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Here are the major headlines for Thursday, August 20, 2020

The Nation

  • Bayelsa: what goes around… 
  • Laycon, Nengi, Prince, Wathoni, Praise win N400k each 
  • I could have won but I was misunderstood – Kaisha 
  • Iyaye denies deal with NFF over Rivers Utd 
  • Koeman to speak with unhappy Messi 
  • NFF officials for COVID-19 test 
  • Eagles get new dates 
  • ‘How we build buyer/seller trust’ 
  • Alleged missing $2.5b: Frank’s call for Kyari’s sack unfortunate 
  • Gana: credible polls will produce competent leadership 
  • Review restrictive abortion laws, says group 
  • ‘The New Seraph’ prays for Nigeria
  • Osinbajo, Utomi, Oditah for WOC webinar 
  • Makinde hailed over appointment 
  • Eight pupils writing WASSCE in Gombe, Kwara isolation centres 
  • 40-ft container of Tramadol intercepted in Lagos 
  • Ibrahim: more defectors for APC 
  • Reps seeks information on foreign reserves 
  • Nigeria records 593 new cases of COVID-19, total now 50,488 
  • Unease persists at UNILAG
  • One year after, Nigeria’s border remains closed 
  • Reps: Govt losing billions to unremitted funds 
  • Ngige intervenes in MTN, Labour feud
  • Magistrate dies in Lagos 
  • ‘Osun not bankrupt’ 
  • Fire guts block in Ooni’s palace  
  • Ekiti PDP caretaker panel gets more time 
  • IG deploys more men to re-arrest Oyo serial killer
  • UN, AU, U.S., ECOWAS, others reject Mali coup 
  • COVID-19 spike: Varsity shut one week after reopening 
  • Killings persist in Southern Kaduna 
  • Biden gets nod to face Trump 
  • Malian soldiers take unfashionable short cut 
  • Bayern to face PSG in UCL Final 
  • We didn’t attack governor’s convoy, say ISOPADEC workers
  • MTEF: Senate threatens zero budget for CBN, NPA, NCC, NIMASA, others 
  • FEC okays N5.49b variation for secretariats, others 
  • PDP will prioritise power sector, says Obaseki
  • ZLP, ADP members defect to APC 
  • Chamber of Commerce endorses Ize-Iyamu 
  • 372,888 PVCs not collected in Ondo, says REC 
  • Girl gang-raped, drowned by three teens in Katsina 
  • 12 killed in Delta cult war
  • 20 ISWAP leaders killed in airstrike 
  • Markets operation now 6am to 6pm in Enugu 
  • 20 convicted for flouting face mask wearing order in Abia 
  • Gombe gets N120 million molecular lab, plans two more
  • Osun reopens hotels, relaxation centres 
  • State House’s response to pandemic commendable, says Presidency

www.thenationonlineng.net

Punch

  • Atlanta ’96: Dosu recalls half-time clash with teammate
  • Slain soldiers’ widows to benefit from FG works programme
  • Egbo makes UCL winning debut as Tirana beat Tbilisi
  • Bauchi commerce commissioner, Sadiq, resigns
  • 56 suspected cultists arrested with fresh human skulls in Cross River
  • US election: Trump flays Obama over criticism
  • Soyombo begs UNILAG unions for support in maiden meeting
  • Two nabbed for kidnapping Oyo farmer, killing her fiancé
  • Mali opposition declares support for coup leaders
  • US election: Trump never took presidency seriously, says Obama
  • Blasphemy: We are monitoring situation closely, says UK
  • La Liga: Koeman pledges to put Barca ‘back on top’
  • IPPIS: FG suspends birth date changes, others
  • Village head, 10 others killed in Southern Kaduna, SOKAPU alleges
  • Ogun prophet arraigned for defiling 15-year-old girl during spiritual cleansing
  • Buhari’s nephew, Daura, flown abroad for treatment – Report
  • SOKAPU lampoons ACF as chair says North faces hardest times
  • ECOWAS suspends Mali, blocks borders, soldier declares self president
  • 56 suspected cultists arrested with fresh human skulls in Cross River
  • Two nabbed for kidnapping Oyo farmer, killing her fiancé
  • Ogun prophet arraigned for defiling 15-year-old girl during spiritual cleansing
  • Hate speech: When will Lai Mohammed fine El-Rufai?
  • Harnessing environmental wastes for cleanliness and profit
  • The dance of shame at UNILAG
  • On Risikat, lady with blue eyes, and family
  • Buhari’s hostility to human rights
  • Adieu Walter: A true American hero
  • Fayemi disowns viral presidential campaign poster by LG boss
  • EFCC commences probe of Akpabio, NDDC boss, Pondei
  • PDP, APC disagree over police presence in Agenebode, other towns
  • Emergence of my running mate divine, says Jegede
  • Edo: Protesters seek intervention of international community
  • Prevent bloody poll in Edo, AI tells FG
  • Ethiopian Airlines defies FG, resumes flight to London Friday
  • MDAs wilfully refusing to submit audit reports –FG
  • NCAA partners AIB to enforce safety recommendations
  • NPDC planning 500,000 barrel of crude oil per day –Kyari
  • FG intervenes in MTN, employees dispute, union withdraws ultimatum
  • FG’s August bonds oversubscribed by N92.23bn – DMO
  • Egbo makes UCL winning debut as Tirana beat Tbilisi
  • La Liga: Koeman pledges to put Barca ‘back on top’

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