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NEWS HEADLINES 27 OCT 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu Rejoices With Ghana’s Shirley Botchwey On Election As Commonwealth Secretary-General. 

Tinubu urged to relinquish petroleum minister portfolio. 

Shettima Hails Air Peace For Boosting National Pride, Global Connectivity. 

Catholic Church opposes FG’s alleged plan to legalize abortion. 

Sack More Ministers, Convoke National Economic Conference, Ndume Tells Tinubu. 

Wike vs Atiku: Fresh moves to sack Damagum begin. 

NSIB Intensifies Search For Victims Of Helicopter Crash, PANDEF, NLC Demand Probe. 

How US sent aircraft with medical equipment to evacuate Binance executive Gambaryan from Nigeria – Report. 

Pantami advocates use of AI for conflict resolution, peacebuilding. 

FG moves to curb non-communicable diseases, hypertension, diabetes. 

NCC bar persons under 18 years from owning SIM cards. 

Northern senators call for restoration of power in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa. 

Asari Dokubo: I'll Form An Alliance With The North, Tinubu Has Betrayed Me. 

At Iwuanyanwu's service of songs, Igbo beg Tinubu to release Kanu. 

Bobrisky to face fresh criminal charges as panel indicts four prison officers. 


BUSINESS

Project One Million Bpd: Moving Beyond Talks To Results. 

Weakening Purchasing Power Pushes Preference For Second-Hand Goods. 

Why we‘re careful about lowering interest rate – Cardoso.  

How Consumption, Exportation Jacked Up Price Of Bitter Kola. 

Nigeria’s external reserves hits $40.2bn — CBN. 

FG to raise VAT on luxury goods to 15%. 

Fuel consumption: 10,000 marketers may shut down over massive drop, high cost. 

Nigerian oil firm secures million dollar deal in Grenada. 


ACROSS THE STATES

No Casualty As Fire Guts Lagos Blue Line Track. 

Family appeals to Sanwo-Olu for justice over murder of LCDA staff, Idowu Keshinro. 

Ogun Dry Port Project and Dapo Abiodun’s  quest for industrialisation. 

Rivers gets public views for 2025 budget. 

Rivers Govt Forecloses Re-Presentation Of 2024 Budget To Embattled Lawmakers. 

Court reserves verdict on suit seeking to stop allocations to Rivers LGAs. 

Simon Ekpa declares lockdown in Enugu over death of musician. 

Two feared dead, dozens trapped in Abuja building collapse. 

Eviction: We didn’t choose this life, beggars tell Wike. 

196 persons arrested for violating sanitation law in Nasarawa. 

Plateau residents task LG chairmen on infrastructure development. 

Blackout: Hoodlums Vandalise Transformers, Steal Cables In Jos. 

Kaduna’s blueprint for sustainable development. 

NNPP Wins All 44 LG Chairmanship Positions, 484 Councillorship Seats In Kano. 

Voter apathy, ballot snatching mar Kano LG poll. 

Jigawa Becomes Fourth State To Withdraw From Suit Challenging EFCC’s Legality.  

Namadi approves N70,000 minimum wage for Jigawa workers. 

Police arrest notorious kidnappers, armed robbers in Borno. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Why I attempted suicide three times – Retired African Church canon. 

My son, three friends don’t regret hijacking Nigerian Airways plane with toy guns over annulment of 1993 election – Pa Ogunderu. 

Police officer detained over alleged murder of musician in Enugu. 

‘Japa’ sweeps Nigeria’s hospitals. 

10 dramatic suicides linked to hardship in Nigeria. 

Suspected Bike Thief Crush While Escaping From Mob In FCT. 

Fire razes building in Abeokuta, kills 80-year-old woman. 

Lady found dead after visiting man met on dating site. 

I make N750,000 monthly from motorists – Fake LASTMA officer confesses. 

Police assault, detain NSCDC personnel over alleged obstruction of duty. 

I was sold into slavery in Ogun after gods rejected me for sacrifice— 47-yr-old horticulturist. 

‘Your leg no good , you need prayer’ – Portable blasts babymama, Ashabi. 

I didn’t like Dorobucci, Eminado songs before their release – Tiwa Savage. 

BBNaija star Simply Tacha falls on runway at Lagos Fashion Week 2024. 


INTERNATIONAL

Ivory Coast brings diplomats, nationals, out of Lebanon. 

Attacks intercepted, caused ‘limited damage’ – Iran mocks Israel. 

Israeli troops leave Northern Gaza hospital after raid. 

King Charles returning to ‘normal duties’ next year. 

Georgia’s pro-EU opposition party says election ‘stolen’ as ruling party leads. 


SPORTS

U17WWC: Nigeria dumped out after 0-2 loss to USA in quarter-final. 

Ekong Excited As CAF Awards Nigeria Three Points, Fines Libya $50,000. 

Eguavoen Invites Sadiq, Rabiu, 33 Others For Ghana. 

Alex Iwobi Scores Against Former Club Everton. 

‘Too early’ to say Leverkusen out of title race – Alonso. 


GOOD MORNING

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