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NEWS HEADLINES-28 MAR 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 101 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 162,489. 

Anti-leprosy drug Clofazimine may help fight COVID-19 - Researchers. 

Shrunken Lake Chad affects 30m people - Buhari. 

Biden invites Buhari to climate change summit. 

Buhari already brought his Govt down, Aisha Yesufu replies Garba Shehu. 

Insecurity: How Buhari was deceived - Shehu Sani. 

Group drags Buhari to court over re-appointment of Usman as NPA MD. 

INEC set to shortlist electronic voting machine suppliers. 

Buhari’s Govt, worst in history - Bishop Olinya. 

No serous politician will ignore opportunity of becoming president - Fayemi. 

Nigeria’s unemployment rate worse than American Great Depression when thousands committed suicide - Mailafia. 

Minimum wage: I’ve no regret sponsoring bill - Hon Datti Mohammed. 

UN agency exposes police, FRSC, VIO as worst bribe-takers in Nigeria. 

Build up to 2023 not looking healthy - Sulaiman Abdulaziz, CNG Scribe. 

2023: Igbo leaders meet in Owerri, initiate move for presidency. 

Tinubu, Lalong criticize cost of governance, poverty, insecurity in Nigeria. 

2023: Obasa woos Northwest Speakers to endorse Tinubu. 

Beyond conviction: Tackling election fraud requires multi-dimensional approach. 

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway gridlock: Passengers trek long distances to reach destinations. 

Bawa: I’ll resign if asked to do anything against my conscience. 

Ex-Service Chiefs didn’t work together to tackle insecurity - Gen Umahi (rtd). 

MNJTF can eradicate Boko Haram - Idris Derby. 

NDLEA nabs 70-year-old supplier of drones to bandits in Niger. 

BUSINESS

Oil companies flared N192.22bn gas in 2020 - NNPC. 

It was difficult introducing my business to clients - Female painter. 

Ikeja Electric bags ISO certifications. 

Regional mineral projects to increase sector’s contribution to GDP - Adegbite. 

NIPC, FIRS inaugurates joint committee on pioneer status initiative. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Embrace health insurance: Sanwo-Olu appeals to residents. 

6 vehicles burnt in Lagos multiple accident. 

I have been vaccinated for COVID-19 - Wike. 

Bayelsa suspends oil company MoUs with host communities. 

Akwa Ibom: Jailed professor didn’t work for me - Akpabio. 

Army hands over suspected kidnapper to police in Calabar. 

Anambra Cargo Airport to be ready in April, says Obiano. 

Voters flee as explosion rocks Aba Polling Unit. 

Abia by-election: Gunmen abduct APC collation officer in Abia.  

Embattled Ebonyi PDP Chairman, others join APC. 

Ilorin indigenes, Baptist Conference differ over hijab use. 

APC to sue Sokoto SIEC for including party on ballot paper despite boycott. 

Maiduguri in blackout again as insurgents cut power line. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Police launch manhunt for kidnappers of RCCG members. 

Tinubu stumbles at Arewa House lecture in Kaduna. 

I caught my 4-month pregnant wife in bed with another man, cleric tells court. 

How I caught laptop thief with a drone - Lagos based videographer. 

Leah Sharibu: Report of second baby, heartbreaking - Parents. 

How Americans stormed our hideout in Sokoto, rescued our hostage - Arrested kidnapper. 

Wike hails Burna Boy as Pride of Rivers. 

How I featured Adeboye in new song - Tim Godfrey. 

Some producers made attempts to sleep with me - Mercy Macjoe, actress. 

Jubilation as Tochi Okoli launches N3m musical instruments. 

Sharon Osbourne exits ‘The Talk’ after her emotional defence of Pierce Morgan. 

INTERNATIONAL

180 countries commit at UN to equitable vaccine access. 

Why terrorism persists in West Africa - Chadian President. 

Explosion outside cathedral in Indonesia - Media. 

Brazil reports 3,650 dead from COVID in one day. 

SPORTS

Super Eagles best Squirrels of Benin 1-0 in Port-Novo. 

Super Eagles qualify for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a match to spare. 

Only few fans will watch Nigeria vs Lesotho match. 

What is required to have Stadium per State initiative. 

Israel Adesanya trash-talk threat to ‘rape’ opponent. 

Belgium, Portugal held in World Cup qualifying. 

Netherlands bounce back in World Cup qualifying, Turkey win again.  

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Bahrain pole position. 


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