Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 7 March, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY TRUST

Global coronavirus infections pass 100,000

Court restrains Kano anti-corruption commission from investigating Emir Sanusi

Insecurity: Private security guards seek permission to carry arms

Facebook shuts London, Singapore offices after coronavirus case

Slovakia confirms first coronavirus case, bans Italy flights

U.S. Senate approves $8.3bn coronavirus package

Cameroon, Togo confirm first coronavirus cases

Coronavirus: Italian patient has fully recovered, to be discharged soon ‘ Gov Abiodun

Coronavirus triggers 20% slump in passenger traffic

Drama as Oshiomhole’s aides denied entry to APC secretariat

Oshiomhole’s suspension: Police, DSS bar staff, journalists from APC secretariat

APC crisis: Nwosu calls for Buhari’s intervention

Oshiomhole’s suspension: Activities grounded at APC National secretariat

Nigeria’s debt hits N33.078trn as Senate approves Buhari’s $22.7bn loan

Three states ban street begging

Buhari mum as Oshiomhole says govs, minister behind ouster plot

Electoral Act amendment to end manual elections ‘ INEC

  

PUNCH

How police officers brutalised me to protect rapist Goodness, lawyer

I avoided movies, kept limited friends to excel Alex, NDU first-class graduate

Disability made me realise my other potential Audu, lecturer with spinal cord injury

Service chiefs lack ideas, tactics to tackle B’ haram Delta monarch

Allegations of plans to Islamise Nigeria should be backed by evidence Imam Onike, NASFAT Chief Missioner

suffering a stroke taught me life lesson Bongos Ikwue

Zero sperm count does not mean zero conception chances

Seven ways to have amazing sex during menopause

Kidnapped Edo teacher still owes those who paid N1.7m ransom Dada, school headmaster

Nigeria records first trade deficit since June 2016

Oil sinks to $46 as OPEC, others talks collapse

LCCI knocks Buhari, Senate on fresh $22.7bn loan

Mobile phone users rise to 185.7 million in January

Coronavirus: FAAN, firms to sensitise air travellers

Coronavirus: OPEC, allies fail to reach deal on oil production cuts

APC govs plot to oust Oshiomhole before 2023 primaries

$22.796bn loan: Senators grumble about rubber stamp tag on Senate

How Italian citizens, travellers infected Nigeria, 17 other coronavirus-free countries

EFCC witness links Fayoses sister to N200m Abuja property

Court halts probe of Sanusi by Kano anti-graft agency

N30,000 minimum wage: Labour issues Bauchi 21-day ultimatum

South, M’Belt leaders reject Boko Haram amnesty

Judge insists on Iwus trial in Lagos

Oshiomhole loyalists give Obaseki conditions for APC ticket

PDP warns Lalong against ceding land to Ruga

Why Nigeria finds democracy difficult Abaribe

Reps summons contractor over Enugu airport project

CJN swears in Dogbam-Mesem as new Appeal Court President

Whistleblowing may be entrenched in budgeting process Minister

Group demands EFCC, ICPC probe of federal varsities projects

Directors take over Kogi councils

EFCC re-arraigns Atikus lawyer for money laundering

Coronavirus: 110 die, 3,332 infected in 24 hours globally

Nigerian pastor jailed for 34 years in UK

Facebook shuts London, Singapore offices after coronavirus case

COVID-19: Italy coronavirus death toll rises to 197

COVID-19: France returnee, two others test negative to Coronavirus in Lagos

Dozens killed as gunmen attack political rally in Kabul

Coronavirus: No symptoms in 39 quarantined persons, says Ogun

Airline reduces flight capacity by 50% over Coronavirus

Gunmen abduct mother of Bayelsa LG boss

Democracy is difficult for government at centre, says Abaribe

THISDAY

NEPC Eyes $150bn with Zero Oil Plan

FG Declares Nigerias Airspace One of the Safest Globally

Bank Charges on Deposits, Withdrawals Above N500,000 Take Effect April 1

Uduk: SEC to Strengthen Public Companies Corporate Governance

Union Bank Records N24bn Profit, Resumes Dividend Payment

As Coronavirus Ravages Global Aviation Industry

Apapa: Ijegun Port to the Rescue

Customs, NAFDAC Restate Commitment to Ending Drug Smuggling

Lawmakers Want SON Returned to Ports

Maritime Workers Issue 21-Day Ultimatum to Shipping Companies

SUN

No automatic 2nd term ticket for Obaseki -Edo APC faction loyal to Oshiomhole

N1.23bn fraud: Iwu’s application for transfer of case lacks merit ‘Court

Oshiomhole, staff, aides locked out of APC secretariat

APC Govs Forum DG urges party’s NEC to appoint Oshiomhole’s replacement

Another look at the real trouble with Magu

Democracy has failed Nigerians ‘ Ex-Finance Minister, Abu Gidado

Obasanjo’s call for Nigeria’s restructuring timely and crucial ‘ Frank Kokori

Igbo may cease to be Nigerians in 2023 if denied presidency’Ezeife

PDP congresses: Dickson urges party members to support successor

CAF may cancel games over coronavirus

Alleged assault: Court summons Oluwo of Iwo to appear

Court dismisses ex-Adamawa governor, Ngilari’s suit for pension, benefits

Ekiti community, police clash over armed herdsmen invasion

Coronavirus: FG monitors 61 contacts as 3 foreigners test negative in Lagos

Constitutional amendment will not save Nigeria ‘ECA

3 killed in Imo cult clash

Alleged fraud: Court stops Emir of Kano’s fresh probe

GUARDIAN

Confusion over Oshiomhole’s fate, as DSS special forces invade APC secretariat

How Bayelsa, Imo governorship tussles can shape Nigeria’s electoral system

One month after, tricyclists, motorcyclists back on Lagos roads

Naira Marley clarifies lyrics of one of his songs, Opotoyi

Don’t blame rape victims in your reports, journalists urged

Politicisation of insecurity counterproductive, Wike warns

Cameroon confirms first two coronavirus cases

Court restrains Kano anti-corruption from probing Emir Sanusi

Nigeria needs N1. 6bn emergency funding to fight COVID-19 – NCDC

Again, court orders EFCC to release Okupe’s international passport

VANGUARD

It’s confusion everywhere, Nigeria cannot continue this way ‘ IBM Haruna

IMO: The special thing about 3 pm judgement

Notorious gang unleashes mayhem on Lagos residents

APC Crisis: Police bar Oshiomhole’s men from party secretariat

UK-based Nigerian pastor raped members 88 times, jailed 34 years

BREAKING: APC summons emergency NEC Meeting for March 17

Coronavirus: UN asks 9 countries to delay peacekeeper rotations

Covid-19: Onne Port stations response team, holding bay at terminals

Alleged N2.2bn land scam: Court restrains Kano anti-graft agency from investigating Emir Sanusi

Dickson urges support for Gov. Diri to conduct Consultative Ward Congresses

APC Crisis: Police bar Oshiomhole’s men from accessing Party Secretariat

Fraud, sinister motives only things restricting NGOs in NorthEast, coalition tells Human Rights Watch

Oshiomhole: APC Govs Forum DG asks NEC to name Ag. National Chairman

Nigeria records N36.1 trn total trade in 2019 ‘ NBS

Forensic Psychology: How it can help the court

Coronavirus: We are prepared, but don’t expect perfect situation ‘ Mamora

Nigeria will have peace by force or negotiation ‘ Femi Adesina

Obasanjo, Nigeria’s preeminent political colossus ‘ Atiku Abubakar

iPhone 12 release could be delayed, supply chain expert says

Truck kills pedestrian in Onitsha

WHO appeals for $20m to fight Ebola in DR Congo

Coronavirus: Nigeria yet to access funding from international donors ‘ FG

COVID-19: We’re yet to trace 93 persons that boarded aircraft with Italian ‘ Ehanire

COVID-19: Nigeria produces local hand sanitisers

Coronavirus: 3 suspected cases in Lagos test negative

Kidnappers free 3 victims in Delta after collecting ransom

Omokri’s new book sells out

Royal Rumble: Court grants Agbowu’s relief for application compelling Oluwo to appear before it

TRIBUNE

Residents raise concerns over cluster of homeless non-indigenes, Okada riders in uncompleted buildings in Ibadan

Residents cry out as first rain in 2020 floods houses, drowns animals in Ibadan

18 suspected cases of Coronavirus identified so far in Nigeria ‘Ihekweazu, NCDC DG

Coronavirus: Lagos discharges 3 suspected patients from isolation centre

Tambuwal: Govt will decide on NECO fees payment next week

Insecurity: Private security outfits seek arm licence

Court restrains Kano anti-graft agency from investigating Emir Sanusi

EFCC parades three bank officials, two others for fraud in Sokoto

$2m laundering: Court re-arraigns Atiku’s lawyer, adjourns case till March 9

Rain wreaks havoc in Ondo community

Ilorin International Aviation College to begin postgraduate diploma

Coronavirus: Nigeria budgets N1.67 billion in 28 days

EFCC arrests 42 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun

Another 606 repentant Boko Haram fighters set to be released

NATION

Lagos monarch to govt: Save my community from chaos

NGO unveils centre in Osun

Dep gov preaches unity on Women Day

Kaduna villagers relive bandits attack

Nigerian pastor, wife jailed in UK for defiling children

Buhari to Nigerians: our challenges are higher than our income

NBC has commenced broadcast industry reform implementation Minister

ACF postpones 20th anniversary over Corona-Virus, Kaduna killings

JUST IN: Court halts agency from investigating Sanusi

No right of first refusal for Obaseki, factional chairman

No Coronavirus case in Edo, says Commissioner

Untimely death of son of Ogoni frontline monarch, a huge loss, says NDDC chief

N8.4b debt: AMCON seizes 72 luxury flats, shopping complex, lands

Commonwealth launches guide to tackle election cybersecurity threat

DAILY TIMES

PDP sacks 64 national secretariat staff

Nigeria needs N1.6bn emergency funding to fight COVID-19 NCDC

Wike decries lack of federal projects Rivers, alleges exclusion by FG

Delta communities issue ultimatum to herdsmen to vacate area

Ondo 2020: PDP leaders endorse Okunomos governorship ambition

Replace Oshiomhole, convene national convention, APC govs DG tells NEC

Afghan leaders set to hold parallel swearing-in ceremonies

China remains Germanys number 1 trading partner

WHO appeals for $20m to fight Ebola in Congo

Why infertility is prevalent in Benue communities

EFCC arrests 42 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun

APC govs demand Oshiomholes replacement, convening of NEC

Aftermath of demolition of criminals hideout: Ejigbo residents cry out, say they still live in fear

EFCC witness links Fayoses sister to N200m Abuja property

Oshiomhole loyalists give Obaseki conditions for APC ticket

Directors take over Kogi councils

PDP warns Lalong against ceding land to Ruga

Dangote must pay 2bn for Arsenal takeover

Uganda call up Nigeria Ikpeazu for AFCON qualifier

Nigeria records first negative trade balance since June 2016

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Government Warned Over Live Music Brexit Plans

Distribution Company Buys Food Service For $970M

OPEC Fails To Secure Deal With Non-OPEC On Oil Cuts ‘ OPEC sources

Sierra Leone Iron Ore Crisis Worsens

Twitter Head, Dorsey Reconsiders Africa Move Amid Coronavirus Concerns

BUSINESSDAY

FG releases N984m to tackle Coronavirus

PDP downsizes, sacks 62 workers as directors, supervisors affected

UNILAG’s 13,489 graduating students’ future on hold as management suspends 51stconvocation

City Lodge hotel group launches Coronavirus protocol

All 3 COVID-19 suspected cases in Lagos test negative, discharged

Three takeaways from MTN Nigeria’s call with investors

NEW TELEGRAPH

COVID-19: HOW SCHOOLS SHIELD PUPILS, STUDENTS FROM INFECTION

Italian patient recovering, will be discharged soon ‘Abiodun

Court bars Premier Lotto, others from selling Ghana Games in Nigeria

DON’T GO NEAR APC, IGp WARNS OSHIOMHOLE

Navy needs safety on Lagos waterways ‘ Hon. Gagdi

200,000 children suffering acute malnutrition in Katsina

Court restrains Kano anti-graft agency from probing Emir Sanusi

Oluwo vs Agbowu: Court compels Oluwo to appear before it

Rationalisation: PDP sacks 12 directors, 50 others

BLUEPRINT

Christian Pilgrims should spend more days in the Holy Land ‘ Ayewa

Almajiri ban: Ganduje sets the pace for northern govs

Tackling emerging diseases through medical lab science practice

Kekere’s demise and death as an anti-aircraft

Oshiomhole’s aides, personal staff barred from party secretariat

DSS vs. Premium Times: New face of media siege

Why I almost quit Kannywood ‘ Bilkisu Abdullahi

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