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NEWS HEADLINES 12 MAY 26

NATIONAL

Tinubu appoints Famadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security. 

Ex-Nigeria Airways workers beg Tinubu over unpaid N36bn entitlements. 

Tinubu joins African leaders, Macron at Nairobi summit. 

FG, NASS, judiciary to adopt ‘digital first governance’ across all public institutions. 

2027: EU backs Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, urges impact on Nigerians. 

2027: Grassroots mobiliser, Ndah, quits APC. 

Court strikes out suit against APC Congress, orders ₦20m cost. 

Sowore backs Aisha Yesufu’s 2027 senate bid, says party choice wrong. 

Why Peter Obi’s exit created vacuum in our party — LP spokesman. 

2027: Nigerians must defend their freedom, says SDP presidential candidate. 

INEC to mobilise 1.4m corps members for 2027 general election. 

INEC Fixes June 20 For By-Elections In Nasarawa, Kano, Ondo, Enugu, Rivers. JAMB sets 150 as cut-off mark for university admissions. 

Full list: Nigerian universities and cut-off marks for 2026 admission. 

FG exempts Colleges of Education candidates from UTME. 

WAEC records 1.96m candidates for 2026 computer-based WASSCE. 

EMT Foundation: How skills, grants, mentorship are transforming lives in Niger Delta. 

I warned coup plotters they would fail – Cleric. 


BUSINESS

FG moves to clear Apapa, Tin Can Port corridors. 

Top manufacturing companies incur N1.96trn debt in 2025. 

Transcorp Declares N20.3bn Dividend. 

Banking, industrial stocks attract investors as market rally continues. 

Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war. 


ACROSS THE STATES

After CTC from Ohio Court, Adeleke deposes Apetu of Ipetumodu. 

Okpebholo promises justice for slain UNIBEN student. 

RIVERS: APC c’ttee dismisses list of cleared, uncleared state assembly aspirants. 

APC rejects 32 Fubara loyalists amid deepening rift with Wike. 

Rivers APC clears 33 assembly aspirants, disqualifies 65. 

I’m not a native doctor’, Wike distances self from Rivers APC screening. 

Police Arrest Suspected Attackers Of Bayelsa Community, Recover Arms.  

Abducted ex-Niger SUBEB chairman released after 7 months. 

How Over 50 Were Murdered After Tinubu’s Promise To End Plateau Killings. 

Troops kill terrorists in Zamfara, disrupt insurgent meeting in Shinkafi. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Zaria Resident: Why I Held Speaker Abbas’ Attire On Podium. 

Enugu arrests stepmother over death of nine-year-old girl. 

Truck driver jailed over unlawful possession of lithium minerals in Kwara. 

How Lagos-Bound Delta Flight Returned To US After 8 Hours. 

Ilebaye: ‘If my child uses drugs, I’ll discipline them’ — Daddy Freeze. 

Nollywood chasing views over quality — Titilola Ajayi. 

‘Ilebaye made me book appointments to see her’ – BBNaija star’s father speaks. 

Speed Darlington offers N5m to any woman willing to bear his child. 

Pop star Dua Lipa sues Samsung over use of her likeness on TV box. 


INTERNATIONAL

'Risk to public is low,' officials say after 18 US passengers return from hantavirus ship. 

Trump's China visit set to test fragile truce. 

Washington dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty. 

Starmer promises to prove doubters wrong as dozens of Labour MPs call on him to stand down. 

Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants. 


SPORTS

Okoroma Win Bayelsa Gov’s Cup, Pocket N30m Cash Prize. 

Lewis-Skelly says leaders Arsenal know ‘job is not yet done’. 

Every goalkeeper ‘illegally blocked’ says West Ham’s Hermansen after Arsenal agony. 

Duckett hits unbeaten 203 in Notts draw with Surrey. 

Play-off tie far from over - Notts boss Paterson. 

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