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NEWS HEADLINES-28 AUG 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 296 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 53,317. 

FG shifts resumption of international flights to September 5. 

Concerns over safety protocols as foreign flights resume. 

Plateau now epicenter of COVID-19, says PTF. 

Council of State okays Centre for Control of Small Arms, light weapons. 

Council of State endorses pardon for Ambrose Alli, 44 others. 

My focus now is serving Nigeria, not 2023, says Osinbajo. 

FG planning to pay private school teachers, artisans - Osinbajo. 

FG approves outstanding benefits of N-Power beneficiaries. 

Disquiet over order of mass metering of Nigerians. 

UNN manufactures anti-COVID-19 digital machine. 

Stay off church governance, stop CAMA, ex-UNIZIK VC tells FG. 

Polio: Nigeria still threatened despite eradication Certificate. 

Buhari will leave legacy of massive infrastructural development - Lai Mohammed. 

FG, National Assembly bringing rejected water bill through the back door, says Soyinka. 

Magu: Presidential Panel reopens ex-IG Tafa’s case, seized houses. 

APC, PDP fight over alleged stage-managed kidnapping of opposition members. 

PDP slams APC for justifying suffering of Nigerians under Buhari. 

Minister relocated to Enugu ahead of Airport reopening. 

Startimes dismisses Senate report, says N200bn not missing.  

Admission: CBT centres defraud candidates of N59m - JAMB. 

Abuja-Kaduna Road: Reps threaten to revoke contract, insist on May 21 deadline. 

Cracks in NBA worsen as splinter group creates NNBA. 

NYSC boss commends FG over corps members’ inclusion in NHIS.

Health worker abducted by ISWAP regains freedom. 

Jihadists kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon border over ‘blockade’

BUSINESS 

Adesina returns as AFDB’s Chief Executive. 

Buhari, Obi, Okonjo-Iweala hail Adesina’s re-election as AfDB President. 

CBN directs BDCs to sell dollars at N386, as forex trade restarts. 

Electricity: Schneider moves to cut Nigeria’s power sector loss.

Bitumen imports gulp N300bn despite huge deposits in states. 

Experts canvass total ease for better economy, COVID-19 outcome. 

FAAN decries 95% revenue drop, begins new service charge. 

ACROSS THE STATES

World Bank approves $75m support fund for Obaseki’s education reforms. 

Oba of Benin plans peace pact with Guber candidates. 

$15m dollars modular refinery project to be sited in Delta. 

By-election: Protests in Bayelsa as PDP screens our former Speaker, 2 others. 

How hungry Ikoli River is swallowing buildings in Yenagoa Community. 

IPOB clash: Ugwuanyi summons emergency security meeting. 

Why FMC Umuahia can’t be upgraded to teaching hospital yet, by Medical Director. 

Blasphemy: I’ll sign death warrant after 30 days - Ganduje. 

How 200 Bauchi students’ names went missing on WASSCE list. 

Kaduna parents face new dilemma as schools go online. 

19 killed in Zamfara road crash, Matawalle declares 3-day mourning. 

Bandits using camels to smuggle arms into Nigeria - Zamfara Gov. 

Drumbeats of violence as Ondo Guber Poll draws near. 

Lagos State Govt generates N433.6bn revenue in first half of 2020. 

Lagos black spots: Ibeju Lekki, Alimosho, Apapa, Ikorodu top list. 

Bridge rehabilitation may not end Apapa gridlock, says NSE Chair. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Lagos man allegedly commits suicide with insecticide. 

Abuja policemen arrest, extort surveyor in Lagos. 

Woman accuses Rivers hospital of stealing new born. 

Nigerian-born, Kaycee Madu, appointed Canada’s Minister of Justice.  

Nigerian music industry is challenging - Yungace I Popsicles. 

BBNaija’s Mike Edwards and wife Perri welcome first child. 

Davido shares his playlist on teen vogue. 

Waju Abraham: Kicked out of med school, abandoned by wife, now he creates millionaires. 

New York rejects 11th parole bid of John Lennon’s killer. 

Why Nigeria students find online learning painful

Incest: Wife caught her husband having sex with his mun in their apartment

INTERNATIONAL

Tribal clashes in East Sudan kills 3 - Officials. 

Again, ECOWAS leaders meet on Mali today

Republicans accuse Democrats of things Republicans have done

Donald Trump snubbed by Melania as she 'shakes her head' at him in awkward public blunder

Joe Biden says Trumps and allies are 'rooting for violence'

Rwanda again tightens COVID-19 measures as cases surge

Doctors in Kenyan capital end strike over pay delays, PPE

Hurricane Laura batters Southern US

Relief as Christchurch mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole

World War 3 Mapped: The six places where WW3 could break out in 2020

Foundation condemns ill treatment of Nigeria traders in Ghana

SPORTS

NFF celebrates ex-board member Emeka Inyama at 60. 

Brig Gen Lot confirms date for maiden edition of IGC/Tiger Patrons’ tourney. 

Southgate snubs Arsenal youngster Saka for England role. 

City in no rush to extend Guardiola’s contract - Khaldoon Al-Mubarak. 

Lampard must deliver after Chelsea spending spree. 

Football great, Ronaldinho regains freedom. 

Boris Becker supports Osaka’s withdrawal over racial injustice. 

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