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NEWS HEADLINES-27 FEB 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 600 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 155,076. 

National unity: Buhari has performed beyond expectations, says DG APC Support Groups. 

Zamfara kidnapping: Resign now or deal decisively with terrorists, bandits - Ganduje’s aide tells Buhari, Govs. 

Zamfara abduction: We won’t succumb to blackmail by bandits, says Buhari. 

They shouldn’t mistake our restraint as weakness or sign of fear - Buhari. 

‘Your words mean nothing’ - Aisha Yesufu slams Buhari. 

Miyetti Allah’s bombshell: Herdsmen carrying guns on social media are photoshopped. 

South East bipartisan meeting of APC, PDP, APGA, others holds on March 7. 

Full academic activities to resume in Federal Universities as NASU, SSANU end strike. 

We’re under siege, war is imminent - S’West farmers. 

Insecurity: Anybody blaming APC is Nigeria’s enemy - Sen Nwogu. 

Come for me after arresting bandits terrorizing the country, Igboho tells FG. 

No attempt to arrest Igboho - DSS.

Insecurity: Violence kills 4,556 Nigerians in 2020 - Global Rights. 

Irabor urges telecom providers to support military to combat insecurity. 

DHQ intervenes as Union suspends supply of cattle, foodstuff to S’West. 

Military, police helicopters search for 317 girls, Zamfara, Kano shut schools. 

NDLEA intercepts brewery truck with drugs, nabs man with cocaine in Ondo. 

BUSINESS

Osinbajo calls for robust regulation of cryptocurrency, not prohibition. 

CBN welcomes Osinbajo’s counsel on cryptocurrency. 

Policy to reduce import duties on vehicles to control inflation - FG. 

London Stock Exchange welcomes Ecobank Nigeria celebrating its bond assurance. 

100 employed, 50,000 jobs created in 3 years - Betking Management. 

SEC: Oando to appeal court judgement. 

Hyundai unveils alternative to electric-powered vehicles. 

ACROSS THE STATES

EndSARS: How we plan to rebuild Lagos by Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila, others. 

National Award: Oyo REC tasks corps members on diligence, dedication. 

Rivers police boss dissolves squad over unprofessional conduct. 

Killing of 4 policemen: Joint Security Operation halts economic activities in Akpabuyo, Bakassi LGAs of Cross River. 

Anambra: PDP tackles Ngige, Uzodinma over plan to use unseen forces during Nov Poll. 

Uzodinma, Okorocha faceoff: Elder statesmen sue for peace, fault Okorocha’s action. 

Jan 2021 Allocation: FCTA disburses N3.8bn to 6 Area Councils, others - Minister. 

Outrage as bandits abduct 317 schoolgirls in Zamfara.  

Zamfara schoolgirls held in Dangulbi Forest. 

100 trucks of onion boycott Shasa, leave Sokoto for other countries. 

Ganduje orders immediate closure of 10 boarding schools. 

How 7 family members perished in Kano inferno. 

Borno warns MDAs on spending out of budget provisions, approves N12bn to offset pensions, gratuity. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Lagos lawyer’s wife alleges threat to life by husband; ‘She is trouble’. 

Woman,30, in court for swindling boyfriend of N9.5m. 

Fear grips Lagos community as 6 kids go missing. 

Court slams driver who hit policeman with 6 count charge. 

I saw bandits kill victims, feed dogs to feast on, says Prof who spent 25 days in captivity. 

We stole cars at gunpoint, forge Customs’ papers for buyers - Carjacking gang. 

Domestic violence: Why Nigeria is experiencing an upsurge. 

I learnt crashed NAF aircraft was 49-years-old, not in good condition - Late Flight Sgt’s father. 

Osagie-Clouard opens medical concierge service, Solice. 

I’ll seek divorce if my hubby demands paternity test - Salma Aminu, actress. 

Banky W returns with Final say. 

How my fight with Barrister started - Kollington. 

Siblings making waves in Showbiz. 

Lady Gaga offers $500,000 reward for stolen French bulldogs. 

Emma Watson not retiring from acting, her representative clarifies. 

INTERNATIONAL

Long-term COVID should be ‘clear priority’ for national authorities - WHO. 

Election campaign begins in Ivory Coast. 

Zimbabwe nurses ‘reluctant’ to take COVID vaccine - Union. 

Haiti prison breakout leaves 25 dead as 400 escape - Official. 

Belarus President, Lukashenko, makes son Olympic C’ttee president. 

Trump endorses rival to Republican who voted to impeach. 

US to release result blaming Saudi Prince in Khashoggi’s murder. 

SPORTS

Golden Eaglets won’t underrate Congo, Tanzania, others in Morocco.

Steve Mawuenyega’s last dream: Ghana or Nigeria to win W’Cup in 2030. 

Liverpool goalkeeper’s dad drowns in Brazil. 

Mourinho says pressure at Spurs ‘like oxygen’. 

Frankfurt’s 11-match unbeaten run ended by Bremen. 

Tuchel reveals Man Utd defeat left him in a ‘dark place’. 


GOOD MORNING

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