These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Sunday morning.
1. Aide explains why Buhari is never seen wearing a face mask
An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie has explained why the President often appears without a face mask. Read more
2. COVID-19: Niger records 1st death, confirms 7 Almajiri returnees from Kaduna positive
Niger State government on Saturday announced that the state had recorded its first death from the covid-19 pandemic. Read more
3. Nigeria records 176 new COVID-19 cases as total hits 5621; death toll now 176
The number of Nigerians who have contracted the COVID-19 pandemic continued on the rise on Saturday with the country recording 176 new cases. Read more
4. All members of Nasarawa Assembly test negative for COVID-19
The Chairman of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Alhaji Mohammed Omadefu, said on Saturday all the members of the House had tested negative for COVID-19. Read more
5. Another COVID-19 patient delivered of baby boy in Lagos isolation centre
The Lagos State government said on Saturday a 33-year-old pregnant COVID-19 patient was delivered of a baby boy at the Gbagada Isolation Centre in the state. Read more
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6. Senator Hunkuyi, six other members suspended by PDP for alleged anti-party activities in Kaduna
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has suspended Senator Suleiman Uthman Hunkuyi and six other party stalwarts in the state for alleged anti-party activities. Read more
7. COVID-19: Ogun Mobile Court convicts 67 for violating stay-at-home directive
The Ogun State Mobile Magistrate Court on Saturday sentenced 67 people to four hours of community service for violating the state government’s stay-at-home directive. Read more
8. PDP links spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths in Nigeria to Chinese medical team, issues ultimatum
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday gave the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team brought to the country to help the Nigerian authorities to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
9. NCDC admits error in its COVID-19 report on Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday admitted it made a mistake in its report on the COVID-19 infections in Akwa Ibom State. Read more
10. 20 die in Adamawa communal clash
Reports from Adamawa State has it that no fewer than 20 persons have died following a violent communal clash between two communities in Lammurde Local Government Area of the state. Read more
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