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Nigeria

China says no plan to take over Nigeria’s sovereignty over $500m loans Legit.ng

Tinubu, Lawan, APC Govs to Storm Edo for Campaign Rally ThisDay

Nigerian Police opens up on corruption allegations against IGP Adamu Daily Post

How Oshiomhole created NDDC leadership crisis —Idahosa Tribune

Wike's suspension of council chairmen sparks row in Rivers Nigerian Guardian

Another Alleged N6.2bn Palliative Fraud Hits NDDC •Official Petitions Senate, Demands Dissolution Of IMC Tribune

China becoming apprehensive about Nigerian loans, says FG The Punch

Shaibu accuses deputy speaker of collecting N40m from APC The Punch

Officials escape lynching for raping face mask defaulter The Nation

APC will win Imo bye election –Ex-Senator The Punch

Petrol price to go up as PPPRA raises ex-depot price by N6 The Nation

FG raises fear as PTF contemplates on total reopening of schools across the country amid Covid-19 Legit.ng

We’re about applying for another $3b Chinese loan – Amaechi Daily Post

Benue rejects Fed Govt’s rice donation The Nation

Campaign tactics unsettling Obaseki, Oshiomhole’s camps Nigerian Guardian

World

Trump says Beirut blast likely a bombing Stuff.co.nz

Devastating aftermath of deadly blast in Beirut CNN

Taiwan / US announces highest-level visit in decades, risking China anger The Guardian

TikTok: Consider consequences – China warns US Daily Post

Technology

Anthony Levandowski: Ex-Google robocar engineer sentenced for theft BBC

Intel Tiger Lake beats AMD Ryzen 4000-series CPU in latest benchmark leak — but there’s a catch LaptopMag

Amazon Makes Sweeping Changes for First Prime Day of Pandemic Bloomberg

Alibaba Cloud reduces RAM, disk size and price of some cloud servers The Register

Entertainment

Maheeda not ready to delete naked videos on porn sites The Nation

Sport

Fulham return to Premier League Punch

Chelsea to sell four defenders in Lampard-led revolution Vanguard

Balogun named in Scottish Team of The Week Punch

Manchester City sign winger Ferran Torres from Valencia Viet Nam News

Sports Betting – How it has affected Rugby League and what to expect in the future Zero Tackle

Stakeholders fault new sports policy Punch

Neymar's Latest Statement May Have Ended Transfer Rumors IBTimes

Man Utd ‘ready to walk away’ from $200m deal after talks hit dead end Fox Sports

Tiger Woods confident he can win 16th major title at US PGA Championship Belfast Telegraph