*NEWS HEADLINES* - 18 FEB 25 https://whatsappnewsheadlines.blogspot.com/2025/02/news-headlines-18-feb-25.html *NATIONAL* Lagos Assembly Crisis: Atiku tells Tinubu to stop interfering in state matters. AU Summit: FG calls for liberal visa policies for Nigerian businesses abroad. FG calls for humane deportation process as U.S. set to deport 85 Nigerians. FG commissions 550kWp mini-grid to power 3,500 households. Saudi donates 100 tons of dates to vulnerable families in Nigeria. 2027: We’ve never zoned presidency to S’East – Labour Party. . Stipends: NELFUND plans system update to ascertain dropped. Student loan: NELFUND close 2023/2024 application cycle Feb 21. CNA urges Review of National Assembly Service Act to promote efficiency. NRC working to make rail preferred transport alternative – Opeifa. People With HIV protest against USAID closure. Adebanjo: Burial may hold May — Daughter. Katsina Accidental Airstrike: Air Force Breaks Silence. *BUSINESS* Inflation rate, CBN’s monetary policies, others to drive stock market. MPC, more liquid banks and tricky path to neutral interest rates. How poor NOGICD Act enforcement leads to job losses, investment decline. Recruitment: Successful applicants to get appointment letters soon, says NNPC. Capitalisation soars by N1.35tr as strong corporate earnings boost confidence. PZ to convert $34.26m outstanding loan into equity. Yuan strengthens 7.1702 against dollar. *ACROSS THE STATES* 36 Lagos Assembly members pass vote of confidence on Meranda. Speaker’s office denies inviting DSS to seal off Assembly. Leaked Memo Shows DSS Was Invited To Lagos Assembly. Invasion of Lagos Assembly: A National Embarrassment – Lawmakers Lament. PSC Appoints Ex-force Spokesperson, Moshood, As Lagos Police Commissioner. 5 things to know about new Lagos police commissioner Moshood Jimoh. Lagos domesticates National Reproductive Health Policy. Aiyedatiwa swears in elected LG chairmen. Mayhem in Osun: Five feared dead, FHA attacked as APC takes over 15 LGAs. Osun LG crisis: PDP, APC trade words over alleged killings. Those Behind Osun LG Crisis Won't Go Unpunished - IGP. ‘Delta Govt Hasn’t Granted Olu-Odu Autonomy from Ogwashi-Uku’. No Cause for Alarm About Security in Asaba, Delta Capital. Protesters block Ughelli axis of East-West road over land dispute. Stop misleading Nigerians, Fubara aide cautions Amaewhule, 26 others. Rivers community rejects Kalabari tag, insists on distinct identity. Otu inspects projects in Ogoja, assures residents of prompt delivery. Abia Moves  to Stimulate Interest of Tertiary Institution Students in NELFUND. How We Grew Enugu’s IGR By 1,000% From N30bn To N500bn– Gov Mbah. Katsina Gov Unveils N5.7bn Goat Rearing  Empowerment Scheme. Court restrains CBN, others from withholding Kano LG allocation. Opposition Kicks As Zamfara Gov't Bans Political Gatherings. Bauchi Assembly tasks new works commissioner to quality projects. *HUMAN ANGLE* Ondo: Mother, two children burnt to death in night inferno. Security guard jailed for sexually exploiting 14-year-old stepdaughter. Alleged Illegal Eviction: Court grants last adjournment to property developer, Osakwe. Fire razes four-room apartment in Kwara, destroys property worth millions. Ned Nwoko reacts to welcoming child with actress, Chika Ike. Regina Daniels deactivates Instagram account. Davido shuts down calls for Seyi Tinubu’s involvement in Osun crisis. Why I didn’t announce birth of my twin sons – Chimamanda Adichie. Korean actor Kim Sae-ron found dead at home – Police. On my own platform, I suffer indignities – X owner Elon Musk laments. Hospitalized Shakira to hold next show on Monday. *INTERNATIONAL* Bootleg alcohol kills 124 in Turkey in six weeks. U.S. deports 3rd batch of Indian immigrants. Mexico to sue Google over 'Gulf of America' tag. Argentina ex-president Fernandez on trial for beating girlfriend. Russia condemns West’s interference in Serbia’s internal Affairs. Pope Francis remains in hospital, clinical conditions complex. *SPORTS* Niger Delta Sports Festival MOC For Inauguration Feb 21. Neymar on target for Santos with first goal since 2023. ‘How Liverpool can cope with PL title nerves’ – Van Dijk. We’ve ‘one per cent’ chance to overcome Real Madrid, says Guardiola. Rodgers urges Celtic to be bold against Bayern. _If you enjoy reading our posts every morning, share, comment, subscribe and follow our twitter account @OurWhatsAppNews and WhatsApp channel_ *GOOD MORNING*