NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




BUSINESSDAY

Defections alter balance of power ahead 2019

Stocks slump 1.1% as politics takes toll

Airlines, airports urged to open eyes on human trafficking

Pubic, private sectors need right accounting frameworks that support economy growth

Bayelsa receives N23.5bn FAAC allocation for June, July

Electricity companies supplied over 90,000 meters in first three months of 2018

CBN asks banks, large corporates to do the impossible

Oando shares fall to 5-year low as negative sentiment builds up

Stocks trading down in Q2 as investors weigh elections risks

 

PUNCH

Ekweremadu suffers high blood pressure in EFCC custody

Security vote: Probe Buhari first, Ortom tells EFCC

Adelekes certificate: Court adjourns hearing for out-of-court settlement

Presidency dissociates Buhari from amended press council bill

Osinbajo to step in as Buhari begins 10-day vacation in UK

FG approves action plan on money laundering

EFCC courts controversy over Ortom, Ekweremadu, Fayoses cases

Impeachment notice: Secondus, three PDP govs visit Ortom

Saraki must resign as Senate President, says Oshiomhole

Buhari’s presidential campaign office comes alive

APC NWC annuls Cross River State congress

Appeal Court nullifies judgement stopping NASS from reordering polls’ timetable

2019: Be ready for war, Secondus tells defectors from APC

Court orders INEC chairman’s arrest for contempt

I’m still Imo deputy gov, Madumere insists

Buhari marginalising half of Nigeria’s population, says NIM

FG spends N810.9m on abandoned Ogun water scheme

OPEC oil production climbs as Saudi Arabia pumps more

Bayelsa carpets NNPC over dwindling allocations

Delay in deepwater projects threatens oil reserves target

Apapa gridlock: Truck owners demand compensation

Customs generate N162.7bn at Tin Can Island

Turkey targets N360bn trade transactions with Nigeria

Man arrested at airport with 80 birds in hand luggage

FEC approves N72.9bn for Apapa road reconstruction

Zimbabwe election: Three dead as army open fire on protesters

French parliament doubles maximum migrant detention to 90 days

Saraki must vacate his seat, Oshiomhole says, as APC senators meet Buhari

APC appoints Yekini Nabena as Acting National Publicity Secretary

We expect good democracy in Nigeria Swiss Consul-General

Three men arrested for hacking over 100 US companies

WhatsApp to start charging business users

 

 

THISDAY

Shehu Sani: How PDP-led Legislature, Presidency Can Work Together

NCDMB Targets 70% Local Content by 2027

Patients’ Bill of Rights Launched to Improve Healthcare Delivery

FG Inaugurates National Steering Committee for Diabetes Awareness Project

Women Group to Build Hospitals, Training Centres Across 52 African Nations

Nigeria Lacks Qualified Ambulance Drivers for Emergency Cases

House PDP Caucus Raises Alarm over Plot to Remove Saraki

RMAFC: Why We Stayed away from NNPC, FAAC Revenue Quarrel

Shun Politics of Violence, Police Warn Kano Residents

Ekiti Vigilante Leader Arrested for Allegedly Torturing Man to Death

Lawan Leads 12 APC Senators to Meet Buhari

Sokoto Speaker, 17 Others Dump APC for PDP

Appeal Court Restores N’Assembly Powers on Election Reordering

Buhari Proceeds on 10-day Vacation to London Thursday, Hands over to Osinbajo

Ortom to EFCC: Probe Buhari’s Security Vote

SUN

NFF crisis: Court adjourns Pinnick, Giwa case

Asaba 2018: CAA cancels Day 1 events of championships due to organisational issues

CAF considers Asaba stadium for international matches

Chelsea versus Arsenal is the first taste of what is to come

Nigeria Internet users decrease in June ‘ NCC

Nigeria divided, says Tambuwal at defection rally

23 Kwara lawmakers defect to PDP

Wike commends Tambuwal’s defection to PDP

Buhari billed for London hospital on 10-day vacation

Restructuring better than diversification, says Soludo

Nigeria: The need for Diaspora voting rights

Congo declares 4 new Ebola outbreak in eastern province

Media Amendment Bill: Attack on Buhari misdirected, says Presidency

CAN protests Adamawa killings




GUARDIAN

Buhari goes on 10-day holiday in London, hands over to Osinbajo

Presidency urges due process in press council amendment bill

Resign as senate president, Oshiomhole tells Saraki

I left APC because Kwara state was marginalised – Saraki

Court upholds National Assembly’s power to reoder election time-table

Man shot dead in Zimbabwe as post-election clashes erupt

Call for efficient management of oil subsidy payments intensifies

Kalu loses bid to stop trial over alleged N7.6b fraud

Policemen to die by hanging for killing motorcyclist in Uyo

Calabar Port idle with shallow water channel

Reps can convene without PDP members, Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, insists

Plot to impeach Ortom unconstitutional, says Buhari

 

VANGUARD

Saraki should resign as Senate President ‘ Oshiomhole

We can’t ask states to employ you, FG tells 136, 000 N-Power beneficiaries

How ‘vote buying’ is new rigging method ‘ Observer group

Abuja forces behind impeachment plot against Gov. Ortom ‘ Secondus

C-River drivers protest as transport agencies fight over levies

Abia Assembly to enlighten security operatives on anti-open grazing law

Investigate alleged polarisation, neglect of soldiers in N-East, CD tells Buhari

S-South may sue FG over state’s allocation deductions ‘A-Ibom A-G

Revoke BEDC’s operational licence, Delta consumers urge FG

NUPENG suspends strike in A-Ibom as DSS, NNPC intervene

756,000 PVCs unclaimed in Oyo ‘ REC

Obaship stool: Ex-monarch petitions Buhari, AG over detention

Tambuwal defects from APC, says it’s sanctuary for the corrupt

Hepatitis: Saving your liver from the stealth killer

Okowa flays FG’s harassment of opposition leaders

Adeleke’s Certificate: Parties seek out of court settlement

Osun election: Court adjourns suit against Omisore

Osun election: OPC demands robust, violence free campaigns

APC Senators move to reconvene

Breaking: Alhassan resigns from Buhari’s cabinet to vie for governorship

BoI grants Promasidor N5.6bn facility

Naira appreciates to N362.33/$ in I&E window

Apapa gridlock : Shippers Council plans truck transit park in Lagos

Ship owners frown at multiple agencies interface with visiting ships

FEC approves N72.9bn for Apapa road in Lagos

Bafarawa’s claim of leaving N13.5bn for Wamakko is false

Jehovah’s Witnesses begin 2018 Convention, offer tips on ways to face challenges

Happening now: PDP holds dinner for defectors

2019 POLL: A referendum on restructuring ‘ Soludo

We thank Saraki, Tambuwal for their contribution’s ‘ APC

Breaking: Kano Deputy Governor, Hafeez Abubakar dumps APC, joins PDP

In Lome, Buhari seeks regional security architecture for west, central Africa by Garba Shehu

LEADERSHIP

Court Stops Kaduna Govt From Building On Hunkuyi’s Land

Kaduna Sacks District Head

Islamic Group Disowns Haqiqah Sect

Daar Communications Accuses NBC Of Witch-hunt

Court Orders Arrest Of INEC Chairman

PMB Not Involved In Nigerian Press Council Bill ‘ Presidency

APC Not Doing Enough To Halt Gale Of Defections ‘ Ndume

2019: PDP Will Field Only Popular Candidates, Gov Dickson Assures Party Faithful

APC Talks Tough As Tambuwal Defects To PDP

FG Okay N73bn For Apapa-Oworonsoki Road

Senate May Revisit Election Squence Bill As Court Quashes Suit

Alleged N177.3m Fraud: Court Remands 3 INEC Officials In Prison

Wike To Tambuwal: Your Defection To PDP Is Victory For Democracy

 

TRIBUNE

Buhari, APC governors meet behind closed door in Aso Rock

Election sequence: Appeal Court dismisses suit seeking to stop NASS from overriding Buhari’s refusal to assent Bill

Alleged contempt: Court orders arrest of INEC boss, Mahmood

We’ve raised subventions at all levels of tertiary institutions ‘ Oyo education commissioner

Hypertension medication can cause cataract ‘Expert

96-year-old man,3 others benefit from cataract surgery in Oyo

Nigeria loses $21bn annually to inadequate breastfeeding, cognitive losses

Debt restructuring: FG defrays N830bn local debts

Protest: Angry youths shut Benin-Ore road over 10 years power outage

Oshiomhole asks Saraki to resign as Senate President

Kwara PDP chairman defects to APC

Obiano mourn, as flood killed pregnant woman, daughter, two others in Anambra

 

NATION

Ekweremadu falls ill during EFCC grilling

CBN sets five-year timeline on cheque storage

Buhari for 10-day break in London

Sokoto State Governor Tambuwal returns to PDP with 18 lawmakers

Fayose impacted negatively on Ekiti

Niger PDP elders, youths reject zoning

PDP Reps to keep vigilance on NASS to prevent Sarakis impeachment

Ekiti vigilante leader, six others arrested with human corpse

Groups stage rally in support of Buhari

Oil prices dip sharply on U.S. inventories

Equities open August with N147b loss

Presidential panel to recover N87b bad debts for FMBN

EFCC arraigns INEC officials for alleged money laundering, bribery

 

DAILY TIMES

Appeal Court upholds NASS power to legislate on elections reordering

Suspected herdsmen attack farmer in Edo

STF confirms 5 dead in suspected cults clash in Jos

Gowan calls for national treatment plan to address viral hepatitis

Defection continues as Tambuwal returns to PDP

FG okays N72.9bn for Apapa- Oworonsoki Road reconstruction

Alhassan resigns as Buhari okays request to contest Taraba guber

APC appoints Nabena as Acting National Publicity Secretary

PDP hosts defectors, promises level playing ground

PDP House caucus raise alarm of plot to impeach Saraki

Nigeria, China to blacklist 7 importers of substandard products

 

DAILY TRUST

APC appoints Nabena acting spokesman

Buhari support group passes vote of confidence on Sheriff

Ortom alleges plan to destabilise Benue

Saraki praises Appeal court ruling on election sequence

Presidential Support Committee passes vote of confidence on Sheriff

Profit taking pushes market down by N146.7bn

Nigerias debt composition now 30% external, 70% domestic DMO

Nigerians account for 70% Ghanas petty trade Expert

TCN raises electricity transmission capacity by 2,148MW

PDP Reps raise alarm over plot to impeach Saraki illegally

Saraki deliberately slowed down our progress – FG

Saraki’s sister, Gbemisola declares support for Buhari, APC

 

 

 




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