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NEWS HEADLINES-26 SEP 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 210 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 204,201. 

Coronavirus has killed over 2,000 Nigerians –Ehanire. 

COVID-19: UK Recognises 4 Vaccines Used In Nigeria – Envoy. 

Vaccinated people can be infected with COVID-19, infect others — Health Minister. 

Unending cholera outbreaks in Nigeria. 

We shut borders to ‘eat what we grow, curb smuggling’, Buhari tells PM Mark Rutte. 

Nigeria to provide electricity to 5m households by 2030 – Buhari. 

Osinbajo, Okonkwo, others for Yoda Paga. 

CAN veritable force for peace, unity, social justice — Osinbajo. 

UN has pledged support to end tuberculosis in Nigeria-Kalu, Reps Spokesman. 

Ministry equips 2000 youths with leadership skills. 

PDP ‘ll sweep polls in 2023 – Sen Tela. 

Former minister, Tanimu, denies expulsion from PDP in Kebbi. 

October Convention: Intrigues As S/West Battles For PDP Chairmanship. 

UNGA: Buhari Hid The Ugly Reality Of His Government From World Leaders – PDP Reps. 

IPOB, Yoruba nation agitators dare Buhari in New York. 

2023: Ohanaeze Ndigbo chieftain supports call for president of Igbo extraction. 

2023: God‘ll be against Jonathan getting automatic presidential ticket in APC – Nabena, ex-party spokesman. 

NNPC denies funding 2019 elections with bribes from oil traders. 

IPMAN urges members to shun call to shutdown services in South East. 

Buhari: With Super Tucano Aircraft, Other Helicopters, End Of Security Challenges Now A Matter Of Time. 

7 Soldiers, 4 civilian JTF feared Killed In ISWAP ambush. 

BUSINESS

Reps’ VAT bill solution to resource control agitation — CHURAC. 

Interrogating consumption Tax as VAT crisis deepens. 

Okitipupa Oil Palm shareholders increase share capital from N50m to N1bn. 

How FG’ll Save N15bn From Ground Handling Charges. 

Why we’ll advise businesses to pay Sept VAT to FIRS – LCCI. 

Manufacturers losing 30% income to unsteady powers supply — Industrialist. 

Another oil crisis looms as NUPENG begins strike on October 8. 

Eloine Barry to anchor prime business Africa’s webinar on Tuesday. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Makinde lauds Ladoja’s contribution to development of Oyo. 

PDP: We didn’t notice any parallel ward congress in Oyo — Shaibu. 

Ijebu-ode banks remain shut, robbers send ‘notice of attack’. 

Protest Rocks Bayelsa Over Death Of Suspect In Police Custody. 

Bayelsa Battles To Evacuate, Rehabilitate Lunatics From Streets. 

Akwa Ibom @ 34: Osinbajo Commissions Dakkada Towers, Flags Off Dakkada Luxury Estate. 

Oilserv boss brings 10 American doctors to Anambra community in medical fair. 

Anambra 2021: I will address infrastructure deficit if elected ― Ozigbo. 

Soludo presents manifesto, confident of election victory. 

Bianca Ojukwu shuns APGA guber flag off. 

Enugu royal father alleges invasion of his residence. 

Gunmen Abduct Woman, Two Children In Kwara. 

Bandits Kill Two, Abduct Teacher In Kaduna. 

Ganduje appoints new emir of Gaya, Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya. 

Telecom blackout: Killings, abductions continue in Zamfara, two-week shutdown extended. 

2023 Poll: APC crisis deepens in Adamawa over guber ticket. 

Congress: PDP affirms ward officials in Borno. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Policeman in custody for raping student as heavy gunfire rocks Abia Polytechnic. 

Task force men chase okada rider to death on Lagos highway. 

‘Mastermind’ Of Attack On Police Patrol Team Dies In Custody. 

As A Muslim, I Prayed 5 Times On BBNaija, Says Yousef. 

BBNaija: I didn’t feel need to reveal my mum was a senator –Jackie B. 

C-mi motivates with new single, ‘Hustle’. 

Kunle Afolayan, Sefi Atta and Ijeoma Grace Agu : Presenting history through ‘Swallow’. 

Davido Pays Tribute To His Late Photographer Fortune. 

Toni Payne: I decided to go into photography fully after I left the music industry. 

Many actors dying, need help —Bob-Manuel Udokwu. 

Tonto Dikeh was ‘scammed’ with love –Doris Ogala. 

BAIP names Esther Gabriel as Nigeria’s representative at The Miss Globe pageant 2021. 

Shulamite Ezechi’s ANYISO wins ‘Charity of the Year’ Prestige Awards. 

Ben-Murray Bruce makes MIPAD’s 2021 Most Influential 100 Creatives Worldwide list. 

INTERNATIONAL

Growing literacy challenges among Africans. 

Nambia: A timeline of Germany’s brutal colonial history. 

Rwanda genocide 'kingpin' Théoneste Bagosora dies in prison. 

German elections: Voters decide who will take charge after Merkel. 

Afghanistan: Taliban hang bodies as warning in city of Herat. 

SPORTS

Falconets thump Wild Beasts 7-0 In FIFA U-20 Qualifier. 

Otis humbled as D’Tigress chase three consecutive African titles. 

Pele congratulates Messi for breaking goal-scoring record. 

City edge Chelsea 1-0, as Man Utd miss late chance to draw in 1-0 defeat to Villa. 

UPDATED: Usyk beats Anthony Joshua to become heavyweight champion. 

Brentford deny Liverpool in six-goal share of the spoils. 


GOOD MORNING

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