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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 28th 2021
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1. [COVID-19] NCDC Announces 618 New Cases, Ten Fatalities
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 190,333 COVID-19 cases.
2. Coronavirus: Latest Global Developments
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:
3. Taliban: No Nigerian In Afghanistan, Says FG
The Federal Government has said that there is no Nigerian in Afghanistan that needs to be evacuated, following the takeover of the country by the Taliban group.
4. Yoruba Nation Agitators Threaten Fresh Protest
Agitators of Yoruba Nation and other preachers of self-determination have threatened to embark on “never-seen-before mass actions” in any state of the Southwest region that permits grazing reserves.
5. JUST IN: Soyinka Calls For Sunday Igboho’s Release
EKOHOTBLOG reports that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has called on the government of the Benin Republic to release the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho.
6. Plateau Killings: Lagos Govt Evacuates Students, Indigenes From Jos
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has evacuated students and indigenes of the state, who were stranded in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
7. Again, Atiku Comments On State Of The Economy
Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate in the last 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Federal Government to ensure prudent management of the nation’s resources in order to secure it for future generations.
8. Police Arrest Two In Benin Republic, Trafficking 10 Nigerian Girls To Dubai
Two suspects have been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force for human trafficking. The suspects who were identified as Ejiofor Izuchukwu and Nzube Okafor, were alleged to be attempting to traffic 10 girls to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
9. Another 32 Bethel Baptist School Students Regain Freedom
Another 32 students out of the 63 remaining abducted students of Bethel Baptist school in Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State have regained their freedom.
10. My Father Has Been Sleeping With Me Since I Was 10 – Teenager Tells Police
A 17-year-old girl has revealed her 45-year-old father, Nelson Akinsowon has sexually abused her continuously for seven years.
11. How Man Defrauded POS Operators In Ondo
Victor Ukachuckwu a 29-year-old commercial motorcyclist,, has confessed to using an online application he downloaded from the Internet to fool Point of Sales (POS) operators in Ondo State and then rob them of their money.
When Ikeja Club was founded in 1966, it was an epochal event. Strangely, when the year started it provided little hint of the cataclysmic events that would engulf not only Ikeja but our entire nation in a matter of days. It is of utmost importance to emphasise that the territory known as Ikeja had hitherto served as a sanctuary where serenity, tranquillity and peace were in vigorous competition for supremacy.
13. Opinion: The Trip of No Return to Saudi-Arabia
She was one of the most brilliant students the medical college produced that year and she had high hopes of becoming one of the best neurologists in the world. After the compulsory one-year service to the nation, she got employed at one of the state’s general hospitals.
14. JUST IN: Another Veteran Nollywood Actor Dies
EKOHOTBLOG reports that veteran Nollywood actor, Prince Ifeanyi Dike, has passed away.
15. BBNaija Season 6: Angel’s Mother Shows Support For Daughter
Titi the Mother of BBNaija contestant Angel has reacted to Maria, Nini and Peace saying that her daughter has the “worst, dirtiest and nastiest vagina” in the house.
16. BBNaija Season 6: Angel’s Father Addresses The Slut-Shaming
The father of BBNaija female housemate, Angel, has shown support for his daughter and had reacted to comments by other housemates about her.
17. Ronaldo Takes Pay Cut, Drops In Highest Paid Players Ranking After Man Utd Return
Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped out of top five highest paid footballers in Europe following his transfer from Juventus to Manchester United.
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