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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Friday, August 27th 2021

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, August 27th 2021

1. [COVID-19] NCDC Announces 835 New Cases, Ten Fatalities

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 189,715 COVID-19 cases.

2. JUST IN: DSS Reacts To Alleged Arrest Of Channels TV Presenters

EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked the widely-circulated reports that Channels TV presenters, Chamberlain Usoh and Kayode Okikiolu were arrested by the agency.

3. Fulanization Agenda: Ortom Replies Presidency

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has hit back at the presidency, saying the response to the issues he raised shows that President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides are “under influence of negative substances.”

4. Hushpuppi: IGP Receives Panel Report On Abba Kyari

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday received the report of the panel set up to probe the bribery allegations against the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari.

5. Why We Can’t Increase Tuition Fee To N14m, Aviation College Replies Reps

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded an increment in the N7.5m being charged by the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria as school fees, to N14m.

6. IPOB: DSS Treating Us Like Hardened Criminals – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lead Counsel

Ifeanyi Ejiofor who the lead counsel to the leader for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Department of State Service of subjecting Kanu’s lawyers to treatments meted out to hardened criminals on visits to their client who is in detention.

7. Hoodlums Kidnap, Kill Security Guard In Lagos

EKOHOTBLOG reports that suspected hoodlums have killed a security guard, Hamza Adams, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.

8. JUST IN: Court Reinstates Secondus As PDP Chairman

EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Kebbi State High Court has reinstated Uche Secondus as the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

9. More Than 70 Students Regain Freedom From Bandits

Bandits have finally released more than 70 Islamiyya school pupils kidnapped from Tegina community in Niger State.

10. Man Kills Wife With Hammer, Drinks Sniper Afterwards

Patrick Markson, a 46-year-old man, has committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife, Hannah, 35, in Bayelsa State.

11. Kabul Airport Attack Kills 13 U.S. Service Members, At Least 90 Afghans

More than 100 people were killed, including at least 13 U.S. service members and 90 Afghans, at the Kabul airport Thursday when two blasts ripped through crowds trying to enter the American-controlled facility, disrupting the final push of the U.S.-led evacuation effort.

12. Florida Surgeon General Leaving Ron DeSantis’ Administration Amid Coronavirus Surge: Report

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be battling the coronavirus pandemic without the aid of his current surgeon general.

13. Synopsis!!! Subject To Last Minute Changes (Or A Miracle) Ikeja Club And Ikeja Must Remain The Beacon of Hope For Nigeria And Beyond

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.

14. Opinion: Someone Will Always Be Better

The story was in the news a while ago and it did cause a lot of scare for people, especially parents. The story revolved around a teenage boy who filled the bottle of a classmate with acid because she came ahead of him in major subjects after their examination scripts were revealed.

15. Alex Ekubo’s Fiancee Fancy Acholonu Speaks On Rumored Breakup

Fancy Acholonu, Fiancee of popular Nollywood Actor Alex Ekubo, has verified the end of her relationship with actor Alex Ekubbo as well as the end of their wedding plans.

16. See Photos From Service Of Songs Held In Honour Of Late Actress Rachel Oniga

A service of songs in honour of veteran actress, Late Rachel Oniga, was held at the Catholic Church of Resurrection, Magodo, Lagos state on Thursday, August 26.

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