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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, September 12th, 2020
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1. COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Now 56,017 In Nigeria
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, 43,998 patients have now been discharged, with 1,076 patients losing their lives to the Coronavirus pandemic.
2. Long-Awaited, Historic Afghan Peace Talks Set To Formally Open In Qatar
The opening ceremony for historic, face-to-face peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group is set to hold on Saturday in the Qatari capital, Doha.
3. UNGA Adopts `Omnibus Resolution’ On COVID-19
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on Friday adopted an “omnibus resolution’’ seeking a comprehensive and coordinated global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
4. Trump Claims Biden Is Taking Drugs To Give Speeches
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed, without offering any proof, that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is taking performance-enhancing drugs for his public speeches.
5. U.S. Remembers Sept. 11 Attack With Smaller Events Due To Pandemic
The U.S., on Friday remembered the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington with smaller events this year, as part of efforts to enforce social-distancing during the pandemic.
6. Family Of Inmate Who Contracted Virus Files Wrongful Death Claim
The family of a San Quentin inmate, who contracted the coronavirus has filed the first death claim against the California correctional system related to the pandemic, citing the botched transfer of infected prisoners as the cause of his death.
7. Kebbi Women Offer 3-Day Prayers To Seek Divine Intervention Against Insecurity, Flooding
A three-day joint Quranic recitation and prayers embarked upon by some Women Islamic Groups in Kebbi State to seek divine intervention against flooding and insecurity in the country has been completed.
8. Alaafin Better Lover Than Most Young Men — Wife
Ayaba Ashiat Folashade Adeyemi is one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. She drew widespread attention in 2008 when she was delivered of a set of triplets to become arguably the first wife of a Yoruba monarch to be so endowed.
9. Ondo Police Begin Investigation Into Fire Outbreak At INEC Office
The police in Ondo State has launched an investigation into the fire incident, which occurred at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Akure.
10. Bandits Take Over Abuja While DSS, Police Go After Protesters
Nothing puts greater timbre on the parlous state of security in the country than the denudation of the virtual hedges and moats around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the disarray of the phalanx of boots in the city.
11. Nigerian Porn Star Arrested For Using Ifa Items In Shooting Porn Video
Popular porn star, Kingtblakhoc has been arrested for using a bead for Ifa worshippers, to shoot a porn movie, Ekohotblog reports.
12. Pregnant Women Shot Dead In Ikorodu Cult Clash
A 35-year-old pregnant woman, Risikat Saliman, was shot dead during a bloody clash between suspected cult groups at Aleke Community.
13. BBNaija 2020: We Need Drama, Housemates Boring Without Erica – Omashola
The former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Omashola Oburoh popularly called Omashola, on Friday said the eviction of Lucy and disqualification of Erica have made the lockdown edition boring.
14. 8 Killed, Many Injured In Fresh Southern Kaduna Attack
Just when it appears peace and normalcy are beginning to return to southern Kaduna following recent peace accord signed by warring ethnic group, suspected Fulani Militia attacked the town again.
15. Lagos State Expresses Readiness To Celebrate World Tourism Day With Other Global Communities
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akiribile-Yusuf has stated that the State Government has already perfected plans to join other tourism stakeholders across the globe to mark the Year 2020 World Tourism Day (WTD) coming up on Sunday 27 September, 2020.
16. LASU Announces Dates For Final-Year Students, Others Resumption
The Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State has said only the final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students would resume on September 14 while the other levels would resume on November 9.
17. Lagos State Govt Frowns At Erection of Illegal Structures On Open Places
The Lagos State Government has stated that building structures on open spaces all over the State is illegal and must stop.
18. Edo 2020: IGP Deploys DIG, Eight CPs, Others for Edo Election
The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Research and Planning, Adeleye Olusola Oyebade, has been positioned to oversee the general security arrangement for the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State.
19. Two Artistes Found Dead Inside Lagos Studio, Others Hospitalized
There was apprehension last Thursday at the Awolusi Bus stop in the Alagbado area of Lagos State after residents found two artistes dead inside a studio in the area.
20. Major Norman John Miners (1931– 2020) – A Tribute by Bashorun J.K. Randle
I was 13 years old in 1957, in the first form [Form 1] at King’s College, Lagos when twenty-six-year-old Major Norman John Miners arrived along with Mr. Tim Doust. Not only was Mr. Miners twice my age, his reputation had preceded him. He was introduced as a ‘scholar’ – which he undoubtedly was, having bagged a First-Class Honours degree in Classics from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University. He looked very intense, stern and foreboding.
21. Opinion: Pastor E.A Adeboye, Marital Advices And The Insulting Youths
A few weeks ago, twitter went agog because of some advices from the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye on marital success which came at different times on his twitter handle. On these different occasions, the elderly Clergy advised his ‘sons’ not to marry women who can’t cook and on another occasion, advised women on how to keep their marriage to enjoy marital bliss and these advices bothered on women doing household chores and some wifely duties.
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