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NEWS HEADLINES-25 JUN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 26 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 167,401. 

2m Nigerians receive COVID-19 jabs. 

 Buhari travels to London for medical checkup Friday. 

Buhari directs Onu to submit 25-year Roadmap on National Space Policy to FEC. 

FEC to approve new public service rules. 

FG, stakeholders initiate action to curb fake, contraband pesticide. 

Court to hear suit to sack Buhari from office July 21. 

Alleged N7.1bn fraud: Court fixes July 2 for Orji Kalu’s retrial. 

Bishop urges halt to borrowing, lopsided appointments by FG. 

PDP devolves e-registration committee into sub-committees. 

Southerners provoking North to spark crisis - ACF. 

Self determination: CNG sues NASS, asks court to order Biafra referendum. 

Reps quiz Polaris MD over $224m. NNPC alleged hidden account. 

INEC raises security concerns as voter registration begins Monday. 

Give Niger Delta brand of amnesty to bandits, herdmen - Sheik Gumi. 

Anyone accusing military of conniving with bandits is hallucinating - CDS. 

BUSINESS

CBN asks farmers to pay back ABP loans. 

European firms seek investment opportunities in Lagos LPZ. 

AfCFTA targets zero duty on 97% products traded in Africa in 15 years. 

CBN grants Lotus Bank license for non-interest banking. 

Rail transport suffers 38% decline in Q1’ 21 - NBS. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos LG Poll: Alleged imposition of candidates after primaries unsettles APC. 

Court intervenes in Balogun market crisis. 

2 APC chieftains back Oyetola’s re-election bid. 

We used 6 months to restructure governance; Edo now ready for commissioners - Obaseki. 

We’re not borrowing to finance projects - Wike. 

Bayelsa faults N11.67bn FAAC deductions. 

Imo Assembly lauds Uzodinma over financial autonomy for legislatures. 

Anambra Guber: Ezenwankwo rejects APGA primary result. 

Court voids Anambra PDP congress, nullifies delegate list. 

FCT on alert as cholera kills 7, 91 infected. 

Ortom gives Benue farmers improves seedlings for food security. 

Police confirm kidnap of 12 persons, rescue of 2 victims in Kaduna community. 

Kano school dares CBN, asks parents to pay fees with cryptocurrency. 

Zamfara Gov to join APC on Tuesday. 

HUMAN ANGLE

I stabbed Super TV CEO because of drugs, alcohol influence - 300 Level UNILAG student. 

UNILAG Lecturer: What I know about our student who murdered Super TV CEO. 

Super TV CEO: Suspect’s father arrested, lecturers, classmates shocked, UNILAG silent. 

Gunmen break into Abuja Hotel, abduct guests. 

Road accident claims 2 lives in Ondo State. 

Makurdi Varsity bursar kidnap plot: Court grants Benue businessman, one other bail. 

NSCDC nabs man, 22, for defiling 7-year-old girl in Kwara. 

Man hacks in-law to death for hitting his mother. 

Court remands teachers for beating student to death. 

Court dissolves 7-year marriage over provocation. 

Court admits Baba Ijesha to N2m bail. 

Meet Olusegun Odebunmi, sponsor of draconian NPC, NBC bills; he has no media background, knowledge. 

Kaduna: Man drags younger brother to court over inheritance. 

How suspected poisonous meat sellers from Aba were arrested in Imo Federal Polytechnic. 

P-Lange Logistics unveils actress Festina Peters, Sharon Okpamen as brand ambassadors. 

What Nigerian artistes should know about going abroad for shows - Femi Bello. 

”Spiderman” pays Pope Francis a visit at the Vatican. 

Drama as news presenter demands for his salary on Live TV. 

INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Arabia bars S’Africans from attending 2021 Hajj Pilgrimage.  

‘Must Do More’: British Royals reveal staff diversity data. 

Rescuers listen for signs of life in Miami rubble. 

Iran ‘fully responsible’ for downing of flight PS752. 

SPORTS

Buhari allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles squad. 

Aigbogun leads Super Eagles training in Abuja. 

Vandrezzar FC support proposed Africa Super League. 

Egypt’s Talisman Saleh set to miss Tokyo Olympics. 

UEFA says scrapping away goals rule in all European club competitions. 


GOOD MORNING

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