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NEWS HEADLINES 12 MAR 25

NATIONAL

Tinubu meets with PANDEF leaders in Aso Villa. 

Tinubu announces key education appointments. 

Tinubu seeks senate confirmation for CBN board member, Correctional Service Chief, INEC commissioners. 

Ex-minister of foreign affairs, Dubem Onyia, dies At 73. 

Youth confab to promote equality, inclusion, says Minister. 

El-Rufai: No politician who jumps between parties has ever become president – Reno Omokri.   

2027: El Rufai ‘ ll add value to SDP – Agunloye   

Govt of the day behind PDP, LP, NNPP crisis - El-Rufai. 

Action Alliance: Court nullifies Udeze’s organized convention, declares Omoaje National chairman.  

UK, Nigeria boost cross-border creative collaboration. 

NGICE expo to boost Nigeria-Germany cultural , economic ties. 

Navigational safety: NIWA lays water buoys in Niger, Kwara. 

Nigeria to receive leprosy drugs after a year-long delay. 

Nigeria’s life expectancy at 54 years, below global average – Report. 

Natasha: Group rejects Arewa Youth Assembly’s ultimatum to Akpabio, calls for dialogue. 

Reps urge NCC to block all pornographic Websites in Nigeria. 

APC urges South-East to end equal political shareholding. 

How Banditry Forced Kaduna, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto To Shift Grounds. 

IGP Bans Parade Of Suspects. 

EFCC warns public about 58 illegal ponzi scheme operators. 


BUSINESS

Elumelu's wealth hits $2.15b as UBA, Transcorp, Heirs Energies growth accelerates. 

Reps orders suspension of increase in ATM transaction charges. 

InfraCredit guarantees GLNG’s N11.85b 10-year series II infrastructure bond. 

FirstBank launches dollar fund for female employees. 

Bitcoin drops below $77,000 amid US recession fears. 

BUA, others defy FX crisis, post over N500 billion profit. 

Market selloff: Nasdaq logs worst day since 2022 as Trump’s tariffs spark recession fears. 

Most markets in retreat as Trump-fuelled economy fears build. 

Oando wins bid for Guaracara refinery lease in Trinidad & Tobago. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos Assembly Crisis: ‘No plan to defect to Labour Party’  —  Lawmakers. 

Panic as tanker explosion rocks Otedola bridge. 

Ogun govt harps on e-commerce to drive financial inclusion. 

Oyebanji assures army of collaboration as new formation takes off in Ekiti. 

Protest rocks Ondo over abduct tion of nine surveyors. 

Ondo: Supreme Court declines to nullify Aiyedatiwa’s election. 

Alaafin Owoade rolls out plans for Oyo. 

Idahosa carpets Edo PDP over criticism of Gov Okpebholo’s performance. 

King’s College Diphtheria outbreak: Parents anxious, call for PTA meeting. 

Supreme Court Verdict: I Have Counseled Fubara, Says Tinubu. 

I’ll fully enforce Supreme Court ruling, Rivers’ interest comes first – Fubara. 

Security agents raid Imo forests, arrest eight suspects, recover weapons. 

Enugu community chieftain proffers solution to leadership crisis. 

Enugu Assembly advances Bill to regulate house rent. 

Protesters burn Benue monarch’s palace, LG secretariat over killings. 

NBA decries reckless shootings, extra-judicial killings by police in Niger. 

Projects: Nasarawa Assembly warns contractors against shoddy job. 

Plateau gov lauds NELFUND's direct payment system for student loans. 

Mutfwang urges FG to stop student loan beneficiaries from leaving Nigeria.   

Wike supervises demolition of structures blocking Abuja road project. 

Police launch safe school initiative to return 10.5m displaced to school in Kano. 

Suspected outbreak of meningitis kills 26 in Kebbi. 

Kebbi: Lakurawa Kills 13 In Revenge Mission. 

How school feeding is changing lives in Taraba border communities. 

Adamawa Govt Distributes Food Aid To Displaced Persons. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Nigerian extradited to US for multi-million dollar mortgage fraud. 

Police probe alleged killing of footballer by drunk officers in Niger. 

I wept after dropping out of American varsity – Caleb University best graduate. 

How older female relatives prey on young boys for sexual pleasure. 

Nobody arranged miracle with me, says woman in Zion testimony scandal. 

I only sat on Baba Tee’s laps naked – Ijoba Lande’s wife. 

I've forgiven my cheating wife, says Ijoba Lande. 

South Korean singer Wheesung found dead at 43. 


INTERNATIONAL

ECOWAS initiates plan to mitigate consequences of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger withdrawal

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in Jenin

Fear lingers after Syrian violence as hundreds seek refuge at base. 

Trump to welcome crypto elite at White House. 

83% Of USAID Programmes To Be Scrapped – US. 

UK plans full cryptocurrency regulation. 


SPORTS

W/Cup Qualifier: Musa dropped as Umar, Ogbu, Arokodare, make Final Cut. 

Tolu Arokodare: 5 things to know about Super Eagles invitee. 

Arsenal will keep ‘fighting’ despite Premier League stumbles – Arteta. 

UCL: Real Madrid face ‘very high pressure’ in Atletico clash, says Ancelotti. 

Manchester United to build new 100,000-seat stadium. 

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