Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 15 August, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

World leaders praise Israel-UAE deal as Palestinians cry foul

Mailafia’s allegations aimed at creating tension, breach peace, says DSS

VC’s sack legal, insists Babalakin

Ten cars, one trailer razed by fire at LASTMA yard

Taliban prisoner release re-opens wounds for victims’ families

Lagos reduces e-hailing licence fee, reverses 10% service charge

Police arrest father for alleged incarceration of 30-year-old son

Cyber threat is gaining ground, as online casino and gambling industry gains momentum

PUNCH

Buhari opposed govts yet suppresses peaceful protesters #RevolutionNow supporter in Osun

Nigerian government has no regard for the elderly, Ebreme, retired Delta perm sec

El-Rufai govt should stop taking sides in Southern Kaduna crisis Magaji, Reps member from troubled region

Quota system denied me dream of becoming air force officer Akintemi, Plus TV MD

I’ve been unable to sleep since police killed my pregnant wife -Husband of woman shot dead in Ire Ekiti

PDP condemns FG, alleges attempt to gag media

Dont go home, defend your votes, Obaseki tells Edo electorate

Bedridden trader needs N9.3m for kidney transplant

Osun empowers 2,038 maize farmers with N329m

Lagos imposes N20/trip levy on Uber, Bolt, others

Don tasks FG on infrastructure as unemployment rises to 27.1%

Asset sale: Shell rejects Rivers court judgement

Naira exchanges for 475/$ as forex scarcity persists

Fraud: Kwara court orders man to control traffic for three months

$62bn oil revenue: FGs recovery effort suffers setback

NDDC scholarship: Ten days after Buhari directive, students tuition still unpaid

10.6 million people in North East risk hunger UN

Kaduna killings: Mailafia apologised profusely for his comments, says DSS

UNILAG Senate wont recognise acting Vice Chancellor, says committee of VCs

Nasarawa battling its own Islamic sects, says Gov Sule

Plans to rig Ondo poll wont work Deputy governor

Death sentence: Pan-African CSOs, others demand release of Kano singer

Enugu govt fights back, tears down house of man who demolished airport fence

WASSCE: Rivers, Kwara warn teachers, pupils against malpractice

Defend yourselves against herdsmen, Archbishop tells Delta community

Lagos reaches COVID-19 peak, decries shortage of health personnel

UNILAG Senate seeks Buharis intervention, Babalakin defends Ogundipes sacking

COVID-19: Low turnout in Ogun mosques as worship centres reopen

Special Forces will tackle Southern Kaduna killings El-Rufai

Rivers vigilance group accuses member of killing man

Twelve die from COVID-19 complications in Nasarawa

Cult kills two men in Delta community

PANDEF asks South-South govs to establish security outfit

Fayose warns Obaseki against returning to APC if he wins

Lagos slashes e-hailing licence fee, reverses 10% service charge

Lawmakers, monarchs disagree over FG project in Anambra

THISDAY

Babalakin: We Followed Due Process in Sacking UNILAGs VC

Stallion, Bajaj Kicks Off First Keke Rally in Nigeria

STILL ON TAMING ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS

Kia Motors Unveils Sonet, an All-new Smart Urban Compact SUV

PDP Condemns Media Clampdown by FG over Nigeria Info Station

SUN

Ondo guber: Deputy gov joins ZLP, vows to remove Akeredolu

Edo guber poll will be bloodier than anticipated ‘ Tony Momoh

LG funds: APC seeks EFCC probe of Obiano, condemns suspension of monarchs

Obaseki approves all outstanding promotions in public service

Unemployment rate rises to 27.1% ‘NBS

Social Media not enough, ex-Sports Minister tells young Nigerians

Obaseki approves all outstanding promotions in public service

Protests in Ibadan as serial ritual killer escapes from police custody

NJC recommends 4 nominees for appointment as Supreme Court justices

Suspended Anambra monarchs reject Obi of Onitsha as traditional rulers council chairman

DSS berates Mailafia over Southern Kaduna outburst

Renaming of Nigerian Railways centre: Ekwuemes daughter thanks Buhari

Return to work immediately or be sacked, Ebonyi tells striking judiciary workers

Southern Kaduna: Baptists in Edo protest killing of 14 members

Insecurity: 19 Govs beg NSCDC for agro rangers against bandits

Our trains move 15,000 people daily in Lagos, Abuja Fidet Okhiria, MD, Nigerian Railway Corporation

U.S visa ban: Nigeria has substantially met demands, says FG Committee

Ngige calls for dialogue between Airlines and sacked pilots

Mai Buni’s many battles to reinvent APC for 2023

INEC to deploy 20,000 ad-hoc staff

VANGUARD

#BBNaija now most-watched entertainment live stream on Showmax

Most Nigerian girls in Lebanon not trafficked, Lebanese envoy

NSE: Turnover rises by 86.97%, other indices down 0.15%

NiMet urges staff to shelve planned strike

Lagos, e-hailing ride operators agree on new guidelines, charges on services

Osun-Osogbo Festival ends with low turnout due to COVID-19

How ethnicity, saboteurs are frustrating fight against insurgency ‘ Retired military officers

Herd immunity would lead to enormous death toll ‘Fauci

COVID symptoms you’ll likely get first, scientists find

UNILAG: Acting VC sues for peace, says appointment will end crisis

We’re not involved in human trafficking’ Labour Ministry

ONDO DECIDES: Deputy governor’s cousin leads defectors from PDP, ZLP to APC

PDP reconstitutes Kaduna State caretaker committee

Ondo Decides: Third force is tough fraud ‘ Ondo Govt

Edo Guber: 12 male, 2 female candidates jostle for office

Edo 2020: INEC to deploy 20,000 ad-hoc staff

Obaseki convoy attack: Gunmen sponsored by Shaibu ‘ Oshiomhole’s aide alleges

We’ll make Delta a smart state ‘ Okowa

Facebook joins attack on Apple over App Store commission

Joke Silva leads AGN to end begging for ailing actors

I know what to do to stop my death rumours ‘ Ebenezer Obey

Delta SUBEB chairman urges contractors to deliver classrooms projects within 90 days

National Council on Health approves 2020 Basic Health care Provision Fund guideline

Africa: COVID-19 cases pass 1.08m as death toll surges to 24,660

One killed as dynamite explosion rocks Delta community

BREAKING: Fire guts 10 cars, trailer in LASTMA’s office (VIDEO)

Operators of lottery, pools, betting to pay N20 million for license fee in Lagos

Breaking: Ireland returns ‘5.5m Abacha loot to Nigeria

Big Brother Naija becomes most-watched entertainment live stream on Showmax

Partner with South-South govts for development, Okowa tells IYC

LEADERSHIP

Why My Husband Ejected Me And My Children From Our Home- Risikat

I Still Love My Wife And Wants Her Back ‘ Husband Of Blue-eyed Risikat

Lending Human Face To Trade Unionism

PMB Tasked On Security Measures To Eradicate Banditry, Insurgency

Lagos-Ibadan Passenger Trains Begin Operation Sept ‘ NRC

Military Refute Soldiers Fishing In Baga Allegation

Reps To Recover N23.6bn Unremitted Revenue From CAC

FG Inaugurate C’ttee On Lifting 100m Nigerians Out Of Poverty

UCH Has Treated 150 COVID-19 Patients With 18 Deaths -CMD

El-Rufai Addresses Special Forces Deployed To Southern Kaduna In Kafanchan

TRIBUNE

Kwara govt goes tough onexamination malpractice, to sanction erring principal, school

Nigeria records 329 new COVID-19 cases, total now 48,445

I’ve resumed as UNILAG acting VC, says Prof Prof Theophilus Soyombo

Delta PDP faults Buhari’s statement on use of military to overrun elections

Unemployment rate rises to 27.1% ‘ NBS

National Assembly acting clerk advocates e-parliament

Okowa assures completion of Ayakoromo bridge in Delta creek

NJC approves appointment of 4 Justices for Supreme Court, recommends 3 Heads of Court, others

PDP chides Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu over attack on Obaseki’s convoy

Reps to recover N23.695bn unremitted revenue from CAC in 3 years

Lagos reverses 10% service charge for trips on e-hailing platform

LASTMA yard where seized vehicles are parked in Oshodi goes up in flames, 10 cars, one trailer razed

Kwara poly Rector not suspended ‘ Management

NATION

Most Nigerian girls in Lebanon not smuggled- Envoy

Osun empowers 2,038 maize farmers with N329m

Shell appeals asset sale judgment in favour of Rivers

Buhari elevates four justices to Supreme Court

Teacher jailed for life for raping pastors daughter

Jude Chukwuka: Naira Marley is protesting against societal evil

Gunmen kill Bauchi lawmaker, abduct wives, daughter

National Assembly set to operate e-parliament, says Clerk

Edo 2020: APC, PDP bicker over house of assembly crisis

Edo Assembly crisis:Court grants pro-Obaseki lawmakers leave to serve APC legislators

Lagos lottery, betting operators require N20million capital for license

Big Brother Naija becomes most-watched entertainment live stream on Showmax

UNILAG Crisis: VCs removal legal, says Babalakin

WAEC: Kwara reads riot act to principals, parents on exams malpractices

DAILY TIMES

Plane crashes in Congo, passengers and crew dead

There is a need to ban porn sites from Nigerias cyberspace Arewa Group

NBC rejects amended NBC code, says Lai Mohammed acted alone

DSS reveals what Mailafiya said during interrogation

Nigeria Info: PDP condemns media clampdown by FG

Suspend strike or be sacked Ebonyi gov. orders workers

Eyes on northern govs over alleged complicity in Boko Haram terrorism

Reactions as police arrest man who imprison biological son for 7 years

Gov Ugwuanyi demolishes house of man who destroyed Enugu airport fence

Defend your votes to avoid manipulation Obaseki to Edo people

1 feared dead, 3 injured in Imo tanker Explosion NEMA

Plant coconut trees Govt urges Lagosians

Nigerian allegedly arrested for claiming Biafra nationality in India

FG to prosecute man for destroying Enugu Airport Fence

Ministerial Tenders Board meeting, Abdullahi Mashi faints

AUTHORITY

Air Task Force Operation LAFIYA DOLE hit terrorists in Lake Chad Area

COVID-19: US supports Nigeria with over $54m to combat pandemic, donates 200 ventilators

Mailafiya crossed lines of decorum DSS

FHA will deliver on its mandate- New MD

KEDCO loses N260 Million To Theft, Vandalism In three months

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Aba On The Boil: Forceful Closure Of Arriara Market Set To Instigate Violence

How Unknown Gunmen Matcheted My Husband To Death ‘ Wife Of Slain Journalist

Atiku, Falana, Others Condemn NBC’s N5m Fine On Radio Station

Okowa Inaugurates ICT Center, Assures Enabling Environment For Investment

Nigeria Far From Winning Terrorism Fight, Oyo AD gubernatorial Candidate, Alao Tells Buhari

Kalu, PDP Chief, Urges INEC To Withdraw Certificates Of Return Of Edo Lawmakers-elect

Middle-Aged Woman Maimed By Suspected Ritualists Died In Hospital ‘ Police

NEW TELEGRAPH

Infiltration of ISIS, al-Qaeda: Nigeria should take U.S. warning seriously ‘Iba Gani Adams

The West finds it difficult to accept Third World’s innovative vaccines ‘Abalaka

Death sentence for blasphemy: UK party calls for cessation of aid to Nigeria

IVORY TOWER OF BABEL! : Ogundipe’s sack followed due process, says Babalakin

MAILAFIA’S B’HARAM ALLEGATION: DSS vows to deal with troublemakers

Troops not engaged in fishing, farming ‘Army panel

 

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