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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, September 17th, 2020

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1. COVID-19: Nigeria Records 126 New Cases, 3 Deaths

126 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports.

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2. Angry Mob Attack Commissioner In Owerri

Commissioner for Gender and Vulnerable, Hon Nkechinyere Ugwu,  escaped mob attack at Heroes square, on Tuesday, during the grand finale of the 2020 August meeting.

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3. Suspected Transformer Vandal Electrocuted In Enugu

A yet to be identified young man has been electrocuted while allegedly attempting to vandalize an Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) Electric Transformer.

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4. Tears As Nigerian Soldier Tortured To Death Is Buried

The remains of Lance Corporal Benjamin Collins has been laid to rest by the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

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5. Blasphemy: Nigerian Lawyers Assist Kano Govt To Ensure Musician Is Killed

Zamfara lawyers have volunteered to assist the Kano State Government in prosecuting and ensuring the killing of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu.

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6. Shell MD Says Energy Players Need To Collaborate For Local Content

Mr Bayo Ojulari, the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd., (SNEPCo) says collaboration amongst indigenous players in the energy sector will increase their local content participation.

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7. ULC Reconcile With NLC In Kaduna

The United Labour Congress (ULC) has reconciled with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna state, resolving to vigorously pursue workers welfare under one umbrella.

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8. UN Probe Links Venezuelan President To Crimes Against Humanity

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro bears responsibility for grave rights violations including crimes against humanity, UN investigators said on Wednesday.

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9. UN-Recognised Libyan Premier Says To Hand Over Power By End Of October

Fayez al-Serraj, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government, said on Wednesday he intended to hand over power by the end of October.

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10. Man Kills Fellow Nigerian Over $40

A 22-year-old man identified as Ofon Phillip Idiong has been charged by the 337th State District Court, Houston, for allegedly shooting his friend, Brian Njoku to death over the sum of $40.

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11. Popular Nightlife King Accused Of Sexually Molesting His 5-Month Old Baby

Diana Faith, wife of popular Nightlife king, Temidayo Lucky Kafaru, aka Lascatter, has accused him of sexually molesting their five-month-old baby.

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12. Missing Boy Re-unites With Parents

A 6-year-old boy, Marvelous Heness, who was rescued from child traffickers and kidnappers, has been handed to his parents.

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13. Femi Fani Kayode, Wife Allegedly Part Ways

The former minister of aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, and wife Precious Chikwedu have allegedly parted ways.

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14. Ex-Head Of World Athletics Diack Sent To Jail For Corruption

The former head of world athletics’ governing body, athletics, Lamine Diack, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail.

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15. Whoever Wins Between Obaseki And Ize-Iyamu, Godfatherism Will Still Dog Edo

The campaigns of the first-tier contenders in the Edo governorship election have been largely ensconced in the agitprop of godfatherism.

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16. Road Crash: 6 Dead, 7 Injured In Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State

The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ondo State Command, has said no fewer than six people died and seven were injured in a road accident on the Akure-Ilesha expressway at Ilara-Mokin, in the state on Wednesday.

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17. El-Rufai Lists 7 Punishments For Rapists

The Kaduna State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020 amends the Penal Code Law (No.5) of Kaduna State, 2017 by substituting section 258 as follows :

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18. Procurement: Lagos Assembly Raises Mobilization Fee By 20%

Lagos State House of Assembly has on Wednesday proposed the amendment of the State Procurement Agency Law, 2015 with a view to raising the advance payment from 20 to 40 per cent.

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19. Ondo Election: How Akeredolu Sent His Thugs To Assasinate Me -Jegede

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has described the attack on his convoy by political thugs was an attempt to assassinate him.

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20. Rice, Grain Prices Crash In Kano – Survey

Prices of grains have crashed in Kano, sequel to arrival of fresh farm produce as farmers commenced harvesting their crops.

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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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