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NEWS HEADLINES - 26 AUG 24

NATIONAL

Our Policies Will Soon Bring Relief To Nigerians - Tinubu. 

Chief Justice Kekere-Ekun: The Agenda. 

FG Unveils Measures to Tackle Sudden Death Syndrome in Nigeria. 

NNPC has no funds to fix old pipelines – FG. 

Explain why Oando got accelerated approval in AGIP/Eni deal, Atiku tells FG. 

Tinubu lied to investors on fuel subsidy, Atiku alleges. 

Hungry Nigerians will vote out Tinubu in 2027, APC chieftain, Eze. 

Absence of South East students in NELFUND worries NASS caucus. 

Executive Order on medicaments: FG yet to implement 2 months after. 

Court Freezes 32 Bank Accounts Linked To #EndBadGovernance Protest. 

No more excuses to track crude oil theft - Okonjo-Iweala. 

States oppose FG N600bn vote for N70,000 wage. 

ASUU reaffirms sanctions against LASU over lecturers’ dismissal. 

IG Hands Over Rescued Medical Students To UNIMAID, UNIJOS VCs. 

Ex-BBC Editor, Soyinka, freed after hours of detention at DSS custody. 

EFCC recovers N9b for Lottery Trust Fund. 

NDLEA nabs Vietnam-bound businessman with 68 wraps of ingested cocaine. 


BUSINESS

Dokpesi: Management Team Restructure Will Strengthen Corporate Governance, Attract Investments. 

September rollout: Tinubu panel, Dangote refinery brainstorm on petrol pricing. 

Underwriter pays N2 billion as claims to policyholders. 

Nigerians’ hope for lower cement price dims. 

Ailing MSMEs adopt phone calls, online messages to keep customers. 

Nigeria Partners Shelter Afrique to Deliver 5,000 Housing Units. 

Nigerian emerges CFF’s chief economist. 

OPay launches ‘Nightguard’ to boost security. 

Commercial bank prospect on N50b fund raising to boost MSME lending. 

SEC advocates e-dividend to stem unclaimed dividends. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Inferno averted as car rams into gas station in Lagos. 

Fire guts two-storey building in Lagos. 

Surulere council empowers 850 residents with business starter packs, grants. 

Tragedy averted as 40-foot container truck overturns at Odo-Iyalaro bridge. 

Harvest of Plaudits as Abiodun Breaks 21-year Jinx on Ewekoro Road. 

Ondo judiciary probes alleged imprisonment of suspect without trial. 

Edo Guber: AAC Candidate Raises Alarm Over Kidnap Attempts.

Edo 2024: Oba Ewuare II commends PRP for fielding female candidate. 

Group accuses Edo electoral officers of selling PVCs to politicians. 

Olu of Warri Honours UTM FLNG Boss, Julius Rone, With Iwere Distinguished Award. 

One dies, 14 rescued as boat capzises in Bayelsa. 

Group Hails Eno’s N200m Interest Free Loan to Arewa Community. 

Hoodlums abduct eight, rob 40 in Calabar community. 

Enugu Moves to Revamp Oji River College of Health Technology, Beefs up Security. 

Spend Money on Balanced Diets Not Bleaching, Soludo’s Wife Tells Women. 

I’m Sad About S’Court Verdict on Kogi Guber Poll, Says Adebayo. 

Kogi PDP moves to suspend Melaye for declaring party dead. 

Police Officers, Trader Killed As Shiites Protest In Abuja. 

FCT CP Mourns Slain Officers, Says 'Shiites Have Declared War On Us'. 

Anger as petrol sells for over N1,000 per litre in Benue. 

Again, terrorists strike in Kaduna, kidnap district head, six others. 

Kaduna police foil kidnap attempt, arrest cattle rustlers, gun runners. 

Again, 150 feared kidnapped in Sokoto by terrorists. 

Six dead, thousands displaced as flood ravages Adamawa communities. 

Flood cuts off bridge, disrupts key routes in Taraba. 

Emir Of Ningi Dies After 46 Years On The Throne. 

GBV survivors get N25.5 million livelihoods take-off grants in Yobe. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Bayero’s Daughter Seeks More Funds from Public, Says Money from Kano Gov Insufficient. 

Anambra perm sec accused of beating HoD to coma. 

Lai Mohammed, Agatha Amata, others honoured at NEMCEA 2024. 

 Mohbad’s family seeks more witnesses on singer’s death. 

Miss Universe Nigeria camp opens in Lagos with 24 contestants. 

There is no lady that hasn’t been called a prostitute – Cici. 

BBNaija S9: Zinwe evicted from reality show. 

Nollywood actress, Sharon Okpamen dies one month after childbirth. 

Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paralympic opening ceremony. 


INTERNATIONAL

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov facing ’20-year jail term’ to appear in court. 

Hezbollah Launches 320 Rockets, Drones Against Israel. 

Israel and Hezbollah say they don't want war - but they are both ready for it. 

Attack: Israel Declares State Of Emergency. 

5 killed by Ukraine shelling in Russian border region. 


SPORTS

Remo Stars crash out of CAF Champions League in first preliminary round. 

Iwobi Earns Fulham Maximum Points at Craven Cottage. 

Mbappe Fires Blank As Real Madrid Beat Valladolid. 

Salah, Diaz Power Liverpool Past Brentford. 

Madueke Hits Hat-Trick As Chelsea Destroy Wolves. 


GOOD MORNING

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