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NEWS HEADLINES 30 SEP 24

NATIONAL

Shettima returns to Abuja after representing Tinubu at UNGA. 

FG hands over 64 CNG buses to labour unions, NANS. 

FG to roll out contactless biometric passports solution Oct 1st. 

Abiodun claims subsidy removal saved Nigeria N5.4tr. 

Give Tinubu more time to fix economy, APC begs. 

PDP crisis deepens as N’Central caucus insists on replacing Damagum. 

APGA faction faults move to suspend Soludo. 

 17 governors raise minimum wage panels   

Constitution Review: Senators unite on LG Autonomy, divided on State Police. 

Electoral process in Nigeria deliberately complicated to allow manipulation – Ndume. 

It's Only In Nigeria That You Steal Money And Walk Freely - Ndume. 

Jonathan Flushed Out Boko Haram But Service Chiefs Can't Pick Up Turji - Ndume. 

Electoral offences: Obey court judgment or face contempt charge, SERAP tells INEC chair. 

All my opponents put together cannot defeat me, Wike boasts. 

October 1: Drum of nationwide protests beats again. 

'Over 40m children may suffer malnutrition by 2050 from climate change impact'. 

Sexual harassment, other allegations against CUSTECH VC malicious — Group. 

Mulling of NILGEC, height of political rascality, push for unitary state — Afenifere. 

Immigration, officer bicker over denial of promotion. 

We’re Overwhelmed By Magnitude Of Disaster In Nigeria – Red Cross. 

Auctioneers Dismiss Favouritism Allegations Against EFCC On E-Auctioning. 

NDLEA busts drug traffickers, arrests notorious kingpin after 12 months on run. 


BUSINESS

Nigeria remains China’s major investment destination in Africa — Envoy. 

How CBN Raised Interest Rates By 850 Basis Points In 7 Months. 

Industry partners celebrate impact of FCMB's programme. 

Dangote advances CNG investment for economic growth. 

UNDP, IBM partner to boost energy sector. 

Prudential acquires 100% shares of insurance joint venture. 

Oil Theft: We traced illegal pipes to mosques, churches, palaces, says NNPCL. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Police nab robbery gang, notorious cult leader in Lagos. 

Lagos Mobilises 63,981 personnel, 14,218 Healthcare Workers for Mass Immunisation Campaign. 

Five injured, cow killed in separate Lagos road accidents.  

S’West PDP dismisses report of two factional state chairmen in Ogun. 

Ondo guber poll: APC loyalists in Odigbo Council decamp to PDP. 

Unease as Edo govt, Shaibu differ over alleged plot to resume duty. 

Police smash four-man car snatching gang in Edo, recover stolen SUV. 

NIGERIA @ 64: Oborevwori urges citizens to persevere. 

I won’t donate my kidney, liver to be loyal to anybody – Fubara. 

Fubara replies Wike, says Rivers not personal estate. 

Court orders RSIEC to conduct LG polls on October 5. 

Anambra LG poll: APGA sweeps all 21 chairmanship, councillorship seats. 

Residents shun Anambra LGA polls, as commercial drivers defy movement restriction. 

Residents, NAF Disagree As Airstrike Kills Scores In Kaduna. 

Kwara arraigns 300 sanitation law offenders. 

 Police arrest man calling for Tinubu’s resignation in Adamawa. 

Troops foil ISWAP insurgents’ attack, recover weapons in Borno. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Alumnae plan big for FGGC Bida’s 50th anniversary. 

Dismissed Taraba Emirate’s Accountant Arrested Over Murder Of Emir’s Wives, Children. 

Five worshippers dead, several hospitalised after church feast in Ibadan. 

Nasarawa woman nabbed for stealing infant during christening. 

How a Flawed Judicial Process Incarcerated Photographer for 10 Months in Prison for ‘Intentional Insult’. 

Tears as four teenage girls drown in Jigawa. 

Elderly Nigerians take on gruelling work amid children’s neglect. 

Ogun: Lion kills handler at Obasanjo library’s zoo. 

Bobrisky spent only three weeks in prison – Report. 

EFCC: Bobrisky sues VeryDarkMan for N1bn, says voice recording AI-generated. 

VeryDarkMan threatens to counter-sue Bobrisky, demands N1bn. 

BBNaija S9: Kassia evicted as Kellyrae reveals marriage to housemates. 

American singer Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88. 


INTERNATIONAL

Enactment of Ghana anti-LGBTQ law looms. 

Iran says Hezbollah leader’s ‘path to continue’ despite his killing. 

Israel widens offensive with strikes on Yemen. 

Georgia’s NGOs fear impact of ‘foreign influence law’. 

Austria’s far right freedom party gains most votes in general elections. 

More than 90 people die after Hurricane Helene hits South East US. 


SPORTS

Nigeria qualifies for 2025 U19 Cricket World Cup. 

La Liga: Correa snatches Atletico derby draw against Real Madrid. 

EPL: Tottenham thrash Man United 3-0 to compound Ten Hag’s woes. 

Messi scores but Inter Miami held away at Charlotte. 

British boxing body slams 28 days suspension on Joshua over Dubois’ knockout. 


GOOD MORNING

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