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NEWS HEADLINES 31 AUG 26

 NATIONAL

Tinubu jets out for 3-week European leave

Alleged Drug Trafficking: Tinubu to block release of records in US court — Legal team

Japa: FG targets 20,000 annual medical admissions, unveils six simulation centres

Nigeria expresses concern over political crisis in Niger

Gov Adeleke will campaign for Tinubu’s re-election – APC national secretary

NHRC urges lawmakers to uphold human rights in lawmaking

Ugochinyere hails Otuaro’s reforms in Amnesty Programme

INEC unveils 2027 governorship candidates as Bago, Pantami enter race

AAC rejects DSS suspension of Sowore’s case, demands complete withdrawal

ADC challenges Tinubu to account for N15.8tn subsidy windfall

Summit ahead of 2027: Uncertainty trails opposition parties’ single candidate plan against Tinubu

2027: ‘Tinubu should step down for Obi,’ Igbo Group tells campaigners

FG denies Lagdo Dam release as heavy rains fuel flooding

NDLEA intercepts N6.2bn ‘Jihadi drug’, opioids at Lagos airport


BUSINESS

Nigeria records $947m remittances in July, nears $1bn monthly target

Oil revenue shortfall hits N6.69trn as Nigeria’s fiscal pressure deepens

Sahara Power Boosts Cleaner Energy Future with $12m Gas-Fired Lagos IPP

Energy firm launches innovation ecosystem development programme in Nigeria

High petrol prices trigger fresh rush for CNG — Report


ACROSS THE STATES

More People, More Trash: Hamzat blames influx for Lagos waste surge

Ogun bans unapproved motorcycle groups from revenue collection

Oyo APC: Aggrieved assembly aspirants drop grievances, back Tinubu, 2027 candidates

2027: Rivers Assembly candidate dumps NDC, pitches tent with ADP

Okpara’s kinsmen endorse Otti, Aguocha for 2027 re-election

Ex-IGP’s Name Missing As INEC Releases List Of Nasarawa Gov’ship Candidates

Why Borgu And Other Niger Kingdoms Are Falling Under Jagaban

Fire guts Abuja building materials market

Uba Sani vows to make Kaduna Nigeria’s sports capital

Bandits abandon Sarkin Noman as Police foil kidnap attempt in Kano

Sokoto Specialist Hospital debunks ‘Doctorless’ emergency ward claim


HUMAN ANGLE

Millions licensed to die under power lines: How govt planning failures put lives, investments at risk

Police arrest 70-year-old over alleged rape of eight-year-old girl

Police arrest guard over sexual assault of eight-year-old in Calabar

Police kill two kidnappers, rescue truck driver in Ogun

‘I just lost my mum, can’t lose my sister,’ says sibling of abducted corps member

‘No Nigerian will be born again if you preach hell, they’re already in hell’ — Pastor Ibiyeomie

Nigerian man sentenced to 8 years in U.S. prison for $7.5m charity scam

The inspiring rise of May Edochie

Content creator Fauzia Muhammad ends marriage, alleges abuse

Music is a form of healing for me, says DJ Cuppy, opens up on identity, purpose


INTERNATIONAL

NASA launches powerful new space telescope to explore mysteries of the Universe

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ in US – but not Canada

Nepal says ‘intensifying’ efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels

Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school

Seven killed and 23 missing after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus.

SPORTS

EPL: Chelsea survive Brighton scare in 4-3 thriller

Fernandes penalty puts Man Utd in control against Ipswich.Barcelona agree deal to sign Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal

Alvarez rejoins Atletico Madrid training as move to Barcelona fades

Chelsea sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa

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