Nigerian Newspapers Headlines Sunday, August 19 2018

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




THISDAY

How Powerful Forces Blocked President’s Earlier Plan to Fire Daura

Another Retired Supreme Court Justice is Dead

Fayose Berates APC for Attacking Recruitment Exercise

Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Set to Endorse Ambode for Second Term

Police Rescue INEC Staff, Eight Others from Kidnappers

Confusion as Landslide Rocks Anambra Community

Shekau’s Attacks Make Life Difficult for Muslims, Says Boko Haram Faction

Den of Thieves Star Lands New Movie Role

Buhari: Kofi Annan’s Contributions to Global Peace, Devt are Indelible

2019 Election Budget: N’Assembly Joint Committee Reconvenes August 27

Aretha Franklin to be Buried in Detroit August 31

 

PUNCH

INEC budget: Saraki, Dogara plan joint session to avert impeachment

Buhari returns from vacation, vows to jail more looters

How Buharis earlier plan to sack Daura was thwarted Presidency source

Bank loans to power sector hit N726.3bn

Collapsed building: Victims relatives protest as death toll hits three

Tambuwal fires commandant, retires two perm secs

We paid N50m medical bills of indigent patients UBTH

Ex-Presidential spokesman demands Dauras prosecution

LAUTECH: ASUU urges Oyo, Osun to honour pact with workers

Kofi Annan dies, UN, Buhari, Saraki, others mourn

Sallah: Buyers groan over high prices of ram in FCT

I fear blood, I couldnt stay with my wife in labour room Ojukwu

I waited for 22 years before I remarried to allow my kids mature Farombi

Dad never complained that we called him brother Michael Ibrus daughter

INEC suspends Rivers by-election over violence

Osinbajo signs three bills into law

I have resumed, Buhari writes National Assembly

War-weary soldiers protest in Maiduguri

PDP writes Saraki, demands Akpabio’s recall

Less than 73 senators can’t impeach Saraki ‘ SANs

APC, Katsina govt bought votes to save Buhari ‘ Kaita

Saraki’s politics is anti-people, I can’t work with him ‘ Suleiman

Buhari’s kinsmen pressurising President to reinstate sacked DSS boss ‘ Junaid Mohammed

Ex-SSG flays Aregbesola as more chieftains dump APC

INEC budget: National Assembly joint committee to reconvene August 27

Imo APC rejects Okorocha’s anointed candidate

Violence forces INEC to suspend Rivers bye-election

Bindow may dump APC soon, says Adamawa PDP

Akwa Ibom church leaders endorse Udom for second term

Buhari, Saraki’s loyalists in battle of wits over Senate presidency

Benue groups seek Afenifere, Ohanaeze, ACF’s support

Saraki empowered more people than any past Kwara governor ‘ Adebimpe

Ortom won’t give a bribe to win PDP ticket ‘ Terver Akase

Power distributors withholding transmission expansion funds, says TCN

SEC slashes costs of raising funds at capital market

IBEDC invests N11.5bn in metering, network

Kano Govt empowers 8, 800 youths with N275m

Zamfara spends N17bn on security in seven years Yari

UN flag at half-mast for Kofi Annan

Army hands over 23 minors rescued from Boko Haram to UNICEF

SUN

Restructuring NYSC scheme, solution to unemployment

Kofi Annan (1938 ‘ 2018)

Defections: PDP, APC have messed up party system ‘ Junaidu Mohammad

Saraki/Oshiomhole drama: Who blinks first

Buhari arrives Abuja, to chair security meeting today

315,000 yet to collect PVCs in Kwara ‘ INEC

How 76-yr-old woman lost 6 children, husband, adopted son in quick succession

Buhari calls Akufo-Addo, says ‘Kofi Annan’s contribution remains indelible in world’s history

Boko Haram: Military hands over 23 minors to UN

2019: Trouble looms in Bayelsa PDP over automatic return tickets

There’s deliberate policy of govt. to undermine public varsity ‘ ASUU

FG rubbishes claim of insufficient bags to stock rice

Group donates 160 aprons to market women in FCT

Police parade septuagenarian, 101 suspected criminals

UPP won’t field presidential candidate in 2019, says Chekwas Okorie

My designs are simple but classy ‘ Fafowora

How I became Edo governor, APC national chairman ‘ Oyegun

Tsav is a betrayer of Benue people ‘ Waku

Benue Crisis: Ortom is a failure as Governor ‘ Abubakar Tsav

Why we block Lagos roads ‘ Aboyeji, Tanker Drivers boss

Why North is shopping for Buhari’s replacement ‘ Prof Ango Abdullahi, Chairman, Northern Elders Forum

We’re already collecting signatures for Saraki’s impeachment ‘ Farouk Aliyu




GUARDIAN

Zamfara government spends N17bn on security in seven years

Army hands over 23 minors rescued from Boko Haram to UNICEF

Buhari arrives Abuja after 10-day London vacation

Without restructuring, Nigeria may never survive, says Ohaneze

Boko Haram jihadists kill four farmers in Borno

Scarlett Johansson Becomes The Highest Paid Actress In Hollywood

Flood: 3 feared killed, hundreds displaced in Yola

 

VANGUARD

Why INEC suspended the bye-election for Port Harcourt Constituency

Incessant attacks on Ohaneze: Stop provoking us, Nwodo warns IPOB

2019 ELECTIONS: Again, Presidency begs NASS to reconvene

It is Oshiomhole and the APC versus Saraki, Nigerians and God ‘ Okupe

2019: Anyaso condemns demolition of campaign billboards

2019 elections will be peaceful ‘ Okhue Iboi

NASS should handle the issue of INEC budget in a bi-partisan way ‘ Ahmed, President’s aide

Ondo 2019: Akeredolu jittery over direct primaries, on collision course with APC NWC

Saraki and APC: A journey against historical pattern

Presidency deliberately withheld INEC budget for 2019 polls for seven months ‘Senator Abaribe

2019: Buhari’s re-election is done deal ‘ Eneduwa-George, APC chieftain

Armed herdsmen attack Ortom’s home town, kill soldier, injures, others

INEC rules out postponement of 2019 elections

Desperate Nigerian politicians setting the nation on fire ‘ 2

 

LEADERSHIP

Senatorial By-election Victory Test Of APC’s Popularity In Bauchi ‘ Sade

New Political Parties Behind INEC 2019 Budget Increase

2019: Preparation Of Fringe Parties Against APC PDP

We Need More Sensitisation Against Vote Selling ‘ Adewale

Gov Masari, Face, Others For Peace Achievers Awards

CBN, Inlaks, Identify Bests Practices To Enhance Digital Banking

NCC Promises To Fast Track High Speed Broadband Connectivity

Maritime: Executive Order Spurs Growth In Nigeria

FG Reinstates $195m Maritime Security Contract To Israeli Firm

Children Associated With Boko Haram Handed Over To Borno Govt

LAUTECH: ASUU Threatens Strike Over Non-Payment Of Salary

Ibadan Disco Invests N11.5Bn In Metering

Nigerian Women Hold Key To Unlocking N19.7bn Economy ‘ Study

Baru Seeks More Clarification On Funding Of NPAMC In PIGB

FG Partners Ogun To Boost Fish Farming

Smuggling, Threat To Agric Revolution In Nigeria’ Lokpobiri

2019 INEC Budget: Election Monitor Warns Of Crisis If NASS Fails Reconvene

 

TRIBUNE

I’m feeling good, says Buhari on return from holiday

How I almost dropped out of school ‘Falomo

2019: ANN will sweep APC, PDP off the political turf ‘Olawepo-Hashim

Demonising National Assembly is counter-productive

FG urged to design code of operations template for security agencies

Dogara distance self from social media reports

LG boss assures equal opportunity to APC defectors in Rivers

Defection: Declare Stella Oduah’s seat vacant

 

NATION

How Buhari, Osinbajo plan to sack Daura was nearly aborted

Buhari back, vows to jail more looters

PDP shops for consensus presidential candidate

UN, Buhari, other world leaders mourn Kofi Annan

No disagreement between Saraki, Dogara Spokesman

Rivers: INEC suspends poll, as violence mars bye-election

Osinbajo signs three bills into law

Buhari to decide ex-DG DSS Dauras fate

See how this country is stealing the youth of its Youths

Ganduje versus Kwankwaso: Who will laugh last in Kano

Sycophants misleading Ajimobi against me -Shittu

C/River APC chieftain rejects zoning for governorship

Defence Headquarters warns against distracting troops

Your presidential ambition will fail, Group tells Tambuwal

Kofi Annans death, a loss to International community

Ortom restates call for Intelligence gathering

Labour party aspirant canvass support for Buhari

DAILY TRUST

CBN floods market with N1.9bn lower denomination

Investors lose N167bn as bearish performance persists on NSE

How education is addressing N/Delta agitations

Abuja’s Collapsed Building: All hands on deck to rescue trapped workers, children, others Osinbajo

Akpabio’s defection: We are behind you, Saraki assures Akwa Ibom gov

INEC releases notice of 2019 elections

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

 

BUSINESSDAY

Nigerian pastors and fight against corruption

Nigerian passengers pay higher to African countries than within Europe, UAE

When voter registration turns nightmare

Why Nigeria must address regional inequality

Ahead 2019: Verbal salvos resume in Rivers

China will deepen investments in Nigeria ‘ Envoy





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