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NEWS HEADLINES-30 JUN 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 11 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 167,543. 

FG arrests IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. 

Court remands IPOB leader, Kanu in DSS custody, fixes Jul 26 for resumption of trial. 

Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest: Tread with caution, Igbo council FG. 

I fled Nigeria to save my life, Nnamdi Kanu tells court. 

Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested in UK - British Govt. 

How Interpol nabbed IPOB leader in Europe. 

Kanu’s arrest: ACF demands caution, Archbishop alleges woman trapped IPOB leader. 

Don’t manhandle our son, Kanu’s family tells FG. 

Buhari’s children storm London for sibling’s convocation. 

You’re shameless, hopeless, Wike tells Ayade, Umahi, other PDP defectors. 

$5.78m, N2.4bn linked to Patience Jonathan: Court hears final forfeiture Oct 7. 

18 judges’ Appeal Court elevation: EFCC fraud cases, 1,000 others to start afresh. 

Mass defection hits PDP camp in senate. 

Senate okays bills to establish health sciences varsity, ICT Institute in Benue, Niger.  

Reps summon PPPRA boss over unremitted  N1.62 bn IGR. 

Many universities awarding fake certificates- JAMB Registrar. 

FG seeks UN intervention on food security. 

Journalists must protect Nigeria’s corporate existence - Thorpe. 

Nigeria bleeding in many parts, says Afenifere. 

NiDCOM launches diaspora data mapping. 

Nigerians task judiciary to emulate S’Africa as Zuma goes to jail. 

FG fixes new deadline for NIN-SIM registration. 

Senate passes PIB tomorrow, Gbajabiamila promises 2 weeks. 

Panel affirms ex- FIIRO DG’s demotion, recommends stiffer penalties. 

Mobilize fake corps members, face sanctions, NYSC warns schools. 

NDLEA alerts public to activities of job scammers, blackmailers. 

BUSINESS

FG’s $4bn in Dangote Refinery raises dust. 

Controversy trails FG’s rail system over incessant trains breakdown. 

BUA’s Abdul Samad Rabiu heads France-Nigeria Business Council. 

Mixed reactions trail FG excise tax on airtime plan. 

Labor battles shipping companies over outsourcing, poor wages. 

Banks’ earning assets grow by 32% in 10 years - Coronation report. 

CBN fights maize hoarding, releases 50,000mt to 12 firms.  

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos urges residents near collapsed Apapa building to relocate. 

Seyi Makinde sacks Oyo Executive Council. 

Delta Assembly approves Okowa’s N4bn loan request. 

Property seizure: Okorocha begs court to set aside Imo panels’ decisions. 

Police arrest 6 notorious abductors in Abia. 

Kogi NUJ condoles with Bello’s aide over father’s death. 

Senate passes N329.963bn 2021 budget for FCT. 

Buhari should be blamed for insecurity in the country - Ortom. 

Kaduna Assembly amends audit, LG laws. 

Tuition fee hike: Kaduna philanthropist pays fees for 100 students. 

Buni declares Matawalle leader of Zamfara APC, dissolves state Exco. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Super TV CEO’s murder; I have not set my eyes on Chidinma in 10 years - Mother. 

Usifo Ataga: Ojukwu not alleged killer, Chidinma’ s real father. 

Hunters gun down 2 kidnappers collecting ransom in Kogi ambush. 

Inmate in Awka Correctional Centre bags PGD, Masters degree in Info-Tech. 

Bauchi fatal car crash kills one, injured 4 others. 

LASTMA officials arrested for extorting bizman, absconding with bleeding wife. 

LASU student bags 21 years for raping fellow students. 

24-year-old sentenced to death for stealing phones, cash in Ekiti. 

Kidnapping: Police forced me to copy, sign statement, Evans’ co-defendant tells court. 

They say I couldn’t but I designed a landmark that left my naysayers mesmerized - Tosin Oshinowo, Principal Architect, cmDesign Ateller.  

Davido’s friend and associate Obama DMW is dead. 

Prophet TB Joshua’s successor yet unknown - SCOAN. 

INTERNATIONAL

Zuma, ex-S’African President, sent to prison. 

Ethiopian rebels gain more ground in war-torn North. 

Dozens dead amid historic Canada heatwave. 

Letter warned residents of damage to Miami block. 

SPORTS

Eagles depart Abuja for international friendlies with Mexico in Los Angeles. 

Adekuoroye is Team Nigeria’s flag bearer at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 

England end Germany hoodoo, qualify Kane for Euro 2020 quarterfinal. 

Serena Williams retires in tears from Wimbledon first round match.  


GOOD MORNING

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