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NEWS HEADLINES~26 MAR 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 97 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 162,275.  

Post-Operative Death: Patients should receive COVID-19 vaccine before surgery - Study. 

We can no longer bear N120bn monthly subsidy burden - FG. 

At last, FG to increase petrol pump price. 

Lack of employment in rural areas, major cause of insecurity - Buhari. 

Reps caucus faults N10,000 visa clearance levy by NDLEA. 

Reps probe NNPC, CBN, 5 others for alleged under-remittance. 

Court jails professor 3 years for electoral fraud. 

2023: Arewa group tips Amaechi, Tinubu, Orji Kalu others as potential  Buhari successors. 

Yoruba groups on verge of self-determination, set June 12 as referendum day. 

A’Court Appointment: Senior lawyers back Akpata on proper screening. 

CSOs call on Buhari to probe alleged $1bn missing arms fund. 

Minister of Interior wants synergy between security agencies to end criminality. 

NDLEA: 126 jailed for drug trafficking in Plateau, Kano, Ondo others.  

Niger Delta: Naval chief promises tough days for all thieves, pirates. 

BUSINESS

Buhari re-appoints Alex Okoh as BPE DG. 

Food export records 50% surge as airlines scramble for cargo. 

Rise fund to invest $200m in Airtel Africa. 

United Capital shareholders approve N4.2bn dividends. 

NNPC records N24.19bn trading surplus in Dec - Report. 

NNPC Records N288bn From Petroleum Products Sale

Developing countries losing $1trn annually to illicit financial flow - NEITI. 

ACROSS THE STATES

3 years later, Sanwo-Oku promises to compensate over 3,000 victims of demolition in Lagos. 

Lagos urges residents to take ownership of Pen Cinema flyover. 

Lagos kicks, nurses fault FG as alleged vaccine sale surfaces. 

Akeredolu insists Ondo won’t support secession, accuses Prof Akintoye of grandstanding for relevance. 

Ogun executed over 75 projects in 6 months, says Gov. 

Akwa Ibom REC, Igini lauds sentencing of varsity don for election fraud. 

APC popularity enough to win Abia by-election - Kalu. 

Imo Govt has marked my house for demolition - Okorocha’s aide. 

Anambra 2021: Parties shopping for candidates. 

Shoot-on-Sight order hindering rescue of abducted Kaduna students, says Gumi. 

Negotiate with bandits: Parents of abducted Kaduna students tell El-Rufai.  

Jigawa Gov: Buhari is the best thing to happen to Nigeria. 

Zamfara asks security operatives to monitor journalists. 

30 Sokoto schoolgirls hospitalized over uncertain sickness.  

Tambuwal, Masari, Matawalle seek EU support to tackle insecurity. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Policeman kills colleague while trying to arrest suspect in Abia. 

SARS Probe: How my brother got missing at Kuje Police Station 11 years ago.  

Sanwo-Olu gifts Nollywood’s Mama Awero 3-bedroom apartment. 

OAU worker sends suicide text to family, hangs self after work. 

Man remanded for allegedly defiling 12-year-old girl in Rivers. 

Leah’s parents to Buhari: Rescue out daughter, we’ll accept her in any condition. 

I started multi-million Naira footwear business with N20,000 - Bodex. 

Police hunts Lagos party organizers as man kills friend Obed lover. 

I was advised to dump accident victim’s body and run, says nursing mother who hit pedestrian at Ikeja. 

Man escapes ritual killing in Imo hotel. 

Benny Blanco reveals moment he accidentally kissed BeyoncĂ© in from of Jay-Z. 

INTERNATIONAL

2 in 3 Africans want COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows. 

As third wave looms, EU leaders to debate ways to step up vaccination. 

AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated US trial data. 

US lawmakers, tech CEOs clash over disinformation. 

Biden warns of ‘responses’ if North Korea ‘choose to escalate’. 

Biden says he expects to run for re-election in 2024. 

Virginia becomes first state in US South to abolish death penalty.  

Navalny: From poisoning to prison ‘torture’. 

SPORTS

2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles battle for first position with Benin. 

Bad roads force Nigeria to travel by sea for AFCON Qualifier. 

Lagos is your new haven, Sanwo-Olu tells Super Eagles. 

Ogunbote looks to add experienced players from transfer window. 

NBBF ready to go all out for Tokyo Olympics. 

Comoros to make debut AFCON appearance after Togo draw. 

Tokyo Olympics torch relay begins amid coronavirus fears. 

Ibra feeling ‘good’ after winning Sweden return, Germany stage rights protest. 

Top-ranked Barty saves match point in Miami with Halep rallies. 


GOOD MORNING

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