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NEWS HEADLINES- 17 APR 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 67 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 164,147. 

COVID-19 vaccine: Uncertainty over new supplies delays second jab. 

AstraZeneca: 8,439 Nigerians experience mild, adverse effects after vaccination - FG. 

Air Peace pilots, cabin crew receive COVID-19 vaccine. 

Insecurity: Service Chiefs know what’s wrong - Buhari. 

Buhari mourns victims of Niamey fire. 

Stop ethnicising insecurity in Nigeria- Keyamo warns. 

JUSUN strike: Cases stalled, police lament overcrowded cells. 

9 Govs stealing LG funds through cronies - NULGE. 

Chibok girls: Ndume charges FG to brief Nigerians on rescue efforts. 

JAMB band parents from UTME venues. 

Currency printing: PDP condemns alleged concealment, deceit by FG. 

Okorocha vs EFCC: Ex-Gov’s arrest politically motivated - Ohanaeze. 

North is the safest place for Igbos - Ohanaeze. 

AMOTEKUN, EBUBEAGU set up to kill Fulani - Bodejo, Miyetti Allah leader. 

Troops eliminate top ISWAP commanders, fighters in Damasak - Army. 

Illegal arms bearing, threat to Nigeria’s existence, says CDS. 

BUSINESS

We have accurate record of crude production, DPR replies NEITI. 

SEC: Capital Market operators get April 30 deadline to renew licenses. 

March FAAC draws more controversy as fresh facts emerge. 

Stakeholders’ institute begins new certification structure. 

How to boost the economy through Nollywood - Elumelu. 

Nigerian ports now 70% digitalized - Shippers’ Council. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Gunmen abduct Ekiti Monarch. 

Monarch’s kidnap: Ekiti traditional council calls for troops’ deployment. 

Bayelsa Deputy Gov tasks PDP S/South Zonal Exco on unity. 

Aggrieved APC candidates lambast Amaechi over boycott of Rivers Council Polls. 

APC rejects result of Isoko North by-Election in Delta. 

Imo North Senator-Elect: Supreme Court declares Ibezim APC authentic candidate. 

Gunmen invade Plateau, open fire on villagers, kill 6, injure many.  

Angry workers block convoy of Nasarawa deputy Gov. 

There’s agenda to supplant indigenous S’Kaduna communities, SOKAPU alleges. 

36 days in captivity, Kaduna students’ abductors demand N500m.   

Bandits threatening to keep our daughters as wives - Parents of Kaduna students. 

Gunmen kill 4 as Katsina residents, vigilantes kill 30 bandits in reprisal attack. 

‘Bandits’ shot dead as traders flee Zamfara market. 

Okowa saved Nigeria from APC’s one-party plot in 2019, says Ishaku. 

Weeds, rodents take over premises of Styre Assembly Plant in Bauchi. 

Ramadan: Some undisclosed NGOs cause hike of food items in Borno - BECCF. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Land grabbing: Coalition petitions Attorney General, others call for judtice for 88-year-old Gbolade. 

#PantamiResign: Pressure mounts on Buhari to sack Communications Minister. 

Life in Katsina border communities: Residents spend day in Nigeria, night in Niger Republic. 

Here is the ‘best’ home for now - Children born in IDP Camps. 

Protests in Osun as man dies after eating at naming ceremony. 

Woman dumps newborn baby in toilet in Abuja. 

How I strangled creditor disturbing me to repay N100,000 - Suspect. 

Enugu police arrest woman for allegedly killing her stepson. 

All drama from Nigerian idol auditions Episode 3. 

How Lagos designer nearly lost all her customers to ’costly mistake’. 

No child will ever suck my breasts - Monalisa Stephen. 

Ghanaian actress Akuapem Poloo sentenced to 90 days in prison. 

Black bear cops wander into North Carolina nursing home. 

Restaurant offers year of free burgers to customers who get tattoos. 

AKA’s fiancée: Nellie Tembe’s father says daughter did not commit suicide. 

Helen McCrory, ”Harry Potter” and ”Peaky Blinders” actress, dies aged 52. 

INTERNATIONAL

13 killed,21,000 displaced by community attacks in DRC’s greater Kasai region. 

Forces facing off against Myanmar military coup form own Govt. 

Thailand to close bars, schools to curb COVID-19 Outbreak. 

Greece lifts quarantine requirement for tourists. 

Turkey bans payment with cryptocurrency, citing transaction risks. 

‘I am delighted’: Merkel receives AstraZeneca vaccine shot. 

SPORTS

World Athletics wades into AFN crisis. 

Ahmed Musa hopes to help Kano Pillars win 2020/21 NPFL. 

La Liga/NPFL U15 football tournament begins in Enugu. 

Edo Queens optimistic for CAF Women’s Championship. 

Ankle injury clouds Kane double as Spurs draw with Everton. 

Zidane defying doubters as another Real Madrid revival nears completion. 

Tuchel clashes with Guardiola in FA Cup semi-final. 

GOOD MORNING

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