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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 7th 2021
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1. COVID-19: NCDC Records 565 New Cases, 3 Deaths
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 177,142 COVID-19 cases.
2. Buhari Calls Police On Nigerian Protesters In London
President Muhammadu Buhari has allegedly called police officers in London to prevent Nigerian protesters from gathering in front of the Nigeria House at Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom.
3. Buhari’s Aide Lashes Out At Critics Of Govt’s Handling Of Bandits, Secessionists
Those accusing President Buhari of handling bandits and terrorists with a softer hand than the way secessionists are being treated have full of hatred, Femi Adesina has said.
4. Healthcare in Nigeria is ‘Fairly Okay’ – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that medical treatment in Nigeria is “fairly okay.”
5. Ngige Threatens To Replace Striking Resident Doctors
Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has threatened to replace the striking resident doctors if they refuse to return to work by Monday.
6. We’ll Continue To ‘Deepen Use Of Technology’ In Elections – INEC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu on Friday said the electoral umpire will continue to deepen the use of technology in conducting elections across the country.
7. UNICEF Tasks Nigerian Journalists To Sensitize The Public on Breastfeeding
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has tasked Nigerian journalists to participate actively, using their report, in the public sensitization on the importance of breastfeeding.
8. Lagos Police To Arrest Officers, Military Men Riding Motorcycle On Highways
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has declared its readiness to embark on full enforcement of restriction order on operations of motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, in the state.
9. JUST IN: APC Chieftain Dumps Party For PDP
EKO HOT BLOG reports that All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency in the 2019 elections, Engineer Conrad Utaan, has defected from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
10. APC to Receive Senators, Reps, State Lawmakers Ahead of Anambra Gov Polls
Ahead of the November 6 governorship poll in Anambra State, the state acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sir Basil Ejidike, has disclosed that the party is expected to receive two serving senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), several members of the House of Representatives and some members of the Anambra State House of Assembly.
11. Police Arrest Man For Defiling Four Daughters In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Sunday Julius, over alleged defilement of four of his daughters aged seven, 10, 11, and 15, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
12. Hisbah Comments On Dress Worn By Yusuf Buhari’s Wife-To-Be Zahra Nasir Bayero
The Hisbah Commission for the Promotion of Islamic Teachings in Kano State have eventually given their opinion on the dress worn by Zahra Nasir Bayero during her bridal shower.
13. Suspected Burglar Nabbed By Neighbours
A notorious burglar named Aina Toheeb has been nabbed by youths of Danialu Upper Gaa-Akanbi area in Ilorin, Kwara state’s capital.
14. Opinion: They Train for Several Years to Compete for Just Few Minutes
They train consistently for years, maintain a strict disciplined diet and work out regularly. For just a few minutes of the competition, the athletes train for several years. They get a minimum of eight hours of sleep every day and wake up early in the mornings to head out for their training.
15. BBNaija Season 6: “Liquorose,Pere, Maria And Sammie Are Fake”- Angel
BBNaija housemate Angel has called Pere, Maria, Liquorose, Sammie and some other housemates as ‘fake and pretentious.’
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