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NEWS HEADLINES - 01 JUL 23

NATIONAL

Verdict on one month in office: Nigerians divided on Tinubu’s performance. 

Ministerial list: Tinubu settles for technocrats, career public servants, others. 

Shettima to North-West leaders: Support Tinubu to tackle insecurity, other challenges. 

Confession on oil subsidy: Buhari never wanted Tinubu to win — Coalition of Northern Groups. 

PDP Hails Tinubu Over Subsidy Removal, Naira Devaluation. 

Ortom debunks reports of ministerial nomination. 

We’ll decide fate of suspended Adamawa REC soon – INEC. 

Yoruba council urges Tinubu to establish national youth dev commission. 

Sweden: Northern Christian Pastors Condemn Quran Burning, Call For Calm. 

Miyetti Allah declares National VP, Lamido, missing. 

Parents, Students Cry Out As Varsities Hike Fees. 

CSOs demand justice for woman lynched over alleged witchcraft. 

2023 Hajj: Nigerian female pilgrim dies in Makkah. 

ASUU rejects NUC’s designed curriculum. 

General Hospitals: Patients Grumble Over Dilapidated Structures, Manpower Shortage. 

How we tackled BVN fraud in PAP — Media aide, PAP. 

Insecurity: Let’s give Tinubu more time, says Ejiofor, ex-Director, SSS. 

Retirement windfall: Ex-service chiefs get four bulletproof SUVs, 20 domestic aides, 36 soldiers. 

This Bond Is Unbreakable, Says Ex-CDS As He Pulls Out Of Service. 

Rail track vandals attempted to bribe troops with N5million after arrest, says Army. 


BUSINESS

Lekki Port berths 6,900 TEUs capacity transshipment vessel. 

Seaport Terminal Operators Jack Up Cargo Handling Charges By 45%. 

WTO worried over digital tech, IDP regulatory fragmentation. 

Electricity tariff: More multinational companies may exit Nigeria — MAN. 

Nigeria’s intra-African trade dips 12% to N842.6bn in Q1’23. 

Suspense over planned electricity tariff hike. 

Stanbic IBTC Nominees named 2023 best sub-custodian bank. 

‘NGX RegCo committed to promoting transparent, orderly market’. 

Consumers, traders lament as tomato, pepper scarcity hits markets. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Uzodimma: I’ll broker enduring peace between Igbo and Yoruba in Lagos. 

Subsidy removal: Adeleke to announce palliatives in Osun. 

Delta monarchs wade into Clark, Okowa’s face-off. 

Intrigues As Crisis Hits Delta APC Over Battle For Federal Slots. 

2-storey building collapses in Port Harcourt. 

Rivers Police hunt 3 cult ‘Generals’. 

Bayelsa Gov’ship: We Won’t Accept BVAS Without Codes — LP Candidate. 

PDP slams Alia’s first month in office, says it’s worst take-off since 1999. 

I’ve no regrets on demolition, says Kano Gov. 

Gov Mohammed Gifts 300 Riyals Each To 3,000 Bauchi Pilgrims In Mecca. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Man rapes wife’s apprentice, victim commits suicide. 

Ondo court remands Principal for faking his abduction over N12 m fraud. 

How I emerged best UTME candidate with 360 score – Teenager. 

2 killed in Delta auto crash. 

Police van runs over handcuffed man, officers arrested. 

Meet Nigeria’s craziest stuntman, Victor Bekewei, who flies from 2-storey buildings, containers. 

‘I’ve Spent 20 Years Fixing Potholes Pro Bono’. 

‘Nobody holy pass’ – Nollywood actor Yul Edochie hits back at critics over infidelity. 

I took drugs to avoid my ex-husband’s abuse – Actress Etinosa. 

I saw terror, pain in the eyes of young victims of insurgency –Tuface, music star. 

If you must cheat on your wife, use condom – Blessing CEO chides Davido. 

 Iyabo Oko, 12 entertainers who have passed away this year. 

‘Never too late to be a mother’, Naomi Campbell welcomes second child at 53. 

Menswear, spring-summer 2024: Pharrell wows Paris with first Louis Vuitton show. 


INTERNATIONAL

Burkina Faso suspends French news channel over report on insurgency. 

2,000 Hajj Pilgrims Hit By Heat Stress - Saudi Officials. 

US approves $440 million arms sales to Taiwan amidst tensions with China. 

Former US lawmaker bags 20 years in prison for $60 million bribery scheme. 

Biden's $430bn student loan plan axed by top court. 

Heat wave in Mexico claims over 100 lives in two weeks. 

French minister plays down riots as violence continues. 

Woman's leg amputated in freak accident at Bangkok Airport. 


SPORTS

Watch Victor Osimhen ‘floor’ locals with fantastic football skills. 

PSG coach, Galtier in police custody over alleged discrimination. 

England’s Loftus-Cheek signs for AC Milan from Chelsea. 

Chelsea star Reece James rejects Arsenal bid amid Twitter spat with fans. 

Joshua vs Whyte on track as AJ’s camp removes rematch clause. 


GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY NEW MONTH

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