Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 6 February 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

Voting machine maker sues Fox News, Trump lawyers for $2.7 bn

Germany warns of consequences over diplomat expulsion by Russia

WHO urges unity on vaccines as new jab submitted to US regulators

PayPal says halting online payment services within India

Myanmar military widens coup dragnet as scores protest at university

Climate change may have had ‘key role’ in pandemic: study

WHO urges collaboration to speed up Europe vaccinations

Germany welcomes US troop withdrawal freeze, says in mutual interest

US Senate clears way for Democrats to pass big Covid relief bill

UN launches selection process for next secretary-general

Trump asked to testify in Senate impeachment trial

Virus talks with Chinese scientists ‘very frank’, WHO probe leader tells AFP

Lord’s Resistance Army commander guilty of Uganda war crimes

Why Nigeria ranks top in global unserviceable airplane poll

CBN ready to fund research on COVID-19, Emefiele reveals

#Endsars panel: Two of our men on death row in Bayelsa, Police say

Killings: ECOWAS Court to deliver verdict on SERAP’s suit against FG April 22

EFCC traps 3.1million Saudi Riyal at Abuja Airport, detain suspects

Government meets NASU, SSANU next week Thursday on strike

INEC to scrap polling units in shrines, private property

PUNCH 

US backs Okonjo-Iweala to break 26-year WTO record 

Experts kick as CBN orders closure of crypto accounts

FG targets N189.5bn from marginal oilfield bid round

Nigerias foreign capital inflow drops to $9.68bn, hit four-year low

How herdsmen strangled my cousin to death over grazing Akeredolus aide

WHO disqualifies Nigeria, eight others from global vaccine bid

Use security budget to address armed Fulanis demand, Gumi tells FG

Zamfara to build Ruga settlements for repentant bandits

Two suspects intercepted with N314m in Saudi currency at Abuja airport

Varsity workers insist on strike as FG declares action illegal

2023: INEC links planned new polling units to COVID-19, others

Insecurity: APCs best not yet good enough, Fayemi admits

Court orders Cross River to repay $6.5m to ECOWAS Bank

NUJ demands release of kidnapped PUNCH reporter

FG deploys probe panels in 47 tertiary institutions

World Bank approves $500m to support Nigerias power sector

Cross River bye-election: Supreme Court hears appeal Monday

Corruption affecting law education quality Rivers commissioner

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala excited by US support, thanks Buhari

Im confident terrorismll be forgotten soon in Nigeria Adeboye

Herdsmen: Some Fulani in Yewa qualify to be called Yoruba, say Ogun police

Shutting Crypto accounts cant stop Igbohos funding, says lawyer

Five feared dead in Rivers cult attacks

10 killed in Kaduna auto crash, bandits attack

Policeman injured as suspected IPOB members torch Ebonyi stations     

Hold government responsible for herdsmen killings Falana

Biden to attend next African Union summit                                                                           

THISDAY

CBN Hammers Cryptocurrency Traders, Directs Banks to Close Their Accounts

WTO: Finally, US Backs Okonjo-Iweala as Main Challenger Withdraws

Capital Importation Slumps to $9.68bn, Lowest in 4 Years

DPR Targets $500m from Signature Bonuses to Boost FG’s Revenue

FG Lifts Ban on Emirates as Airline Suspends Rapid Tests

COVID-19: Obiano Imposes Curfew on Anambra

INEC Meets Political Parties, Canvass Increase, Expansion of Polling Units

FG Declares Strike by University Workers Illegal

Extrajudicial Killing: Mother of Victim Demands Justice

Imo North: S’Court Refuses to Declare Ararume APC’s Candidate

Breaking: US Endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO Job

FG Declares University Workers’ Strike Illegal

Six Killed as Bandits Attack Commercial Vehicle Along Kaduna – Birnin…

INEC to Consult ACF, Afenifere, Parties, Others on Extra Polling Units

President: With Reforms, We Saved Oil Industry from Collapse

Tackle Insecurity, Bakare Urges Buhari, Backs Open Grazing Ban

Northern Govs Urge Restraint, Calm over Herdsmen Crisis

Police: Four Borno LGs’ Residents Forced to Flee

NLNG Generates $108bn, Delivers 5,000 Cargoes in 21 Years

SUN

INSECURITY: Settlements for herdsmen in states only recipe for peace ‘ Miyetti Allah leader, Othman Ngelzarma

Quit notice to herdsmen: Fulani leaders goofed over threat to banish Yoruba from the North

Uzodinma’s dogged efforts to make South East APC zone

Lai Mohammed behind Kwara APC crisis, Senator Ajadi alleges

Imo North Senatorial seat: Supreme Court dismisses Ararume’s appeals

I hold Ooni of Ife in high esteem ‘ Sunday Igboho

APC membership registration, opportunity for youth involvement ‘ Oladunjoye

Okonjo Iweala set to lead WTO

IPOB attacks police station in Ebonyi, razes building, 4 patrol vehicles

Tragedy as gunmen kill man, wife, daughter in Anambra

NIPOST, FIRS, others form committee on Finance Act deliberations

COVID-19: NCDC registers 14 deaths, 1,340 new Infections in one day

VANGUARD

CBN warns financial institutions against crypto currency

Russia expels EU diplomats for Navalny protests as top envoy visits

CBN warns financial institutions against crypto currency

Borno: Zulum opens 5 health centres, begins Bama-Maiduguri highway, 2 more projects

Traditional worshippers commend Makinde for heeding calls to bring back state security committee

2023: Ajimobi’s development legacy’ll be restored in Oyo ‘ Reps member vows

APC membership revalidation: Nwosu, others back Akande, call for genuine reconciliation

Just in: US finally okays Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG

Capital importation declines by $14.31bn in 2020 ‘ NBS

Strike: Sharing of allowance pits UNILAG SSANU against NASU

ASUU, students union leader bemoan proliferation of universities in Nigeria

COVID-19: How 8 suspects arrested over breach of protocols tested positive for virus ‘ Lagos task force boss

Aftermath of COVID-19: Nwoko raises alarm African leaders don’t invest in malaria vaccine

COVID-19: NCDC registers 14 deaths, 1,340 new Infections in one day

How Fulani herdsmen strangled my cousin, Akeredolu’s aide reveals

Alleged incitement: Kano govt gets court backing to shut down preacher’s mosque, others

ACCIDENT: Final year student, two others die in Delta

It ‘ll be illegal for SSANU, NASU to go ahead with strike ‘ FG

Amnesty office denies FG’s seizure of N26B PAP fund

LEADERSHIP

Police Kill 8 Suspected Kidnappers In Edo

Federal Character Commission Denies Allegations Of Secret Recruitment

Bandits Shoot Commuters’ Vehicles, Kill 6 On Birnin Gwari Road

Insurgency: UNICEF Gives Psychosocial Aid To 50,000 Borno School Children

C’River PDP Group Writes Secondus, Warns Against Disrespecting Ayade

FCT Taskforce Seals Private Clinic Over Illegal COVID-19 Testing

I Was Sold To Human Traffickers 4 Times ‘ Libya Returnee

Vigilantes Rescue 5 From Bandits, As 14 Others Regain Freedom

Political Parties Back INEC’s Plan To Create New Polling Units

Strike: Give Us 3 Months, FG Appeals To SSANU, NASU

WHO Worried Vaccines May Not Work On New Variants

MTN Backs FG’s Efforts To Drive NIN Registration

Foreign Capital Importation Dropped By 59.65% In 2020 ‘ NBS

62.63% Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing, Says NERC

States Flout Presidential Order On COVID-19 Protocols

CBN Orders Banks To Close All Accounts Transacting In Cryptocurrency

WTO DG : Okonjo-Iweala On The Cusp Of Victory As South Korean Candidate Withdraws

Go Culture Festival Will Promote Nigeria’s Cultural Heritage ‘ Coker

IGP Adamu: Ogunsan Congratulates Police Boss On Tenure Extension

N900bn: Ex-Zamfara Gov Still Has Case To Answer, PAPSD Insist

TRIBUNE

Biden appoints Ebong as acting director of USTDA, Okolo as COVID-19 policy advisor, Badejo into cabinet

Gullah: Long lost Africans in America who’re still African

Nigeria records 1,624 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 137,654

I’m grateful for US govt support, thank you President Buhari, Nigerians, says Okonjo-Iweala

Few hours after disagreement, herdsmen allegedly kill farmer in Ondo

Osun Judicial panel: Parents of slain boy seek justice, demand N5bn as compensation

JUST IN: Edo primary school teachers call off 19-day indefinite strike

Mourners wept uncontrollablyas Osun monarch, Akirun, buried amidst COVID-19 protocols

Strike: FG asks varsity workers for 3 months to settle wage dispute

Stallion group unveils Nigeria’s first electric car, Hyundai Kona, sells for N24m

NATION

Court remands man for allegedly trafficking 12 girls to Libya

DPR targets $500m from signature bonuses of 57 marginal oilfields

Oyetola orders council chairmen, others to vacate office

2023: I will never malign Tinubu, says Wike

Federal Government rescinds decision on Emirates Airlines

US backs Okonjo-Iweala for WTO top job as Korean rival withdraws

Bandits more willing to listen to Sheik Gumi than govt Lai Mohammed

Anger as CBN bans buying, selling of bitcoin, cryptocurrency

Eight killed as gunmen wreak havoc in Rivers, Ebonyi, Anambra

Herdsmen/farmer crisis: Soldiers storm Ogun villages again!

How supporters raised over N14m for Sunday Igboho

Herdsmen attacks: Ooni, Ogun monarch in verbal war

Four Amotekun operatives under intensive care after attack by hoodlums in Ibadan

Alleged adultery: Apostle Suleman sues pastor for N5b, wants him arrested

How herdsmen killed my cousin, by Akeredolus aide

How supporters raised over N13m for Sunday Igboho

BREAKING: Edo primary teachers suspend indefinite strike

Bandits kill six commuters on Birnin Gwari road

Firm to FG: establish regulatory framework for cryptocurrency

Court orders Cross River to pay bank $6.5m debt

Many feared dead in Benue communal clash

FG to SSANU, NASU: its illegal to go on strike during negotiations

HERALD

Govt should be held responsible for herdsmen killings ‘ Falana

UBA to End Over 30 Years of Operation from Makeshift Building in Unilag

Police Kill 8 Suspected Kidnappers in Edo

7 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested in Ibadan -EFCC

I was Sold 4 Times to Human Traffickers ‘ Libya Returnee

Nigerians furious as CBN directs closing of crypto-related accounts

DAILY TIMES

ECOWAS Court hears suit on killings by herdsmen, others

Not every Government policy is bad Adamu Garba comments on CBNs ban on Cryptocurrency

UniAbuja VC pledges to take versity to greater heights

Expanding access to polling units panacea to voters apathy INEC

I was sold 4 times to human traffickers Libya returnee

Police arrest 11 robbery, car snatching suspects in Kano

El-rufai threatened that anybody who kills a Fulani takes a debt that is repayable forever Kanu

DAILY TRUST

Stop onslaught on Fulani Communities – Ogun Police warn

Govs Uzodinma, Badaru, Bagudu attend South-East peace parley

Buhari can keep AGF despite attaining 60 – Ngige

Why Plateau won’t return to days of bloodshed – Christian Pilgrims boss

COVID-19: Group partners media houses to name, shame defaulters

VOA Hausa reporter, Abdulaziz dies in accident

ECOWAS Court to rule on application against herdsmen April 22

BUSINESSDAY

World Bank approves $500m to support electricity distribution in Nigeria

Binance suspends naira deposit following CBN’s prohibition

Fresh demolition of Saraki’s Ile Arugbo in Kwara is reckless, illegal ‘ Counsels

FG lifts ban on Emirates Airline

Path clears for Okonjo-Iweala to world trade organisation

Updated: CBN stifles crypto market with new regulation

Oil hits one year high on signs of US economic growth

It’s time to talk about state-directed anarchy in South-eastern Nigeria

Uncertainty over electricity tariffs leaves many in the dark

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Proliferation Of Private Universities Will Reduce Stiff Competition For Admissions’ NGO

COVID-19: US Sees 61% Decline In Cases, Says CDC

COVID-19 Kills Nearly 200 Healthcare Workers In Poland

Registration/Revalidation: Burutu APC Urges Members To Embrace Exercise

Helicopter Manufacturing: Buhari’s Directive On NASENI Is Welcome Development ‘ Expert

Edo: Police To Partner Hunters, Vigilance Groups To Curb Crimes, Says CP Ogbadu

Cancer Day: Oyo Govt. Reiterates Commitment To Fighting Cancer

Nigeria, France Collaborate To Make Power Institute World Class- DG

ECOWAS Court Orders C/River To Repay US$6.4m To ECOWAS Bank

PEOPLESDAILY

Oil theft: DPR failed to account for 329,420,319 barrels of oil worth over $20 billion for 7 years -Reps

PDP blasts APC for saying workers must register with party in Kano

Reps express sadness over 5 years unaudited account of Federal Mortgage Bank, TETFUND

Kebbi guber: Group distances Malami from 2023 campaign posters

Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, Ibas, others non- career Ambassadors

PDP begs Senate to reject ambassadorial nomination of ex-Service Chiefs

Oba of Benin removes Priest in West Africa’s oldest church

FG hands over 700 meters internal road to Federal Polytechnic Damaturu

NEW TELEGRAPH

WTO: Coast clear for Okonjo-Iweala as Korean minister quits race

Imo North: Supreme Court declines to dismiss judgment sacking Ararume

Amnesty Office: We complied with financial regulations on unspent N26bn

Sheikh Gumi, FG proffer ways to tackle bandits, insurgents

Eight dead, 14 injured in ghastly auto crashes in Kaduna

Restructuring, new constitution solutions to rising insecurity ‘ACF, MPF, Ohanaeze

EndSARS protest made me a widow, mother of three laments

FG declares SSANU, NASU strike illegal

Fulani herdsmen kill 48-year-old farmer in Ondo

APC tackles Akande, says membership registration constitutional

INEC receives 5,747 requests for new polling units

Eviction: Northern govs warn against attacks on herdsmen

Fraud trial: Maina’s son flees to U.S., EFCC tells court

SIM registration suspension: Telcos lose N4.5bn in one month

BLUEPRINT

Incessant communal clashes caused Kaduna’s lost glory ‘ El-Rufai

Amnesty International plotting to destabilise Nigeria ‘ FG

FCTA seals clinic for ‘conducting illegal Covid-19 tests

2023: I’ll never malign Tinubu ‘ Wike

Court wants order convicting, winding-up P&ID Nigeria with CAC filed

CBN directs banks, others to close crypto-currency accounts

Police probe man, wife, daughter’s murder in Anambra church

NIGERIAN PILOT

Anambra State; Obiano Introduces Curfew to checkmate The Spread Of COVID-19 Virus

Lift military siege, communication blockade on Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan urges India

Herdsmen Activities in Southwest is an Indirect Slavery Oba Akinyemi

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council calls for immediate release of the kidnapped Punch reporter

Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) threatens up to 3 months strike, urges FG to meet demands

President Buhari compensates outgoing service chiefs with ambassadorial slots

Poverty Eradication: Canadian philanthropist, Lalonde, pledges support to end condition in Benue

 

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