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NEWS HEADLINES-29 AUG 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 160 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 53,477. 

FG reads riot act to Ghana on hostility towards Nigeria. 

Buhari backs ECOWAS on 12 months transition plan in Mali. 

Buhari deploys permanent secretaries. 

Buhari, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu mourn as helicopter crashes into Lagos home, killing all 3 onboard. 

Helicopter 2 mins from Lagos Airport before crashing - Air Traffic Controllers. 

PDP, Obasanjo: Everything changed in Nigeria within 8 years - Feni-Kayode. 

2023: Power can only shift if APC, PDP pick their presidential candidates from the south - Shehu Sani. 

CAMA Act 2020 may destabilize Nigeria’s fragile peace, says Kaigama. 

Akpata, SANs kick as northern lawyers form parallel NBA. 

Boko Haram: We’re tired of excuses, residents tell Buhari. 

BUSINESS

More opportunities emerge in agric-business funding. 

How Nestlé Nigeria helps youth build capacity. 

Recession will be short-lived - Finance Minister. 

Siemens devises initiative to support sustainable development in Nigeria. 

Local content saves Nigeria $2bn on LNG Train 7 - NCDMB. 

LCCI set to interrogate FG’s economic interventions. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Edo 2020: APC has no candidate, attacking judiciary - PDP. 

Lagos East senatorial by-election: Conflicting reports over ex-Polaris Bank Boss, Abiru, as APC consensus candidate. 

Court reinstates 4 suspended Ondo lawmakers, awards N20m damages. 

Olumilua was not materialistic says Fayemi. 

Rivers indigenes laud Wike for fixing strategic federal highway. 

Emmanuel eulogizes late Parchi Ulomo at funeral. 

Enugu opens transfer window for nurses, pharmacists, lab scientists. 

Okorocha, Uzodinma feud: Rumble in Imo Govt House. 

2 killed, policeman, NSCDC staff abducted in Kaduna. 

Mpape: From quarry to tourist attraction. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Ex-Oyo Lawmaker arrested over alleged assault on APC Leader. 

Policeman demands bribe from traffic offender, rejects N100. 

Business failure: Man commits suicide after resisting first attempt. 

Abductors of civil servant want N20m ransom. 

Ondo: Father dumps own 3-week old baby boy in canal. 

Ritual killings murder sleep in Oyo village. 

Gunmen kill son of Katsina LG Former Chair, abduct ex-Chair of neighboring LG. 

Rivers Police parades kidnappers as victim dies days after release. 

Okada ban, lockdown led us into kidnapping - Abductors of A’Court judge’s wife. 

Fire outbreak at Access Bank, VI branch. 

Why I cursed those who criticized me for divorcing my wife, Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwo. 

Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade fan’s clash over superiority. 

Fela resurrects in Miami with launch of first Afro-Caribbean lounge. 

How COVID-19 made me a hero - Gombe SS3 Student. 

Darey unveiled as new coach of “The Voice Nigeria”. 

I am here to rule Nigeria music - Jaidee Arison. 

Men fall prey to my fake nude photos online - Didi Ekanem. 

BBNaija: Nengi’s romance with Kiddwaya threatens Ozo’s reign as HOH. 

79-year-old woman shoots husband dead after 30 years of domestic violence. 

The ‘village headmaster’ actor, Jimmy Johnson, to be buried Saturday. 

‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer at age 43. 

INTERNATIONAL

More than 5,000 persons arrested for ‘virus-related crimes’ in China. 

Kim Jong Un makes appearance to evaluate typhoon damages. 

Shinzo Abe: Japan's PM resigns for health reasons

SPORTS

Eberechi Eze joins Premier League side Crystal Palace for £20m. 

Matic has retired from international football, Serbia director confirms. 

Midfielder Aaron Mooy switches Brighton for Shangai SIPG. 

Aouar misses out on French senior team call-up after COVID diagnosis. 

Russia fires anti-doping czar, sparking concerns. 

Osaka to face Azarenka for WTA title, Raonic advances. 

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