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NEWS HEADLINES-28 JUN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 2 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 167,467. 

APC to begin sale of forms for congresses on Jul 1. 

Govs storm Emir of Kano’s Palace to perfect plans for Buhari’s son’s wedding. 

State of the Nation: Nigeria now disputed project with questionable sovereignty- Akintoye, Ukiwe, Jang, Nwodo, Turaki, 123 others. 

Buhari to Niger Delta Avengers: My response to your demands renders any sabre-rattling unnecessary. 

Constitution Reviiew: Speakers root for state police. 

Auditor General queries NPA’s N4bn unremitted tax, N88bn admin spending.  

Obasanjo raises the alarm over population explosion. 

PANDEF demands S’South Security Outfit as suspected herdsman kills 26-year-old man. 

Tension in Niger Delta as Akpabio’s timeline to Tompolo, others on NDDC Board lapses. 

Baze University inaugurates President Student’s Council. 

Jehovah’s Witness to hold virtual yearly convention. 

NiMet predicts 3 days cloudiness, sunshine from Monday. 

NDDC: Balancing a lopsided equation. 

Troops neutralize scores of bandits in fierce encounter in Zamfara, recover arms, ammunition. 

Boko Haram, others in mass recruitment of bandits. 

Boko Haram, ISWAP reunion: We’re studying development- Army. 

BUSINESS

Petrol landing cost hits N232, subsidy rises to N5.58bn daily. 

Catalyst Mobile’s cab-hailing service debuts in PH July. 

Relocation of Ibom Deep Seaport to Ibeno, not political - Consultant. 

40 oil firms in possession of dormant refinery licenses. 

SCOAN: Hoteliers decry lull in business weeks after TB Joshua’s demise.  

Nigeria saves N79bn from Tech transfer in 5 years.

FG will tax profits made by Twitter, Google, in Nigeria - Osinbajo. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos partners FG on S’West Development Plan. 

Sanwo-Olu names new 13-member LASU Governing Council. 

Council election: PDP Alimosho suspends erring officials. 

Ibadan Poly suspends activities over insecurity. 

Ekiti PDP LG chairmen write Arapaho, debunk claims by Olujimi’s group over congresses. 

Ondo CAN member dies in auto crash. 

Olu of Warri tussle: Prince petitions IGP, NBA over hoodlums attack. 

Delta Lawmaker, Kenneth Ogba is dead. 

Gov Emmanuel declares war against cultism in secondary schools. 

Enugu Dental College matriculates 400 students. 

Lands available for Fulani herders in Benue - Ortom. 

All set for Matawalle’s defection to APC - Official. 

Suspended French iNGO, ACTED clarifies use of toy guns as training simulation in Borno fragile environment. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Police arrest 2 for allegedly shooting, injuring funeral guests in Edo. 

Pregnant woman shot dead, husband abducted in Kwara. 

Alleged kidnapping, 3 arrested in Imo. 

Man, 45 beats wife to death over N2,000 in Benin. 

After destroying Edo community power facilities,hunter fires at 6 residents. 

LASTMA officials absconded with my bleeding wife, stole N150,000 - Businessman. 

I raped her on a daily basis for 5 months, says bandit who abducted housewife. 

How Katsina married woman was impregnated by men who lured her into a sect. 

Police arrest officer for alleged extortion, demand for sex. 

Super TV CEO: Family threatens suit, alleges media publishing falsehood. 

Supernova Live Concert: 2Face, others storm Abuja as Casanova video drops. 

BBNaija lockdown Sec scandals: Fams make case for Erica. 

INTERNATIONAL

WHO identifies COVID-19 Delta variant in 85 countries. 

Church bomb blast wounds 2 in Eastern DR Congo. 

Female scouts helping Kenya’s endangered Grevy’s Zebra. 

Children pay the price in Pakistan’s mass HIV outbreak. 

SPORTS

Morata abuse is a ‘crime’, says Spain boss Enrique. 

De Ligt sees red, as Czech Rep pull off shock 2-0 win over Netherlands. 

Euro 2020: Injury worries for Belgium in 1-0 win over Portugal. 

Bale rules out retirement with W’Cup in mind. 


GOOD MORNING

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