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NEWS HEADLINES~28 JAN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 1,861 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 126,160. 

COVID-19: Bill Gates advises Nigeria to wait for GAVI vaccines. 

Nigeria has only 125,000 active nurses. 

Buhari okays 6-month jail for COVID-19 protocols’ violators. 

Insecurity: We’re in state of emergency, Buhari tells new Service Chiefs. 

Service Chiefs’ appointment: Buhari goes against judgement, bypasses National Assembly. 

New Service Chiefs vow to end insecurity. 

45 senior military officers submit retirement letters. 

Don’t expect magic in security fortunes, Northern elders tell Nigerians. 

Insecurity: Buhari, Makinde, Akeredolu, Ooni meet in Aso Rock. 

Group backs Soyinka as Nobel Laureate says Buhari further dividing Nigerians. 

FCC commissioners write Buhari, accuse chairman of lopsided recruitment. 

Vested interests won’t stop passage of PIB this time, says Gbajabiamila. 

Passport shortage: Nigerians in Italy cry out, seek N’Assembly’s intervention. 

We recovered N75m from ex-Minister’s wife - EFCC. 

FEC okays N9.44bn for roads, power projects. 

Rehabilitation: FG to shut Third Mainland bridge for 3 days. 

Allow girls finish secondary school before marrying them off, UBEC boss begs parents. 

Orlu mayhem: We’ll resist making Igbos victims in Nigeria - Ohanaeze. 

Igboho: MASSOB fires IGP. 

S’West women slam Nnamdi Kanu over  comments on Igboho. 

IYC threatens showdown with FG over cancellation of oil blocs. 

Mitee, Taaboo, others move to resolve MOSOP leadership crisis. 

Insecurity: Army deploys female soldiers to secure Kaduna-Abuja Highway. 

BUSINESS

Nigeria, Middle East trade volume hits $19.3bn. 

PIB: 2.5% equity for oil communities threat to peace in N’Delta - CHURAC. 

Nigeria’s company income tax revenue down 28.9% in Q4’20. 

Eastern ports to create 20,000 jobs - Nwanunike. 

Improved crude oil prices shoot Nigeria’s external reserve to N36.23bn. 

NOVA Merchant Bank promotes staff, flags-off Executive Trainee Scheme. 

Air Peace welcomes brand new Embraer jets, widens operations. 

Boeing 737 Max to resume flights. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Sanwo-Olu tasks building experts on solutions to reducing housing cost. 

With 200 additional Amotekun operatives, Oyo set to rid Ibarapa, Oke Ogun of kidnapping, banditry. 

Oyo PDP suspends chairman over alleged anti-party activities. 

DSS teams up with police, probes Osun cop’s killing by operative. 

Dust over lawmakers’ seeming move against Diri. 

FG okays iconic roundabout, tower for Enugu Govt. 

End of APGA has come in Anambra - Etiaba, APC Guber aspirant. 

Outrage over whereabouts of kidnapped Anambra ex-Commissioner 14 days after. 

Abia Govt will give Eze Enwerenadu befitting burial - Ikpeazu. 

Ortom tests positive for COVID-19. 

Cholera: Benue records 20 deaths, 200 confirmed cases in 4 LGAs. 

COVID-19: Bill Gates backs Kogi Gov’s position on prioritization of healthcare infrastructure. 

2023: Kogi State lawmakers lobby for Yahaya Bello. 

Niger by-election: INEC assures adequate security Feb 6. 

HUMAN ANGLE

My father has been having sex with me for years, girl cries out. 

Hausas are civil, well behaved; Fulanis are Nigeria’s problem - Nnamdi Kanu. 

Man buys car in Lagos with fake bank alert, escapes to Akwa Ibom. 

I was abducted in church, sold to Fulani kidnappers - NIS spokesperson. 

Police arrest 2 suspects over fake bank alert in Akwa Ibom. 

Sell my house, car for ransom, kidnapped school principal tells wife on phone. 

Court orders Adamawa ‘witches’ to heal 3-year-old girl. 

11-year-old boy drowns in Kano. 

Gunmen ambush, kill 2 policemen in Taraba. 

Court admits CD analysis of Naira Marley’s phone. 

X-Factor gave me platform, says Adasnoop. 

Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu is dead. 

Fans fault Nollywood stakeholders over Ernest Asuzu’s death. 

INTERNATIONAL

WHO okays 6-week delay for Moderna COVID-19 booster shot. 

WHO says new COVID-19 variant has spread to dozens of countries. 

UNODC urges increased response to human trafficking. 

Ghana’s revered leader, Jerry Rawlings, buried with military honors. 

Mail officially disbands military junta 5 months after coup. 

DR Congo parliament debates move on Govt resignation. 

‘Stop hoarding vaccines’ - Cyril Ramaphosa tells rich nations. 

Wuhan residents say China silencing them as WHO visits. 

Biden to end use of private prisons for IS Federal inmates. 

SPORTS

Bendel Insurance FC chief coach resigns. 

Edo has not backed out of hosting Sports Festival - Govt. 

Pinnick’s FIFA Council bid is Nigeria’s project, says Sanusi Mohammed. 

I will forever remain a Man United fan, Odion Ighalo says as he leaves club. 

Martin Odegaard joins Arsenal on loan. 

Israel, Denmark to vaccinate all athletes for Tokyo games. 

Manchester United FC Striker, Rashford fit after knee scare. 

GOOD MORNING

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