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NEWS HEADLINES -27 DEC 23

NATIONAL

Plateau Massacre: Messengers of death won’t escape justice – Tinubu. 

Rivers crisis: Tinubu lauds Fubara’s statesmanship in rift with Wike. 

20 governors meet with Tinubu in Lagos. 

We must collaborate to ensure peace, stability, Tinubu tells governors. 

Federal Workers Observe Christmas Without December Salaries. 

Panel summons Lemo, others over acquisition of Union Bank. 

Bye-elections: APC, PDP release timetables; Senate form is N20m. 

N’Assembly to pass 2024 budget Saturday, rationalises delayed severance to legislative aides. 

Nigeria May Beat 2030 Global Target for HIV Eradication, Says NACA. 

Two months after, varsity teachers insist they're being denied four-month salary. 

Air Strikes Destroy Six Illegal Refineries in Niger Delta Region. 

Force PRO Adejobi nabs policemen extorting motorists along Lagos-Ibadan. 

Police, ECAPI flag-off anti-crime youth carnival. 

Smugglers Forfeit N3bn Vehicles In 9 Months Despite Ban. 


BUSINESS

Electricity: 7.1m customers on estimated billing. 

How Naira Scarcity, Devaluation, Inflation, Others Dominated Economy In 2023. 

Police Exit Agitations, Other Issues That Shaped Pension Sector In 2023. 

Net forex inflow rises 4% to $24.1bn in 9 months. 

Entertainment centres record mixed fortunes in Yuletide business. 

Loan app harassment drops by 80% as FCCPC considers debt regulation. 

 Nigeria’s Diaspora remittances will exceed $20bn in 2023 – W’Bank. 

Airtel Africa registers 150 millionth customer, to expand investment in 5G. 

Hackers Stole $2 Bn In Cryptocurrencies In 2023 – Report. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos Agencies Collaborate To Streamline Signage Permits. 

Vacant stool: Onikoyi descendants seek Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu’s intervention. 

Abiodun applauds Ashiru's visionary leadership. 

Three inmates escape from Ijebu Ode correctional home. 

Incessant Cult Killings: Police in Edo Lament Loss of Personnel, Others. 

30 die in Rivers illegal oil tapping point explosion. 

Fire razes ex-A’Ibom PDP chair’s house, kills widow, one other. 

Police nab eight for alleged killing of Enugu monarch. 

Umahi's younger brother seeks to replace ex-gov in Senate. 

As Death Toll Hits 115: Outrage over Plateau massacre. 

Terrorists Occupying 64 Communities, Schools In Plateau – Gov Mutfwang. 

How Govt Can Stop Plateau Killings - Ex-DIG. 

Tinubu Rejoices with Nasarawa Gov, Abdullahi Sule At 64. 

Kaduna: Abductors of retired ECWA pastor demand N1m ransom. 

Traders Lament As Fire Razes Dozens Of Shops In Kano. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Minister supports 50-year-old breast cancer victim in Calabar. 

 Four die, 59 injured in Kaduna-Abuja road crash. 

Portable beats Charles Okocha in celebrity boxing fight. 

 Top five Nigerian celebrity controversies of 2023. 

He built car, water-based power generator: ‘I’m afraid my talent will be wasted – 17-yrs-old Abundance. 

US rap star Kanye West apologises to Jewish community over anti-Semitic comments. 

What a woman brings to the table doesn’t have to be cash – Alibaba. 

‘Don’t let anyone bring you down,’ Yul Edochie tells Emeka Ike. 

Actor Emeka Ike responds to Yul Edochie’s advice about online critics. 

I once performed for a bottle of beer – Rapper Odumodublvck. 

Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead: Reports. 

'Godfather' of avocado toast chef Bill Granger dies. 


INTERNATIONAL

Hamas reports 241 deaths in Gaza inside 24 hours. 

Drone shots show Palestinians buried in mass grave. 

Angst grows among youth over Biden's Israel policy. 

Biden grants pardons for certain marijuana offences. 

'Don't worry about me!' Navalny says from Arctic prison. 


SPORTS

Nigeria, Burundi qualifying match to hold in Dar es Salaam. 

Egyptian Super Cup semi-final match decided after 34 penalty kicks. 

Hojlund ends goal drought as Man United fight back to beat Aston Villa. 

Liverpool go top as Nunez ends drought to sink Burnley. 

Guardiola says rivals want Man City to fail ‘more than ever’. 

Celtic down Dundee to extend Scottish Premiership lead. 


GOOD MORNING

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