Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, 16 May 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Tensions in Paris as pro-Palestinian protesters defy police

Asaba Declaration: Southern govs resist Senates anti-restructuring stance

Senators advocating Buharis impeachment not serious about it Senate

Sexual assault: Baba Ijeshas celeb status wont help, says lawyer

Recovered assets: Reps deepen probe, set to re-invite Malami, FCT minister, EFCC boss

SWest PDP bloc unveils 11 aspirants for national chairmanship position

Talk and Die inspired by bad governance, #EndSARS protests Baby Rally

S’Court governor tag on Uzodinma changes nothing Imo commissioner

I deal with difficult customers by putting myself in their shoes Mustapha

Hunger may kill more Nigerians than Boko Haram, kidnappers Ex-PDP national vice chair, Olafeso

COVID-19: NMA, virologists caution vaccine-hesitant church leaders against misinformation

Only 22% poorest Nigerian households have electricity access WBank

Bauchi gov begs Christians to take COVID-19 vaccine

Grid collapse: Nigerians should adopt renewables, says expert

Why SWest govs cant openly support Yoruba nation Sunday Igboho

Widow of man killed during Lagos #EndSARS protest gets N10m

Some places for Bitcoin investment in 2021

NMA supports FG, Senate on move to ban syringe importation

Reps minority leader, monarch back fresh investments in Ogun

Nigeria won! Atiku, Keyamo, Yesufu, others hail Iheanacho, Ndidi as Leicester win FA Cup

Despite COVID-19 threat, Gombe fun-seekers ignore social distancing to relish durbar

Man, 70, arrested for stealing human hair in barbershop

Others were accepted but I was rejected thrice at ritualists den Rivers abducted nurse

Police confirm killing of four gunmen, nurse in Rivers

Cameroon sentences trans women to five years for attempted homosexuality

Policeman gets N100,000 reward for returning accident victims N1.2m

IPOB members arrested for killing sergeant, snatching rifle

Thousands march in London Free Palestine protest

BREAKING: Ndidi, Iheanacho make records as Leicester win FA Cup

No going back on open grazing ban, says Wike

Osogbo rally: Shehu Sani knocks Yoruba Nation agitators, says rainfall is divine message

Sunday Igboho, Yoruba Nation agitators storm Osogbo rally

THISDAY

Warning Strike: El-Rufai, NLC Poised for Showdown

Tinubu’s Estate: Trustees Retain Lagoon Park Global Resources as Attorney

Again, Imo PDP Tackles Uzodinma

Andy Uba: I’ll Stop Attacks on Security Operatives in Anambra If…

Army Warns Personnel against Use of Social Media to Engage Authorities

Hypothesis-building in the Governance of Nigeria: The Danger of a PMB’s…

Warning Strike: El-Rufai, NLC Heading for Showdown

JAMB Announces New Date for 2021 UTME, Extends Registration by 2 Weeks

Okowa Faults Lawan’s Stance on Southern Govs’ Call for Restructuring

SUN

2023 polls: Intrigued over Electoral Amendment Bill

Insecurity: Buhari’s silence not golden ‘Senator Nkechi Nwaogu

Festering insecurity will consume all of us ‘ Senator Adeniyi

Buhari’s government pushing Igbo out of Nigeria ‘ Ezeife, ex-Anambra governor

Electronic voting’ll ensure rancour-free elections ‘ Diri

Delta 2023: Okowa talks tough, begins search for successor

Ogoni apologises to Wike over 2015 guber election

GUARDIAN

Toxic loans, courts may force AMCON’s burdens on taxpayers

Yoruba Nation agitators converge on Osogbo, demand independence

Two years on, we have not disappointed Lagosians, says Sanwo-Olu

Buhari to meet Macron over security matters in Paris, attends African Finance Summit from today

Southern governors’ decisions on open grazing, others are irrevocable—Wike

Aviation workers shut Kaduna airport, join warning strike

Kaduna NLC urges workers to disregard circular against five-day warning strike

Police arrest man for allegedly killing pregnant girlfriend

Kebbi: Bagudu visits communities attacked by bandits

HURIWA accuses FIRS of witch-hunt for demanding 70m income tax

Confusion reigns after US lifts mask guidance

Biden tells Abbas Hamas must ‘cease firing rockets into Israel’

Yoruba Nation agitators converge on Osogbo, demand independence

Police arrest man for allegedly killing pregnant girlfriend

Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns

NSCDC recovers stolen vehicle in Ebonyi

Hisbah confiscated 308 bottles of assorted alcoholic beverages, suspects flee

Enugu records 25 rape cases in 3 months

VANGUARD

Secession agitations: We should review 1914 amalgamation conditions ‘ Senator Ekpenyong

International Day of Families: Tallen challenges parents on upbringing, vices

Osun govt promises to sustain free train service

WHO cautions on excessive speed to reduce road accidents

Ex-IGP Idris urges Nigerians to support Police

Political war: Etsako suspends Ogiadhome over anti-party activities

Navy releases list of successful candidates for Basic Training School

Akeredolu threatens to deal with any monarch engaging in act of lawlessness in Ondo

Wike: Southern Governors’ decision on open grazing irrevocable

LG Polls: OYSIEC cancels nomination fee, to refund candidates

How digital technology has helped retailers through the pandemic

JAMB extends 2021 examination amidst registration challenges

Lebanese sexually abusing minors for 20 years arrested in Plateau

Minister opens expert meeting on mangrove restoration in the Niger Delta

Southern Governors Resolutions: Best for Nigeria ‘ Okowa

LEADERSHIP

Defend Yourselves Against Intrusion, Security Breach ‘ Ijaw Elders

Group Seeks Probe Of Customs Personnel Over Oyo Killings

You Remain Under Me, Deji Tells Monarchs

Insecurity: Sanwo-Olu Tasks Parents On Proper Monitoring Of Children

Elder Statesman Faults Southern Governors On National Conference

My Son Confessed Killing Ini Umoren To Me And I Helped Police Arrest Him ‘ Frank Akpan

After A Serious Battle, We Arrested 6 Suspected Cultists ‘ Kwara NSCDC

BREAKING: JAMB Extends 2021 UTME, DE Registration By 2 Weeks

Restructuring: Okowa Hits Back At Lawan, Says Discussion Can’t Be Avoided

TRIBUNE

Lagos to ban okada next week, police sieze 480 guns from riders

Aburi ghosts, Asaba secessionists and waffles in high places

Most Nigerian churches have become business centres ‘Apostle Adenuga

Traditional leaders need to be more sensitive to history

My encounters with bandits, robbers ‘Falobi

NATION

Killers of Rivers security agents arrested Wike

Five IPOB members arrested over killing of policeman

Mystery over killing of four gunmen, nurse in Rivers

Police nab five suspected vandals with trucks of looted railway sleepers

#EndSARS: Lagos panel awards two police brutality victims N11m

BREAKING: Wike relaxes curfew in Rivers LGAs

Septuagenarian escapes lynching for buying human hair for alleged ritual

Buhari felicitates with Obi of Onitsha at 80

Southern governors decisions irrevocable, says Wike

1,767,488 persons vaccinated so far, says NPHCDA

DAILY TIMES

Peace initiatives begin in troubled Itsekiri land

Regional security: Buhari hosts Chads head of state, Deby

Despite sacking his regime in 1985, President Buhari showers encomium on Dogonyaro

Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefecture

Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza, army says troops on ground

Restructing: Speaker denies oppossing Southern Govs call

Sallah: Civil servants yet to resume work after holidays

DAILY TRUST

El-Rufai, Labour set for showdown as workers ground Kaduna tomorrow

Inside ministers’ many battles with heads of agencies

Buhari leaves for France, to meet Macron on security

Excitement as Army returns to camp month after attack

Rail track vandalism: Police arrest 5 suspects in Kaduna

Gunmen kill cleric, two others in Nasarawa

4 fleeing gunmen, nurse killed in Rivers

Southern governors’ decisions on open grazing irrevocable – Wike

Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera

Taking some credible actions in banning open grazing

Abducted Katsina worshippers recount ordeal with kidnappers

Designer of national flag hopeful, despite Nigeria’s challenges

How Lebanese sexually molested girls, minors in Jos for years

Akwa Ibom, Osun struggling with implementation of contributory pension

Insecurity: Farmers look up to security forces as season begins

Ending Nigeria’s herder-farmer crisis: The Livestock Reform Plan

Fayemi, security expert ask Buhari to tackle security challenges locally

NAFDAC destroys fake drugs, food worth N515m

Peace Committee vows to tackle killings in Zangon Kataf

Residents raise concerns over manhole cover theft in Port Harcourt

7 years after, Plateau govt yet to complete this 3km road

Only 12m Nigerians are on health insurance – NHIS boss

What do Nigerians think about the call by the southern governors on President Buhari to convoke a National Conference to address issues bedeviling the country?

4 fleeing gunmen, nurse shot in Rivers

Southern Governors’ decisions on open grazing irrevocable – Wike

Imo: Police arrest IPOB members for ‘killing’ cop

3 suspects arrested over murder of Catholic seminarian in Benue

HERALD

Ban on open grazing in 17 Southern states stands ‘ Wike

Financial Autonomy: Gov. Bello declares support for states Legislature

Jigawa: Hisbah confiscated 308 bottles of assorted alcoholic beverages, suspects flee

Enugu records 25 rape cases in 3 months ‘ Official

Davido Celebrates Daughter, Imade On Her 6th Birthday

VC announces release of kidnapped Plateau State varsity student

Police arrest 5 suspected IPOB members over alleged killing of policeman

BUSINESSDAY

Ranching: Why do the North rage and Ndume, others imagine vain thing

Ranching: Ball in your court, Nigerians tell FG

Scale up production 100% to reap benefits of AFCFTA, Ebo, MAN urge members

50 years after civil war: How ECOWAS Court complicates plight of war victims

Agric lending at 5-year high fails to reflect in food prices

What CBN’s adoption of I&E FX rate means for Nigeria

Nigerian stocks see positive close to holiday-shortened week

Government’s insincerity, lack of political will to do what is right threatening Nigeria’s peace ‘ Umunna

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Yoruba Nation Rally: Shehu Sani Says Rainfall Is Divine Message

2023: Okowa Advises Political Leaders To Be Cautious, Not To Mislead Delta People

Southern Govs’ Move To Ban Open Grazing: The Hopes, The Impediments

Lagos LG Polls: Masses Pushing Me To Contest ‘ Ex-legislator

17 Southern Governors’ Resolution On Insecurity

Labour Dispute: NLC Vows To Proceed On Warning Strike In Kaduna

NEW TELEGRAPH

Tension in Onitsha as Illegal arms dealers flee market

Ugwuanyi leads rescue operation at accident scene

May 22 LG Poll: OYSIEC to refund nomination fees to candidates

There may be no election in Yorubaland in 2023 ‘Igboho

#EndSARS: Lagos panel awards two police brutality victims N11m

Buhari departs for AFS in Paris, to meet Macron on security, others

2023: INEC panics, summons RECs, stakeholders over arson

S’East, S’South attacks: Police lose 30 men in 47 attacks ‘Investigation

BLUEPRINT

Breaking: Biden calls Israeli, Palestinian leaders as air strikes kill 10 family members, many others, UN set to meet

Pictures: How Iheanacho , Ndidi celebrated Leicester City ‘s first ever FA Cup triumph

2023: No alternative to Gov Sule in Nasarawa ‘ Speaker

Breaking: Buhari set to storm France, meets Macron on insecurity

Support Police, ex-IGP tells Nigerians

Pictures: Tension amidst heavy security as Yoruba nation agitators stage protest in Osogbo

Pictures: Police officer rewarded N100, 000 after returning N1.2 million from accident scene in Kano

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