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NEWS HEADLINES-26 OCT 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 711 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 211,171. 

WHO, TransfatfreeNigeria coalition advocate gazette of Trans-fat Regulation. 

Physical activities reduce impact of COVID-19 on patients — Experts. 

President to Nigerians: Celebrate our troops with pride. 

Have a rethink, Monguno advises those intend to disrupt Anambra poll. 

We won’t allow terrorists hijack Anambra election, FG vows. 

Journalists storm Force Headquarters over missing Vanguard reporter. 

N780m fraud: Ex-SGF Anyim spends second night in EFCC cell. 

  33 States May Not Pay Salaries As N172bn Deduction Grounds Revenue Disbursement. 

Terrorists: Ohanaeze, MBF, CAN, NINAS, Kaigama, Mogekwu, Kokori, Okorie hit Gumi over comment. 

Wike, CJN berate NBA over silence on national crisis, assault on judiciary. 

Academics, scholars, Macaulay, others ponder Niger Delta question. 

Tunde Bakare: Anyone Who Wants To Lead Nigeria Must Negotiate With The North. 

2023: Middle Belt youths meet in Enugu, back S’East presidency. 

2023: We’ll support those who support us- Nigerian women tell politicians. 

Confusion Dogs UNILAG Visitation Panel Report. 

Nigeria set to launch proudly made in Nigeria barite October 28 ― Adegbite. 

PDP crisis deepens, Secondus pursues suit as party plans convention. 

Ndigbo leaders task Nigerians on PVCs ahead of 2023 polls. 

Federal Allocation: North-West demands lion share for states, LGs. 

Over 2m people remain displaced in Northeast Nigeria — EU Ambassador. 

Allow Igbo secede, northern leaders tell court. 

Igbo lawyers apply to join suit seeking exit of South-East from Nigeria. 

NAN workers ask for better working conditions. 

Key into FG’s empowerment programmes, Farouq begs youths. 

Pensioners plan legal action against South-West governors over increment.

13,800 passports uncollected at Lagos offices, controller cries out. 

Shooting ranges at airports almost ready — Minister. 

BUSINESS

CBN releases guidelines for eNaira. 

Interswitch launches Nigeria’s first digital address verification service with partner, OkHi. 

Cryptocurrency: Luno resumes naira deposit, withdrawal for Nigerians. 

UBA posts N490b gross earnings, records 37% profit growth. 

Nigeria’s Record In FDI: We Are Winning The Race. 

FG to end petrol subsidy June 2022, World Bank condemns N2.9tn funding. 

ACROSS THE STATES

2023:PDP youths appeal to Ademulegun Raphael to contest Ondo South Senate seat. 

Security operatives violating Presidential Order to shoot criminals wielding AK-47, says Gov Akeredolu. 

Obaseki names sexual assault referral centre after Vivian Ogu. 

Edo PDP suspends Obaseki, Shaibu’s loyalists. 

Gov Emmanuel presents N582 billion budget estimates to AKHA for 2022. 

Ex-Bakassi militants block Cross River governor’s office, demand MoU implementation. 

Ijaw communities in Edo allege abandonment. 

FG new devious trend is tagging opposition security risk, seizing passports – Wike. 

Anambra 2021: When APC walks a political slippery slope. 

Bishops warn promoters of ‘satanic denominational politics’ in Anambra. 

Bandits Attack Mosque, Kill 18 Worshippers In Niger. 

NSITF enlightens Kaduna companies on safety in workplace. 

Adamawa records four news cases of polio. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Ooni of Ife empowers 2,000 fashion designers. 

Man on life support after killing sister-in-law, sibling, labourer in Ebonyi. 

Woman nabbed for inflicting injuries on minor with razor blade over theft. 

Woman dies after husband sets Lagos home ablaze during fight. 

Family of 65-year-old woman attacked in Delta, seeks justice. 

Kirikiri Prison resident pastor regains freedom after 14 years. 

Benue police shoot seven-month-old child, family decries neglect. 

  Maria: Date your married man without rubbing it on wife’s face — Jaruma. 

Man asks Italian police to jail him to escape wife at home. 

INTERNATIONAL

Africa facing high COVID-19 transmission amid low vaccination rates — IRC. 

IS claims deadly bombing in Ugandan capital. 

Army Declares State Of Emergency In Sudan, Arrest Civilian Leaders. 

Climate change: Australia pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2050. 

SPORTS

Former Nigeria captain Ime Udoka thrilled after first NBA win as a coach. 

Ronaldo ‘mocking’ Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Liverpool mauling. 

Man Utd thrashing by Liverpool ‘was coming’, says Shaw. 

Bayern ready to offer over €100m for Real Madrid target Victor Osimhen. 

Michael Jordan sneakers sell for nearly $1.5 mn, an auction record. 


GOOD MORNING

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