Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 21 April 2021     

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Derek Chauvin found guilty of murdering George Floyd

Late Chadian Presidents son named interim leader

Amotekun frees Ekiti monarch, arrests kidnap kingpin

MMA2 returns passengers bag containing N2.3m

Woman stabs Bayelsa JSS1 student to death

Air power, ground troops, other needed to wipe out bandits -El-Rufai

We dont know Olu of Warri has passed away -Delta

SOKAPU tackles police over alleged killing of 706 cows, 75 sheep

Fire razes INECs ICT office in Kano

IPOB/MASSOB members asylum: FG may summon British envoy, Ohanaeze, Afenifere back UK

Weve not nominated Soludo as our candidate APGA

APC membership registration finally ends today

Lagos task force impounds 81 motorcycles on restricted routes

FG, JUSUN meeting ends in stalemate, workers stage walkout

PANDEF faults Sylva on IOCs relocation to Niger Delta

PDP plans appeal as Ondo tribunal declares Akeredolu poll winner

Police repel Katsina bandits, recover ammunition, rustled animals

Higher oil prices push up external reserves by $409m

Woman stabs Bayelsa JSS1 student to death

OAU counsels parents as undergraduate commits suicide

Heavy shooting in Ebonyi, two killed in boundary dispute

Court hasn’t ordered EFCC to recover money from Okorocha – Aide

Ritualists murdered man six days to wedding, collect ransom, dismember victim

Five Nigerian celebrities with the most expensive cars

Son of killed Chad president to take over as military head

Higher oil prices push up external reserves by $409m

Petrol landing cost hits N216, daily subsidy now N4.64bn

200-level OAU student commits suicide

Two cops, seven others killed as gunmen attack Anambra, Abia police stations

NESG submits economy revival report to Buhari soon – Minister

Don’t demand $2.1bn states’ debts payment, Tambuwal begs CBN

Experts ask govt to cut spending, address insecurity

Police kill 30 bandits in Zamfara

Debys deathll create vacuum in fight against Boko Haram, ISWAP -Buhari

THISDAY

CBN Guarantees Exporters Unfettered Access to Sales Proceeds

OPEC+ May Downgrade Ministers Meeting, Leave Output Unchanged

Larbie: Sustained Monetary, Fiscal Policy Intervention Will Boost Economy

Fire Razes INEC’s Data Processing Centre in Kano

Umahi Confirms Killing of Two Persons in Fresh Ebonyi Communal Clash

Buhari Seeks Senate Confirmation of Justice Abdullahi as FCT CJ

NDLEA Arrests Undergraduate, Boyfriend over Sale of Drug Cookies to School…

Lawmakers Probe Customs’ Invasion of Rice Traders’ Shops at Ibadan Market

FG Won’t Surrender Nigeria’s Sovereignty to Terrorists, Says SGF

Judiciary Workers’ Strike Continues as FG Postpones Meeting with Union

NBA Investigate CCT Chairman’s Alleged Misconduct

Anyim Calls for Strengthening of Institutions in Nigeria

Nigerian, Nigerien Army Field Commanders Meet over Worsening Insecurity

Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Fashola: No Payment for Controversial Osun Road Under Buhari

NEITI Wants Media in Forefront of Extractive Sectors Reforms

SUN

Anambra guber: Soludo, others know fate June 23, as APGA holds primary

Ondo guber: Tribunal dismisses Jegede’s petition, upholds Akeredolu’s victory

INEC to resume continuous voters registration (CVR) June 28

Ondo guber: Tribunal dismisses PDP, Jegede’s petition, upholds Akeredolu’s victory

Elected chairmen: Improve people’s fortunes, PDP chances ‘ Wike

AMAC election: Relinquish power to Nigeria youths, chairmanship aspirant tells older politicians

Failure of secessionists to intimidate, extort Buhari reducing agitations ‘ Presidency

Communal Clash: Gombe govt bans hunting as hoodlums attack Sealed Communities

Police neutralise 3 bandits, recover 330 stolen animals in Katsina State PPRO

Wike urges FG to allow states develop their minerals, pay royalty

COVID-19: NCDC conducts 1,870,915 tests, confirms 70 new infections

GUARDIAN

NDLEA bursts Abuja drug cookies syndicate

Police rescue 26 victims of street begging in Benin City

Police arrest two suspected drug peddler, four kidnappers

AVSEC officers recover missing N2.35m at Lagos Airport

Children parliamentarians task government on appropriate punishment for bullies

Schoolmates donate to amputee colleague

Woman ‘preacher’ goes berserk, stabs 14-year-old boy to death

Buhari’s government risks being branded as sympathiser of terrorism, HURIWA warns

Ex-militant accuses Akpabio, others of politicising Niger Delta development

Fire guts INEC office in Kano, destroys ICT dept

World on verge of tragic climate as temperature rise continues

Pantami avoids questions from newsmen

You lack power to meddle in admissions, UNIABUJA tells JAMB

Presidency decries sabotage of anti-terrorism campaign

White ex-policeman Derek Chauvin convicted of George Floyd’s murder

Parents lock up daughter for 10 years in Kano

COSON harassment: Okoroji drags IGP, EFCC, DSS to court, demands N6Billion compensation

VANGUARD

Shun consumption of animal skin to stave off cancer ‘ Don advises

FG pledges support for breast cancer technology

Lagos Task Force impounds 81 motorcycles on restricted routes

GSK, SCI enhance access to medical oxygen in Jigawa specialist hospital

Man dies chasing truck during revenue drive in Umuahia

27-year-old female ex-banker raises 1 million dollars for her tech startup

Edo spends N6bn on infrastructure in public primary schools ‘ SUBEB

Nigeria, North Korea to form joint committee on STI ‘ Minister

I inherited five functional ambulances when I assumed office, Gov Abiodun

Owerri jailbreak: Tension over arrests in Imo communities

Be prepared to face more struggle over self-determination ‘ MASSOB

Ban: Lagos plans renewed clampdown on Okada, illegal abattoirs

Secession: History will not be kind to Buhari, if’ ‘ CAN

LEADERSHIP

Navy To Establish Campaign Planning Cells To Enhance Operations

COVID-19: Benue To Train 22,000 Teachers On e-Learning, Virtual Education

President Buhari,Seeks Confirmation Of Abdullahi As FCT High Court Chief Judge

Pantami Should Resign From Office ‘ Wike

Why We Postponed Meeting With JUSUN, PASAN ‘ Federal Govt

HoSF Recieves Civil Servant’s Operating Procedures

Buhari Reacts To Deby’s Death, Says It Will Create Big Vacuum In Anti-terror War

Aviation Security Personnel Commended For Retrieving Missing N2.3m

BREAKING: Steer Clear Of Ebonyi, Umahi Tells Herdsmen

TRIBUNE

Ministry trains 40 rice farmers, distributes rice seeds in Edo

Alumni seek stakeholders’ support for development of education sector

FG intensifies drive for economic growth, job creation

Again, EFCC grills Yari, ex-Zamfara gov, for hours

Training girl child won’t make the man less important as some believe ‘Orji

Why sexual discrimination laws may not work in Nigeria

South-West PDP: Fayose loyalists meet in Lagos, reiterate commitment to peace, unity

Autonomy of judiciary: I will accept decision of Governors’ Forum, says Ganduje

CBN creates N500bn non-oil export stimulation facility

NATION

No room for national conference, says Presidency

Bandits kill 10 as police gun down 30 hoodlums in Zamfara

Why Buhari should sack Pantami, by HURIWA

Why we abandoned meeting with Labour Minister, by JUSUN

Motorists groan as fuel scarcity hits Kaduna

Long walk to financial autonomy for state judiciary

Customs Q1 revenue hits N466.1b

Voter register not affected in Kano fire -INEC

Kwara inducts 130 new health workers

OAU 200-level student commits suicide

Quick facts about Chads newly appointed Head of State, Mahamat Kaka

Lagos council polls to hold in July

Those calling for secession are Nigerias greatest problem Presidency

DAILY TIMES

UK sabotaging, disrespecting Nigeria with Asylum to IPOB, MASSOB members FG

Senate commence probe of CCT Chairman, Umar over assault on guard

Chadian President, Idriss Deby dies of injuries suffered on frontline

Buhari nominates Garba as FCT High Court CJ

Agila responsible for Ngbo killing, says Gov Umahi

JUST IN: Ondo Election Tribunal dismisses Jegedes petition against Akeredolu

Lagos Assembly: Tinubu, best man for the Job

Election to hold 18 months after presidents death, says Chadian Army

Chad shut borders, imposes curfew after presidents death

DAILY TRUST

Cattle rustling: Senate wants livestock movement controlled

Another tanker fire in Benue razes houses

EFCC detains ex-Zamfara gov Yari

Deby’s death will create big vacuum in anti-B/Haram war — Buhari

Niger Delta: Janus-faced appeal of the NDDC

Search for 112 Chibok girls must continue

Commuters stranded as fuel scarcity rages in Abuja, others

NESG urges Nigeria to tap into $17tr idle global fund

FG to BUA: New sugar import policy to upscale plantation, tech

‘MSMEs’ intellectual property protection cost high’

Unease over N10bn Lagos airport, 4 others’ automation

We may lose N32bn yearly to unsafe schools — Zainab

HERALD

Deby’s death left me ‘deeply shocked and devastated’ ‘ Buhari

The only way to stop banditry is to kill them all’ ‘ El-Rufai

Doyin Okupe’s Son, Bolu Reveals How He Met His Gay Boyfriend

Umahi vows showdown with herdsmen coming to Ebonyi with AK-47

Asylum to IPOB members: UK disrespectful, sabotaging terrorism fight ‘ Lai Mohammed

Akeredolu floors Jegede again as tribunal upholds election

Deby: Land, air borders closed until further notice as uncertainty looms in Chad

Chad’s President Dies In Clash With Rebels, Son Takes Over

BUSINESSDAY

Finance Minister insists Nigeria will Shun Central-Bank Lending Amid Budget Squeeze

In search of more money, Nigeria changes oil reform

Is Nigeria heading to stagflation

Social value creation: African firms & the SDGs (5)

How States, LGs are paying for Nigeria’s failure to reform

Rising kidnap cases and Nigeria’s security funding

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Buhari Won’t Be Intimidated By Secession Calls ‘ Presidency

Exposure Of Eyes To Radiation Over Long Period Dangerous ‘ Dr. Edward

Why Buhari’s Appointees Are Not Telling Him The Truth About Nigeria’s Situation ‘ Onuesoke

Lingering Case Of ‘Missing’ N3.8 Billion Health Sector Fund

N42bn USSD Debt: Telcos Insist Banks Must Pay, Seek FG’s Intervention

IMF Launches Interactive Climate Dashboard

NNPC Tackles Queues With Additional 1,111 Trucks Of Fuel

Woman Stabs 14-Year-Old JSS1 Student To Death In Bayelsa

APC Applauds LASIEC, Says It Is Prepared For Local Government Elections In July

CP Ciroma Warns Residents Against Jungle Justice

I Will Accept Governors’ Forum Decision On Autonomy Of Judiciary- Ganduje

PEOPLESDAILY

Fire guts FOMWAN Model School in Kaduna

350 million illegal weapons circulating in Nigeria ‘ Senate

Nigerian economy: Time for Igbo president ‘ Amaechi

Tanker Explosion: Buhari condoles with Benue people

.Sympathises with presidents Deby, Al-sisi over tragic events

INEC loses 3 staff to auto crash

Buhari hosts Niger Republic’s Bazoum to Iftar dinner

N6.1bn: Why we are silent on Obaseki’s claim -Govs

NEW TELEGRAPH

Alleged misconduct: FUOYE Governing Council suspends Sch.Registrar

Benue commiserates with victims of Agatu tanker explosion

C’River govt, UNICAL partner to scout for int’l donors

TETFund expendsN300m on molecular labs

Strike continues as JUSUN, PASAN stage walk out on Ngige, others

APC rejects increase in fuel pump price

Insurgency:Kalu seeks South Korea’s assistance

3 persons shot in kidnap attempt in Osun ‘ Police

India reports daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 259,170

BLUEPRINT

Don’t deviate from research, policy excellence, IGP urges NIPSS study group

Police investigate video on mobbing of kidnappers, urge residents to shun jungle justice

Presidency: No room for another national confab

SWAN remains dependable partner with Youth and Sports Ministry, restates confidence in Dare

Breaking: Ex-Police officer, Derek Chauvin, found guilty over George Floyd ‘s death

Why completion of Apapa rail track extension might be delayed

Equity market sustains growth, gains N88bn

FIRS directs companies within free trade zones to file income tax returns

NIGERIAN PILOT

Police arrests lady trafficking children to Benin

TETFund to double approvals for research grants in 2021

PDP NWC must be courageous to stem indiscipline Hon Agaie

APC disagrees with presidency over fuel price hike

NGO to partner Imo govt on infrastructural devt

Buhari seeks Senate approval of Abdullahi as High Court CJ

Senate probes Customs seizure of N85m worth of rice, other items in Ibadan

 

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