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NEWS HEADLINES-01 AUG 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 497 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 173,908. 

Nigeria to receive 4m Moderna COVID-19 doses today - NPHCDA. 

Resident doctors set for nationwide strike on Monday. 

Paris Climate Change Agreement: FG submits 2021 final report to UN. 

ASUU, FG bicker over unfulfilled agreement. 

FG meets ASUU tomorrow over unresolved issues. 

Supreme Court Judgement: APC’s brushes with disaster. 

APC founded on lies, blackmail, can’t go beyond 2022 - Lamido. 

APC elects consensus ward executives amid dissenting voices. 

Roads construction: FG refunds N143bn to 5 states - Minister. 

Insecurity: Defend yourselves, crops against bandits, Useni urges farmers. 

State of the Nation: I see danger  - Abdulfatah Ahmed, ex-Kwara Gov. 

EFCC invites Saraki over allegations of theft, money laundering. 

EFCC: I was not arrested, went on my volition - Saraki 

NDDC needs a total paradigm reset. 

PIB: Surveyors urge National Assembly to solve contentious areas. 

Rotary targets $1m for community projects in Nigeria.  

Senator Dansadau: Bandits intensity attacks on Zamfara Community to protest dethronement of Emir. 

NYSC dismisses report of 544 corps members’ deaths in bandits’ den. 

Over 200 Army officers to write exams in Kaduna. 

Army arrests 20 terrorists, rescue 32 women, children in Borno. 

We’ve capacity to defeat insurgency in Nigeria - NDA. 

After marathon meeting, IG asks Kyari to respond to allegations. 

BUSINESS

iAuctionX launches lottery program to boost living standards of Nigerians. 

BDCs forex ban: We’re ready to retail clients - Banks CEOs. 

MTN records 790.3bn revenue in Q1 2021. 

Lafarge Africa unveils Natural Gas powered trucks. 

Rubber farmers vow to exploit price hike. 

Rice farmers resolute, despite losing N20m to drought. 

ACROSS THE STATES

With depleting Lagos ambulance points, vehicles, accident victims now at higher risk. 

Ogun APC crisis worsens as Abiodun, Amosun camps hold parallel congresses. 

Anambra Guber Election: APGA reconciles with Bianca Ojukwu. 

APC Congress: Ebonyi adopts Option A4 voting system. 

Police cordon off Njaba forest after killing hoodlums in Imo. 

APC suspends Congress in Imo State. 

Police in Enugu urge public to help lost-and-found child reunite with family. 

Four killed, 10 houses burnt in fresh Plateau attack. 

Kwara APC secretariat legally acquired - Official. 

Ganduje inaugurates 2021 Military, Para-Military Games in Kano. 

Confusion trails Kano Assembly’s invitation of Chief Judge. 

Bauchi Gov visits victims of flood as 3 die. 

25 Corps members test positive for COVID-19 in Gombe. 

DisCos meter 9,861 customers in Gombe. 

HUMAN ANGLE

All is set for Yusuf Buhari’s high Octane wedding. 

2 kidnappers killed in gun duel with Amotekun in Oyo. 

Tragic Saturday: Bandits behead 2 policemen, bomb station. 

Singer Buju apologizes over Ops disparaging tweets about Wizkid, Davido. 

Veteran actress, Rachel Oniga dies at 64. 

COVID-19, my year of promotion - Amiexcel, gospel singer. 

Excitement as ”Jollof face off” between Nigeria and Ghana holds today.  

’Aquaman 2’ producers say Amber Heard won’t be fired. 

Teenager asked to do house chores reports his father to police for ‘illegal child labor’. 

INTERNATIONAL

Sack of parliament, PM brews crisis in Tunisia. 

Taliban attack major Afghan cities. 

Anti-eviction lawmaker camps on US Capitol steps. 

UK military opens first Space Command Centre. 

SPORTS

AFN expresses shock over Okagbare’s doping rule violation. 

D’Tigers bow out of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball. 

Tokyo 2020: Adegoke beats worlds fastest man, Oduduru disqualified. 

I want my street back, ex-Golden Eaglet, Joseph appeals to Buhari, Akeredolu. 

‘Bitter’ PSG face nemesis Lille in Tel Aviv. 


GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY NEW MONTH

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