Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, August 16, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

DAILY TRUST

Ohaneze to Igbo: It’s too early to start 2023 politics

PDP a disappointment in Bayelsa ‘ Amb Oboro

Tribunal: Imo APC chides PDP for spreading rumours

Benue gov’ship: INEC completes defence on Jime’s evidence

Railway: We `ll no longer treat roof top riding with levity- NRC

Police arrest lady who allegedly locked 10-year-old cousin in kennel

Truck rams into building, kills boy, injures 5

Alleged N634m fraud: Six ex-CHISCO staff face trial

FG to auction N145bn long term bonds at 14%

We’re trailing oil firms over dues to NDDC

Resuscitating Warri Port best for nation ‘ Okowa

FG’s plan to stop forex on food importation to boost reserve ‘ Experts

NNPC targets China to boost crude oil reserves

Buhari commissions two roads ‘inside rain’, queries IGP over raincoats

 

PUNCH

Sanwo-Olu seeks FGs support for Badagry tourism

Marwa, others ask educators to curb drug abuse

Ortom hails Buhari for renaming varsity after Tarka

Oil prices fall again on recession fears

NEPC counsels Ekiti on banana, yam export

CBN warns MFBs against hoarding lower currencies

Nigeria faces threat from global economic crisis

CBN auctions N184bn T-bills in two days

China invests $16bn in Nigerias oil sector

London Exchange names Nigerian firms to inspire Africa

LAPO MFB raises share capital to N3.5bn

Banks to cut loans over rising credit risks

ICPC invites Obono-Obla, to probe bank balance, others

Some graduates cant recite English alphabet NYSC

FGll open power market to new investors Osinbajo

El-Zakzaky discharges self from Indian hospital, DSS expecting cleric

N3b fraud: EFCC goes after Oyo-Itas allies, contractors

Money laundering: EFCC grills Okorocha, to return Monday

I escaped death on Chibok girls story Writer

Make us communities security chiefs Enugu monarchs

Fayemi ignores protest, inaugurates monarchs council chair

Borno advises residents against fleeing homes

Navy illegally detaining 67 persons in Lagos Falana

APC may lose Kogi over primary, says Audu

El-Zakzaky allegedly discharges himself, returns to Nigeria

Teenagers allegedly stages own kidnap, demands N500k ransom

Listen to Nigerians, Oba of Benin urges Buhari

 

THISDAY

Moodys: Nigeria Has Less Flexibility to Cut Spending

CBN to Disburse Lower Currency Denominations to MFBs

FG Moves to End Malpractices in Meteorology, Port Infrastructure

Nigeria Begins High Level Aircraft Maintenance as Aero Upgrades to D Check

Whose Interest Is INEC Serving

Stock Prices’ Free Fall Widens Investment Opportunities

Declare Us Winner of Presidential Election, Atiku, PDP Tell Tribunal

Osinbajo Advocates Change of Strategy in Power Sector

Court Grants Atiku’s Son-in-law, Lawyer, Other N20m Bail Each

Falana Threatens to Dock NHRC over Illegal Naval Detainees

4.7 Million Have Participated in NYSC Since Inception, Says DG

Alleged N1.2bn Fraud: Iwu Still in Prison, Yet to Perfect Bail Conditions

FG Declines Renewal of Shell’s OML 11 over National Security

Insurgency: Army Reshuffles Officers in North-east

Ban on Food Importation Anti-people, PDP Tells Buhari

Israel Bars Visit by 2 US Lawmakers

Alleged Money Laundering: Iwu Will Perfect Bail Conditions Soon, Says Lawyer

13 Adamawa Vigilantes Killed in 2 Months, Says Leader

Nigeria Accounts for 20% of India’s Trade in Africa, Says Envoy

South Africa’s Debt Reaching Uncomfortable Level, Says IMF

Police Arrest Woman Seen in Viral Video Confining Boy in Kennel

Gunmen Abduct Pregnant Woman in Sokoto

 

SUN

NDDC incapacitated by FG’s N1.9 trillion debt -Brambaifa

Food Import: Rescind your decision on forex ban, PDP tells Buhari

Why we asked tribunal to sack Buhari ‘PDP, Atiku

Bauchi APC urges Buhari not to intervene in Bauchi Assembly crisis

Ihedioha appoints Kanu Nwankwo SSA on Sports

Bayelsa guber:Our plans to avert violence -Kentebe, former Executive Secretary, NCDMB

Flooding: Delta govt demolishes structures built on waterways

CBN eyes 2nd TBs sale to woo foreign investors

FG planning fresh recapitalisation for Discos, says Osinbajo

Ayade: Buhari’s school feeding programme inspired C’River integrated food factory

MOSOP calls for probe into Ogoni killings, property destruction

Minimum wage negotiations ongoing ‘NLC

UNIJOS SSANU, NASU threaten strike over N30bn arrears

 

GUARDIAN

LCCI seeks more intervention funds for economic growth

Azuri Technologies targets 70 million off-grid solutions to Nigerians

Stakeholders in Benue State reject FG’s livestock transformation plan

NCAA moves against fakery, to unveil licensed travel agencies

Bearish run pushes market index down by N15 billion

Police in Lagos arrest woman for allegedly locking boy in a kennel

Police appeal to victims of alleged rape to speak out

Forex restriction on food import favourable to MSMEs ‘ Association

Eating Plant-Based Foods Decrease Risk for Heart Disease

 

VANGUARD

Back prison reforms with facilities, Catholic Bishop tells Buhari

Directive on food importation: Plot by Buhari, FG, APC to punish Nigerians ‘ PDP

Obono-Obla’s Sack: SGF takes over presidential panel, as ICPC drafts charge

Benin Auto Parts Market inferno: Edo Govt inaugurates 8-man Panel of Inquiry

CBN to disburse lower currencies to microfinance banks

Buratai goes tough on top officers over sack of key brigade

She bathed our house help with hot water accusing her of sleeping with me

Family petitions FG over killing of breadwinner

Chinese investments in Nigeria reach $16bn ‘ NNPC

We must go back to nature for wellbeing ‘ Professor Enweani

11 alleged notorious kidnap suspects nabbed in Plateau

AAUA STUDENT’S RAPE: Randy soldier docked, remanded in police custody

We’re ready to tackle crime with forensic DNA analysis ‘ Lagos govt.

Court to rule on suit seeking to stops ministerial inauguration on Monday

Breaking: Court grants Atiku’s son-in-law N20m bail

TRIBUNE

Malami is wrong to override national interest above human rights ‘Activist

How whale feast sparked controversy in Bayelsa communities

Benin-Ore Road: Commuters, motorists at mercy of kidnappers

Fake corps members scale fence during screening ‘ NYSC DG

NAICOM fights dirty money in insurance capitalisation

Moghalu, Onyekpere, Rewane knock Buhari over forex directive

Presidential poll: Atiku, PDP file final written addresses after calling 62 witnesses

N-Power beneficiaries appeal to FG for timely payment of stipends

BREAKING: El-Zakzaky leaves Indian hospital, on his way to Nigeria ‘ Shi’ites

 

NATION

Gunmen kill vigilance group leader in Rivers

Boy, 15, stages own kidnap

Alleged N634m fraud: CHISCO Groups chairmans brother, five others get October date

Evangelist beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing phones

Man, 35, rapes neighbours five-year-old daughter

President not qualified to run, Atiku insists

Ill ensure quality, affordable education in Osun Oyetola

Sanwo-Olu urges FG to open up Badagry for commerce,business, tourism

Buhari to tribunal: Atikus petition most worthless

IOCs get two weeks ultimatum to pay dockworkers

NLC to govt: release Sowore, others

Ports under utilisation: Reps summon Kyari, DSS DG, Customs CG, CBN governor

Fresh flood destroys over 320 houses in Yobe community

 

DAILY TIMES

FG should disclose Dafiyatas whereabouts PDP youth demand

Navy arrests 5 suspects for rice smuggling in A/Ibom

Adamawa loses 13 vigilante members in 2 months, 20 others injured

Court rules on suit seeking to stop ministerial inauguration on Monday

Boy, 15, stages own kidnap, demands N.5m ransom

FG refuses renewing Shells OML 11 for security reasons

Lagos APC slams Northern group over attack on Tinubu

EFCC gets courts nod to freeze 2 accounts linked to Nigerian student abroad

Open Defecation: How we eat, drink our faeces without knowing

Money Laundering: Atikus son-in-law, 2 others get N20m bail

Reps cttee summons DSS, CBN, NNPC, Customs over unutilised ports

Nigeria committed to OPEC production agreement amid Oil prices drop

Microsoft discovers dangerous security flaws in Windows 10

 

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Buhari’s Administration Has Created New Lease Of Life For Us ‘ NITEL/Mtel Pensioners

Agency Cautions Osun Communities Against Reckless Spending

Igbara-Oke Celebrates Yam Festival In Colourful Style

Ex-Lawmaker Gives Farmers Tractors, Farm Implements To Boost Food Supply

Those Promising To Handover To Tinubu In 2023 Are Deceiving him ‘ Adebanjo

Nigeria Back To Dark Days Of Dictatorship ‘ Anike

Too Early For Politicking, Please!

FG Partners China To Boost Crude Oil Reserves

 

NEW TELEGRAPH

Isheri shooting: ‘Soldiers killed my brother in cold blood

Kidnapping, piracy threaten operations at Calabar, Warri, PH, Onitsha ports ‘FG

Intention, not love, sustains marriage, says Adefuye

National Assembly ready to work for Nigerians ‘Lawan

Statutory marriage: FG to establish registers in FCT, 36 states

UNILAG set up entrepreneurship grants for students

Fayemi rebuffs Ekiti monarchs, inaugurates Alawe as traditional council chair

 

BLUEPRINT

FG’s directive on food importation ill-timed ‘ PDP

Divide and rule tactics fuelling Tiv/Jukun crisis ‘ MBF

Kogi: Stop politics of deceit, PDP tells Bello

Kogi: INEC receives non sensitive materials for guber poll

African Games: CFN picks 14 Cyclists, team depart Nigeria Thursday

El-Zakzaky, wife depart India hospital, head back to Nigeria

The dangers of cigarette smoking

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