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NEWS HEADLINES-28 AUG 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 618 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 190,333. 

Strike, FG stops doctors’ salaries. 

Nigeria won’t disintegrate despite challenges - Obasanjo. 

Even as Christian, I refused to finance CAN building with Govt fund - Obasanjo. 

Rafsanjani takes over from Akiyode-Afolabi as TMG Board Chair. 

Don’t gag the media, PDP Reps tell Buhari. 

Hate preaching clerics to be punished soon - FG. 

Jubilation as Niger, Zamfara freed students reunite with families. 

Nigeria may become insolvent soon - Atiku. 

In new twist, court restores Secondus as PDP Chairman. 

PDP bans Secondus from caucus meeting. 

PDP crisis: Secondus presided over NEC today, convention tips agenda. 

PDP picks Oct 30 for National Convention. 

UI felicitates with Sultan at 65. 

Okebukola hails Buhari on reappointment of Oloyede, Rasheed for JAMB, NUC jobs. 

Fresh fear in S’East over RUGA plot. 

Igboho committed no crime against Nigeria, release him, Soyinka tells Benin Republic. 

Yoruba Nation: Lawyers give DSS 48 hours to release detained Igboho aides. 

S’East: Army, journalists form alliance against insecurity, ‘fake news’. 

Rotary club moves to renovate Lagos school, donates medical equipment to Taraba. 

We never dispersed doctors attending Saudi Arabia interview - DSS. 

Drugs war: NDLEA takes campaign against drug abuse to Abuja IDP’s camp. 

BUSINESS

GDP rises 5% YoY, declines 0.8% QoQ. 

FG yet to recover N5.15trn debt, says Minister. 

Anguish over PoS charges, others as banks gain billions. 

Lockdown opened more opportunities for e-commerce, says Sellbeta boss. 

Airlines choking on high repair, fuel costs - Report. 

Amida Azeez takes charge as EastCastle’s deputy MD. 

WACT acquires N6bn new RTGs cranes to enhance cargo delivery. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Panic over pipeline leakage in Lagos. 

Fuel spillage: NEMA restricts movement around Ikotun, Igando Lagos. 

Ize-Iyamu, APC chief disagree on N200m election fund claim. 

Many injured as ‘military jet’ shoots cargo boat in Rivers. 

Cross River: There was no robbery incident at Transcorp Hotel - Police. 

Ibom Icon Hotel & Golf Resort host kids summer camp. 

IPMAN strike: Imo residents groan, as fuel sells for N500/liter. 

APC woos APGA to clinch Anambra State. 

Inside Benue’s 25 Moribund industries. 

Stand up, defend yourselves, lawmakers tell Plateau people. 

Sources: Bandits collected N68m, motorbikes from Tegina parents. 

Bandits subjected us to 88 days of torture, threatened to kill us - Freed Niger pupils. . 

Kaduna abduction: Bandits release another 32 Baptist students, hold 31. 

We make brisk business operating late night - Kaduna motorcyclists. 

Again, bandits storm Zaria, kidnap 6. 

Prison congestion: Ganduje frees 3,717 inmates in 6 years. 

11 shot dead in fresh Katsina attack. 

At 30, Taraba is a major producer of rice in Nigeria - Gov Ishaku. 

Police arrest 352 suspects in Bauchi. 

HUMAN ANGLE

A year after: Life isn’t that rosy for Kwara blue-eyed woman, husband. 

Popular Tinsel actor, Victor Olaotan, is dead. 

Nollywood veteran actor, Ifeanyi Dike is dead. 

Family, colleagues, fans pay tributes to Rachel Oniga at burial. 

Business more lucrative than acting - Halima Abubakar. 

N30m defamation suit: Nollywood star evading court processes, Sheriff alleges. 

Some men want me as second wife - Eberechukwu Nwizu, actress. 

Musicians will remain relevant if they stay true to their sound - Afro Singer, YungCEO. 

Davido joins Ayanfe on EP Precursor ”Migrate”. 

Kim Kardashian to keep Kanye West’s surname despite filing for divorce. 

INTERNATIONAL

150 reported dead in alleged attack in Ethiopia. 

Israel sees 10,000 new coronavirus cases for first time since January. 

German publishing giant, Springer buys US Politico Group. 

SPORTS

Imaobong Uko, the twinkling little star of Nigerian athletics. 

Qatar 2022: Rohr lists Musa, Ekong, Ndidi, 27 others for Liberia, Cape Verde qualifiers. 

Man City defender, Mendy charged with 4 counts of rape. 

Man Utd lead race to ‘Legend’ Ronaldo as Man City interest cools. 

Tuchel eyes more signings as Zouma poised to join West Ham. 

Arteta digs his heels in over direction he is taking Arsenal. 

Visually impaired Paralympian hit by self driving bus.  


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