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NEWS HEADLINES-31 AUG 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 138 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 53,865. 

We’re not ready for full resumption yet - Ogun, Enugu, Bauchi, others. 

Ghana faults Nigeria’s report on embassy demolition, demolition, deportation, others. 

Attacks: Ghanaian President to engage Buhari. 

Contract judgement enforcement: Firm lists 33 Nigeria’s UK properties, begins sales soon. 

Northern leaders reject N1bn Constitution Review. 

MBF, Afenifere, Wabara, Nwodo, Momoh tackle Northern elders over Constitution review. 

Magu: Probe Panel mulls extension. 

FG to inject over N600bn into Agriculture for food security - Nanono. 

NABTEB examinations start Sep 21. 

NDE takes 100% control of 774,000 jobs -DG. 

NBA President, Akpata, to audit 2016, 2018, 2020 Elections. 

NBA activities against National interest, splinter group writes Malami. 

Rice Scarcity: RIFAN to mobilize 1m rice farmers. 

House C’ttee fumes over Abuja-Kano Road Project. 

Campaign: PDP decries recurring politically motivated violence among politicians. 

Unusual ‘August Break’ puts crops at risk. 

SERAP sues Buhari over N800bn recovered loot. 

Ndigbo demand more as Enugu Airport comes alive. 

Don’t turn Igboland to battlefield, Ohaneze youths warn. 

Policemen should pay damage for rights violation - Falana. 

BUSINESS

Adamawa, BUA commit to business partnership. 

Confusion as subsidy resurfaces, NNPC pays N5.4bn as under recovery. 

Panic sale weighs on dollar as BDC window reopens. 

Foreigners manipulating Flour Market in Nigeria. 

COVID-19 redefines bank-customers relationship. 

Experts lament losses to fire, HSE-related incidents. 

ACROSS THE STATES

COVID-19: Lagos biobank handles 5,000 testing requests. 

ADC to boycott Ondo LG rerun, seeks redress in court. 

APC, Jegede in verbal war over overhead bridge. 

Edo PDP deplores alleged attacks on members. 

APC kicks as PDP claims poll gives Obaseki victory. 

Ize-Iyamu laments poor infrastructure in Okpella, assures residents of positive change. 

NBS report shows Edo received no capital investment in second quarter. 

Kogi: Tension as Supreme Court decides Bello, Wada, Akpoti’s fate today. 

Wike poaches Amaechi’s stalwarts to deplete fragmented APC. 

INEC gears up for Oct 31 Imo North senatorial by-election. 

Abuja trip: Eze dismisses Ngige’s call for monarch’s banishment. 

Aba traders accuse Commissioner, Market Chairman of extortion. 

Housewife abducted 4 days after giving birth in Taraba. 

Kebbi rice farmers lost N1bn to flood - Official. 

Zamfara Gov seeks death sentence for reckless driving. 

2 feared dead as police, Shi’ites clash in Kaduna. 

El-Rufai commends Agwatyap’s Peace Initiative in Zangon-Kataf. 

Electronic voting: Our success story in Kaduna State - SIECOM Chair. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Bayelsa Gunmen kill councilor as first Siamese twins undergo successful surgery. 

Conjoined Twins: Operation’s success saved me from witchcraft tag - Mother. 

Suspected ritualists drain teenager’s blood in Delta. 

Man killed for accusing neighbor of sleeping with CO-tenant’s wife. 

BrightO Wathoni, Tolanibaj evicted from BBNaija lockdown show. 

Day male fan went berserk, grabbed my butt - Belleza, Star Quest winner. 

Child Actor, Ebube Leo Uche lands lead role in new movie. 

Music is my talent, the Navy is my job - KingOla, musician. 

MTN Foundation, MUSON graduate 30 music scholars. 

INTERNATIONAL

India sets global record with 78,761 single-day rise in COVID-19 cases. 

US: Wisconsin Gov declares emergency ahead of new protests. 

French woman arrested for making naked video on Indian holy bridge

Big Oil is in Trouble. Its plan: Flood Africa with Plastic

Escape from New York: Wealthy Big Apple residents flee the city and move out to the suburbs

Trump attempts the whitewash of America

Rampant destruction of forest will unleash more pandemics

SPORTS

World Athletics unhappy with Sports Ministy’s handling of AFN Crisis. 

Ex-Falcons Star, Avre welcomes first child at 44. 

Messi contract is valid, La Liga says. 

Oyarzabal withdraws from Spain squad after COVID-19 diagnosis. 

Mancini commits to Azzuri, rules out return to club management. 

Ibrahimovic returns to Milan with contract extension close. 

Aubameyang underlines value as Arsenal win Community Shield. 

Lyon beat Wolfsburg to claim fifth straight Women’s Champion’s League. 

F1: Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix. 

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