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NEWS HEADLINES-29 APR 2021

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 81 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 164,993. 

FEC approves poverty reduction strategy, Osinbajo to head steering committee. 

2023 polls in danger over delay in passage of Electoral Act Amendment. 

Let’s tell our communities the truth, Osinbajo charges political elites. 

Nigeria can’t afford another civil war - Osinbajo. 

Insecurity: PDP slams Remi Tinubu for criticizing Smart Adeyemi during plenary. 

‘None is safe anymore’, says Ordia after surviving 2 attacks in 24 hours. 

Senate demands explanation on N7.5bn withdrawals. From NSA, Ahmed. 

Insecurity: Reps’ll find solution to ‘intractable’ problem- Gbajabiamila. 

Insecurity: Again, Fani-Kayode blasts those acting as front for bandits, terrorists. 

APC postpones S’East Zonal Meeting. 

Makinde to Tinubu: APC’ll not rule Nigeria beyond 2023. 

Service Chiefs now supervising mass killings, insecurity- Pastor Enenche challenges. 

Audit of military personnel, equipment underway. 

BUSINESS

Fidelity Bank announces 53.9% PBT growth. 

Fraud: AfDB imposes 36-month ban on Nigerian firm, Maxicare. 

Cash crunch:NNPC writes Govs, bloated subsidy eats up revenue. 

LCCI lists impacts of security challenges on economy. 

Investors lose N274bn on NGX in one day. 

Brass & Books to hold Money Conference on May 1. 

DMO, World Bank push states’ debt management. 

ECO: Strengthening Naira more beneficial than West African regional currency - Diplomat. 

NIMASA to take delivery of Italian aircraft for deep blue project. 

Nigeria, 6 others top gas flaring counties - World Bank. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Sanwo-Olu flags off construction of new 150 bed Massey Street Children’s Hospital. 

Sanwo-Olu hands over amputee sachet water hawker to police over untrue stories. 

Police brutality: Judicial panel recommends N755m claims for victims in Ondo. 

Kidnapping: Police rescue 2, recover N200,000 in Edo. 

Akwa Ibom begins payment of teachers’ pension, gratuities 40 years after. 

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, seize rifles, set van ablaze in Akwa Ibom. 

Confusion as Imo Govt House, 2 other places names after ESN Commander Ikonso. 

NIWA MD, Moghalu, declares for Anambra Governorship. 

Umahi says IPOB not responsible for most attacks in Ebonyi, impose curfew. 

Police debunk claims of attack on University of Abuja. 

Farmers, extension officers in Sokoto get fresh knowledge on Agric practices. 

Banditry: Zamfara Gov orders demolition of informants, arms suppliers houses. 

HUMAN ANGLE

300,000 Nigerians with eye defects benefit from FCMB’s  ’Priceless Gift of Sight’ 

Assemblies of God to hold men’s convention. 

Mastermind of Kankara abduction makes U-turn, returns to forest. 

Outrage over viral video of 19 herders killed in Anambra. 

My parents assassinated a month after my Abuja wedding - Son. 

Slain Kaduna varsity student buried, colleagues narrate night of horror. 

3 abducted students of FUAM regain freedom - Police. 

4 burnt to death, seven injured at Rivers illegal bunkering site. 

Assassins kill Lagos socialite months after chieftaincy case victory. 

Special needs boy dies after drinking kerosine in Lagos. 

Oyo hotelier, wife, 7 victims settle kidnappers, secure freedom. 

Iyabo Ojo comes for Yomi Fabiyi over his comments on Baba Ijebu‘a rape saga. 

Terra Kulture hosts exhibition of Erelu Arts Collection in Lagos. 

Featuring Bella Shmurda on my track helped redefine my career, says Drey Spencer. 

Nollywood veterans reunite at GOTNI Leadership. 

Man’s penis cut off, given to wild pigs to eat for attempting to rape niece. 

INTERNATIONAL

Millions of liver cancer cases traced to consumption of aflatoxin infected foods - Harvestfield. 

German Federal Intelligence Agency watching anti-lockdown radicals. 

Muslims now 6.5% of German population - Survey. 

7 members of former Italian guerilla group detained in France. 

Alcohol-related traffic accidents drop after China criminalize drunk driving. 

SPORTS

It’s Junior Arsenal versus Ayo Babes at U-13 JOF Kids Cup Final. 

Super Falcons forward Ordega joins Levante on 2-year deal. 

“I don’t see a better duo than us in football” - Neymar hails Mbappe partnership. 

Kane hungry for trophies after Spurs flog again. 

Mahrez grabs winner as Man City come from behind 10-man PSG. 

Madrid’s Marcelo set to miss crunch Chelsea tie due to election duties. 

GOOD MORNING

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