News Headlines Jan 28, 2025. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

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Illegal stockpiling of explosives caused Niger explosion, says Alake
Fed Govt raises 25-member panel for education data harmonisation
Our party wants govt to succeed, says SDP 2023 presidential candidate Adebayo
Africa loses $18b annually due to conflict
Youth Party denounces impersonators at national forum
S’Eagles get AFCON group opponents
YGunmen attack Abuja community, abduct five residents
Aregbesola, supporters working for PDP in Osun – APC alleges
Technical education, skills vital for economic devt, says Ogun commissioner
Defamation: Doctors lose appeal against Enugu psychiatrist nurse
Writer bags award in London
Beko’s ally Balogun for burial Friday
Businessman is 2024 CEO
TETFUND chief Echono to deliver OOU’s 34th convocation lecture
Akarigbo celebrates school at 65
Akpabio kicks against service extension of NASS management staff
S’Eagles get AFCON group opponents
We did not arrest Public Complaints Chairman – Police
FG invites investors to boost electricity sector
We are still on red alert over ISWAP scare, says Ondo Amotekun
FG inaugurates committee for education data harmonisation
Alleged N2.8b fraud: Why ex-Aviation Minister Sirika paid son-in-law’s firm 100 % Katsina Airport contracts sum-Witness
Edo CP warns personnel against random phone search
Kano police parade suspected killers of Gombe ex-permanent secretary
Solid Minerals Corp will transform mining sector – Alake
Edo CP warns personnel against random phone search
APC leaders in FCT aim to reclaim area council elections
Peter Obi rejects coalition for power grabbing ahead of 2027 elections
Phone talks between Putin, Trump not scheduled yet
Eniola Badmus shares inspiring weight loss journey, encourages fans
Abdulrazaq names iconic Kwara projects after prominent Nigerians
2baba deletes divorce-related posts on Instagram
NEITI working with EFCC to recover $6 billion, N66 billion oil debt, says Executive Secretary
First Lady to inaugurate AbdulRazaq’s legacy projects in Kwara
Lagos Assembly: Obasa’s removal followed due process – Ex-lawmaker Jimoh
FRSC unveils multisectoral strategy to prevent tanker explosions, fatalities
One dead, another injured in lone car crash on Lagos-Badagry expressway
Nigeria’s economy on transformative journey under Tinubu, says Akpabio
I was raised without a father – Pastor Bolaji Idowu
Sanwo-Olu mourns victims of Enugu tanker explosion
My dream to work in Nigeria came 10 yrs after – EU envoy Mignot
LP senatorial candidate joins APC, pledges one million votes for Tinubu, Uba Sani in 2027
Why I slammed 2baba over public divorce announcement – Toke Makinwa
2baba deletes divorce-related posts on Instagram
Speed Darlington alleges gunshot attack in Lagos
Davido: My father’s wealth makes me feel broke
Love turned sour: How Annie Idibia met 2Face at age 15
Why I’m not on good terms with Burna Boy – Cubana Chiefpriest
Challenges before Lagos Speaker, Mojisola Meranda
‘Ex-Speaker Obasa should accept removal in good faith’
Arewa group disowns Bala Mohammed over criticism of Tinubu’s economic reforms
Quit or stop disgracing our party, PDP youths tell Bala Mohammed
Nike partners Educational Basketball at Street Souk
Para Badminton Int’l: Nigeria’s Bolaji wins gold in Egypt
Marine engineers elect Eferebo Sylvanus chairman
Zenith Bank raises N350.4b from combined offers
Alert Group disburses N40b loans to businesses in 12 months
How to unlock untapped potential in oil industry, by Tinubu
SEC flags two unregistered cooperative societies
EDITORIAL: Illicit forex demand
National census this year?
Tinubu’s northerners

Ighodalo sues Edo APC chair for defamation, demands N500m
Oyo magistrate adjourns Ooni’s ex-queen, others’ murder trial
Zacch Adedeji: Driving Nigeria’s fiscal future beyond oil
Kebbi community sends SOS to gov over deplorable road
Kefas confirms Taraba PUNCH reporter’s appointment
Half N’East displaced children are out of school – UNICEF
Stay focused in fight against insurgents, Army boss tells soldiers
Tinubu govt committed to delivering better Nigeria – Shettima
Ogun moves against unregistered insurance practitioners
Probe begins as gunmen abduct Abuja family of four
EFCC officer slumps, dies in Lagos
USSD debt: NCC, telcos rule out deadline extension for banks
Afenifere, CAN, others oppose push for Sharia in S’West
Gospel singer pleads not guilty to killing Nasarawa corper
LASG begins removal of Island illegal structures
Govt urges builders to comply with urban planning
Sanwo-Olu opens Old Ojo road, others today
Cyberstalking: Sowore detained after rejecting police bail conditions
How police foiled Chadian terrorist’s planned attack on Kano
Nigerian-American woman returns $5,700 found in U.S.
Paediatricians advocate speedy Child Rights Act implementation
Bauchi Speaker donates learning materials to 1,000 students
Police plan to appeal N5m judgment for Adamawa kidnap suspect
Lagos Assemly plans Obasa’s fraud probe on resumption
200 Gombe indigenes graduate as police constables
FG begins construction of 5kv solar power in MAU Yola
PDP crisis: Uncertainty as NWC members shun S’East meeting
Farotimi: Afenifere, Obi hail Afe Babalola for withdrawing defamation suit
Afenifere, CAN, others oppose push for Sharia in S’West
Out-of-school: FG raises panel to build databank
FRSC worried as 5,421 die in road crashes
FG begins civil service recruitment, lists 70 positions
NEITI, EFCC collaborate to recover $6bn, N66bn crude proceeds
Gombe builds 30-bedroom Corpers Lodge, boosts feeding allowance
Jan 29 exit: ECOWAS seeks last-ditch meeting with Niger, Mali, B’Faso
BSN to honour Jerry Gana, others on Founder’s Day
Kwara names legacy projects after Remi Tinubu, Rashidi Yekini
Niger explosion: Police hunt mastermind, NEMA,NSEMA deploy teams
Kogi doctors protest manpower shortage
Benue stakeholders hail UNICEF’s AI digital learning platforms
Ondo community seeks Aiyedatiwa’s intervention over attacks
Rivers offers free surgeries to mark Fubara’s 50th birthday
Group hails Delta APC’s planned peace meeting
No going back on Ganduje bribery case – Kano commission
Kano gov appoints Accountant-General, others, revives transport agency
Tinubu not in Tanzania for fun, says Presidency
EFCC arraigns Enugu lawyer over alleged N12m land fraud
Aggrieved APC members fault Meranda’s election as Lagos Assembly speaker
Truck crushes woman to death in Rivers, driver arrested
Nigerian, Sekinat Taiwo, breaks Guinness World Record with electric tricycle
Ex-aviation minister, Sirika, awarded contract to unqualified company- Witness
Air Peace compensated 220 passengers for flight disruptions in November 2024 – NCCA
Edo CP warns officers against extortion, unauthorised phone searches
Illegal explosives stockpiling triggered Niger explosion – Minister
Nigeria can generate $40bn annually from maritime sector – NIMENA boss
Adeleke unveils 100-member panel to resolve Ifon, Ilobu clashes
NEITI partnering EFCC to recover $6bn, N66bn from oil firms – Exec sec
Rivers partners HYPREP to connect Ogoniland with national grid
Akpabio warns against service elongation by N’Assembly officials
Hisbah evacuates 230 Almajirai from Kano streets
Obi hails Afe Babalola for withdrawing defamation suits against Farotimi
Kano anti-corruption chairman was invited, not arrested—FPRO
Fubara promises functional fire service in Rivers
Police raid criminal hideout, arrest four suspects in Rivers
How ex-Gombe perm sec killers were arrested in Kano – Police
Kaduna gov defends peace deal with bandits
FG, UK varsity partner to unveil Kaduna’s petroleum college
Residents lament as robbers terrorise Lagos community
Two nabbed, ammunition recovered at Anambra checkpoint
Court adjourns lawyer, others’ trial over illegal eviction
Cadbury records N10.4bn loss
Kano NNPP accuses APC of plotting party’s crisis ahead of 2027
Reps push for merit, transparency in N’Assembly Clerk’s appointment
2025 AFCON: Nigeria battle Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania in Group C
Dikko vows to revive National Stadium, other facilities
Onyemaechi joins Olympiacos from Boavista
Editorial: Implications of LA wildfires
Why is EFCC not using modern crime-busting formats?
Between ‘plan to’ and ‘plan on’
Donald Trump deportation policy and Africa
From smoking to sexcapades, e-hailing drivers share wild adventures of daily rides
Smart gadgets to protect kids’ eyes from LED light exposure
Experts to discuss digital transformation at Lagos summit
DBI partners US firm to promote digital skills
Govt, MTN plan digital climate system to boost agriculture
Nexford varsity graduates 1,200 students
Between ‘plan to’ and ‘plan on’
Lecturers, NANS seek preservation of TETFund

Tinubu’s Leadership Accelerating Siemens Energy Project In Nigeria — Presidency
Int’l Trade Expert Applauds Trump’s Return To White House
First Lady To Inaugurate Projects In Kwara As Gov’t Immortalises Innih, Lawal, Yekini, Others
Hope Ambassadors Honour CDS, Youth Minister, Dokpesi, Others Over Governance, Humanitarianism
Trump’s Trade Deficit Focus Could Strain Africa-US Relations, Says Economist
Qoray Sets New Guinness World Record With Electric Tricycle
Farotimi: Afenifere Commends Babalola For Deferring To Ooni, Yoruba Obas
EFCC Investigates Death Of Officer Found On Lagos Street
Akpabio Kicks Against ‘Sit-tight’ Bureaucrats In NASS
2025 Budget: Reps Knock NEITI For Allocating N32m To Meals
First Female CP Resumes In Edo, Warns Policemen Against Extortion
I Now Survive On Rent From My Kaduna House, Says Ex-President Buhari
Terror Alert: Kano Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Explosives
NEDC Procures ₦1.4bn Equipment To Dredge Alau Dam
Police Deny Arrest Of Kano’s Anti-Corruption Commission Chair Rimingado
Lagos Cleric Madubuko Accuses Eezee Tee Of Defrauding Singers Mercy Chinwo, Judikay
CAF Announces Host Cities, Stadia For AFCON 2025 In Morocco
Chinese AI Chatbot DeepSeek Shakes Global Markets, Challenges US Tech Dominance
Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers For Killing Ex-Gombe Perm Sec
Lagos Cleric Madubuko Accuses Eezee Tee Of Defrauding Singers Mercy Chinwo, Judikay
Netizens Divided Over 2Baba, Annie Idibia’s Divorce Announcement
Japanese TV Executives Resign Amid Sex Scandal Involving Star Host
Toke Makinwa Slams 2Baba For Publicising Divorce With Wife, Annie Idibia
Al Nassr Open Talks With Leverkusen To Sign Boniface
Sinner Defies Doping Battle To Dominate Men’s Tennis
Passenger Sues Virgin Atlantic Over Lost Luggage, Alleged Breach Of Contract
Digital Diplomacy: How Sinking Nations Are Advocating For Survival Online
World Bank, IMF Urge CBN To Tackle Inflation As Rate Hits 34.8%

No one can accuse me of enrichment, I have nothing to hide – Buhari
N2.8b fraud: Sirika awarded contract to unqualified coy –Witness
Igbo women demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release, removal of checkpoints in S’East
Court fixes Feb 27 for arraignment of Obanikoro’s son, others over N1.3bn fraud
Passenger sues Virgin Atlantic over lost luggage, breach of contract
Unlawful detention: You must pay damages, court orders biz man
Former House of Rep. Member, Sani Kutigi quits PDP in Niger
I’m not interested in coalition for purpose of power grabbing – Peter Obi
Mohammed, El-Rufai under fire for opposing Tinubu’s policies
Obasa: Meranda assumes office, lawmakers chant support
Osun: We’re open to all political parties for collaboration, Aregbesola says
You’ve left before 2022, APC lambasts Aregbesola, factional members
Political interference, farmers’ inexperience threaten FG’s $134m grain production initiative
‘Govt should make agric more attractive to boost food security’
Ginger epidemic: Kaduna farmers lament exclusion from relief funds
Local solutions key to cutting oil, gas project costs, timelines –Ewanehi, Solewant Group GMD
Court adjourns Speed Darlington’s N300m suit against IGP
13 years after: Kwara govt honours Rashidi Yekini
Al-Nassr hits Germany for Boniface
NIS to confer Soname, Lalong, Onyema with Fellowship award on 50th anniversary
Quomodo Africa sponsors Ikoyi Club Swimming Competition
Editorial: The deadly petrol tanker explosions
Nigeria’s children of the dump sites
Let’s bring Ogoni saga to an end
Henry Seriake Dickson, Servant of God and Man: A Birthday Tribute
Discomfort over government cash transfer
Anxiety over UTME
BU gets 160-seater CIBN hall legacy project
UNILAG SPGS holds maiden hooding for 213 PhD graduates
2025 registration: JAMB sanitises CBT centres in Osun
Benue declares rabies outbreak, plans mass dog vaccination

I Now Feed From Renting Out My House In Kaduna — Buhari
Terror Alert: We Arrested Suspect, Recovered Explosives – Kano CP
Governors Attempting To Influence Cash Transfer Register – Minister
Why Fiscal Pressures May Persist In 2025 – PWC Report
What FG Must Do To Make Currency Swap With China Work
UBA To Educate SMEs, Businesses On Tax Reforms
Tariff Hike: LCCI Demands Quality Service From Telecom Operators, Regulators
Slow Utilisation Of Digital Medical Records At Health Facilities Frustrates Nigerians
Gunmen Attack Ambulance In Kogi, Kill Undertaker
Nigeria Has Money To Fund Tinubu’s Frequent Foreign Trips – Minister
New Lagos Assembly Speaker Moves Into Obasa’s Former Office Amid Tight Security
Bandits Strike Again In Abuja, Abduct Father, Mother, Son From Their Bedroom
SAHCO Achieves 37-Minute Turnaround On B777 Cargo Plane
EFCC Operative Found Dead On Major Lagos Road
Philosopher Afisi Emerges LASU Deputy VC
Excitement As Funtua Dry Port Receives First Cargo
Tax Default: Kano Seals Grand Central Hotel, Four Others
UBA To Educate SMEs, Businesses On Tax Reforms
Tariff Hike: LCCI Demands Quality Service From Telecom Operators, Regulators
2025 AFCON: Nigeria Draw Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda In Group C
Kwara United Inflict Second Consecutive Defeat On Enyimba
Lobi Stars Relocate From Lafia To ATB Stadium Bauchi
Nigeria To Host African Women’s Volleyball Club Championship In April
Spain’s Coach De La Fuente Extends Contract
Palestinians Return To North Gaza After Breakthrough On Hostages
DR CONGO: Fighting Rages In Goma After Militia, Rwandan Troops Enter City
SOUTH KOREA: Bird Feathers, Bloodstains Found In Jeju Jet Engines
EUROPE: Coca-Cola Makes Major Recall In Europe Over Chlorate Content
UNITED KINGDOM: Over 200 Firms Adopt 4-Day Work Week With No Pay Cut
Gaza Can Never Be Defeated, Her People Can Never Be Moved To Egypt And Jordan
Editorial,: We Need A Paradigm Shift In The Agricultural Sector
Despite Hosting Water Plant, We Pass Through Hell Accessing Water – Bwari Residents
FCT Community Gets Transformer After 1 Year Blackout
New Owner Acquires Abuja’s River Park Estate
‘Maikalangu Has Capacity, Deserves Support’

South-East PDP rejects Damagum’s stakeholders meeting
I feed on rental income, not corruption — Buhari
2027: Count me out of coalition against Tinubu, APC — Peter Obi
Federal Civil Service Commission opens portal, begins recruitment
Defamation: Why I agreed to withdraw cases against Dele Farotimi – Afe Babalola
Students and economic hardship
Yobe govt advocates resource mobilisation to tackle Lake Chad challenges
Illegal stockpiling of explosives triggered Niger explosion – Alake
Adeyanju condemns Sowore’s ‘unlawful’ detention
How Chinese AI company, DeepSeek, is causing Nvidia, other stocks to lump
Marble Halal Ethical Funds record 35.6% growth in 2024
OSOPADEC reiterates commitment to youth empowerment
Kano: Three arrested for kidnapping, killing of retired Permanent Secretary
State capture makes democratic change nearly impossible — Atiku
Japa: New Zealand eases visa rules for ‘digital nomads’
Anambra: Police arrest four suspects for allegedly burning 74-year-old woman to death
APC inaugurates new SWC for FCT
Kano: Three arrested for kidnapping, killing of retired Permanent Secretary
NOA reiterates on dangers of scooping petrol from fallen tankers
Ondo Amotekun arrested 300 suspects in three months — Commander
Gaza ceasefire: Eight hostages set for release by Hamas already dead, Israel claims
Abductors of Abuja family members disguised as vigilantes – Police
Exploring Fishing Games on Nagad88
Speakership crisis: Group kicks against GAC, Meranda’s emergence
EU declares Nigeria as top trade partner
Sanwo-Olu to open Old Ojo road, three others
FG seeks collective action against neglected tropical diseases
Nigeria, Singapore partner to advance civil service transformation
Oyo govt moves to enforce ban on street trading, illegal dumping of refuse
NEITI, EFCC collaborate to recover $6bn, N66bn from oil sector stakeholders
Kano: Only 30% of women giving birth in hospitals – Official
Equities investors earn N471.4bn as market opens week with 0.79% increase
I feed on rental income, not corruption — Buhari
Ondo Assembly budgets N462m for lawmakers’ car maintenance
Police contradict Kano govt, say terrorist attack threat real
Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Gov Mbah over Enugu tanker explosion
FG set to establish centralised databank, harmonise education data
Kwara gov names projects after Tinubu’s wife, ex-gov Bamigboye, others
Court restrains Police from arresting Kano anti-graft boss
NYSC has produced entrepreneurs of international repute since inception — Ondo coordinator

I feed from rent paid for Kaduna house – Buhari
We’ll join security outfits to eject ISWAP, criminal herdsmen from Igboland —IPoB
United, prosperous Nigeria is a must —Tinubu
S/Court Verdict: Why LGs’re yet to get direct allocations six months after — Mohammed
United, prosperous Nigeria is a must —Tinubu
Poor sanitation costs Nigeria N455bn yearly, says World Bank Group
Ivory Coast will hold on to AFCON trophy, promises coach Fae
Nigerian extradited, faces life sentence in US over nude photo that led to teen’s death
Colombia sends plane for migrants after Trump clash
Funke Akindele, Wunmi Toriola make 2024 highest grossing lead actresses
AFCON 2025: NFF confident of Nigeria’s qualification chances from Group C
Kidnapping, banditry: DSS officer testifies against NSCDC officials in court
We won’t miss you, Osun APC tells Aregbesola’s supporters
Obasa: ‘It’s family affair’ – Governance Advisory Council scribe
Stop meddling in Kano affairs – Kwankwaso tells FG
Lagos Assembly crisis: GAC members divided over Obasa’s impeachment
PDP crisis: Battleground shifts to courtrooms
Criminal defamation: Afe Babalola drops charges against Farotimi
Lone car crash leaves 1 dead, another injured along Lagos-Badagry expressway
Nigerian-American woman returns $5,700 found in U.S.
Gospel singer, Ajayi pleads not guilty to Salome Adaidu murder charge
Bandits attack Abuja community, abduct five
Rape of minors: I was paid by Police officer to bear false witness, nurse alleges
Nigeria has no state religion, only manipulators of religion, by Owei Lakemfa
2baba deletes divorce-related posts, video on Instagram
Speed Darlington alleges assassination attempt
Divorce: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself’ – Toke Makinwa slams 2baba
Nvidia loses $500bn in value as Chinese AI firm jolts tech shares
Coca-Cola recall products across Europe over chlorate content
We have over a billion barrels of oil reserves, says Tinubu at WEF
Hyperinflationary economy, IAS 29 reporting not applicable to Nigeria — FRC
2025: PWC projects inflation decline to 26%, stable exchange rate
Saudi giants Al Nassr open talks to sign Nigerian striker Victor Boniface
2025 AFCON: Nigeria in Group C, to face Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania [Full Draw]
Bundesliga to test in-stadium refereeing announcements
Brazil defender Danilo leaves Juventus after contract terminated
Clean energy: Global experts to converge in Lagos to chart West Africa’s future
First AI University debuts in Nigeria
Fintech leads Africa’s start-up funding with 47% in 2024
115 bag first class as OOU graduates 6,209
How poor research funding stifles national development
InterswitchSPAK 6.0: Nigeria’s brightest young minds shine in STEM competition
Yabatech Rector calls for industry, academia partnerships for development