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NEWS HEADLINES-30 AUG 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 250 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 53,727. 

Nigerians allegedly attack medics at Rome COVID-19 centre after testing positive. 

Akanu Ibiam International Airport ready for flight resumption- Minister. 

ICPC quizzes NDDC directors, other officials. 

Arthur Eze emerges first to land on reopened Enugu Airport. 

FG hails EU scholarship award to over 90 Nigerians. 

Group wants Buhari to probe ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, others. 

Buhari appoints polo chieftain, Kangiwa tourism boss. 

Buhari rejigs Federal Civil Service. 

Boko Haram kills two, kidnap two in Borno

Filling stations’ll dispense gas in vehicles from September- FG. 

Omo-Agege drums support for community policing. 

Why Senate may remove DPR from 2021 budget. 

Senate to bar FIRS, Customs, NBC, 57 others from getting Federal Allocation. 

Reps allege inflation of Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road contract by over N60bn. 

Lack of political will, underfunding stall East-West road project. 

It’s unfair Northern states get VAT from beer, others - Abiante, Rep member. 

Frank Kokori blows hot: We don’t have political parties in Nigeria. 

Stop speaking for Fulani, Apostle Kure tells Buhari, others. 

MACBAN denies Fulani involvement in viral audio threatening lives.  

Enugu Killing: Mbazulike blasts S’East Govs. 

Nigerians chased into Dubai desert. 

Today’s church undisciplined - CAN President. 

IPOB, Police Clash: Why didn’t police invite Army, Air Force over killer-herdsmen, Ohaneze scribe asks. 

BUSINESS

Managing risks in the new normal era: The insurance option. 

Investing in Exchange Traded funds. 

The Nigerian Stock Exchange and millennial investors. 

Polaris Bank announces Innocent Ike as Acting MD/CEO. 

Banana residue enhances catfish growth, new research shows. 

Naira falls 1.3% against dollar after plans to sell forex to BDCs

ACROSS THE STATES

Edo 2020: APC, Igini bicker over alleged rigging plan. 

I will rally Edo royal fathers to secure our people

Abuja trip: Ngige calls for banishment of 12 Anambra monarchs. 

Oyo APC moves to reunite warring factions ahead of 2023 election. 

Ondo senatorial district in dilemma. 

Lagos tertiary institutions to reopen September 14 - Sanwo Olu. 

Kogi Guber: Suspense as Apex Court rules tomorrow. 

Southern Kaduna killings: Followers urge pastors to buy guns with tithe money. 

Parallel congress as Ekiti crisis deepens. 

FMC Yola celebrates 3rd conjoined Twins. 

Farouq sympathies with Kebbi over thunderstorms. 

Darul-Salam: How Sect shifted base to Nasarawa. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Police nab guard who raped stranded man in Ibadan. 

Hoodlums rape, kill lady in Ibadan. 

Poets In Nigeria unveil 2020 winners. 

Soyinka cancels ‘The Man Died’ 50th Anniversary Conference. 

Helicopter crash: I’ve been barred from my house, says 77-year-old landlady. 

Why I celebrate 35th birthday every year - Allwell Ademola. 

Castrate rapists - Halima Abubakar reacts to sexual violence. 

Ben Tomoloju and his 100 songs of hope. 

Sex can’t buy you a Gucci handbag, only money can - Chilly B. 

I regret not quitting my bank job earlier - Omotola Adebayo, Actress. 

‘I looked up to him’: Hamilton tribute to ‘Black Panther’ Star Boseman. 

My father demonstrates love with wealth

INTERNATIONAL

Mali junta postpones transfer of power meeting as cracks emerge. 

Mali military agrees to 12-months transition programme

‘One Big Lie’: 38,000 people rally in Berlin against COVID-19 rules. 

UN chief urges total ban on nuclear weapons testing

Deptuy in California kicks  black man who had his hands above his head during an arrest

Thieves seize 9 million euros in France cash heist

At least 17 dead in China restaurant collapse

No quarantine, PCR tests on arrival

EU urges Russia not to intervene in Belarus

SPORTS

World Cup Glory: Girl in green uniform followed our truck from Airport to broad street - Ugbade. 

Sevilla sign Oscar from Real Madrid. 

Bayern’s Lewandowski says he deserves Ballon d’Or after stellar season. 

Neymar, Nike part ways after 15 years. 

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Western & Southern Open final over injury.  

Arsenal beat Liverpool on penalties to lift FA Community Shield

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