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NEWS HEADLINES-29 DEC 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 397 cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 84,811. 

COVID-19: Don’t wait to see dead bodies to believe - NMA President.  

NMA seeks life insurance for doctors, others over COVID-19. 

COVID-19 second wave: FG, National Assembly consider UK, US flights’ ban next week. 

Insecurity: We never apologised to Buhari for inviting him to NASS - Reps. 

I wasn’t appointed to give out rice, cooking oil, clothes - Power Minister. 

Obasanjo ready to stake political position for Nigeria. 

CAN accuses FG, MURIC, Presidency of twisting Bishop Kukah’s Christmas message. 

Furore over Kukah’s Christmas bombshell. 

You can’t stop me from holding church services, Cleric dares Buhari, Govs. 

Nigeria’s presidential system ‘totally useless’  - Northern Elders Forum. 

North’s agreement on restructuring tickles Ohanaeze Ndigbo. 

PDP directs Saraki Committee to reconcile Makinde, Fayose. 

NDDC: Akpabio committed no sin in appointing a sole administrator. 

BUSINESS

How Nigeria can leverage $500bn cloud to push national e-ID card. 

FG borrows over N2trn from bond investors in 2020. 

Diaspora remittance: Market reflective rate to boost inflow - CBN. 

FG begins nationwide sensitization on AfCFTA January. 

FCMB opens ultra-modern Cash Centre at Ikorodu. 

CBN intervention, long term facilities lift May & Baker - CEO. 

Only 11% of workforce is enrolled in the pension scheme - PenOp. 

Transporting containers in Lagos equals shipping cost from China - Report. 

ACROSS THE STATES

COVID-19: Lagos to inaugurate 10 oxygen centres. 

Fake virus result certificates on sale in Lagos - Abayomi. 

Navy rescues drowning passengers in Lagos boat accident. 

Ban on crossover: We are discussing with government - Osun CAN. 

Edo APC, Deputy Gov at war over court case against Obaseki. 

Wike assures Opobo residents of access road by Jan 2021. 

Cross River security outfit arrests 25 kidnappers, armed robbers. 

Army builds, inaugurates road in Enugu community. 

2023: Nasarawa remains APC dependable state - Speaker. 

Fire razes 254 shops in Yar’Kasuwa in Abuja. 

Kaduna notorious bandit killed in supremacy battle - Govt claims. 

Gunmen kill 2, abduct 50 in Katsina. 

APC may lose Jigawa in 2023 - Gov. 

Gov Bagudu signs N141.6bn 2021 Kebbi budget into law. 

Zulum to provide patrol vehicles for civilian JTF. 

HUMAN ANGLE

’hit and run’ ‘Okada’ rider kills Ibadan NBA leader, Abiodun. 

Assailants kill businessman over cigarette lighter in Ondo Hotel. 

Kidnappers threatened marching me to Zamfara - Ekiti Businessman. 

Police nab woman while planning to traffic 2 girls to Libya. 

Mob sets 2 ablaze, injures one in Oyo. 

Ex-lawmaker allegedly beats 68-year-old Delta woman to a pulp. 

Gunmen abduct Rivers councillor, demand N50m from family. 

Gunmen kidnap Auxiliary Archbishop of Owerri

At 81, lawyers, others extol virtues of Justice Abdullahi. 

Davido makes U-turn on quitting music, promises more hits. 

Okowa’s aide side calls for unity among Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid. 

Deeper Life suspends Principal over alleged molestation of pupil. 

Reno Omokri disagrees with Bakare over scriptures. 

#EndSARS protesters: Thr youth who brought back our country. 

INTERNATIONAL

Cameroon bus accident kills at least 37. 

Guinea communal clashes leave at least 11 dead. 

Guterres urges peaceful, credible elections in Central Africa Republic. 

COVID-19: S’Africa passes one million infections as cases surge. 

Croatia hit by 5.2 magnitude earthquake. 

Russia reports more than 186,000 coronavirus deaths. 

German home care workers injected 5 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. 

SPORTS

NPFL: Plateau Utd places players on half salary after poor start. 

Nigeria’s ‘scorpion’ bites Argentina’s Lucas in Ibadan, wins WBF title. 

Aston Villa hold Chelsea to 1-1 draw to continue impressive form. 

Iheanacho squanders penalty in Leicester’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. 

Man City’s clash at Everton postponed due to multiple COVID-19 cases. 

I could beat Fury twice, then settle down to reclaim WBO title, says Joshua. 

Masked and muted Olympics will still dominate crowded 2021 in sports. 


GOOD MORNING

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