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NEWS HEADLINES-28 JUL 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 404 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 171,728. 

Relaxing COVID-19 restrictions could pave way for vaccine resistance - Study. 

479 killed as Cholera spreads to 18 states. 

Nigeria’s presidency swears 37 staff to oath of secrecy. 

PDP knocks Buhari over London trip. 

Congress: APC urges members to shun campaign of calumny. 

Secondus slams N5bn libel against Afegbua. 

Fresh Varsity strike looms, FG, ASUU resume fight on payment platforms. 

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed: By 2023, APC would have completely wrecked Nigeria. 

Afenifere, Sahara Reporters under fire over ‘offensive’ report. 

Benin Republic presses fresh charges against Igboho. 

Sunday Igboho remanded in custody in Benin. 

Kanu’s arrest won’t stop Biafra Agitation - ASETU. 

Afrikanwatch Lecture: UNILAG VC, Ogundipe, Akeredolu, Inuwa, Mailafia, Ezeibe, others for award. 

Law School: 681 intending lawyers fail Bar final examinations. 

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: FG diverts traffic 72 hrs to fix flyover beam. 

Firm donates ‘smartest’ air purification system to Nigerian Army. 

Magu present as IGP decorates 36 commissioners of police. 

BUSINESS

Capital importation falls 54% to $875m in Q2’21. 

Why Nigeria, Cameroon invested $36m on border bridge project - Falana. 

CBN bans sales of foreign currency to bureau de change operators. 

Egbin Power Plant plans $2bn investment plan. 

Konga bags industry recognition. 

Amazon eyes cryptocurrency but not poised for Bitcoin. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Sanwo-Olu swears in newly elected 57 council chairmen. 

Council elections: APC Chieftain writes Tinubu over crisis in Alimosho. 

Lagos LG polls: APC loses 2 of 377 councilorship seats to PDP, YPP.  

Traffic robbers arrested by Sanwo-Olu arraigned. 

SON bursts syndicate adulterating lubricants in Lagos. 

Ekiti 2022: Zoning will damage PDP’s chances - Segun Oni. 

Ondo to attain its position as heart of cocoa production in Nigeria - Akeredolu assures. 

UN proclaims Ayade champion of industrialization in Nigeria. 

Plant trees, save your houses from storm says Ayade. 

Former Gov of Imo, Ohakim, joins APC. 

OYC expresses outrage over Enugu herdsmen attack. 

Soldiers shut Imo Timber Market as marketers stage protest. 

Herdsmen: Benue cannot afford communal conflicts  - Gov Ortom warns feuding Bonta/Okpute communities. 

I’ll deal with politicians instigating violence - Gov Yahaya. 

Kidnappers demand N100m ransom for Kaduna monarch. 

Kano recruits 44 medical doctors. 

Atiku eligible to via for presidency: Adamawa Govt tells court. 

HUMAN ANGLE

First republic minister, Amechi, loses wife. 

DPO gunned down as ‘IPOB MIlitants’ hit Uzodinma’s hometown. 

7 Naval officers abducted in Edo. 

Cybercrime: Court sends UNILORIN, KWASU, Kwara Poly students to jail. 

23-year-old man kills lover, rapes her corpse in Edo. 

Police arrest suspected burglar of COVID-19 isolation centre. 

Police smash ‘fake employment’ syndicate, arrest NSCDC personnel in Calabar. 

We stole pastor’s vehicle, drove it to Fela’s shrine to catch fun - Suspects. 

Otedola’s daughter, Tolani reveals year long battle with ailment.  

Actress Mary Lazarus loses mum. 

Baba Ijesha: Princess denies releasing CCTV. 

Princess’ neighbor and guards also molested her daughter - Lawyer. 

21 years after graduation from high school, Van Vicker bags First-Class Degree. 

Britney Spears files to replace her father as guardian. 

INTERNATIONAL

Ghana refutes disparaging comments on Nigeria. 

Niger: Gunmen kill 14 in village near Mali border. 

US policeman feared he would die in Capitol riots. 

Facebook to stop ad targeting under-18s.

SPORTS

CAF slams one-year doping ban on Enyimba captain, Augustine Oladapo. 

Fans mourn as Nasarawa footballer slumps, dies on field. 

8 Nigerians undergo Out of Competition Test (OCT) in Japan. 

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigress fall to USA 72-81.  

Tokyo 2020: Djokovic not ‘unbeatable’ declares next opponent Fokina. 

Biles out of gymnastics final with ‘medical issue’, will be assessed daily: USAG. 


GOOD MORNING

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