Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 6 February 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Coronavirus: Nigerian Student In China Begs To Return Home

Supreme Court Should Have Ordered A Re-Run In Imo ‘ Onovo

Unending Crisis In Delta APC

80 Percent Of APC Members In Ondo Are Against Akeredolu ‘ Olanusi

Piracy: FG Moves To Secure Nigerian Waters

Oil Prices Jump By 3% Over Coronavirus Cure

How Customs Intercepted N10.26bn Pangolin Scales At FOU ‘A

SON Destroys N480m Worth Of Substandard Mobile Phone Accessories

PUNCH

Okada ban will not solve Sanwo-Olus problem

Uzodinma obtained judgment by fraud, Ihedioha tells Supreme Court

Taming corruption through asset declaration

Oil theft: Labinjo, others demand proof from Navy

Court hears Sarakis objection to seized houses Feb 27

Crisis hits Cross River PDP over alleged imposition of candidates

Okada, Marwa ban generating broad smiles, biting agony in Lagos

Imo APC chieftain urges Uzodinma to probe Ihedioha

Adeyeye, Olujimi renew hostilities over Ekiti Senate seat

More pressure for Supreme Court as Justice Sanusi bows out

Subscribers may be restricted to three phone lines

FG to reform business, land registration processes

Nigeria faces competition amid global LNG supply glut

Oil prices jump after reports on coronavirus drug

FG insists on 70% broadband penetration by 2025

We killed 250 Ansaru terrorists in Kaduna forest Police

Economy to experience growth in 2020 Standard Chartered

Tackle Boko Haram, bandits, not Kanu parents burial IPOB

SON rectifies system failure, berates non-compliant importers

Insecurity: CAN, NSCIA clash, US asks FG to protect Nigerians

NECA condemns plan to borrow N2tn pension fund

Northern groups unveil Operation Shege ka fasa, symbol in Kaduna

Army court-martials nine soldiers in Sokoto

Reps probe $1bn spent on FADAMA, other agric projects

Ganduje welcomes man who trekked 76km for him

Malabu scandal: Italian court throws out witness request

Lagos okada riders not welcome in Ogun

FG set to complete 9,000 abandoned projects in Niger Delta

Investors lose N791bn as sell-offs persist

Senate consulting with FG over PIB

NBS decries lack of statistics in states

Group protests Maryam Sandas death sentence

Debt exceeds revenue in 36 states, FCT, says FRC

Imo: Ihedioha asks Supreme Court to sack Uzodinma

Missing Child: Ondo pastor remains in prison as case transferred to High court

Insecurity: Declare state of emergency, NSCIA tells Buhari

70-year-old teacher arrested for having intercourse with student everyday for three months

Coronavirus: Organised sector should set aside disease control fund, says lawmaker

Three killed in Kashmir gun battle

Coronavirus: Lawmaker wants more funding for emergency disease control

THISDAY

NAssembly Begins Consultation with Executive over PIB

PDP Berates Buhari for Classifying Killings

Lassa Fever: Irrua Specialist Hospital Confirms Death of Three Persons

Stop Cooking Meals with Paracetamol, NAFDAC Tells Nigerians

Group Announces Formation of Regional Security Outfit for North

Ihedioha Asks Supreme Court to Set Aside Judgement on Imo Guber

Sell Pressure Persists on NSE, Market Capitalisation Loses N175bn

FG Serial Defaulter, Says ASUU

Insecurity: House to Work with Service Chiefs to End Boko Haram War

Minimum Wage: Niger Workers Embark on Strike

SUN

FG to facilitate tax incentives for SMEs

DESG signs MoU with US chamber of commerce on Delta devt

Judge berates Army, orders reinstatement of sacked officer

Lawyer asks AGF to stop allocations to LG with caretaker committees

IPOB dares army, says Kanu’s parents’ burial unstoppable

Enugu gives tricycle, motorcycle operators in Nsukka one-month to obtain number plate, permit

Anambra: Tension as community protests demolition of houses, land encroachment

Rivers: NLC secretariat seal-up necessary for structural evaluation ‘Expert

Apapa: Once my residence, shame of a nation

GUARDIAN

NAF launches Operation Rattle Snake III, destroys ISWAP hideout in Borno

Community policing will end insecurity, says IGP

FG on red alert over coronavirus, says SGF

Understanding pelvic inflammatory disease

Southern, Middle Belt leaders raise the alarm over importation of weaponised drones into Nigeria

Police file terrorism charge against Army chief, Wandume, 18 others

Ihedioha formally applies for Supreme Court judgement review

Coronavirus: death toll rises, millions more confined

Baby tests positive for coronavirus just 30 hours after birth

VANGUARD

IPMAN laments long closure of NNPC depot in Enugu

FG’s refusal to honour agreement: Prepare for strike, ASUU tells members

Northern groups launch Arewa version of Amotekun

Police file terrorism charges against Wadume, Army Captain, others

Insecurity: You aren’t doing enough, Gbajabiamila tells IGP, service chiefs

Insecurity: Wake up to your responsibilities, IGP challenges govs at session with Senate

NSCIA to Buhari: Declare security emergency now

Okada Ban: Aggrieved riders riot in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos

Bayelsa council chief appoints 118-year-old woman as special adviser

WAR: Bandits fire on Police helicopter, lose 250 members in Kaduna

10 things to know about Nigeria Visa policy (NVP) 2020

Ihedioha officially seeks Supreme Court’s review on Judgement

Edo 2020: Edo APC will decide method of primary ‘ Idahosa

Atiku blasts Buhari over Boko Haram claim

Coronavirus: LG pulls out of Mobile World Congress

OAU suspends another lecturer for sexually harassing teenage student

Pregnant women may pass coronavirus to unborn children

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 6 new deaths as confirmed cases rise

Nigeria, 5 other African countries can diagnose Coronavirus ‘ WHO

Case of 47 men charged under homosexuality law delayed again

Ihedioha wants Supreme Court to review judgement on Imo election

NFIU launches crime records information system (CRIMS)

34 suspects arrested for attacking policemen at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos

IGP appears in Senate, supports community policing

Police rescue 26 abducted persons in Katsina

IGP storms Senate, supports community Policing

We’re committed to 70% broadband penetration by 2025 ‘ Pantami

TRIBUNE

Edo govt demolishes Kabaka’s hotel

JUST IN: Another OAU lecturer suspended for alleged sexual assault

NLC calls for interrogation of ‘humongous’ N2trn budgets of CBN, Customs, NIMASA, others

Financial regulations on remittance of 25 per cent operating surplus null, void ‘ CAC Registrar

FEC okays N77b contracts for works, education

Bandits attack airborne police helicopter in Kaduna

Top 3 Famous Korean Players Are Sought By European Clubs

20 years after, NASS yet to approve money for $200m CVFF

Sea time: Navy hands over training vessels to Maritime academy

Shipping companies adjust rates to accommodate Nigeria’s new VAT policy

Maritime security: 80 per cent of Deep Blue assets ready by June

APC would have been destroyed in Ondo ‘Olanusi

Court orders immediate reinstatement of Col. Suleiman four years after unlawful dismissal

Suspected suicide bomber arrest at Winners Chapel, evidence that God answers prayers ‘ Inter-faith group

IPPIS: ASUU puts members on alert, says FG is a serial defaulter

FHA has no audited accounts for past 16 years ‘ MD

Water tank kills 2 students, injures others in Anambra

Gates Foundation announces $100 million for coronavirus response

IGP lays insecurity challenge on governors

Senate confirms Akande as NCC chairman, as senator raises dust over Duroyaiye’s removal

Direct FAAC to stop allocations to LGs with caretaker committees, senior lawyer asks AGF

Weaponised drones: SMBLF calls for immediate investigation by Buhari

Omo-Agege condemns killing of Catholic seminarian

NATION

CAN, Islamic council disagree on killings as Presidency warns against divisive comments

Ekiti APC nominates Aluko to replace Adebayo

Jonathan fired me for probing oil racketeers, says ex-EFCC chair

Lassa fever kills 41 in 19 states as Osun quarantines 76 suspected cases

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to spend $100 million on coronavirus

IGP files 16-count charges against Wadume, others

PDP commends Southwest governors on Amotekun

Fed Govt committed to 70% broadband penetration

National gas transportation network code for launch

Nigeria to end fish importation in 2022

NASS begins consultation with Executive over PIB

ASUU puts members on strike alert

UPDATED: Many injured, shops looted as police, Okada riders clash

CAN knocks Buhari over percentage of Muslims killed by Boko Haram

Anger as Agba Jalingo is not produced in court

Policeman assaults doctors for allegedly causing childs death

Fraud: Judge orders probe of publication alleging plot to jail Suswam

PDP slams Buhari over comments on killings

Its foolery to suspend me from APC- Idahosa

Suspected herdsmen hack three policemen to death in Delta

DAILY TIMES

Police rescues 26 kidnapped victims in Katsina

Breaking: Shege-Ka-Fasa: Northern Nigeria Security Outfit Launched

Security challenges: IGP suggests taking policing back to communities

Plateau Assembly wants enforcement of law banning motorcycles in Jos

Breaking: Ihedioha officially seeks Supreme court review on Judgement

APC hails AbdulRazaq for ending era of profligacy, graft in Kwara

Just In: IGP responds to senate summon, holds closed-door meeting

Ogun to pay N30,500 minimum wage

Uzodinma gives contractors 72 hours ultimatum

U.S. backs Buharis anti-corruption fight

Foundation cautions health workers on the transmission of Lassa fever

Thousands stranded on cruise ships as Coronavirus deaths near 500

FG upgrades 7 health institutions to manage cancer-related illnesses

NLC to partner Auditor General on budget accountability, transparency

Foreign loan: Senate gives MDAs ultimatum to defend requests

NSCIA urges Buhari to declare state of emergency on insecurity

PDP berates Buhari for classifying killings

Court orders reinstatement of army colonel 4 years after dismissal

Reps reject Innoson made- in-Nigeria SUVs as official vehicles

We do not have underground cell EFCC

U.S. announces additional $40m aid to Nigeria

NAHCO denies ownership of intercepted $8m at Lagos Airport

Perm sec tasks religious leaders on peace sermons

Islamic leader frowns at nagging insecurity in Northern region

NLC opposes FGs plan to borrow N2trn pension fund

Teachers Registration Council licences 15,000 teachers in Delta

DAILY TRUST

Inflammatory utterances: Yari quizzed at Force Hqtrs Abuja

We’re doing our best to attract projects to our people ‘ Ekweremadu

PDP, APC clash over Okada, Keke ban in Lagos

PDP begins preparation for states, zonal congresses

Disquiet over vacant APC national secretary’s position

PDP begins preparation for states, zonal congresses

Uncertainty as varsity council clears VC of sexual advances allegation

ASUU, Kano varsity disagree over poor funding

Dickson awards scholarships to Bayelsa students

UI professor identifies cause of prevailing insecurity

How Benue ensures quality teaching, school infrastructure

Lawmaker pays fees for 100 undergraduates

Nasarawa spends N350m on school meals

ASUU to FG: You are a serial defaulter

Secondary school student, one other killed as okada riders, police clash in Lagos

Banned Lagos okada, keke riders not welcome in Ogun, says Gov Abiodun

FG to commercialise research findings ‘ Minister

Experts link PMI slide to low consumer spending in January

FEC approves N65.9bn for road projects

Insecurity: No Nigerian must have more than three mobile numbers ‘ FG

Fire guts TCN substation, throws Oyo, Ogun, Osun into blackout

States’ IGRs hit N986.29bn in 9 months ‘ NBS

Reconsider the ban on illegal mining in Zamfara, Emir tells Buhari

Buhari’s ‘indifference’ worsens APC crises in states

A year after defeat, Atiku’s campaign office still active

S/Court has caused confusion in Imo ‘ Archbishop Obinna

AUTHORITY

Early Detection, Key Winning War On Cancer ‘ Kebbi First Lady

Invasion of Isu community by C’River neighbours worries Sen. Ohuabunwa

Over 3m girls at risk of genital mutilation annually ‘ WHO

Group faults Maryam Sanda’s conviction for culpable homicide

NAF aircrafts attack ISWAP hideout in OPERATION RATTLE SNAKE

There is peace in Ugbene community, say Ugbene stakeholders

Breaking: Madari impeached as Kano Assembly Majority Leader, Dashi emerges new Leader

Abia North integrity group condemns C’River attack on Isu community

NEW TELEGRAPH

Community policing is panacea to criminality ‘IGP

We can’t pretend about nation’s bad security situation ‘Gbajabiamila

Police invade terrorists’ camp in Kaduna, kill 250

Arrest Nigeria’s descent into anarchy, NSCIA tells Buhari

Ministries frustrating FG’s $22.8bn loan request ‘Senate

U.S. injects fresh $40m humanitarian assistance to Nigeria

FG bars subscribers from having more than 3 SIMs

FG approves N67bn for construction of roads, bridges

PEOPLESDAILY

Coronavirus: Drama as Reps reject motion to evacuate Nigerians from China

FG, US, Jersey sign pact to repatriate $300m Abacha loot

New visa policy to boost trade, ecomomy debuts

Defence Minister commends US govt support

Buhari eulogizes late Kenyan President, Arap Moi

NHIS account un-audited for 6 years, Sambo tells Reps

FG directs stock taking of agricultural assets across Nigeria

90 percent of B/Haram victims’re Muslims, says Buhari

Lalong convenes stakeholders’ dialogue to restore peace

BLUEPRINT

CSOs seek Maryam Sanda’s conviction review

NAF urges Abuja residents not to panic on rehearsals

ActionAid tasks IG on violation of citizens rights

YIAGA AFRICA attributes pre-election violence, arms stockpiling to voters apathy

CISLAC applauds govt’s int’nl asset recovery effort

Crisis: Centre advocates peace education

2 NYSC members set to marry in Kano ‘ Official

2 brothers in court for ‘beating’ up neighbor

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