NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, AUGUST FRIDAY 19th, 2016

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




GUARDIAN:

15 feared dead in attempted Ebonyi jailbreak

Again, Jonathan denies links with Niger Delta Avengers

Prospect dims further for 2016 budget funding

Appeal Court reinstates Ikpeazu as Abia governor

Brilliant Bolt storms to third 200 gold

Operators count losses as earnings plunge in maritime sector

Oyo seals off 39 firms for alleged tax evasion

Marking grazing reserves, cattle routes in Benue cannot work, says Ortom

Botched convention ‘saves’ PDP from the brink

Ondo guber race: PDP’s primary of cold rivalry

Alleged kidnappers of lawmaker in police netNewspapers 2

TRIBUNE:

Bello threatens legal action over N11b fraud allegation

Kwara govt loses over N400m to illegal recruitment

Arrest of pilgrims in S/Arabia: NDLEA deploys investigators to camps nationwide

We’ll fast-track IDPs’ home return ‘Buhari

EU tasks FG to generate database on Labour migration

Appeal Court quashes Ikpeazu’s sack, blasts Justice Abang

Lagos, Edo, Delta, 12 others at risk of losing 2 million hectares to flood ‘NASRDA

Niger Delta crisis: Buhari knows what he needs to do ‘UNDEDSS

Soldiers kill 27 Boko Haram terrorists in Cameroon

Avengers vow to declare Niger Delta independence October 1

Faceless groups after my reputation ‘Jonathan

S/West APC advocates restructuring, free education

PDP crisis, a very big challenge ‘INEC chairman

Poor preparation, fear, cause of mass failure in Maths

FG releases 2016/17 admission list for unity colleges

Roads: Delta govt has forgotten us, Okwagbe residents lament

No NASS member is on Jibrin’s side ‘Reps




DAILY TIMES

Buhari remains Nigeria’s best President – activist

Shun corruption, minister warns FCT NYSC governing board

Catholic Bishops urge INEC to deal with law-breakers during Edo, Ondo polls

APC Ward Chairmen Declare Support For Segun Abraham

WAR AGAINST MILITANCY: Nigerian Navy prays for dialogue and political intervention

Not much has been done by government to make Nigerians happy

FG must emphasise technical education now educationist

DR. MARTINS TO BUHARI: Restructure this country in the path of true federalism

Five young men gang-rape woman, blackmail her with sex video

Fracas among APC Members In Ondo Over Leadership Crisis

Man arraigned for raping 17-yr-old

Lagos family petitions IGP over alleged attacks on members

Army boss warns against illegal mining in Plateau

Insecurity: Oghara monarch bans idol worshiping in community, curses kidnappers

 

PUNCH
* Post-UTME scrapping, a disaster –Obaji
* Enemies jealous of my rising profile –Jonathan
* Arms deal: Six firms to pay N2.4bn tax, 20 face probe
* Declare republic, face treason, police tell Avengers
* Jailbreak averted in Abakaliki prison
* Four schoolgirls impregnated by their fathers in our custody — LASG
* AIG orders mental tests on Lagos policemen

THISDAY
* Controversial Abuja Judge, Abang, Turned the Law on Its Head, Says A’Court
* Manufacturers Groan as Capacity Utilisation Falls Below 20%
* Lagos Ranked World’s Third Worst City to Live in
* 14 Persons Feared Dead in Ebonyi Foiled Jailbreak
* John Kerry to Visit Nigeria, Meet Buhari
* NNPC Partners IPMAN to Ease Pressure of Yuletide Petrol Distribution
* FG Unveils New National Policy on Labour Migration




THE NATION
* Appeal Court reverses Ikpeazu’s sack
* Southwest APC insists on true federalism
* Kwara loses N400m to illegal recruitment
* Sheriff rejects another judgment sacking him as PDP chair
* Fayose fails to stop EFCC probe
* Ortom: I’ll use force to stop insecurity in Benue
* Lassa fever kills doctor, three others in Anambra

THE SUN
* Rivers: Again, INEC shifts rerun polls to October
* Nigeria’ll maintain leadership in African pension industry –PenCom DG
* Abia: A’Court nullifies Ogah’s certificate of return
* Economic hardship: Osinbajo begs Nigerians for patience
* Anarchy in Ebonyi: 15 die in foiled jailbreak
* Budget padding: Dogara committed no crime –Eseme Eyibo
* FIRS seals Senator Akume’s hotel over unpaid taxes

DAILY TRUST
* Jibrin’s allegations wild, baseless –Reps Leadership
* Power: FG gets $100m loan from India
* 52m Nigerians lack access to potable water – Minister
* Court orders summons on Buhari, others over NDDC board
* Economy: Buhari rejects IMF, W/Bank prescriptions
* Ministry releases admission list for Unity Colleges as parents grumble
* US: Nigeria’s oil production at 30 year low




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