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Nigeria News: Top 10 Headlines For Sun. June 20th, 2021

Nigeria News: Top 10 Headlines For Sun. June 20th, 2021

Welcome to AllNews roundup of the top 10 Nigeria news headlines for today Sunday, June 20th, 2021.


1. 'Ayinla' Review: Tunde Kelani's Movie Worth The Hype Thanks To Adedimeji Lateef's Singular Performance

Adedimeji Lateef wears the eponymous character like a second skin, making the viewer root for, understand, and empathize with a man who was fallible and flawed.

As a veteran filmmaker, Tunde Kalani proves that with age comes wisdom as his account of the late Apala musician has undertones of classical Greek tragedies. Read more here.

2. BBNaija Lockdown Reunion Highlight: Wathoni Reveals Dorathy Orally Pleasured Brighto

More drama is expected to unfold at the Big Brother Naija lockdown reunion show and this time it is between Wathoni Anyansi and Dorathy Bachor.

The two reality stars got into a heated argument after Wathoni interrupted Dorathy while she was giving her account of the failed friendship she had with Ozo. Read more here.

3. BBNaija Lockdown Reunion Highlight: The Ozo-Nengi-Prince Love Triangle

On day 2 of the Big Brother Naija lockdown reunion show, the supposed love triangle between Nengi, Ozo, and Dorathy was discussed.

Ozo talked about how he was never interested in Dorathy but saw her as a friend with whom he could share his feelings. Ozo added that he had always been interested in Nengi from the start of the reality show and had clearly made his feelings known to her. Read more here.

4. What Does It Mean When You Dream About Sex?

Sex dreams include having sexual activities like sexual intercourse, lovemaking, sleeping with someone in dreamland.

Sex dreams are less about the people who appear in them and more about the role those people play in the dreamer's wakeful lives or what they stand for in their current life situation. Read more here.

5. Crypto Markets Slump Ahead of Bitcoin's Looming Death Cross

The cryptocurrency markets dipped this weekend, losing up to $100 billion dollars as investors braced for impact for bitcoin's pending death cross.

Leading cryptocurrency bitcoin plunged below $35,000 before a slight recovery to $35,727 as of report time. It is however still down 5 percent in the past 24 hours. Read more here.

6. Kebbi Abduction: One Student Dead, Seven Others Rescued

The Nigerian Army has disclosed that five of the abducted students and two teachers of the Federal Government College in Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State have been rescued.

The army on Friday also confirmed that during a gun duel that ensued, an exhausted student gave up the ghost. Read more here.

7. Cocoa, Sesame Seeds, Cashew Nuts Top Nigeria's Agricultural Exports

According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, sesame seeds, fermented cocoa beans, and cashew nuts led the list of top agro-food exports in Q1 2021, jointly accounting for 66.5% of the total agric exports.

Although crude oil still accounts for the larger part of Nigeria’s export earnings with 66.38%, agriculture still remains the base of Nigeria’s economy, providing the main source of livelihood for most Nigerians. The agricultural sector is the nation's largest sector, employing about two-thirds of the nation's economy. Read more here.

8. Sunday Igboho Sets Date For Yoruba Nation Rally In Lagos

Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is set to storm Lagos for Yoruba Nation rally July 3, 2021.

The Yoruba nation agitators have held rallies across the states in the South-West, including Osun, Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo. Read more here.

9. Nigerian Govt Appoints Ex-Super Eagles Captain John  Mikel Obi  Youth Ambassador

The Federal Government has appointed erstwhile Super Eagles skipper, John Mikel  Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence.

The event which took place at the National Olympic Committee (NOC) secretariat, National Stadium, Surulere Lagos on Friday is another of the  Minister's initiatives geared towards driving a vibrant youth for national development. Read more here.

10. Lagos Dethrones Nairobi As Africa's Top startup City, Enugu Debuts on Global Ranking

Nigeria's business capital Lagos has overtaken Kenya to become Africa's number one startup ecosystem.

This is according to the recently released StartupBlink Ecosystem Index Report 2021 seen by AllNews. The report ranks Lagos 122nd globally, displacing Nairobi, Kenya, which now ranks 136th globally. Read more here.


That’s the roundup of the top 10 Nigeria news headlines this morning. More Nigeria news headlines are available on AllNews website.

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