Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 7 February 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

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Resurgence in Boko Haram attacks

Ihedioha to Supreme Court justices: You were misled

El-Rufai revokes Abacha property’s C-of-O over debt

Economic Council: Nigeria’s population outpaces growth

Obesity-related diseases among top 3 killers globally

INEC gives parties red card over failure to win election

Rebranding: Arik Air to be renamed Nigeria Eagle

Reps probe NIMASA over non-submission of audited accounts

We’ve restored honour, dignity to Nigeria ‘Buhari

PUNCH

EFCC arrests Internet fraudsters, arraigns one in Delta

Drug lord Escobars hitman, Popeye, dies in Colombia

200 Zamfara mentally ill persons regain sanity

NECO results out, 52% fail to obtain five credits

PWD petitions NDDC for alleged sale of equipment

Okowa inaugurates 720-capacity hostel at Delta NYSC camp

Police arrest suspected arms dealer in Gombe

Omo-Agege heads 56-member 1999 Constitution review panel

Twitter surges as global user growth revives

LASG inducts newly appointed principals, vice-principals

200 women protest police brutality in Abuja

Domestic help arraigned for stealing priests phones, dollars

MASSOB decries military presence in Afaraukwu

Army recovers AK-47 rifles as bandits attack Zamfara, Katsina

EFCC disobeys court, refuses to release Adoke

74 parties lose registration, set to battle INEC in court

Buhari, 10 others begin five-day trip to Ethiopia

Ministers, agencies working at cross purposes, advisers tell Buhari

El-Rufai revokes Abacha hotels C of O, cites debt

Foreign reserves dropped by $4.47bn in 2019 CBN

Lawmaker provides free bus shuttle for pupils

Buhari inducts Augusta helicopters, promises to re-equip military

Non-oil export earnings fall by 37.8%

VAT on calls: Meet FIRS, minister tells subscribers

EFCC to probe $8m intercepted by Customs

Policeman dies in Kaduna forest operation

5,000 opposition members defect to Oyo PDP

Set 0.5% oil companies funds to clean spills

Warn Nigerians against using paracetamol to cook, Reps tell NAFDAC

Reps meet FAAN, aviation unions over tollgate controversy

Fashola backs Sanwo-Olu on okada, Marwa ban

Free Agba Jalingo, end repression, AI tells Buhari, Ayade

Policewoman arrested for grabbing mechanics genitals

Fans divided over new Eagles kits

Delta promises to address poor infrastructure in schools

Two varsity students battle genital mutilation in Ebonyi

Suspended OAU tutor in our custody Police

Police screen candidates for community policing in Plateau

Okada ban: PDP blames Buhari for terminating Lagos metro rail project

BREAKING: Robbers attack bank in Ondo

BREAKING: Gunmen kill son of popular hotelier in Delta

Man allegedly rapes five-year-old girl at US embassy in Delhi

INEC deregisters 74 political parties

THISDAY

FG to Raise N25bn Green Bond to Fund Environmental Projects

Stakeholders Frown on FAANs Poor Handling of Airport Concessions

Ihedioha: Why We Want SCourt to Reconsider Judgment

Nigerian Artist Creates Museum Model to Honour Bola Ahmed Tinubu

WHO Certifies Nigeria, Five Others on Capacity to Diagonise Coronavirus

Political Parties Kick as INEC Deregisters 74

Lagos Expresses Worries Over High Rate of Work-related Injuries

Wike Brings World Sports Journalists Congress to Nigeria

Ensure Financial Autonomy of Judiciary, CJN Tells Govs

Senate Inaugurates 56-man Constitution Review Committee

SUN

Why Nigerians should embrace regional security outfits ‘Mwansat, Ex-Plateau Speaker

I ‘ll rather resign as Speaker than betray Ikpeazu ‘Enyinnaya Orji, Abia Speaker

Niger: PDP asks govt to pay striking workers

5,000 APC, ADC, ADP members defect to PDP in Oyo

Why your judgment is fraud, Ihedioha tells Supreme Court

African airlines record 5% rise in passenger patronage in 2019 ‘ IATA

Northern govs’ wives take cancer campaign to Borno

Plateau: LG boss facilitates recovery of 1000 illegal weapons

Female circumcision: Desist from act, Osun warns practitioners

Ooni tasks Yoruba descendants on poverty alleviation

Ondo missing baby: Again, court remands church founder, others

Coronavirus outbreak looms in Nigeria ‘ Senate

More cure cases recorded than fatalities ‘Chinese govt

Insecurity: Why governors should be held responsible

It’s now time to restructure Nigeria ‘Yunusa Tanko, Ex Presidential candidate

Solid minerals sector records 30-year stagnation ‘FG

NLC decries neglect of Auditor General’s findings

Nigeria’s economy at risk with coronavirus, says StanChart

GUARDIAN

Border closure means failure of customs service, says NABG

Stop associating hijab with insecurity, terrorism, groups warn

SON clarifies demurrage concerns over SONCAP registration

Fashola, Arase, Banire canvass community policing, high tech to combat crimes

Police kill two wanted terrorists, lose officer during raid

UPU harps on true federalism, resource control

Rate of insecurity is alarming, says Chief Imam of Lagos

4 feared dead as police confirm bank robbery in Ondo

Ihedioha prays Supreme Court to set aside judgment declaring Uzodinma as Imo governor

Governorship Election: INEC fixes Sept. 19 for Edo , Oct. 10 for Ondo

Bello orders demolition of campaign billboards, seizure of cars using his name as plate numbers

Water tank kills two pupils, injure two others in Anambra School

Why 74 political parties were deregistered – INEC

More trouble for commuters in Lagos as government turns screw on Uber drivers

What Goes On In Nollywood Is ‘Dark’ And ‘Spiritual’ – Iyabo Ojo

Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing Uber driver

WHO puts economic cost of female genital mutilation at 1.4bn annually

VANGUARD

NYSC raises the alarm over cases of fake certificates

INEC spares 18 political parties

I didn’t appoint 118-yr-old as special adviser, says Bayelsa LG Vice Chair

Fashola backs Sanwo-Olu on Okada ban

Decimation of Boko Haram: Prominent Northern leaders disagree with Buhari, Air Chief

Imo: Reverse your verdict, Ihedioha tells S-Court

Okada Ban: Agbaje lacks skill, experience to teach Sanwo-Olu art of planning ‘ APC

AfCFTA: MAN urges FG to tackle infrastructure constraints

Oyo PDP receives 5,000 defectors from APC, ADC, ADP

Arewa Youths disown Shege Ka Fasa

Join us now, ADP tells de-registered parties

INEC deregisters 74 political parties

Netflix introduces ‘low data’ AV1 video codec for Android platform

Ansaru operations: IGP deploys detectives, forensic investigators

Uzodinma gives last warning on inciting Imolites

Gates Foundation pledges $100 million to combat coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus delays Nintendo Switch production, shipments

Ogboru floats Delta APC Action movement

7 months after, Omo-Agege presides over plenary for first time

IPPIS: If FG stops our salary, we will stop work ‘ASUU insists

JUST IN: Senate inaugurates 56-member Constitution Review Committee

ICPC recovers N77.04bn in 2019 ‘Official

Governorship Election: INEC fixes Sept 19 for Edo, Oct 10 for Ondo

My girlfriend, twins were also abused, Mikel tearfully reveals

LASU ASUU faults national leadership over congress

Fashola supports Sanwo-Olu on Okada ban

We need to revisit Power Sector Privatisation ‘ Senate President

Nigeria loses N.522bn in 28,349 oil spills

EFCC arraigns four for counterfeiting foreign currency

West Africa court to rule on 2012 Guinea massacre

Create job to fight insecurity Ogun ex-Gov, Genga Daniel tells FG

Senate wants strict fiscal compliance for MDAs

TRIBUNE

NECO: You altered my certificate, Senator Ubah accuses Uzoh

LG chairman recovers 1000 illegal weapons from ethnic militias in Plateau

Okada ban: Pandemonium as Lagos-based Adamawa indigenes returned home

DSS arrests 29-year-old man for alleged impersonation

UPDATE: FG considers N620m health intervention to manage coronavirus

Sport: How quest for fame, economic pressure drive Nigeria’s rising stars into doping

Nigerian film industry can be cash cow if regulated ‘Akinseye

Several Palestinians dead, Israeli soldiers hurt in renewed violence

FG to issue N25bn series III green bond

Stakeholders want CBN’s inclusion of cashew in Anchor Borrowers programme

$8.067m smuggled into MMIA through restricted gate by FAAN, NAHCO officers ‘ Customs boss

Reps support bill on Local Government financial autonomy

LAGESC prosecutes 95 for crossing highway

Prosecute people using paracetamol, bleach for food processing, Reps tell NAFDAC

Our auditor went blind while working on UI accounts, Bursar tells Reps

Security challenges: Group passes vote of confidence on Buhari

Court halts Edo PDP local government congresses

Coronavirus: Confusion in Chinese media over doctor’s death

Oyo Assembly summons OYSIEC over LG election finances

Reps task FG on completion of road rehabilitation

Ganduje, Sanusi feud: Emir of Ningi pleads with Buhari to urgently intervene

Economic Advisory Council expresses concern over slow economy growth rate

NATION

LG crisis: Oyo Assembly summons OYSIEC boss over 2018 council polls

Ekiti APC denies endorsing Ajimobi for South Deputy Natl chairman

How we aborted trafficking of $8.6m, by Customs boss

Man sentenced to death for killing Uber driver in Abuja

Imo begins payment of N30,000 minimum wage

Oyo APC leaders reject Ajimobi as Natl Dep. chair

How I was raped, robbed of N198,000 in Balogun market

BREAKING: One policeman killed, 13 injured in Ansaru terrorist camp

North now theatre of violence Dogara

Full list of 74 deregistered political parties

Two students rushed to hospital after undergoing FGM in Ebon

DAILY TIMES

I never appointed 118-yr-old as special adviser LG Vice Chairman

Senate invite health minister over coronavirus

INEC: Mixed reactions trail deregistration of 74 parties

IPPIS: Well down tools if FG stops our salary ASUU

Trump hails impeachment acquittal, slams evil opponents

Why INEC deregistered 74 political parties

Senate constitutes constitution review committee

Female genital mutilation: Confronting cultural challenge, health complications across the lifespan

Coronavirus: Nigerian Red Cross places 1m volunteers on alert

Female Genital Mutilation hurts women, cost economies $1.4bn, says WHO

Chinese hospitals discharge 1,153 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

Fiscal commission to carry out system audit of MDAs

Reps probe NIMASA over 4-yr unaudited accounts

Diaspora Commission partners IOM on Diaspora data mapping

CAN lauds police over renewed fight against Kaduna bandits

DAILY TRUST

Okada ban: PDP blames Buhari for terminating Lagos metro rail project

Nigeria slashes visa fees for U.S. citizens

Kano: 25-year-old man, girl friend die in generator room

Ihedioha urges Supreme Court to set aside judgement declaring Uzodinma as Imo governor

Ogun leads, as NECO releases Nov/Dec SSCE results

Coronavirus: Senate raises alarm over non-screening of chattered flight passengers

Direct VAT complaints to FIRS, Pantami tells telecom subscribers

OAU suspends, hands over lecturer to police for sexually molesting 19-yr-old student

30 hours old baby diagnosed with Coronavirus

JUST IN: INEC fixes dates for Edo, Ondo governorship, other bye-elections

Buhari meets economic team

UPDATED: INEC de-registers NCP, KOWA, Okotie’s party, 71 others + FULL LIST

7.5% VAT deductions on voice calls is under FIRS, says Minister

AUTHORITY

INEC’s Deregistration Of 74 Political Parties Will Bring Further Reforms To Electoral Process ‘ CTA

Buhari vow more support for Military to finish off Boko Haram

Kano: DSS arrest man for impersonation, fraud

Pass anti-grazing law to guarantee security in South East, ADF

Plateau: Group commences community mediation between farmers-herders, inter communal conflicts

ACJA, 2015 brought fundamental reforms to criminal justice system ‘ Cleen Foundation

Corona virus:Senate Asks NCS to halt Surgical Face Masks Exportation

ECOWAS Court of Justice: Hearings against Governments of Guinea for the Zoghota massacre and Niger for illegal expropriation of ancestral family land

Senate Constitutes 56 ‘ member Constitution Review C’ttee

DAILY INDEPENDENT

De-registration Of Political Parties Unconstitutional ‘ Lagos PPA

German State Governor Steps Down

Join Our Party, ADP Tells Members Of De-registered Political Parties

Coronavirus Send Political, Economic Shockwaves Beyond China

Creation Of ‘Operation Amotekun’ In Order ‘ Monarch

Athletic Bilbao Reaches Copa Del Rey Semifinal As Inaki’s Last Gasp Winner Send Barcelona Out

Israeli Soldier Wounded In Third Terrorist Attack

PEOPLESDAILY

Police squads raid Ansaru terrorists camp, kill 250

Ransom on Chibok/Dapchi girls: Presidency accuses CAN of misinformation

Ransom on Chibok/Dapchi girls: Presidency accuses CAN of misinformation

SURE- P fund: Again, EFCC witness fails to produce proof against Gov Shema

Kano House of Assembly removes Majority Leader

SURE- P fund: Again, EFCC witness fails to produce proof against Gov Shema

Lassa fever kills 1, 2 confirmed positive in Katsina

Senate confirms NASC, NCC nominees

BLUEPRINT

Ansaru camp: 2 wanted commanders killed, 3 others arrested; cache of arms, ammunition recovered

I won’t quit politics ‘ Jibrin vows

2023 and Sovereign National Conference imperative

Nigerians to Police: Extend Birnin Gwari bandits’ feat to Zamfara, Niger, Benue, others

2023: NASS reacts as INEC plots more polling units, sacks 74 political parties

N41m fraud: EFCC fails to arraign Okonkwo

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