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NEWS HEADLINES-26 JUN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 29 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 167,430. 

Japan pledges support for Nigeria on COVID-19 jabs. 

20m Nigerians living with hepatitis, 60m in Africa - CFID. 

Buhari postpones London medical trip. 

Buhari extends tenure of Buni-led APC caretaker C’ttee. 

Buhari: APC back to life after crisis. 

FG meets doctors Tuesday to avert strike. 

Alao-Akala, Buhari, Shittu, eulogize late Ajimobi ex-Oyo Gov. 

Speak up on your botched London trip, PDP taunts Buhari. 

Buhari receives Senator Nwaoboshi as he dumps PDP for APC. 

Lai: Separatist campaigners using Twitter to attack our security forces, burn police stations, INEC offices.  

At last DSS questions, releases Sheikh Gumi. 

Niger Delta Ministry officials sold N90m vehicles for N2m - Audit Report. 

I was not arrested, invited, quizzed by DSS - Sheikh Gumi. 

Court dismisses suit seeking to stop appointment of new justices of Appeal Court. 

NCPC begins screening of intending pilgrims, warns against abscondment. 

Why we can’t fix NASS leaking roof now - FCDA. 

Buhari greets Emir of Lafia at 65. 

Niger Delta: The positive evolution of the Amnesty Program. 

Allegation of Southerners Provoking North: Afenifere, Ohaneze, PANDEF take ACF to task.  

BUSINESS

Nigeria will move against plan to defund gas project, says Osinbajo. 

Why petrol smuggling persists -Marketers, transporters. 

Nigeria self sufficient in rice, ready for export - RIFAN. 

Ministry of Trade and Investment endorses the 2020 Corporate Sustainable Investor Report. 

Nestlé launches sustainability training for kids. 

Tough times ahead as food prices sour. 

Access Bank launches Womanpreneur pitch-a-ton Season 3. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos: 57 LG scribes hail Sanwo-Olu at 56. 

Police confirms killing of ex-Oyo Commissioner’s wife. 

Lagos real estate firm extends affordable housing project to Ibadan. 

Be weary of adulterated petroleum products, Ondo NSCDC charges citizens. 

Jihadists’ threat of attack: NUJ urges Delta Govt to beef up security. 

2023: Don’t distract me, I’m not yet thinking of my successor - Ikpeazu. 

Anambra 2021: 30 aspirants battle for PDP, APC ticket today. 

Enugu destroys 150 shops, destroys roads hijacked by traders. 

JAMB: Enugu Govt cancels Saturday’s sanitation exercise. 

Parents of abducted Tegina pupils barred from media interviews. 

Abductors of Kaduna Poly students demand N22.5m

Bakers to increase price of bread in Kano - Official. 

3,000 persons benefit from NYSC’s free medical outreach in Katsina. 

Kebbi abduction portends danger to N’West region says El-Rufai. 

Police deploy 3,558 personnel for Jigawa LG Poll. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Court jails Septuagenarian 7 years for N75.5m fraud. 

Manager in court for alleged N150,000 fraud.  

Corper pays respect to her elder brother after service. 

Fast and furious reloaded as taxi driver takes VIO official on ride in Abuja. 

Workplace abuse: How we ran ridiculous errands during service year - Ex-Corpers. 

Carjackers stab Abuja driver to death, steal car. 

Super TV CEO: Police release Lekki Apartment operator on bail. 

Inside the neighborhood of suspected Super TV CEO’s killer. 

Me, 2Face, Faze and African Queen - Blackface Nija, Singer. 

Men just want to have a feel of my boobs - Ada Ebere. 

Reactions trail ”break the blade” , movie on female genital mutilation. 

Prince Harry, Meghan Merkle and the Royal Rumble. 

INTERNATIONAL

DR Congo: Grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’ - UNICEF. 

Tanzania’s President urges citizens not to ignore COVID-19. 

Why is it so difficult to live with HIV in Uganda?

Cop who killed George Floyd bags 22-year jail term. 

SPORTS

Sanwo-Olu gets commendation from SWAN over athletes welfare. 

Siasia hails CAS on FIFA ban reduction, laments NFF neglect. 

Olympic qualification: MoC stages 5 Olympic relay events. 

Kieran Tierney signs new long-term Arsenal deal. 


GOOD MORNING

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