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NEWS HEADLINES-24 JUN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 44 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 167,375. 

Presidency distances self from media proposed bills amendment, says Malami studying ruling on Twitter ban. 

Twitter’s operation illegal despite ECOWAS court ruling, FG insists. 

FG’s meeting with Twitter should have been much earlier - Falana. 

Onochie as INEC Commissioner? Buhari is debasing Nigeria’s electoral system. 

Reject Onochie’s INEC nomination on dual nationality ground, CSOs tell National Assembly. 

N37bn NASS renovation budget: We’re vindicated - Lawan. 

Senate passes N895bn supplementary budget for second reading.  

Open grazing not banned in S’East, our Govs just deceiving us - Ndigbo. 

EFCC re-arraigns 3 FIRS directors, 6 others over alleged N4.5bn fraud. 

NYSC blocks 1,000 corps members from relocating. 

Buhari gets NDDC forensic audit report July - Akpabio. 

JAMB to release 2021 UTME results June 23 - Oloyede. 

Gumi under fire for rating herdsmen better than IPOB. 

Military colluding with bandits - Gumi. 

Colluding with bandits: Nigerian Army dismisses Gumi’s allegation. 

Officer in Yobe weeps, narrates Boko Haram torture. 

BUSINESS

Africa Loses $190bn In GDP To COVID-19 – AfDB

Internal Revenue Service Chairman urges citizens to pay tax. 

Air fares spike as aviation fuel nears N300/liter at airports. 

SEC grants first Fintech license to Chaka. 

Endless borrowing: Experts worry, Okonjo-Iweala, Ahmed differ on Nigeria’s debts. 

Adamant minister stops FIIRO DG’s appointment over demoted officer. 

Interswitch strengthens partnership with FIRS, collaborates on Tax ProMax. 

NIMASA seeks abolition of Ships’ War Risk Insurance. 

Africa can tap into new sources of finance - IMF. 

ACROSS THE STATES

COVID-19: Go for your second jab, Abayomi tells Lagosians. 

Delta PDP suspends Senator Nwaoboshi. 

Suspension from PDP: I’m laughing, I don’t know what they’re talking about - Nwaoboshi. 

Soludo wins APGA ticket for Nov 6 poll. 

Obiano’s aide felicitates with Soludo over victory in APGA’s Governorship primary. 

INEC insists APGA won’t participate in Anambra Guber Poll. 

Anambra Guber: Crisis in APGA, PDP’ll give us victory - APC. 

Nasarawa Assembly backs Gov Sule on transparency, Accountability. 

Road accidents: FCTA set to prosecute reckless drivers. 

10 die after consuming herbal mixture in Kwara. 

2 arrested for supplying herbal drink that killed 10 Kwara family members. 

Security challenges: Matawalle briefs President Buhari, lauds security agencies. 

2023: Arewa group endorses Gov Mohammed for president. 

Bauchi Gov: I’m consulting on 2023 presidency. 

Gunmen kill man, his 2 sons in Taraba. 

Adamawa Assembly grants financial autonomy to auditor-general. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Attempted robbery: Court jails 3 men 14 years. 

Fetish object placed in front of Abia Police Station ‘to ward off gunmen’. 

Mob kills Kogi shop owner, 2 others over stolen phone. 

Family challenges suicide theory in death of Kebbi Varsity PhD student. 

Man kills aunt, severs head, buries body in Cross River shallow grave. 

How car snatchers were arrested in Ogun hospital after road crash. 

We’re dying, no helper - Nigerian police officer cries out bitterly. 

Nigeria’s Superstar, Wizkid receives Grammy Award Plaque. 

Britney Spears speaks out on ‘abusive’ guardianship. 

Anti-virus creator, John McAfee found dead in cell. 

INTERNATIONAL

Include 250m widows in social assistance, UN Chief pleads with countries. 

Beware of debt distress, Okonjo-Iweala, Adesina warn African leaders. 

Heavy casualties reported in Ethiopia air strike. 

President Ramaphosa’s Ipad got stolen at a briefing. 

SPORTS

Tokyo 2020: Nigeria’s badminton team qualifies first time in 12 years. 

Nigerian midfielder, Frank Onyeka set to join Premier League new boys, Brenford. 

Barcelona reveal Dembele needs surgery on injured knee. 

Transfer: Milan’s Calhanoglu makes shocking crosstown move to Inter. 

Ronaldo scores 109th international goal to equal record. 

GOOD MORNING

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