Treason': Security Agencies Will Determine El-Rufai, Ganduje, Others’ Fate - Malami. 

Simon Ekpa,  arrested, released in Finland. 

EXPOSED: 'Live' Twitter Broadcast By Simon Ekpa Was Pre-Recorded. 

U.S donates over $25m to support 2023 general election — Envoy. 

US President Biden calls for peaceful, transparent polls in Nigeria. 

Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release. 

Security agents take over election results collation centre. 

INEC replies Tinubu’s Campaign, says 87.2m PVCs collected. 

Lagos, Kano Lead As 87.2m Voters Collect PVCs. 

Atiku raises the alarm over plans to scuttle election. 

24 Hours To Go: How Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, Kwankwaso Will Share 87m Votes. 

Kwankwaso arrives Kano ahead of presidential election. 

NLC vows to resist electoral malpractice. 

Politicians may trick Nigerians with new naira for votes, Yiaga warns. 

Cash Swap Crisis Tantamount To Election Rigging – Gbajabiamila. 

Reps Dep Speaker Denies Recruiting Vigilantes To Disrupt Elections. 

Ekweremadu: Main witness says he didn't know what a kidney is. 

13% Derivation: Niger Deltans are suffering — HOSCON Chair. 

The hue and cry about EFCC boss’ disregard for court orders. 

Election: Army warns trouble-makers in South-East. 

Military arrests Abuja-Kaduna train blast mastermind, kills 133 terrorists. 

Pre-election violence: Military, others begin raids on hoodlums’ hideouts. 

Centre retrieves 12,400 small arms, weapons from theatres of operation. 


BUSINESS

FG Okays Bidder For Zungeru Power Plant. 

Brains, Hammers partnership leads  FG’s  pharmaceutical warehouse centre initiative. 

Discos reject 408MW excess power – FG. 

DMO innovates digital bond subscription. 

Poor performance in agric, industry sectors lower Nigeria’s GDP. 

Unemployment level still worrisome in Nigeria, says Pantami. 

FG tasks finance institutions on disbursement of Cabotage fund. 

NGX sustains positive sentiments as capitalisation rises further by N180bn. 

Aviation: Ogun Agro Cargo airport records first flight. 

How eTranzact started USSD revolution, by Toluwalope. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Election: IGP Orders Air Surveillance In Lagos, Deploys 27,000 Cops. 

LASU suspends second-semester examinations for elections. 

Lagos lawmaker empowers constituents with vocational equipment. 

Rep Tunji-Ojo endorsed for another term in Ikare Akoko. 

Obaseki commissions 5.62km streetlights, extends Ossiomo power to more communities. 

Rivers APC petitions EU Election Observers, US, Intl Criminal Court on rising insecurity.

 2023: Rivers will vote for me, says Atiku. 

ADC releases 5,000 polling agents for Peter Obi in Rivers. 

Imo: Over 100 corps members withdraw participation from Saturday’s election – REC. 

Benue govt decries INEC’s failure to issue PVCs to IDPs. 

Police, others begin ‘show of force’ to strengthen FCT. 

NOA sensitises Abuja residents on fact-checking of election results. 

Troops neutralize 5 bandits, recover 10 motorcycles in Kaduna. 

Police Cancel Political Rallies In Kano As Violence Escalates. 

Adamawa LP Guber Candidate Dumps Obi For Tinubu 48 Hours To Election. 

15 killed, 7 injured in Bauchi auto crash. 

Census may not hold in Borno’s difficult terrains, says NPC. 


HUMAN ANGLE

TB Joshua’s Synagogue donates £10,000 (N9m) earthquake relief to Turkey. 

Global Citizen NOW Summit to hold in New York April. 

Man jailed for insulting father. 

 Chef in trouble for drugging employers, stealing property. 

 40-year-old unemployed man defiles 15-year-old girl. 

Borussia Dortmund cause excitement with Fufu/Egusi posts. 

 Rihanna to perform 'Black Panther' song at Oscars. 

R Kelly gets fresh 20-year jail term for child porn crimes. 

 Harvey Weinstein bags 16-year imprisonment for rape. 


INTERNATIONAL

Brazil storm death toll rises to 50. 

Blinken to visit Central Asia as Ukraine war raises fears. 

Ukraine preparing 'invasion' of Transnistria, says Russia. 

How Putin's fate is tied to his war in Ukraine. 

Warning of risk to water from North Korean tests. 

US billionaire financier Thomas Lee found dead at 78. 


SPORTS

Flying Eagles beat hosts Egypt to earn fist victory at Under-20 AFCON. 

Ghana postpones African Games until 2024. 

Man United into Europa League last 16 as Juve, Roma move on. 

I warned Lukaku not to join Chelsea – Thierry Henry. 

 Kids imitating Osimhen not racism – Mancini. 

Famous British football commentator John Motson dies at 77. 


GOOD MORNING

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