News Buzz

 Early flakes 

*Sun, 30 August, 2020*

*NIGERIA*

Water bill, plan to take land for herdsmen – Ortom 

Filling stations’ll dispense gas in vehicles from September — FG 

Lagos community laments as two kids go missing 

Stop speaking for Fulani, Apostle Kure tells Buhari, others 

Senate to bar FIRS, Customs, NBC, 57 others from getting federal allocation

Schools to reopen in Lagos Sept 14, 21, says Sanwo-Olu 

‘Lagos APC has no candidates for forthcoming bye-elections’

Enugu Airport: First flight lands on new runway 

Nigeria records 250 new COVID-19 cases, total now 53,727 

Fayose, Olujimi clash: Two PDP state chairmen emerge at congresses

PDP panel clears Dickson, one other for Bayelsa bye-elections 

Why we arrested, quizzed NDDC officials – ICPC 

 Senate may remove DPR from 2021 budget 

Group wants Buhari to probe ceding of Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, others

MACBAN denies Fulani involvement in viral audio threatening lives

Lack of political will, underfunding stall East-West road project

Miyetti Allah petitions El-Rufai over breach of peace agreement

Reps allege inflation of Abuja-Kaduna -Kano road contract by over N60b

Bumps on Lagos path to generating N60b yearly from Imota Rice Mill

Crashed helicopter: Nigerians hail ‘hero’ pilot for saving lives

Amotekun: Southwest states insist on independent structure

Anxiety in Kogi as Supreme Court decides Bello’s fate on Monday

PDP disqualifies ex-speaker, three other Bayelsa senatorial aspirants

Reps outline plans to tackle insecurity

Ondo accident: Four crushed to death

Threat to float rival bar association unfortunate – Umeh Kalu

Prioritizing health care will reduce mortality rate – Mamora 

PWAN Group unveils build and sale estate in Lekki 

Monarch, lawyer, community leaders urge elite to support less privileged

Over 200 Bauchi students miss year 2020 WAEC over infraction by principals

*WORLD*

ECOWAS leaders reject 3-year rule for Mali junta

 Trump accuses Congress members of leaking classified information 

Chadwick Boseman’s last tweet becomes most liked in app's history, Twitter confirms

Trump to visit Kenosha, potentially stoking tensions 

Japan’s Suga to join race to succeed PM Abe – Kyodo 

Israel renews strikes on Gaza over Hamas incendiary balloons 

Death toll in restaurant collapse in North China rises to 29 

Banksy-funded ship saves migrants in Mediterranean 

French magazine faces backlash after publishing a cartoon portraying a Black lawmaker as a slave 

Far-right protesters rally against coronavirus measures, try to storm German parliament

Laura cleanup could mean weeks without power 

*SPORTS*

Arsenal claim Community Shield after shootout win over Liverpool

August: Nigerian football’s month of mixed fortunes

Kalu will bounce back at Bordeaux – Rohr

Don’t put pressure on Osimhen, Gattuso tells fans