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NEWS HEADLINES-29 SEP 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 136 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 58,460. 

Buhari mourns security agents, others as terrorists launch fresh attack on Zulum. 

36 states take FG to Supreme Court over Courts’ funding. 

Anger, disappointment trail labour’s suspension of strike. 

We’ve not been informed of tariff hike suspension - DisCos. 

Water Resources Bill anti-people, threat to nation’s security - Ijaw group. 

FG launches digital Nigeria portal, mobile App. 

FG unveils historical exhibition to celebrate nation’s independence. 

ICPC uncovers multi-billion Naira TSA Scam. 

N2.67bn school feeding funds found in private accounts - ICPC. 

ICPC says not targeting lawmakers with constituency projects tracking. 

Good people either get into politics or be ruled by lesser humans - Senate Spokesman. 

FG’s 774,000 jobs: Ministry raises lawmakers’ slots. 

It’s ‘Petty Partisanship’ to say corruption more prevalent now - Ahmed Lawal. 

We have not received new PIB from Presidency - NASS. 

Nigeria may break up, it has cracks - Boss Mustapha. 

Breakup warning/60th independence anniversary: ACF warns Osinbajo over utterance, Ohaneze, Afenifere, others back VP. 

UNN Centre appoints Prof Okoro as Director. 

Nigeria, Niger Refinery, train link favours North against South. 

Days of crude oil are numbered - FG. 

Boko Haram: Air Task Force kills scores of terrorists in latest strikes in Borno. 

Take your ‘Igbo Presidency’, give us Biafra - IPOB. 

BUSINESS

Deregulation: NNPC paid itself N1.53trn petrol subsidy in 3 years. 

The marketing masterclass: Low cost marketing strategies for SMEs. 

Bankers’ Institute re-Certifies NDIC Academy. 

ICAN includes block-chain tech, AI in syllabus.  

Positive sentiment: Stock Market opens week with N99bn growth. 

Generational Wealth: The 10 commandments of solid wealth. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Speaker, 9 other duly inaugurated Edo Assembly members, visit, congratulate Obaseki. 

Wike: I’ll resign if Amaechi mentions one thing he has done for Rivers as Minister. 

Akeredolu can’t stop me from visiting Ondo - Wike. 

We’re set to connect Okitipupa to Omotosho Power Plant - Akeredolu. 

Lagos Assembly appoints Onafeko as Acting Clerk. 

Lagos refutes BudgIT report, says state is financially, economically stable. 

World Bank approves $20m stimulus fund for Ekiti. 

Reject calls for Oluwo’s removal, Iwo Chiefs tell Oyetola. 

Ebonyi Local Govts fix Oct to end female circumcision. 

HURIWA backs chemical castration of rapists in Kaduna. 

FG trains Kano, Jigawa women, youths in skills acquisition. 

Bagudu seeks stakeholders’ collaboration to achieve free rabies status by 2030. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Politicians priority is citizens’ welfare not next election - Pa Omolayole. 

Fani-Kayode refutes rumors of 5th Marriage to Halima Yusuf. 

Stephanie Linus appointed National OPS-WASH Ambassador by Water Resources Minister. 

Couple, 2 others exhume, decapitate corpse in Ogun. 

Controversy trails death of Lagos artiste on BRT lane. 

Sex-toy shop assault: Court orders Senator to pay attendant N50m. 

15-year-old flees Plateau to Ekiti to escape child marriage. 

Tambuwal’s adviser’s son detained over rape video circulation. 

Bandits kill bike man, abduct Kaura council boss in Kaduna. 

Police arrest 4 in Ogun for unlawful possession of human skull.  

BBNaija: Okowa felicitates with Dorathy. 

INTERNATIONAL

Ivory Coast: No to Ouattara’s third term bid. 

Mali’s Transitional Govt nominates new PM. 

Social, environmental factors behind Africa’s low COVID-19 cases - WHO. 

Twitter partners African organizations against suicide. 

US ramps up pressure on Germany to ban Huawei.  

SPORTS

Bolus explains why Nigerian players no longer win CAF players’ awards. 

Dad made me shave my hair before Costa fight - Adesanya. 

Man City sign defender Ruben Dias from Benfica for 62m. 

More expected of Haaland than Lewandowski at Dortmund - Kehl. 

Liverpool lay down Premier League market in 3-1 Arsenal win. 

Ronaldo double earns point for Juventus at Roma. 

Messi back in scoring business in dream start for Koeman.  

Thiem advances as Serena survives first round scare. 

Visit https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/ for up to date information on COVID-19.

GOOD MORNING

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