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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020
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1. COVID-19: NCDC Announces 340 New Cases Of Infection In Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 340 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
2. FCT Police Recruitment Screening To Hold At POWA International School
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday says its recruitment physical and credentials screening exercise for appointment into Constable cadre will hold at POWA International School, Abuja.
3. Protesters Attempt To Torch Parliament Office Building In South Iraq
Iraqi protesters tried late on Friday to set fire to the parliament office building in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, witnesses told dpa.
4. Recuse Yourselves From Official Duty, FG Tells UNILAG Pro-Chancellor, VC
The Federal Government has directed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the University of Lagos, Dr Wale Babalakin and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe to recuse themselves from official duties.
5. FTAN Decries Underutilization Of Kainji National Park
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has expressed concern over the under-utilisation of the Kainji National Park in New Bussa.
6. Kano Varsity Releases Cut-Off Marks For 2020/2021 Admission Exercise
The Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano on Friday released cut-off marks for admission screening exercise for the 2020/2021 academic session.
7. NBA Defends Withdrawal Of El-Rufai Invitation, Says It’s Not About Ethnicity Or Religion
Paul Usoro, president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has said the decision to rescind the invitation extended to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, to speak at the association’s forthcoming conference has nothing to do with religion and ethnicity.
8. Edo 2020: DSS Invites Kabaka, 9 Other APC Members
The Department of State Services has invited 10 leaders of the All Progressives Congress for a meeting on Saturday at its Benin City office in Edo State.
9. Sacked UNILAG VC Withdraws Court Case Against Babalakin, Others
Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, recently sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, has dropped a lawsuit he filed against the National Industrial Court to challenge his sacking by the varsity’s Governing Council.
10. Edo 2020: Accord Candidate, Idahosa Dumps Party, Pledges Support For Obaseki
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the upcoming election in Edo State, Godday Idahosa, has resigned his membership of the party.
11. Trump Holds Private Memorial Service For His Brother In White House
Donald Trump and his family bade farewell Friday to the U.S. president’s brother Robert, who died last week.
12. Gunmen Storm Ibadan Police Station, Kill Officer On Duty
The residents of Ikolaba area of Ibadan were gripped by trepidation after gunmen broke into the only police station in the locality on Friday.
13. Senate Uncovers Multi Billion Naira Fraud In NTA
The Nigerian Senate has uncovered an alleged multi-billion Naira fraud in the joint venture operations between, the Nigerian Television Authority(NTA) and a Chinese Satellite Pay TV, StarTime.
14. Actress Yetunde Bakare Converts From Islam To Christianity
Popular Yoruba actress, Yetunde Bakare has recently taken to her social media page to drop her standpoint on religion.
15. Benue Lawmaker Remanded In Prison Over Conspiracy, Kidnapping
The lawmaker representing Katsina-Ala East state constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Jonathan Agbidye has been remanded in prison over an alleged criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.
16. WHO Chief Believes Pandemic Could Last Less Than Two Years
Modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus pandemic to less than two years, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
17. Delta Govt. To Begin Land, Property Registration Aug. 28 — Official
Delta Government on Friday announced that it would begin land and property registration in the state on Aug. 28.
18. AbdulRazaq Felicitates With Kwara Muslims On New Hijrah Year 1442
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has felicitated with Muslims in Kwara on the new Islamic (calendar) year 1442 AH.
19. Firemen Rescue 12 From Collapsed Building In Kano
Firemen have rescued 12 persons trapped in a building under construction which collapsed on Friday at Kurna Rijiyar Lemon in Dala Local Government Area in Kano.
20. Opinion: The Concept Of Oneness In Interactions And In Building Productive Relationships
“Are you sure your fiancé would want you to be actively engaged in fitness routines after you get married?”
21. Scores Injured, Property Vandalized As APC, ADC Supporters Clash Ahead Of Ondo Council Poll [Photos]
Violent clashes have been recorded in the Ondo West Local Government Area of the state between supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC and African Democratic Congress, ADC., barely 24 hours to the local council polls.
22. Adapting to the Times – The USADF/LSETF Employability Project Virtual Training Room Example
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), one in six young people is out of work while those still working have experienced a drop in hours by an average of 23% – thanks to the global pandemic.
23. Coup: Jonathan Leads ECOWAS Special Envoy To Mali
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan is leading a team of ECOWAS leaders to Mali where the military has overthrown the elected government of President Ibrahim Keita.
24. COVID-19: El-Rufai Lifts Ban On Daily Prayers, Services In Kaduna
The Governor of Kaduna State, mr Nasir El-Rufai has lifted the prohibition on daily prayers and services in places of worship in the State.
25. Ondo Election: INEC Publishes Final List Of Candidates, Says PDP, Others Made Substitutions
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, released the final list of candidates for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State.
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