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NEWS HEADLINES 28 FEB 25

NATIONAL

APC NEC: Buhari, Osinbajo, Amaechi absent as Tinubu woos aggrieved members. 

Shettima to attend burial of Namibia’s founding President Nujoma. 

APC Ratifies Zoning Of Party Chair To N/West. 

FG inaugurates special committee to curb boat accidents. 

Buhari Relocates To Kaduna After 2 Years In Daura. 

Labour battles FG as salary shortfalls persist for workers. 

Sultan urges Muslims to look out for Ramadan moon Friday. 

Clark’s demise leaves leadership vacuum in Niger Delta — Nnimmo Bassey. 

Alleged N90m fraud: Court admits ex-NHIS boss Yusuf to ₦5m bail. 

Coalition faults planned protest against Akpabio over Senator Natasha clash. 

Nearly 60% of African women lack basic literacy skills – Speaker Abbas. 

Police Constable recruitment: Medical screening underway at 17 Zonal headquarters. 

Alleged $6.3m Fraud: Court defers trial of 3 CBN officials till Nov 3. 

Reject corruption, EFCC chairman urges Nigerians. 

EFCC warns public against fake TikTok accounts. 


BUSINESS

Naira rises to N1,490/$ in parallel market. 

Gross statutory revenue rises by N622.1b as FG, states, LGAs share N1.703tr. 

FG blames upstream companies for petroleum industry’s poor performance. 

FG to adjust ‘unfair’ electricity tariffs amidst DisCos’ N4tr debt. 

FG to regularise Band B, C electricity tariffs. 

Stock market records N20.19bn net foreign investment outflow. 

Nestle Nigeria records N958b revenue growth in 2024. 

We established EPTs to enhance export process — NPA. 

Net forex inflow rises 44% to $41.89 bn. 

Suspend GOtv, DStv subsription price hike, FCCPC directs MultiChoice. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos Assembly crisis deepens as Speaker Meranda’s security withdrawn. 

'Meranda Remains Speaker', Majority Lawmakers Reject Obasa. 

Meranda stepped down as speaker during peace meeting, says Obasa. 

Obasa apologises for Feb. 17 assault on DSS operatives at Lagos Assembly. 

Lagos Assembly: Obasa presides over 4-member plenary. 

I can’t force lawmakers to attend, Obasa defends session with four members. 

Immigration arrests 376 illegal immigrants in Ogun. 

Police arrest two armed robbers 'terrorising' Akure. 

AFAN lauds Makinde as Oyo trains 22,370 on soil, climate change. 

5 perish, 20 missing as boats collide in Delta. 

NAPS demands probe of certificate racketeering at Delta poly. 

FG-approved environment varsity to begin operations at RSU Kira campus — Fubara. 

Police repel armed robbery attack, detain suspects in Enugu. 

Enugu masquerades face prosecution for flogging, molesting women, girls. 

Soludo receives Vanguard Award, promises more dividends to Anambra people. 

Policemen reject N1m bribe, rescue children in Imo. 

Blackout: Jabi residents decry 'exorbitant' ₦17m transformer fee. 

FG extends Ramadan palliatives to Nasarawa. 

Boat mishap: Police arraign two for alleged negligence in Kogi. 

JOSTUM Kidnap: ActionAid urges govt to tackle school insecurity. 

Police arrest more suspects over two officer's death in Plateau. 

2027: 225 councillors endorse Tinubu, Sani for second term in Kaduna. 

Kano Govt To Tinubu: Remove The Emir You Enthroned And Kept In Graveyard. 

Ganduje, Bagudu present N54m dowries to 300 couples in Kebbi mass wedding. 

Court sends lawyer of ex-INEC REC in Adamawa to prison. 

Ramadan: Borno Rep Distributes Food Palliatives, Cash To Constituents. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Court overturns cybercrime charge against Julius Oluwafunmisho Okedele, orders EFCC to tender public apology.

Accident involving Ekiti’s mass transit bus kills one, injures others. 

Azuka: Police take responsibility for escape of two murder suspects. 

Rema, Ayra Starr, Mercy Chinwo win 2025 Trace Awards. 

John Legend, Simi shine as Global Citizen’s Move Afrika tour hits Lagos. 

“Motherhood was never in my life plan” — Woman opens up about choosing permanent birth control. 

Diddy accuses US Attorney Tony Buzbee of misconduct. 

American actress, Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39. 

95-year-old US actor Gene Hackman, wife, pet dog found dead. 


INTERNATIONAL

Top Military Officers Among 46 Killed In Sudan Plane Crash. 

Trump tariffs pose challenge for Europe's carmakers. 

Badenoch searching for relevance, appointed self ‘saviour of western civilization’ – UK PM. 

Ukraine will need more than $500bn to recover, World Bank estimates. 

Italian town revokes Mussolini honorary citizenship. 


SPORTS

Diaspora involvement vital to Nigeria’s sports growth – Dabiri-Erewa. 

Liverpool Women sack manager Matt Beard. 

Amorim plans Garnacho talks after substitution drama. 

Serie A: Napoli host Inter as title battle hots up. 

Liverpool defeat Newcastle 2-0 to open 13-point Premier League lead. 

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