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NEWS HEADLINES- 26 JAN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 1,430 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 122,996. 

COVID-19: FG orders 10m doses of vaccines, extends eased lockdown by one month. 

COVID-19: FG spends N766bn on vaccination.  

Nigeria records 4 cases of UK COVID variant. 

COVID-19: We will shut down NYSC camps if.... - FG. 

FG to bring back Saudi deportees soon, says PTF. 

Criminalizing Fulani herdsmen because you don’t like Buhari’s face is evil - Lauretta Onochie. 

Govs endorse Akeredolu’s quit notice. 

South West Govs, Miyetti Allah meet. 

Miyetti Allah yields on night grazing, forest reserves. 

Herders’ registration begins, NGF, Miyetti Allah back Akeredolu’s order. 

‘Quit Notice’ : Meet Govs to douse tension, Northern elders tell Buhari. 

Fireworks in Senate over PIB. 

Despite threats, Nigeria safer under Buhari - Lai Mohammed. 

Insecurity: Nigeria in deeper pit than it acknowledges- Makarfi. 

9 killed in Kaduna, Cross River, Delta in 2 days. 

N40bn allowance: Some VCs, bursars hindering disbursement- ASUU. 

VC berates varsity COVID-19 herb critics, calls them ignorant. 

Lecturers testify against prof facing electoral fraud case. 

NDDC: Where did FG, Akpabio procure make-believe court order ?

DisCo disconnects ex-President Shagari’s home over N6m debt. 

Igbo World Assembly rejects Ohanaeze polls, vows not to recognize any factional exco. 

Revealed: What Saraki said about Oyo, Ondo States. 

COREN to release practice regulation for engineers. 

Collapse of textile companies led to increase in crime - Agric Minister. 

Nigeria is not a failed state - Atiku. 

IPOB, Kanu’s agitations endangering Ndigbo, says Iwuanyanwu. 

IGP succession bid: Between legitimacy and trivialities. 

BUSINESS

Oil export revenue declines 41%. 

Stakeholders to block 26 states from proposed pension funded infrastructure fund. 

FG deficit rises to N4.5trn in 10 months. 

SON destroys 7 containers of substandard gas cylinders, tyres in Lagos. 

Vitafoam net asset per share hits N7.25. 

Banks refund N2.7bn to customers, complaints rise 34%. 

N5trn inflow from fixed income to boost equities rally. 

Use Chinese model to resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Company, FG urged.  

ACROSS THE STATES

COVID-19 vaccine: Lagos targets 60% rollout, contacts manufacturers. 

Residents lament bad roads, insecurity in FESTAC town. 

Ogun residents protest 6 months power outage. 

Ex-Ekiti PDP secretary, Aluko defects ti APC, says relationship with Fayose, intact. 

Catholic Bishop wants FG to build Agge Seaport in  Bayelsa. 

Bayelsa community lays siege to SPDC gas plant. 

Edo Tribunal: Counsels differ over admission of 2016 suit, Obaseki, NYSC certificate. 

EU-ECOWAS, LITE Africa destroy 5,770 arms, weapons in Cross River. 

Many feared dead, houses burnt as IPOB, Police, Army clash in Orlu. 

Orlu Crisis: Uzodinma declares dusk to dawn curfew in 10 LGAs. 

Ebonyi issues ‘Shoot-Any-Armed’ order in wake of Effium crisis. 

Enugu female students still under confinement by AMCON, 5 days later. 

Kidnappers of orphans, 3 others in Abuja demand N30m ransom. 

Reasons PDP lost Kwara in 2019 - Zakari Muhammed. 

COVID-19: 3 doctors die, 53 others test positive in Kano - NMA Chair. 

COVID-19: Court orders Zeenat El-Zakzaky to be moved to Gov’t hospital. 

Man, 2 sons nabbed for selling over 10,000 arms to bandits in Kaduna. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Bad press sells fast, Apostle Suleman reacts to reported IGP probe over Pastor Faith Saga. 

Judge blames prosecution for dragging Offa bank robbery case. 

Abaribe, Nwogu mourn Eze Enweremadu. 

I’ve raped 50 women, robbed 100 houses - Ondo serial rapist. 

EFCC nabs alleged internet fraudsters in Lagos. 

Is the right of prosecution to call witnesses required to prove its case a mere privilege ?

Abuja court dismisses case against 4 #EndSARS protesters. 

Veteran Nollywood Actor, Dan Nkoloagu dies at 84. 

Actress Keira Knightley says she won’t appear in sex scenes directed by men. 

INTERNATIONAL

Kenyan Economy expected to grow by 6.4% in 2021 - National treasury. 

German start-up wants to use drones to deliver Coronavirus vaccine. 

Mexican President says he has COVID-19. 

Impeachment No. 2; the charge against Trump. 

Maker of US voting machines sues Trump lawyer $1.3bn for defamation. 

US to renew travel restrictions on EU, Britain, Brazil - Report. 

Merkel invites Biden to Germany ‘as soon as pandemic allows’. 

SPORTS

Factor Flying Eagles ‘83 scholarships into 2021 budget, Okoku urges Dare. 

Sportsville award winners are credible sports personalities -  NFSC Chairman. 

FIFA launches first ever digital platform dedicated to professional football. 

Chelsea fire Lampard. 

Tuchel set to replace Lampard as Chelsea Boss. 


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