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NEWS HEADLINES~29 JAN 20

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Nigeria records 864 cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 127,024. 

COVID-19 vaccines to be subjected to scrutiny before usage in Nigeria - Minister. 

COVID-19: NSIA hands over 126 monitors, 53 oxygen concentrators to 21 healthcare institutions. 

COVID-19 vaccination does not prevent infection - Expert. 

Poor health facilities: NANS, other youth groups threaten to ground Nigeria. 

COVID-19, terrorism, corruption, others require Int’l response - Buhari. 

Nigeria gets worst global corruption ranking since 2015. 

Presidency replies TI, says Buhari deserves credit for diminishing corruption. 

Corruption Index: We’re analyzing sources of data used by TI, says Presidency. 

How kidnapping, COVID-19, worsen Nigeria’s corruption rating. 

Tolls may return, Owerri-Onitsha, 11 highways set for concession. 

PDP blames Buhari, APC for dismal corruption scorecard. 

Northern Govs agree to take first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. 

Obasanjo nearly retired me from army 21 years ago - Buratai. 

President, National Assembly on collision course over Service Chiefs’ confirmation. 

Fight breaks out at Reps PIB public hearing. 

More Chibok girls ‘escape’. 

Tension as Suie Lamido lambasts Tinubu, Fashola over attack on Fulani in S’West. 

2023: APC membership registration, revalidation exercise will curb intra-party rigging. 

Why Fayose shunned Wike’s peace meeting with Makinde - Aide. 

Service Chiefs: Northern elders back Ohanaeze, want review of appointments. 

Nyiam wants Buhari to rejig military structure. 

Attahiru assumes office as new army chief, Buratai bows out. 

NITDA pledges support for Army Resource Centre. 

Scores killed, terrorists strongholds destroyed in Borno, Yobe. 

Kidnappers, gunmen hold sway, abduct 75, kill 18. 

BUSINESS

AfCFTA: FG pushes ECOWAS brown card scheme. 

CBN, NIRSAL appoint YEN as entrepreneur development partner. 

NMRC lists N10bn fixed rate bond on FMDQ platform. 

Nigeria redeems $500m Eurobond. 

Nigeria’s sale of petroleum products surges by 92% - NNPC. 

SEPLAT appoints Okechukwu Mba as MD for ANOH. 

Microsoft, firm seal pact to create business solutions. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos to shut Third Mainland Bridge for 3 days (Jan 30 - Feb 1 ). 

Panic as COVID-19 breaks out in Lagos lab, workers infected. 

FESTAC demolition: Court orders LG, traders to maintain status quo. 

Lagos task force, transporters to partner on traffic management. 

Igangan attack: Sarkin Fulani accuses police of complicity. 

2 killed in Ibadan as hoodlums attempt to attack police station.  

Edo partners US Govt, private investors on agribusiness drive. 

Obaseki to boost Irrua Specialist Hospital with new ward. 

Akwa Ibom seeks first class graduates to teach in secondary schools. 

Cross River bows to pressure, confirms Ikpeme as Chief Judge. 

Governorship shift to Anambra South is non-negotiable, says Intersociety. 

Tension in Benue as armed herders invade Agatu, Guma LGAs again. 

N10bn libel suit: Ortom seeks definite hearing against Oshiomhole. 

Bandits attack 2 Niger LGAs, kill one. 

Bandits kill 4 in Kaduna. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Sunday Igboho: The making of a freedom fighter. 

EFCC arrests siblings, 6 other suspected internet fraudsters in Osun. 

27 wedding guests kidnapped in Taraba. 

Man 65, kills self, wife, son as he sets house ablaze in Anambra. 

63-year-old man arrrrsted for defiling 2-year-old. 

Police arrest ‘Jesus’ for indecent conduct in Anambra. 

LASTMA officer dies after being knocked down by motorist. 

Driver nabbed for crushing LASTMA officer to death. 

The many travails of 12-year-old Katsina child mother. 

Nigerian businessman allegedly dies in Dubai police custody after being arrested for flaunting cash on IG. 

Ernest Asuzu was abandoned because they felt he had spiritual problems - Nollywood actor reveals. 

”Bridgerton” shatters Netflix’s viewership to become its most-watched series ever. 

INTERNATIONAL

New research reveals antibody infusion can prevent HIV. 

SA’s military ends hijab ban. 

We need to put God first, COVID-19 vaccines dangerous - Tanzanian President. 

DR Congo cabinet votes out pro-Kabila PM. 

Blast heard in Riyadh Saudi Arabia - Report. 

US Judge blocks Biden’s deportation freeze. 

South Carolina detects first strain of S’African coronavirus variant. 

SPORTS

Ada, Ibadan host Oyinlola at 70 golf tourney. 

Medical experts warn against hosting sports festivals. 

MoC set for 3rd Grand Prix in Lagos, Olympics-bound athletes to compete. 

CAF needs business-minded president to thrive. 

Cristiano Ronaldo broke coronavirus rules: Reports. 

Leopard golf organizer cautions on COVID-19 guidelines. 

Osaka becomes part owner of US Women’s Pro-Club.

Fury has edge over Joshua - Joyce. 

GOOD MORNING

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