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NEWS HEADLINES 31 AUG 25

NATIONAL

Colombian VP arrives Abuja on official visit to Nigeria. 

FG Defends Hike In Passport Fees. 

North East govs seek subsidies on farm inputs to avert food crisis. 

2027: Wike’s shadow still hangs over PDP’s fight to unseat Tinubu. 

Ripples in South-South over governors’ defection. 

Open grazing conflicts claim 2,800 lives in 5 years.  

Medical tourism reversal masks crisis in Nigeria’s health sector.  

Impact Of 24,000 Missing Nigerians Disrupting Communities, Impeding Economic Progress - ICRC. 

Another Katsina LG Signs Peace Deal With Bandits. 

PSC yet to start police recruitment, interested applicants warned against scammers. 

Navy jails officer over sexual relationship with colleague’s wife. 


BUSINESS

NGX Group highlights opportunities for Nigeria, Brazil investment flows. 

FG should anchor economic growth on productivity, not inflation — NESG. 

Diaspora inflows hit $600m monthly — Cardoso. 

Nigeria's SMEs face $158b financing gap, expert warns. 

Flour Mills commits to feeding the nation, creates over 400,000 jobs. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Five years after masterplan expired, Lagos still in search of safe drinking water. 

In 2 Years: Lagos Gets N3.9trn Projects. 

Ogun govt, FRSC, train commercial drivers to reduce road crashes. 

Ondo: Kidnapped health worker rescued unhurt – Police. 

Okpebholo rescues over 10 victims in Edo highway crash. 

Delta 2027: Omo-Agege rebuffs pressure to surrender to Oborevwori. 

Rivers LG Polls: Coast now clear to end emergency rule – Wike. 

Wike Hints At Fubara's Return Sept 18. 

Fubara's ex-LG chairmen shun Rivers LG polls.  

Rivers LG polls: Residents defy no-movement order, cite economic hardship. 

Bayelsa governor orders speedy work on Ekeremor-Agge road project. 

Armed herdsmen kill two in fresh Benue attack. 

Niger State: Water scarcity bites harder despite heavy cash injection.   

Floods kill one, destroy 300 farmlands in Nasarawa. 

Police probe Kaduna political violence. 

Another Katsina LG Signs Peace Deal With Bandits.   

Sokoto boat tragedy: One dead, 9 rescued as 80-yr-old woman remains missing. 

Borno has faced calamities of all kinds – Zulum. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Shettima attends wedding of late Buhari’s granddaughter in Kaduna. 

Horror: Pastor rapes own daughter for 4 years, blames it on ‘Generational Curse’. 

Family demands justice for son allegedly killed by C’ River gov's security. 

Morayo Afolabi-Brown bows out of TVC's ‘Your View’. 

Sign-out bans spread across Nigeria, netizens react. 

‘With two degrees, we chose not to beg, but no job’ — Blind Lagos couple. 

Nigerian entertainment industry projected to grow to $13.6bn by 2028 – Report. 

Afrobeats rising star, Ayotee joins ranks of Tems, Ayra Starr. 

BBNaija S10: Faith considers voluntary exit, calls show ‘waste of time’. 


INTERNATIONAL

Cholera kills 4,738 globally, Africa bears brunt with 3,700 deaths — WHO. 

Houthis confirm their prime minister killed in Israeli strike. 

UK removes over 100 job roles from foreign recruitment to curb migration. 

Prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv. 

Kim meets families of North Korea soldiers killed fighting in Ukraine. 


SPORTS

Morocco beat Madagascar 3-2 to clinch record third CHAN title. 

Man Utd’s first win not a ‘turning point’ for Amorim. 

Man City to host De Bruyne’s Napoli in first Champions League fixture. 

Transfer: Chelsea recall Nicolas Jackson from Bayern loan after Delap’s injury. 

Gauff cruises at US Open as Sinner targets last 16. 

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