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NEWS HEADLINES 28 AUG 25

NATIONAL

2027: Our Presidential Ticket open for contest despite endorsing Tinubu – APC. 

2027: Igbo group begins mobilisation for Peter Obi. 

Why federal workers can’t access housing loans – FG.  

4,722 kidnapped, ₦2.57bn paid by Nigerians in two months. 

Fielding Atiku as PDP candidate in 2023 was an error  -  Abba Moro. 

2026 Hajj: Visa Violators Risk N8.15m Fine, Imprisonment. 

80% to lose admission due to withheld results by WAEC – Ogah. 

We may not honour meetings with FG until agreements are implemented – ASUU. 

Osun, OAUTH, RCPCH launch ECD strategy to tackle growth delays. 

Postinor-2: How to know if you are buying fake drugs. 

NHIA partners Roche to slash cancer treatment costs by 80%. 

Non-adherence threatens Nigeria’s 2030 HIV elimination goal — NIMR. 

DWI accuses Amnesty of fueling disunity in Nigeria. 

I take responsibility for Abuja-Kaduna train accident - NRC MD. 

NCCSALW, Army strengthen alliance to fight illicit arms in Northeast. 

IGP urges Nigerians to resist demand for mobilisation by policemen. 


BUSINESS

Naira down to N1,550/$ in parallel market. 

Fisheries Union, Wema Bank To Boost Fish Production. 

Forbearance: Nigerian Banks’ Non-Performing Loans May Increase - Fitch. 

CBN urges manufacturers to drive forex diversification.  

Air Peace begins Lagos–São Paulo flight after Tinubu’s Brazil deal. 


ACROSS THE STATES

LASIEC refutes claims of unpaid staff wages. 

Poverty, poor transport fueling health crisis in Lagos — Report. 

LG funds: Adeleke showing confusion with Supreme Court inconsistency, says Osun APC. 

2026: Oyetola's deputy joins race for APC ticket. 

Edo PDP slams Okpebholo over ₦2.5b UBTH donation. 

Delta@34: Oborevwori tasks residents on building prosperous state. 

50 candidates allegedly withdraw from Rivers LG polls, back APC. 

HYPREP announces 500 postgraduate scholarships for Ogoni students. 

We’ve recovered over 60 camps once occupied by gunmen in Anambra – Soludo. 

Imo workers celebrate as Uzodimma increases minimum wage to N104,000. 

Abia deputy speaker clarifies fatal convoy crash. 

Alake orders mining marshals to seal Abuja illegal gold mining site. 

Councillors suspend Niger’s only female LG chair over ‘gross misconduct’. 

Kaduna: PDP Guber Candidate Loses Key Allies.  

Security operatives arrest three kidnappers, rescue minors in Kaduna. 

Gov Yusuf Moves To Probe Sale Of Abattoir Under Ganduje. 

N6.5bn Scandal: Address Corruption Allegation, Lawyer, CSOs Tell Kano Govt. 

NDLEA arrests 107, seizes 589kg of assorted hard drugs in Adamawa. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Becoming bank branch manager at 27 changed course of my life – Tony Elumelu.  

Police rescue 16 kidnap victims along Benin-Lagos Road. 

EFCC arrests 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Taraba.   

US Jails Osun Monarch For COVID-19 Fraud. 

Man beats wife to death in Ekiti. 

Things You Should Know About Shea Nuts Crop Banned From Export. 

I Was In Primary School When You Started Politics, Yilwatda Tells Ganduje. 

Mother, 3 Children Die In Zaria Building Collapse. 

Rivers: Robbers Break Into Students' Quarters, Cart Away Valuables. 

Labourer Dies After Building Foundation Collapses In Abuja. 

Mercy Johnson, husband celebrate 14th wedding anniversary. 

BBNaija: Bright Morgan opens up on bond with Mide, says enjoys her ‘Shakara’. 

Ayra Starr my major inspiration in music— Nigerian artist Chryzi A9. 

Eq. Guinea’s Baltasar Engonga gets 8yr-jail term after sex tape scandal, embezzlement. 

Venice Film Festival opens with Hollywood stars, Gaza protesters. 


INTERNATIONAL

IOM Establishes Youth Advisory Board To Drive Migration Policies. 

NGO Canvases Visa-Free Movement Within Africa. 

Shooter kills 2 children in Minneapolis church, 17 people injured. 

Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged Greenland influence operation. 

China offers families of flood victims $1m lifeline. 


SPORTS

Nigeria Ranked 5th In Final AfroBasket Standings. 

Alexander Isak selected by Sweden despite Newcastle standoff. 

‘Rain not an obstacle’, Lyles insists ahead of Diamond League finals. 

Britain’s Draper out of US Open with injury. 

Djokovic beats Svajda, eyes 25th Grand Slam title. 

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