*NEWS HEADLINES* -20 MAY 25 https://whatsappnewsheadlines.blogspot.com/2025/05/news-headlines-20-may-25.html *NATIONAL* Vatican Security Blocks Seyi During Tinubu's Meeting With Pope. Automatic Tickets, Contracts Fuelling Defections To APC. Opposition Kicks As N/West APC Endorses Tinubu For 2nd Term. Why SDP backed Obasanjo over Ige, Falae in 1999 — Lamido. 2027: PDP defections driven by personal gain — Organizing Secretary. Vatican visit shouldn’t be politicised – Peter Obi. FG, Gov Eno congratulate Jackson on emergence as UK Mayor. Anti-Tinubu coalition: Peter Obi disagrees with Atiku’s camp over VP slot. Abure’s prosecution recommendation: We’re vindicated – LP House of Reps caucus leader. Investigate Akpabio, Sandra Duru, Natasha petitions IGP. UTME Glitch: South East Reps Demand Oloyede's Resignation. We Spend N26m On Electricity Monthly, Use 5,000 Litres Of Disel In 2wks –VC. N50bn Earned Allowances: Crisis brews in varsities as SSANU, NASU reject sharing formula. Alleged N2.2b fraud: Fayose tells court he has ‘no case to answer’. Alleged N76bn fraud: Lawyer’s absence stalls former AMCON MD’s trial. Shadow Government: SAN backs DSS action, Omokri labels it treason. Jihadists in Nigeria turn to TikTok to spread propaganda. Herdsmen, bandits strike in Benue, Kebbi, Imo, Ondo, Kogi, kill 33. *BUSINESS* MPC: Why CBN May Hold Rates – Analysts. Capital Market crucial for Nigeria’s $1trn economy goal – Wale Edun. DBN Disburses Over N1trn Loan To MSMEs, Targets N1.3trn Capital. Nigeria Now Member Of European Reconstruction, Dev’t Bank. Risk Managers Induct NDIC Chiefs Into Fellows’ Board. Refinery: If we understood magnitude, we might not attempt it – Dangote. High interest rate affecting manufacturing sector, SMEs — Reps to CBN. *ACROSS THE STATES* Three rescued, others trapped as one-storey building collapses in Lagos. Lagos to enforce single-use plastics ban from July. Children’s Day: Ondo revives moribund children parliament after 12 years. 2026: Ex-gov aspirant says he's 'best' candidate for Osun APC ticket. Edo deputy speaker resigns voluntarily over PDP’s minority status. Court dismisses Philip Shaibu’s N50bn suit against ex-Gov. Obaseki, others. Gunmen invade radio station in Bayelsa. Ex-LP Rep, supporters defect to APC in Cross River. Ebonyi Gov increases salary of newly employed medical doctors to N500k. Again, Many Feared Killed In Abuja-Karu Bridge Car Crash. Peter Obi donates N20m to Kubwa Anglican hospital, school. Army storms bandits’ camps in Benue, destroys kingpin Konyo Mbise’s hideout. Plateau to partner Czech Republic on technical education, others. Tussle Over VC Deepens In Katsina Varsity As Aspirant Writes Minister. Borno: How Boko Haram Killed 90 Farmers In 5 Months. 20,000 flee Marte four years after resettlement. *HUMAN ANGLE* Speak your language to your children, Soyinka urges Africans. Police arrest officer caught in viral video assaulting driver in Lagos. EFCC arrests 120 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. DSS arrests ‘wanted kidnappers’ in Abuja, Sokoto Hajj camps. Suspected rapist machete 14-yr-old girl to coma in Abia. Woman files for divorce after ChatGPT predicts husband’s ‘infidelity’ via coffee cup. Actress Mercy Aigbe apologises to daughter for harsh upbringing. Actress Jumoke George’s daughter returns from Mali. Lagos Govt shuts down Cubana Chief Priest’s restaurant. Singer Jim Morrison’s bust found in France, 37 years after theft. Gary Lineker to leave BBC after social media ‘error’. *INTERNATIONAL* Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'. Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK. Trump says Russia and Ukraine to 'immediately' start ceasefire negotiations after two-hour call with Putin. Mexico mourns Navy cadets killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash. Starmer hails 'new era' of UK-EU relations as Badenoch says deal 'taking us backwards'. *SPORTS* Tinubu: 2024 NSF Celebration Of Sporting Excellence. South Africa Win First-Ever U-20 AFCON Title. Premier League: Build-up to Brighton v Liverpool - Chiesa starts but Van Dijk on bench. Ballon d’Or to be awarded on September 22. Serie A title deciders to be played Friday. _If you enjoy reading our posts every morning, share, comment, subscribe and follow our twitter account @OurWhatsAppNews and WhatsApp channel_ *GOOD MORNING*