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NEWS HEADLINES-23 FEB 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 542 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 152,616. 

New COVID-19 variant discovered in Nigeria, 15 countries. 

Fake COVID-19 vaccines in circulation - FG. 

Nigeria won’t purchase vaccines from private organizations, says FG. 

Dodo resumes duty as Buhari’s ADC as Abubakar bows out. 

FG knows hideouts of killer-herdsmen, bandits - Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. 

PDP flays Buhari’s Govt for pushing Nigeria into failed state. 

PDP mocks APC over extension of membership registration. 

S’East Govs wade into Uzodinma, Okorocha feud. 

FG: Govs to have final say on petrol price hike, meet Thursday. 

Labor seeks openness in determining fuel price template.  

2023: Nobody can match candidature of Tinubu - Ogun monarchs. 

UNILAG records 95% success in non-physical PUTME. 

NAFDAC to shutdown packaged water factories endangering health of Nigerians. 

Isa Yuguda: Fulani are being treated unfairly in Nigeria.  

Court grants Fayose leave to travel abroad. 

Aregbesola should accept the reality of Omisore’s APC membership - Ex-Lawmaker. 

I’m ready to stand trial in Hague - Nnamdi Kanu. 

Fact Check: Did the media really misquote Foreign Affairs Minister on Benin Republic’s ‘37th State’ Remark ?

Senate Panel seeks arrest of NDDC Management over mismanagement of N6.2bn. 

Senate  gives NPA 4 days for information on 282 missing vessels. 

Insecurity: Success’ll be achieved within 2 months, Senate President assures. 

Court awards N10.6m against NNPC for blocking road. 

Sultan Maccido Institute names Onu Face of Integrity. 

Troops arrest 20 IPOB members, recover arms, hand them to police. 

Boko Haram kills ISWAP fighters. 

Boko Haram slaughters 5 IDPs, others missing. 

Abuja crash: Pilot was in Abuja to refuel, says Air Force. 

Death won’t deter us, says NAF. 

BUSINESS

Fuel subsidy hits N1.7bn/pd as oil price hovers at $63.1/pb. 

NSE extends bearish run with 0.08 loss. 

Second wave of COVID-19 pandemic will herald boom in e-commerce sales - Huntella CEO. 

Shippers Council, NICON move to avert N670m loss to container deposit. 

Experts seek effective media report of Govt agencies. 

Jaiz Bank, NAHCON launch Hajj Savings Scheme. 

It’s unreasonable to expect foreign exchange rate to equal parallel market, Finance Minister tells NASS. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Ekiti to teachers: Resign if you can’t work in rural areas. 

Fleeing residents shun Ogun palliatives, remain in refugees’ camp.  

N30bn Benin stormwater project was a fraud, Obaseki declares. 

Gunmen kidnap monarch in Rivers. 

Rivers Assembly passes law enforcing wearing of face mask in public places. 

Agriculture: Akwa Ibom’s second oil. 

Enough is enough, someone who came through court must obey rule of law, Okorocha warns Uzodinma. 

Police arraign Okorocha’s 14 aides. 

Court grants N70m bail to Okorocha’s legislative aide. 

Ezza/Effuim crisis: Ebonyi Govt decries killing, destruction of property. 

Ortom attacks Mohammed, calls Bauchi Gov ‘Fulani terror’ member. 

Division among bandits delays abducted Niger schoolboys’ release. 

Katsina children’s parliament decries sexual abuse, molestation. 

HUMAN ANGLE

I have stolen 240 phones from commuters in 14 months - Pick Pocket. 

Carpenter stabs ‘Suya’ seller a year after breaking his teeth. 

Woman in court for allegedly blocking road with stones. 

Student convicted: Ogun socialite arraigned over N35m scam. 

Rescued passengers: What bandits did to our women in the forest. 

3 salesmen accused of stealing 720 cartons of tomato paste. 

Impersonation: Fake soldier bags six weeks jail term in Lagos. 

Bovi flaunts #EndSARS shirt at 2021 Headies. 

”Fireboy” leads pack of winners at 14th Headies. 

Dampte lands in Lagos, charges fans N500,000 for meet and greet. 

Jay-Z sells half his Champagne brand to LVMH’s Moët Hennessy. 

Grammy winning music duo, Daft Punk break up after 28 years. 

INTERNATIONAL

Kenya fires 174 judicial staff over misconduct. 

COVID-19 victims: Biden holds candlelight ceremony on Monday - White House. 

Trump ‘offered Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One’. 

UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults. 

SPORTS

MFM names Olalekan Gabriel new head coach. 

D’Tigers’ coaches set to screen 70 players ahead Tokyo Olympics. 

Nigeria’s Bobsled, Skeleton team set for S’Korea camp. 

Osimhen out of hospital, still under observation.  

Injury-plagued Chelsea set for Atletico Madrid Challenge in Bucharest. 


GOOD MORNING

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