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NEWS HEADLINES 26 AUG 25

NATIONAL

Tinubu arrives in Brazil for state visit

 Brazil welcomes President Tinubu with full military honours. 

Oil theft nearly wiped out — GCEO NNPC. 

FG launches portal for teachers’ registration, licensing, development. 

Obi laments killings, says Nigeria bleeding like nation at war. 

Wike's aide proposes mandatory NIN, ID for social media accounts. 

PDP convenes 102nd NEC session in Abuja ahead 2027 polls. 

PDP Zones Presidency To South. 

PDP NEC Confirms Damagum As Substantive Chairman. 

Full List: Osun, Lagos lead as 1.3m Nigerians pre-register for PVCs in one week. 

Wike vindicated over PDP zoning of presidency to South, Chairman to North – Lere. 

North Being Pushed To The Wall - ACF. 

Protest rocks NBA conference over alleged imprisonment of Bright Ngene. 

FG shuts 22 illegal tertiary institutions. 

Appointments Can’t Sway N/Central To Jettison Agitations For Power Shift — Prof Nghargbu. 

Crisis looms in varsities over salary structure review. 

African Security: Nigeria Leads From The Front. 

'Alone we fall, together Africa secures future', Tinubu tells defence chiefs. 


BUSINESS

MTN Restores Services In Kano, Adamawa, Borno After Maintenance. 

Customers To Win N150m In UBA Super Savers’ Promo. 

Yuletide: 131% surge in airfares to S’East, S’South sparks passengers’ outcry. 

Experts Urge Accountability As FAAC Allocations Hit N2trn In July. 

Musk’s xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging antitrust violations. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos Assembly, Guangxi People's Congress to explore legislative collaboration. 

Oyo partners Chinese firm to boost agribusiness, strengthen economy. 

Youths flog police officer, others over drug abuse in Rivers. 

Old Politicians Still Oppose My Decisions As Gov - Eno. 

Akwa Ibom: Eno transparent, accountable, worthy of re-election, says Umana. 

C’River youths demand speedboats, motorcycles to tackle pirates, militants. 

C’River, A’Ibom, Rivers sign MoU on duty-free trade, harmonized levies. 

Okigwe Massacre: Police vow to hunt down assailants.  

Police confirm killing of five persons by gunmen in Imo. 

FCTA demolishes 1,000 shanties in Abuja clean-up drive. 

Benue Assembly: Gov Alia promises collaboration with new Speaker, lawmakers. 

Ex-Gov’ship Candidate Expelled, 3 Officials Suspended As ADC Factions Battle In Gombe. 

Three feared dead, 17 rescued as boat capsizes in Borno. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Cleaner Returns N4.8m Mistakenly Paid Into Her Bank Account In Maiduguri. 

Woman arrested for allegedly abusing 5-year-old niece in Osun. 

Ex-BBNaija housemate Pere loses friend to suicide after cyberbullying. 

Lady going for vigil dies at boyfriend’s house. 

Newborn grandson of Iyabo Ojo surpasses 100k followers on Instagram within hours. 

Nkubi's wife's post ignites outrage over vile comment. 

Legendary Juju musician Ahuja Bello dies at 83. 

Italian climber dies in Mont Blanc accident. 


INTERNATIONAL

Sudan: RSF Shells Hospital, Abducts Civilians In El-Fasher. 

Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say. 

Trump threatens to deploy troops to Baltimore to 'clean up' crime. 

Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control. 

'It's terrifying': Thousands evacuate as typhoon batters Vietnam. 


SPORTS

Athletes arrive Asaba for 9th National Youth Games as DRM concludes. 

Barau FC Hold Enyimba; Katsina Utd, 3SC Suffer NPFL Opening Day Defeats. 

Nigeria Owes No Sportsman Any Favour – Olympian Udo-Obong. 

Fernandes Misses Penalty As Fulham Hold Man Utd To Draw. 

Bologna new boy Immobile out for eight weeks with thigh injury.

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