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NEWS HEADLINES 29 JAN 25

NATIONAL

Tinubu returns to Abuja after Tanzania energy summit. 

Energy Infrastructure Vandalism Now A National Emergency, Shettima Raises Alarm. 

 Presidency fumes as El-Rufai criticises govt, urges opposition to unite. 

Illegal Migrants: 3,690 Nigerians face deportation from US. 

Explore opportunities in creative sector for economic growth – FG tasks Governors. 

Sultanate Council Directs Muslims To Look Out For New Moon. 

APC dismisses Obi, el-Rufai, Atiku’s bribery claims as bogus, laughable. 

Peter Obi makes U-turn, says he’s not against coalition. 

How Bala Mohammed knelt before Wike for campaign funds in 2018 – Dogara. 

What I Would Have Done Differently As President—Amaechi. 

PDP crisis: Only a national convention can remove me – Anyanwu. 

Ede Dafinone named ‘Senator of the Year’ at Niger Delta Advancement Awards. 

Senate threatens HYPREP over Ogoni cleanup funds. 

2025 UTME: JAMB announces registration, examination dates. 

UNILAG radiography graduates stranded over accreditation crisis. 

Nnamdi Kanu slams N20b libel suit against police spokesperson, Adejobi. 

HURIWA demands Sowore’s release, condemns police brutality. 

Police debunk extortion claims, clarify case involving N2.1m fraud allegation. 

Police Arrest Gangs Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram, Bandits. 

FG generated N2.4bn from marriages, repatriated 828 aliens in 2024. 


BUSINESS

FG raises N669.94b from January bond auction. 

Be hopeful of a better economy in 2025, experts tell Nigerians. 

Union Bank rewards 360 customers. 

Local investors’ participation in equities hits N4.73tr in one year. 

Nigeria PMI rebounds as industry remains stagnant 

Telecoms 50% tariff hike: Subscribers head for court as NCC talks deadlocked. 

Low manufacturing, agric output to slow Nigeria’s growth, says expert. 

Nigerian businesses yet to benefit from AGOA, says MAN. 

Japanese firm reaffirms commitment to growth, expansion. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Sanwo-Olu to open 280-bed Ojo Specialist Hospital by Dec 2025. 

Lagos issues final quit notice to illegal occupiers in Ikorodu, Surulere extensions. 

Two dead, five injured in Lagos building collapse. 

Obasa: Avoid banana peels- Ex-Lagos Speaker, Mamora warns Meranda. 

How mediation diffused tension, prevented farmers-herders clashes in Ilupeju, Mowe. 

Court dethrones traditional ruler, flays Ogun govt for breaches. 

Police crack down on unregistered vehicles, tackle rising crime in Ogun. 

Ogun warn against Shari’ah court panels amid protest in Ekiti. 

Oyo Assembly seeks mandatory drug test for civil servants. 

Ondo, World Bank to revamp primary healthcare system with N13b. 

Edo: Election tribunal scolds PDP over failure to produce witnesses. 

I won't be intoxicated by power, says Fubara. 

Burnt woman: Soludo’s wife, rights activist seek justice, anti-femicide legislation. 

NAFDAC uncovers fake Peak Milk, Hennessy, Coca-Cola, others in Aba. 

Benue to take over IDPs' tuition fees. 

Driver, conductor rushed to hospital as another fuel tanker bursts into flames in Niger. 

Kano governor appoints new accountant-general, treasury director, others. 

Nigerian Army arrests Boko Haram member in Taraba. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Court hears case of apprentice charged with N721,500 sextortion scam. 

Man arrested for allegedly cutting off wife’s wrist over extramarital affairs. 

Shari’a court jails Kaduna teenager for assaulting sex worker. 

Police nab suspect linked to kidnap of medical students in Benue. 

Davido partners Spiro on electric bike line in Africa. 

Mercy Chinwo moved to tears, accuses ex-manager of sponsoring false news about son, Nathaniel Bassey. 

‘I wish I could help,’ Selena Gomez in tears over Trump’s mass deportation. 


INTERNATIONAL

Thousands Rally As Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali Exit ECOWAS. 

SUDAN: Paramilitary Attacks Displace Thousands In North Darfur. 

US Fires Prosecutors Who Investigated Trump. 

‘I’ve got the funds for another race’ — Trump fuels third term rumors. 

COLOMBIA: Deportees From US Arrive In Bogota. 


SPORTS

Coach Chelle and Nigeria’s quest for World Cup ticket. 

Rugby board suspends eight Edo, Delta players. 

Victor Boniface passes Saudi’s Al-Nassr medicals, to earn €15m per season. 

Arsenal win appeal over controversial Lewis-Skelly red card. 

Former Premier League referee Coote hid sexuality over abuse fears. 

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