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NEWS HEADLINES-29 OCT 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 147 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 62,371. 

Eid-el Maulud: Buhari, PDP, APC, Kalu, others urge National rebirth, tolerance, prayer. 

Buhari divisive, says Ohaneze, Afenifere as President advises against disunity. 

Buhari opens Army endowment fund with N10m, sues for Unity. 

We’ve achieved substantial progress in North-West, North-Central, says Buhari. 

Protests, looting: Our sensitive databases under attacks - FG. 

Court declines to order INTERPOL arrest of ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani. 

Lekki shootings: NBA insists on probe, Amnesty releases evidence linking military. 

Lekki Toll Gate Shooting: Amnesty international releases ‘investigative timeline’. 

Lekki: Rights group gives FG, Army 15-day ultimatum to fish out ‘killer’ soldiers. 

Oath of secrecy on Lekki shooting panel members, a betrayal of trust - Lawyers. 

How AGF, CBN shield police, military from paying damages to victims of rights abuses. 

South-East not fairly treated - Northern Elders

#EndSARS: Oluwo seeks inclusion of traditional rulers in panel of Inquiry. 

Don’t destroy oil facilities, Omo-Agege begs N/Delta Avengers. 

Senate faults 20 power projects in Minister’s LGA. 

#EndSARS: Minister urges youths to engage Govt in dialogue. 

Deji of Akure supports the arrest, prosecution of hijackers of #EndSARS protests nationwide.  

#EndSARS protests: Youths’ve lost confidence in Govt - Ifeanyi Ubah.  

2021 Budget: 29% allocation to capital expenditure not sufficient to bridge infrastructure gap - CIS. 

Buhari governance style deepens ethnic division - Political Science Professor. 

Reposition INEC with your reappointment, PDP tells Yakubu. 

Prisons reject suspected looters, thugs arraigned by police. 

Police weep over killings of 2 DPOs, officer’s beheading, burning of 11 stations. 

BUSINESS

NISRAL MFB gets framework for N75bn youth fund disbursement. 

EndSARS: Coronation Insurance assures customers. 

EndSARS riot: Operators brace up for multi-billion claims settlement. 

WTO DG: More troubles for Okonjo-Iweala as US threatens to veto her emergence. 

PMI: Nigeria’s manufacturing sector records growth, says CBN. 

WTO: FG moves to counter US position against Okonjo-Iweala. 

Sterling Bank launches ‘Switch’ free money transfer service for Nigerians in diaspora. 

Kaduna Electrix to distribute 1 million prepaid meters. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Sanwo-Olu’ll react to Army’s statement soon, Govt source assures. 

Slain policemen’s children to get scholarships - Sanwo-Olu. 

Tragedy averted as fire guts petrol station in Lagos. 

Ogun lawmakers yet to receive constituency project allowance - Speaker. 

Ekiti PDP demands explanation on N3bn COVID-19 fund. 

6 police officers killed, 5 stations burnt during EndSARS protests, says Oyo CP. 

Ayade orders suspension of transportation of scraps out of Cross River. 

#EndSARS: Security operatives make curfew defaulters sing in Calabar. 

Traders, consumers groan as scarcity of food, essentials hit Calabar, Rivers. 

Wike signs Executive Order proscribing IPOB. 

Bayelsa APC suspends ex-Reps member, 4 others over ‘anti-party activities’. 

Flood overruns Okpokunou, 5 other Delta communities. 

Edo Govt evaluates damages public assets, deplores looting, destruction. 

Minister misrepresented, FG not building airport in Anambra - Govt. 

Gunmen kidnap 17 in Nasarawa Mosque invasion. 

We can’t abandon, demoralize police, Kwara Gov. 

How market leader diverts Benue palliatives to Kano - Govt. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Suspected cultists kill one, main widow in Akwa Ibom community. 

104-year-old Delta Monarch decried loss of lives. 

Anani emerges 2020 Maltina Teacher of the year. 

We’re reinventing Northern Nigeria’s rich heritage - DG Arewa House. 

N3.9bn Residence Permit scam: Ministry official, firm land in EFCC. 

Man rapes infant lured with biscuit in Enugu. 

Gunmen kill policeman, motorcyclist in Benue.  

One killed as cultists ambush Akwa Ibom women farmers. 

Independence Day, #EndSARS top search in October- Google. 

AMC to reopen 8 theaters in California. 

INTERNATIONAL

Tanzania elections: A choice between Magufuli and Democracy ?

Libyans burn French flags, Macron pictures. 

South African President Ramaphosa in self-quarantine. 

COVID-19: Chinese city tests 4.7m inhabitants in 4 days. 

US Secretary of State hits out at China during Sri Lanka visor. 

SPORTS

COVID-19: NFF confirms receipt of $1m FIFA grand and more. 

We’ll no longer accept delayed payment, Eagles warn NFF, Sports Ministry. 

Rivers Sports Council ends 51-year wait for permanent site. 

Wellington, Karo, Aiyedun, Day qualify for MGI Visual International Scrabble Competition. 

Four-Goal Chelsea punish Krasnodar as PSG Pip Basaksehir 2-0. 

'We're glad you got to see the GOAT!' - Barca troll Ronaldo and Juventus after Champions League win

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