Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 19 June, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines


DAILY TRUST

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to scrap Obama immigration policy

PDP receives Obaseki today, postpones primary

God’s anger responsible for APC’s woes ‘ Fayose

Flood sweeps away 4-year-old girl in Lagos

Kidnappers release Immigration officer, hold onto kids after ransom payment

Stop politicising insecurity, youths tell northern elders

Imperatives, recommendations for Nigeria’s NASS

Mob kills 45-year-old carpenter in Ekiti

We’ll continue to update members on legal education, says NBA chair

COVID-19: Kuje council issues guidelines to motorcycle operators

US evidence for my extradition grossly misleading ‘ Huawei’s Wanzhou

489 medics died of coronavirus in Russia

COVID19: CBN mulls non-interest lending to farmers, SMEs

N400m Debt: AMCON takes over Doggi Group promoter’s assets

Ambode, Ashafa, Abike-Dabiri tipped to replace late Oshinowo

APC is collapsing ‘ Govs’ forum DG calls for sack of Ajimobi, others

Electric car prices go down as expert tasks Nigeria on EV policy

PUNCH

Galloping insecurity and the killing fields of Northern Nigeria

PDP NWC considers waiver for Obaseki, postpones primary

Osun PDP hires auditors to probe suspended chairman

APC must collapse for Nigeria to know peace, progress Fayose

Akeredolu denies celebrating Oshiomholes suspension

Katsina protests: Leader freed, 16 arrested, Tofa warns Buhari

APC factions continue battle as court affirms Giadom party chair

We’re winning COVID-19 war, recording fewer cases Ganduje

FG designates seven minerals to boost economy

COVID-19 cases hit record 745, PTF fears rainll boost infections

FG to plans special courts to try rape, others

Stock investors lose N21bn amid selling pressure

Buhari carpets service chiefs on killings, rape, others

Man defiles seven-year-old girl in Imo, blames devil

Troops killed 41 Boko Haram fighters in Borno DHQ

WHO declares Nigeria polio free

Amidst darkness, Discos reject 8,244MW in one week

Lagos rain: Four-year-old girl swept away, woman dies, buildings collapse

APC crisis threatening your legacy, PGF DG tells Buhari

IGP team quizzes four cops over Enugu students murder

Inflation: Reduce income tax, deepen productivity, say MAN, LCCI

We’re tracing victims of Hushpuppis $35m scam EFCC

FG lauds Obasekis investment in education

Domestic flights cant resume June 21 FG

Family debunks Ajimobis death rumour, daughter-in-law declares

Buhari orders release of N19.6bn for East-West Road

292,141 Nigerians sought asylum in Cameroon, others UN

FG to review customs duty on electricity meters

Imo undergraduate who died after sex romp buried

THISDAY

Seplat Transfers Assets to Subsidiary for Easy Operation

PDP Condemns Arrest of Organisers of Protests against Insecurity in Katsina

N700m Fraud: Court Adjourns Hearing on Corruption Charges against Ize-Iyamu, Four…

Telecoms Subscriptions Rise to 190.8m

NSE All-Share Index Gains 0.17% as Market Rebounds

Mixed Reactions Trail Amendment of Broadcasting Code

Internet Penetration Rises to 138.7 Million

SUN

Edo APC guber aspirant’s father in-law killed in Benin

Rivers has facilities to host international sports events -Iyaye

CBN to fund 9 commodities’ value chain with N432bn

Post COVID-19 fundraising tourney: Rangers, Enyimba await FIFA’s directive

Abuja CJ reinstate ban on ex parte orders on political cases

IFC invests $100m in Zenith Bank to support COVID-19, SMEs

APC: Court insists on Giadom as chairman

Banditry, kidnapping: Buratai to relocate to North-West

Falling crude oil prices, opportunity for economic diversification, say stakeholders at AIG webinar

Edo guber: PDP shifts primary, admits Obaseki today

COVID-19: CAN rolls out recommendations for opening of churches in Oyo

APC crisis: National Vice Chairman dissociates self from new Court Order

JUST IN: Appeal Court sets aside order restraining Edo APC from conducting gov primary

N440m debt: AMCON takes over assets of Doggi Group

Court jails Borno judiciary officer 16 years for defrauding 194 widows

Ghana, ECOWAS country where being Nigerian is a ‘crime

EFCC recovers over N1.5b within one year

Covid :19. First bank unfolds measures to protect customers after Marina branch staff tested positive

Anambra billionaire found with gun regains freedom

Nigeria elected member of UN Economic and Social Council

GUARDIAN

Calm returns to APC as governors push for NEC meeting, convention

Delta to float modular refinery, revives others

80-year-old man defiles 10-year-old orphan in Yobe

UK government pledges to strengthen justice for sexual violence survivors

New operator targets Nigeria’s $80 billion telecoms market

5G will improve lives, not hazardous to humans health, says experts

Experts canvass funding for regulatory agencies to reduce dependence on levies

CBN considers non-interest facility for own intervention programmes

Muslim clerics support suspension of re-opening of worship centres

Reopening of airports on June 21 not feasible, says NCAA boss

COVID-19: ECOWAS recommends gradual re-opening of regional borders

Edo 2020: APC inaugurates primary election, appeal committees

EFCC arraigns Benue deputy speaker, clerk over alleged fraud

Kaduna Govt gets mobile laboratory for COVID-19 test

FG to establish specialised courts for speedy trial of rape, gender-based violence cases

VANGUARD

42 rape cases recorded in six months in Kano ‘ Police

COVID-19: NLNG donates medical equipment to Lagos Govt

Ajimobi is not dead ‘ Daughter-in-law, media aide confirm

Another building collapses in Magodo, kills one

UK govt set to tackle conflict-related sexual violence

292,141 Nigeria Refugees seek asylum in Niger, Cameroon, Chad ‘ UNHRC

Sylva did not demand $20m for Bayelsa re-run elections ‘ NCDMB

APC Crisis: NWC member dissociates self from court order asking him to take over as Secretary

Sack of Oshiomhole: Ondo govt denies jubilation in state over verdict

Bonny Light price hovers at $38.70 as OPEC puts compliance at 87%

Edo 2020: We will obey Obaseki’s COVID-19 gazette in conducting primary ‘ APC

Buhari’s executive order 10 is subversion of our federal system, unconstitutional

Boris Johnson: Towards the re-colonisation of Africa

You’ve case to answer with us ‘ EFCC tells Hushpuppi

FG releases Shariff, alleged leader of Katsina protest

FG, States, LGCS share N547.309 billion for month of May 2020

Truck attacked by ‘revenue touts’ crashes into church’s fence in Abia

COVID-19: Increased number of cases, warning signal ‘ Minister

Edo 2020: Obaseki’s COVID-19 law against direct primary dead, unenforceable -Ag chair, Eta blows hot

Lagos threatens sanctions against private school owners over COVID-19 regulations

No Plan to take over DISCOs ‘ FG

Just in: Court adjourns N700m fraud case against Ize-Iyamu, Orbih, Aziegbemi, Erimuoghae

NDDC relocation to ‘uncompleted’ permanent hqtrs: Another IMC deception to glorify Akpabio ‘ NDRA

Obaseki to join PDP today

Billionaires at war over land: The story of ”abducted Anambra billionaire

$322.5m Abacha Loot: 748,684 households received N16.3bn in 4 months ‘ MANTRA Report

TRIBUNE

Ajimobi is alive ‘ Daughter-in-law, media aide

Kaduna’s Sultan Bello Mosque resumes Juma’at prayer today

Nigeria records 745 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 18,480

FHC’s order restraining Edo APC from holding gov primary set aside by appellate court

June 21, 2020 not feasible for resumption of flights ‘ FG

COVID-19: Striking doctors are frustrated, health minister admits

Saudi faces perilous hajj call as COVID-19 cases spike

COVID-19: Increased number of cases, warning signal ‘ Minister

FG moves to reduce high rate of illegal gold mining, smuggling

COVID-19: Nigerians more at risk of infection now ‘ PTF

CBN to spend N432bn on nine commodities for 2020 wet season

LCCI seeks Lagos’ intervention on business recovery

COVID-19: FG takes measures to reduce fatality rate, signs pact with Republic of Korea

Rapists will be hung to death in Kaduna ‘ El-Rufai

Hushpuppi has cases to answer with us ‘ EFCC

June 21st not not feasible for resumption of flights

COVID-19: ECOWAS recommends gradual re-opening of regional borders

External forces seek to destabilise APC ‘ Uzodinma

[JUST IN] N700m fraud: Benin court adjourns case involving Ize-Iyamu, four others

PDP postpones Edo governorship primaries

NATION

Oyo extends CCTV coverage to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

80% of infected persons not in isolation centres, says Fed Govt

Buhari to Security chiefs: your best not good enough

NIMASA floating dock to generate N12b annually

Lagos unveils Lekki regional road to reduce travel time

Ajimobi alive, say daughter-in-law, aide

Seun Kuti: Most artists use Fela as an excuse to smoke

Davido has never lifted his hand to hit me, says Chioma

Fed Govt mulls new Discos to improve electricity

CBN to disburse N432b non-interest loans to farmers

Woman sets up friend for eight-man rape gang

Nigeria lost $48m to oil theft in six months

Lightning: FRSC still investigating cause of officers deaths Zonal Commander

Crack in Gaidoms camp as Salihu disowns court order

FG to Nigerians: brace up for tough times

Immigration commences migrant e-registration from July

FG okays clinical trial for new COVID-19 drug

APC leadership tussle: Court extends Giadoms acting postion for 14 days

NIMASAs floating dock to generate N1bn monthly DG

FG lauds Obasekis sustained investment in education

DAILY TIMES

APC South Africa debunks claim of its chairmans death

Bayelsa suspected COVID-19 positive patients lament delay in confirming status

APC leadership tussle: Court extends Giadoms acting postion for 14 days

Enugu CSOs want full implementation of VAPP law

APC must not be allowed to turn into a Frankenstein monster PGF

Niger assembly proposes death penalty for rapists, others

Kaduna records 12, 246 new cases of malnourished children in 5 months

Go beyond endless meetings for once, lead in this fight against insurgency, PDP tells Buhari

You cant replace me Oshiomhole lashes Giadom over national chairman claim

78-year-old man, 4 others gang-rape woman in Yola

Coronavirus still among us and infecting people daily Minister

APC leadership tussle: Court extends Giadoms acting position for 14 days

Doctors vow to continue strike despite FGs threat

CBN to support rice, eight other commodities with N432bn

Post COVID-19: FG designates 7 strategic minerals to unlock the economy

Niger to join oil-producing states in Nigeria

Pregnant Regina Daniels says COVID-19 came at the wrong time

Nigerians dig out photo of Deputy Gov Of Edo, Shaibu, presenting best tailor award to Oshiomhole in 1986

Suicidal lady survives after jumping off the Ojota pedestrian bridge in Lagos

Declare rapists as murderers,Group urges FG

COVID-19: Bauchi State cuts 2020 budget by N39b

Insecurity: NSA tasks north-west communities on information sharing

Ill ensure full LG automony in Ondo state- APC aspirant

Edo: INEC gives parties June 29 deadline to submit name of candidates

Confusion as Gaidom, Ajimobi take over APC secretariat

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Sanwo-Olu Has Been Fair To People Living With Disabilities ‘ Dairo

APC Crisis: 2023 Presidency Puts Ruling Party On Life Support

Fed Lawmaker Tasks Lebanese Community Against Maltreatment Of Nigerians

FG Urges Private Sector To Champion Commercialisation Of Research Findings

Poverty Responsible For Low Protein Consumption ‘PAN

COVID-19: Rivers Resident Doctors Shun Strike

Bauchi Stops Erection, Demolition Of Buildings To Restore State’s Master Plan

Military Drills Boreholes In Katsina Communities

NEW TELEGRAPH

Flood wreaks havoc on Lagos, washes away four-year-old girl

Rewane: Exchange rate unification inevitable

Interventions: CBN unveils plans for non-interest facility

Interventions: CBN unveils plans for non-interest facility

NSE erases previous day gain with 0.16% loss

Domestic flights not feasible on June 21st ‘FG

PEOPLESDAILY

APC leadership crisis: PGF DG seeks emergency NEC meeting

Military air strike destroy compound housing high profile Boko Haram terrorists’ in Borno

Civil/Military corporation: Troops drill boreholes in Katsina communities

Sacked Zamfara LG chairmen head to court over gov action

Military air strike destroy compound housing high profile Boko Haram terrorists’ in Borno

Civil/Military corporation: Troops drill boreholes in Katsina communities

Sacked Zamfara LG chairmen head to court over gov action

BLUEPRINT

Money Laundering: EFCC re-arraigns ex-AGF, Adoke

CBN unveils plans for non-interest facility in ABP, others; targets N432bn for 2020 wet season

Kane to start for Tottenham against Man Utd

PTAD partners EFCC, ICPC, others to fight pension fraudsters

Fracas: Kaduna assembly moves against 7 members

Student group distributes nose masks in 5 Niger LGAs

 

 

 

 

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