Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, August 18, 2018

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




PUNCH

Buhari returns to Nigeria today after vacation in London

APC, Senate caucus consider Lawan, Adamu, Ndume for Sarakis seat

Tales of Delta teenage schoolgirls lured into prostitution in Lagos

2019 polls budget: National Assembly panel suspends deliberations indefinitely

Nigeria living on infrastructure built 30 years ago Fashola

How to fry foods without using oil

Strengthen ethno-religious tolerance, US govt urges FG, others

Ajimobi, Aregbesola dont mean well for LAUTECH, says ASUU

2019: Election is not war, Bayelsa warns aspirants

Terrorism has claimed 26,000 lives in North East UN

FG to spend N130bn on Ilorin-Jebba-Makowa dualisation

Stakeholders seek improvement in staples fortification standards

We havent achieved much with oil revenue, says Matthew Kukah

Bayelsa residents raise the alarm over indiscriminate seismic activities

Defection crisis: I’ll remain in PDP, Ortom insists

2019 elections won’t be postponed despite budget delay ‘ INEC chairman

Oil mogul, Abiodun, joins Ogun governorship race

2019: PDP and the dilemma of picking presidential candidate

Police deploy 1,500 personnel for Rivers bye-election

Abe sues for peace as APC faction opens secretariat in Rivers

Secondus appoints Chidoka as special adviser

Oil firms to spend $158bn in Nigeria, others

5,000 Lagos taxis to carry embedded devices

CBN set for second sale of Chinese yuan

NDLEA official kills woman during raid on Lagos community

Missing five-year-old boy found dead inside neighbours well

Court sentences man to death for killing pregnant wife

Two dead, 18 trapped as four-storey building collapses in Abuja

Slain APC chief, Bunmi Ojo, buried amid tears in Ekiti

Four armed robbers attack Bayelsa businessmen, steal N3.5m

Obiano police learn martial arts to tackle revenue defaulters

Navy recovers N50m diesel from suspected oil thieves

Police arrest women demanding whereabouts of IPOB leader

 

THISDAY

Boko Haram’s Unending Capacity to Wreak Havoc

Prepare for Life without Oil Revenue, Bishop Kukah Warns Nigerians

2 Die as Building Collapses in Abuja

De-emphasise Ethno-religious Issues, Focus on Peace Building

Nigeria Risks Disintegration if Not Restructured, Methodist Church Warns

Septuagenarian, 101 Others Paraded as Minor Kills Mistress

Stand Firm, Saraki Charges Udom on Akwa Ibom Politics

5 Children Die at Sokoto IDPs Camp

ICRC Issues FG OBC Certificate for Concession of $8.5m TTP in Oboloafor

Amaechi’s Faction Kicks as Abe Opens Parallel APC Secretariat in Rivers

2 Dead, 3 Injured as Three-storey Building Collapses in Abuja

Premium Times Reporter Regains Freedom

 

SUN

Rivers APC crisis deepens as Abe’s faction opens parallel secretariat

Davido endorses Governor Wike for 2nd term

Our mandate is to develop infrastructure, not share money ‘ Lai Mohammed

Two die, over 10 trapped as three-storey building collapses in Abuja

FIFA threatens 4 clubs with points deductions for not paying players

Group urges continuous advocacy to halt cholera prevalence in Bauchi

2019 General Elections: INEC releases elections notice in Lagos

Snake rearing, most lucrative hard-currency-earning business,says snake research centre official

 

GUARDIAN

The job you are looking for is not out there: It is right inside your gift

Nigerian Army to conduct shooting exercise, warns Kaduna residents to keep off

United Nations demands release of abducted aid workers, marks day

Asaba 2018 Championship records thrill Olopade

Police say married woman died after ‘marathon sex

India flood death toll shoots up to 324

Again, Fashola blames DISCOS for poor power supply

Saraki must reconvene National Assembly Immediately, says APC

 

VANGUARD

2 feared dead, many trapped as 4-storey building collapses in Abuja

U.S. Ambassador tasks political leaders to strengthen ethno-religious tolerance

Bayelsa PDP aspirants disown BYHA Speaker over 4th term bid

$3.8b EGINA FPSO Project: Don’t ignore foreign companies’ corrupt activities in Nig, group cries out to govt

Obaseki attributes Edo’s progress to people-centric governance

Post 2019: Plot against Tinubu unfolds in Osun

INEC promises credible governorship election in Osun

I’m being persecuted for dumping APC ‘ Gov Ortom

2019 Elections: Sen. Enang raises concern over NASS silence on Police, DSS budgets

Secondus appoints Chidoka Special Adviser on Strategy and External Engagements

2019 polls: NASS Joint Committee on INEC to submit report




LEADERSHIP

Court Jails Man For Sleeping With Own 13-year-old Daughter

Court Dismisses Murder Charge Against 9 PDP Members In Lagos

Ojo, Murdered APC Chieftain, Buried In Ekiti

1 In Every 2 Babies Not Breastfed Exclusively In FCT

Ugwuanyi To Complete Enugu Int’l Conference Centre

Wike Alleges Plot To Import Thugs To Influence By-election

Corpses Of 2 Kids Found In Soak-away Pit In Kwara’s Community

Borno: 33 Children Die In IDP Camp In 13-days ‘ Report

Anarchy Looms Over Executive-Legislative Feud ‘ APGA Chieftain Warns

CSO Protests EFCC’s Continuous Probe Of Benue Security Vote

Police Deny Compelling Ogundipe To Implicate Saraki

UN Reveals Shocking Number Of Aid Workers Killed In 2017

Enugu Saves N1.89bn In 3 Years

40-years After, Bongo Ikwue’s ‘Still Searching

Snake Rearing, Most Lucrative Business ‘ Research Centre Official

Army Earmarks N7.5bn For 321 Post-Service Estates

Concern Over Oil Prices Slip, As Experts Fear Slide Back To Recession

Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Inflow Hits $91b In 2017 ‘ CBN

Court Dismisses Murder Charge Against 9 PDP Members In Lagos

55 Out Of 1,000 Women In Nigeria Commit Abortion Annually ‘ Study

Rivers Bye-Election: Wike Alleges Plot To Import Thugs, Cultists

Eid- El Kabir: Lagos CP Orders Deployment Of Additional 1000 Policemen

Protesting ASUU Members Bring Osogbo To A Halt

I Was Elected To Serve Edo People Not Political Leaders ‘ Obaseki

 

TRIBUNE

Scores feared dead, others trapped as building collapses in Abuja

Saraki: Oshiomhole suffering from crass ignorance ‘Senator Abaribe

PVC with tears: Allegations of bribery, frustration dog voter registration in Lagos

2019: No discrepancies in INEC’s N189.2b budget ‘Yakubu

Kwara monarch hail FG over reconstruction of Ilorin-Jebba road

Americans join devotees for Osun Osogbo grand finale

Governors hire lawyers to challenge EFCC in security votes probe

Secondus appoints Chidoka SA on strategy and external engagements

 

NATION

N17b bond: EFCC probes Saraki, Kwara gov, AG

Two killed , 20 trapped in Abuja collapsed building

N189bn election budget: NASS keeps INEC waiting again

2019: Sarakis presidential ambition alters calculations in PDP

PDP to APC: Your resort to blackmail cant sway Nigerians

Oyo to partner Lions Club to fight diabetes, paediatric cancer, others

INEC seeks partnership with stakeholders for successful, credible elections

NFF saga: Anxiety as court fails to vacate Giwas ex-parte order

ASUU threatens strike over 10-months salary debt at LAUTECH

114,448 PVCs yet to be collected in Kebbi

Furore over INECs N198bn election budget proposal

2019 elections wont be shifted INEC

IPI to FG: Drop all charges against Premium Times reporter

FIRS to partner on modern tax innovation, manpower development

20 trapped under rubble of collapsed building in Abuja

Buhari will not share money to stooges Mohammed

 

DAILY TIMES

Rivers State bye-election: Wike warns trouble makers to keep away

Dont tamper with electoral process, Human Rights group counsels FG

Bafarawa supports call for restructuring

2019 polls budget: We will approve either N189bn or N143bn, NASS tells INEC

NBC insists on applying sanctions on erring stations

Court grants bail to Premium Times reporter as IPI wants FG to drop charge

INEC: Presidential, NASS polls hold Feb 16, releases timetable for 2019 polls

Hope rises for $20bn Ogidigben Gas Revolution Industrial Park

 

DAILY TRUST

INEC releases notice of 2019 elections

2019 elections: Presidency raises concern over NASS silence on Police, DSS budgets

We’ll win if election is conducted today APC

Fayemi vows to review mass recruitment by Fayose

2019 General Elections: INEC releases elections notice in Lagos

Oyo plans 250,000 hectares for agriculture

Cyber criminals now use messaging apps to harvest data – FBI

Giwas lawyer dares FIFA, says he will challenge ban on Nigeria

FG to create 4.2m jobs through raw materials development

LCCI frowns at freezing of tax defaulters accounts by FIRS

114,448 PVCs yet to be collected in Kebbi INEC

Why Buhari is not interested in sharing money Lai Mohammed

My mum remains APC chieftain, not involved in any plot against PDP – Kalu

Engage actively in politics to retire old politicians, SDP tells youths

Ashiru: Declaring Kaduna Assembly members seats vacant unconstitutional

PDP uses surrogates to buy PVC at the cost of N5,000 in Yobe APC

2019: APC asks ICPC, EFCC to intensify probes

2019: I will go anywhere for Saraki to win Baraje

 

BUSINESSDAY

2019 General Elections: INEC releases elections notice in Lagos

Extension of PVC registration: Ortom urges Benue people to register

Borrowing without debt sustainability framework dangerous ‘ World Bank

1 in every 2 babies not breastfed exclusively in FCT ‘ Official

Eid-El-Kabir: Imported tomatoes force down price in Lagos market

Recession bites harder in 21 Delta LGAs

Petrol, diesel, kerosene, cooking gas prices drop in July

Tomato farmers lament N10 bn losses

Nigeria needs to address remuneration, work issues to prevent doctors’ migration





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