NEWS HEADLINES -17 JAN 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu, Wike rise against insecurity, vow renewed action. 

Buhari Never Interfered In My Cabinet Selection, Governance – Tinubu. 

Border Closure: You Can No Longer Escape To Niger, Tinubu Tells Buhari. 

Sharia Council slams Tinubu’s economic policies. 

Palliative funds: There’s plot to link Gbaja —Source. 

CUPP faults alleged N3b approval for national register verification. 

Plateau: Reps Minority Caucus Demands Sanction For Appeal Court Justices. 

I prepared myself for probe — Buhari. 

I remain committed to Tinubu’s leadership says Buhari. 

S/Court Reserves Judgment In Nasarawa, Kebbi Gov’ship Disputes. 

Stolen £6.9m for arms purchase’ll be returned to Nigeria –UK Govt. 

Shittu’s comment twisted, Buhari gives free hand to run – Femi Adesina. 

I slept in Aso Villa for eight years, no spirit haunted me – Femi Adesina. 

Those Calling Buhari A Nepotist, Bigot Don't Know Him – Femi Adesina. 

N438m contract probe: CCB okays interior minister’s request for fresh date. 

EFCC quizzes AGF over N585m humanitarian ministry scandal. 

NDLEA arraigns eight SAHCO staff for aiding smuggling of banned substances. 

BUSINESS

NNPC Limited uncovers 83 illegal refineries in one week. 

Naira falls to N1,295/$ in parallel market. 

Hope rises on 2024 budget as Bonny Light price hits $79 per barrel. 

Amnesty Int’l Kicks As Shell Sells Nigeria’s Onshore Oil Business For $2.4bn. 

Credit to government falls 45% to N5.16 trn. 

 Refinery: Dangote investors gain N1.2tn. 

NPA sources for funds to begin reconstruction of seaports, jetties. 

Union Bank pledges corporate governance as Oni resumes. 

NCAA Mulls Review Of Rules On Six Aircraft For New Airlines. 

Optiva Capital launches Diaspora Investor Direct Investment. 

Africa to attract $35b in geothermal investments by 2050. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Sand Filling of Lagos’ Waters Threatens Coastal Communities, Businesses. 

Ondo SSG decries plan to pitch her against Tinubu. 

EKSU VC Recommends Vocational Training for Undergraduates. 

Makinde calls for calm amid panic as explosion rocks Ibadan. 

'We've Taken Full Control', Oyo Breaks Silence On Explosion. 

Cause Of Ibadan Explosion Unknown - Police. 

 Many feared dead, 15 hospitalised as massive explosion rocks Ibadan. 

Osun 2026: Between opposition’s deft moves and cracks in PDP. 

I’ve no capacity to make anyone my enemy—Oborevwori. 

RIVERS CRISIS: Why Wike, Fubara, stakeholders must sheathe swords – Nsuke. 

Fubara swears in 16 permanent secs, gives them SUVs. 

Rivers govt mum as Assembly set to screen, confirm 9 resigned commissioners. 

Fire Razes College of Education in Cross River. 

No wedding guests abducted in Enugu, says CP. 

Three Anambra monarchs withdraw Ifeanyi Ubah's chieftaincy titles. 

Gov Uzodimma dissolves cabinet. 

Wike holds emergency meeting over insecurity in Abuja. 

Abduction epidemic: Anti-kidnapping protest holds in Abuja today as 10 suspects arrested. 

Boat mishaps: 12 rescued, eight bodies recovered in Niger. 

 Kidnappers demand N50m to free Benue LG chair, three others. 

Seven killed, houses razed in Nasarawa ethnic clash. 

Insecurity: Miyetti Allah plans vigilante group in Nasarawa. 

Troubled Zaria Residents March To Zazzau Palace Over Banditry. 

5 Unresolved Murder Cases That Shook Kano State. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Nigerian soldier commits suicide in Ogun over ‘unpaid allowances’. 

NSCDC arrests father over alleged attempt to sell 6-yr-old son for N20m. 

Abducted Kaduna-Abuja road travellers’ families beg public for N50m ransom. 

Truck Crushes Kwara Poly Student To Death. 

Court remands man for defiling 15-year-old girl. 

Family blames husband for pregnant wife’s death. 

3 pupils, 4 adults die in Osun auto crash. 

UNILAG convocation: Confusion as hoodlums attack, stole academic gowns. 

‘We’re good,’ BBNaija’s Shegzz reacts to alleged breakup with Bella. 

My husband had 87 girlfriends when I met him – Nigerian activist Adetoun. 

Shot Nigerian artist in US, Zuwa for burial Jan 17. 

INTERNATIONAL

Israel and Hamas reach agreement on Gaza aid. 

FBI investigation after ex-A&F boss sex claims. 

Trump 'unleashed' followers on Carroll, says lawyer. 

Pakistan says children killed in Iranian strike. 

UK warned of coldest January night in 14 years. 

SPORTS

Sadiq Umar: NFF insists player left camp injured despite club training video. 

AFCON 2023: We must convert our chances to defeat Cote d’Ivoire – Peseiro. 

Namibia stun Tunisia 1-0 in AFCON 2023 upset. 

VAR drama as Saudi Arabia roar back to beat Oman at Asian Cup. 

Benzema files defamation complaint against French minister.

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