NEWS HEADLINES -28 FEB 22

NATIONAL

2023 elections: EU faults INEC, says process distorted, lacks transparency. 

Tinubu polls 2.8m, Atiku 1.6m, Obi 1.3m in 10 states. 

Commonwealth, ECOWAS Applaud Poll As Tinubu Leads With 6.3m Votes. 

SMBLF: Electoral body’s actions, inactions undermines  Buhari’s promise of credible polls. 

Obasanjo Demands Cancellation Of Presidential Election In Violent Areas. 

Danger looms, redo flawed polls,  Obasanjo tells Buhari. 

Let Nigeria decide, APC chides OBJ, Dino Melaye, others. 

Don’t truncate polls, go to court, APC tells PDP, others. 

Obasanjo's Call For Election Cancellation Is A Coup - APC. 

PDP, LP reject results as INEC announces 10 states. 

Obi sues for peace, condemns politically-motivated violence in Lagos. 

Youths protest election results at National Collation Centre. 

Why I quit partisan politics in Nigeria – Kingsley Moghalu. 

Arewa Youth caution against Politically motivated Violence. 

Minister inaugurates new council on forestry trust fund. 

US extends tourist visa validity to five years for Nigerians. 

Kalu, Lawan ,Akpabio, Yari, Goje, Ezea, Imasuen win NASS seat. 

 #NigeriaElections2023: Oshiomhole, Akpabio, Umahi win senatorial bid, Ortom, Al-Makura lose. 

2023 polls: Marwa lauds NDLEA officers for good conduct, blocking access to illicit drugs. 

BUSINESS

Nigerians Decry High Petrol Prices Despite N6trn Subsidy. 

Naira scarcity: Traders slash prices of goods for cash payment. 

Investors’ optimism over election outcome drives stock market to 16-yr high. 

Expert tasks underwriters on creative products for informal sector. 

eNaira USSD channel targets feature phone users, diaspora remitters. 

'We are developing standards to push commodities globally'. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Thugs Chase Away Traders From Lagos Markets Over Election Results. 

…LP: Youth leader threatens political appointees in Lagos. 

Non-indigenes panic over attacks in Lagos. 

Adebule wins Lagos West Senate seat. 

Jimoh Ibrahim, others emerge senators as Ondo APC clinches eight Reps seats. 

APC clears Oyo, Ogun senatorial seats, gets 17 Reps seats. 

 #NigeriaElections2023: Obaseki visits families of electoral violence victims. 

Obi takes lead in Rivers. 

Wike denies disrupting elections in Rivers. 

Three first-timers win National Assembly seats In Rivers. 

Ayade loses Senate return bid as Akpabio, Egbona win. 

Atiku floors Tinubu, Obi in A’Ibom. 

Supreme Court affirms Edoga as Enugu LP guber candidate. 

Elections: FCT Residents Commend Media For Prompt Reportage. 

2023 Elections: Peter Obi floors Tinubu, Atiku in Nasarawa. 

SDP wins two senatorial seats, PDP one in Nasarawa. 

Tinubu Defeats Obi In Benue. 

Atiku Defeats Tinubu With Over 150k Votes In El-Rufai's Kaduna. 

LP kicks as PDP’s Katung wins Kaduna South senatorial seat. 

INEC announces LP candidate, Ango Abdullahi’s son as winners of Kaduna Reps elections. 

El-Rufai’s son Bello wins Reps seat. 

APC sweeps 3 Senatorial seats, 9 Reps in Katsina. 

Heads roll over Tinubu’s loss to Atiku in Katsina. 

Gov Masari sacks top aides. 

Poll: Kwankwaso floors Tinubu in Kano with 479,938 votes. 

Hoodlums Burn People Alive In Kano, Invade INEC Collation Centre. 

Doguwa, Jibrin survive Kwankwasiya tsunami in Kano, Gaya, others lose. 

#NigeriaElections2023: Atiku wins Sokoto, defeats Tinubu, others. 

Taraba Senate: APC’s Jimkuta floors Gov Ishaku. 

APC wins Bauchi South Senatorial District Seat. 

NUJ, former chief of staff commiserate with Borno govt, victims over market inferno. 

BVAS malfunction: PDP demands cancellation of elections in Southern Borno. 

HUMAN ANGLE

 Appeal Court justice slumps, dies in Ondo. 

 Industrial court reinstates Ekiti lecturer sacked over sex scandal. 

Election: How political thugs shot 33-yr-old man dead in Edo. 

 Policeman assaults Kwara doctor for examining wife without consent. 

Election: How 41-year-old mother died in Edo. 

Man Disguised As Naval Officer Arraigned Over Fraud. 

Guard Arraigned Over Theft Of CCTV Cameras. 

Why I have been silent about 2023 elections –  Burna Boy. 

Comedian, Basketmouth defends staging show abroad during elections in Nigeria. 

What I did when I heard movie industry is a toasting ground –Anita Joseph,  movie star, singer, dancer and entrepreneur. 

INTERNATIONAL

Sunak hails new Brexit deal but DUP concerns remain. 

Zelensky says situation in frontline city worsening. 

DeSantis warns 'buckle up' as he gets Disney power. 

Israeli-American killed in West Bank amid unrest. 

SPORTS

Uganda prepares for feisty battle with Nigeria for World Cup. 

Osimhen to pocket N120m for 30 goals. 

Scaloni signs new contract as Argentina coach. 

Potter handed two-game grace to save job at Chelsea. 

Dubai Duty Free begins as Djokovic cements his position as all time great. 

GOOD MORNING