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NEWS HEADLINES 31 DEC 25

NATIONAL

Tinubu approves appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo as Director of Public Prosecutions. 

Tinubu Insists On January 1 Implementation Of New Tax Laws. 

FG denies claims of secret task force targeting opposition. 

Cleric warns insecurity crippling economy, deepening fear nationwide. 

ActionAid raises concern over fiscal sustainability of 2026 budget proposal. 

Cholera: 5 signs that water from ‘meruwa’ may endanger your health. 

Eggon carnival accident: Former IGP condoles families, demands accountability. 

Amotekun vows watertight security in Southwest. 

Court orders remand of ex-AGF Malami, son, wife in Kuje prison. 

Troops nab 19 oil thieves, destroy 22 bunkering hubs in N’Delta crackdown. 


BUSINESS

CBN projects 4.49% growth, lower inflation in 2026 outlook. 

Nigeria’s current account surplus sheds 41% in Q3, says CBN. 

New tax laws will reduce airlines’ operating costs, Oyedele insists. 

FCMB Asset Management secures approval for N20b Series II issuance. 

Otedola Sells Shares In Geregu Power For N1trn As Yari Takes Over. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Traders panic as fire outbreak guts Arena Market in Lagos. 

Death toll rises to five as Lagos Island inferno rages days after outbreak. 

NDLEA arrests 49-year-old man in Ogun for storing 347kg of cannabis sativa. 

OSOPADEC moves to revive abandoned projects, begins shoreline protection.  

 US Airstrikes: Ondo Amotekun arrests 39 suspected terrorists fleeing Sokoto. 

Ekiti 2026: PDP moves to court over exclusion of governorship candidate. 

Despite defection, high-stakes politics, intrigues await Delta 2027. 

Fubara Reshuffles Cabinet.  

Rivers: We‘ll correct leadership mistake in 2027 – Wike. 

20 Ogoni entrepreneurs to receive ₦200m business support fund. 

Deputy speaker urges Otti to dump Labour Party for APC.  

Police ban burning of tyres at crossover night in Nasarawa. 

PTA initiates legal proceedings against Niger officials. 

Kano Gov’s Planned Defection Unsettles Kwankwaso’s Camp. 

NNPP crisis deepens as party expels Kwankwaso-backed state chairman. 

Gas cylinders, not bomb, caused Kebbi hospital explosion — Police. 

Tears As Gombe Journalists Laid To Rest. 

Yobe: Kidney Disease Researchers Detect Metal In Water Samples. 

Troops of OPHK arrest suspected suicide bomber in Borno. 

 Zulum appoints Ooni Chancellor of state varsity 


HUMAN ANGLE

Elumelu family donates food items to orphanages in Lagos, Edo, Delta. 

Surge in demand for Dubai apartments among wealthy Nigerians. 

US to deport Nigerian over cultism, drugs. 

Police arrest 22-year-old suspect for defiling teenager in Oyo. 

17 Killed In Jigawa Road Crash. 

Alleged child kidnapper caught in Ikorodu. 

‘I still can’t say farewell,’ Rotimi Salami mourns Allwell Ademola. 

Mohbad’s wife, Omowunmi, denies rumour of having child with another man. 

Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them’ becomes top-earning African tour. 

Obaseki family decries mob attack, backs son’s legal action. 

K-pop band member sued for $30m after bitter record label feud. 

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F Kennedy, dies aged 35. 


INTERNATIONAL

The 'thorny' issues that threaten to derail a Russia-Ukraine peace deal. 

Bomb cyclone hits parts of the US with heavy snow. 

Eurostar warns of ongoing delays after services resume. 

Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low. 

Nepal to scrap 'failed' Mount Everest waste deposit scheme. 


SPORTS

AFCON 2025: Nigeria defeat 10-man Uganda 3-1 to top Group C. 

Super Eagles’ ‘unusual’ collapse against Tunisia will be addressed, says Chelle. 

Supporters Club in messy outing in Morocco. 

UFC: Nigeria’s Unbeaten Fighter, Yahuza, To Battle Madani At AKO 12. 

Premier League: Leaders Arsenal goalless with Aston Villa, Man Utd & Newcastle both winning. 

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